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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 7R [part 2]: Tables 119-180. 
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 169
R7c_16.  Where do you prefer to find information about research related
         Dissertations ? Do you ...
Base Faculty Member Graduate Student Faculty / Graduate Student Under Graduate Student Public Private Liberal Arts Biological Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences Arts and Humanities Engineering Business Law Undecided Major Male Female
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
Base - Use Dissertations for research 290 140 150 290 0** 133 121* 37* 36* 68* 100* 49* 15* 20** 2** 0* 193 97*
ONLINE 171 74 97 171 0 79 68 24 20 33 71 27 8 10 1 0 101 69
58.8 53 64.3 58.8 0 59.6 56 65.4 56.1 48.5 71.7 54.5 51 50 72.7 0 52.5 71.3
IL P
  Online databases 50 14 36 50 0 29 16 6 5 8 23 11 1 2 0 0 27 23
17.3 10.2 23.9 17.3 0 21.5 12.9 16.4 14.6 11.8 22.6 22.7 5.9 9.1 18.2 0 14.2 23.3
A L L
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 31 7 23 31 0 17 10 4 3 2 13 8 1 4 0 0 15 16
10.6 5.2 15.6 10.6 0 12.9 8 10.7 7.3 2.9 13.2 15.9 7.8 18.2 9.1 0 7.6 16.4
A I P
  Search engine 19 9 10 19 0 9 8 2 4 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 12 7
6.4 6.1 6.7 6.4 0 6.4 6.6 5.5 12.2 13.2 1.9 0 2 13.6 9.1 0 6.2 6.8
JK JK
  Your own institution's web site 18 7 11 18 0 9 5 3 2 1 9 3 2 0 0 0 10 8
6.1 4.9 7.2 6.1 0 7 4.5 8.2 4.9 1.5 9.4 6.8 13.7 0 9.1 0 5 8.2
I
  Web directory/subject related web site 18 14 4 18 0 5 9 3 1 8 6 0 1 2 0 0 15 3
6.1 9.9 2.6 6.1 0 4.1 7.8 7.9 2.4 11.8 5.7 0 7.8 9.1 9.1 0 7.7 2.8
B K K
  Online abstracting and indexing services 17 12 4 17 0 2 10 4 2 2 8 4 1 0 0 0 13 4
5.8 8.9 2.9 5.8 0 1.7 8.6 11.6 4.9 2.9 7.5 9.1 5.9 0 9.1 0 6.7 4
E E
  Internet searches 9 5 4 9 0 4 5 0 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 2
3.2 3.6 2.7 3.2 0 3 4.3 0 9.8 4.4 1.9 0 3.9 0 9.1 0 3.7 2
K K
  Online reference service 6 2 4 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
1.9 1.3 2.5 1.9 0 2.8 1.6 0 0 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.9
  Department web page 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
0.8 1.6 0.2 0.8 0 0.2 0.2 5.1 0 0 1.9 0 3.9 0 0 0 0.3 1.9
EF IK
  Your own personal electronic library/files 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0.6 1.3 0 0.6 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9
  E-mail listservs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Online bookstore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT 61 38 23 61 0 25 30 7 9 13 15 16 3 6 0 0 47 14
21 26.9 15.5 21 0 18.6 24.5 18.3 24.4 19.1 15.1 31.8 17.6 27.3 9.1 0 24.4 14.2
B J
  Campus library 34 19 15 34 0 15 17 2 4 10 6 9 2 4 0 0 26 8
11.7 13.7 9.8 11.7 0 11.1 14.3 4.8 9.8 14.7 5.7 18.2 13.7 18.2 0 0 13.4 8.3
J
  References cited in books or journal articles 16 9 7 16 0 6 8 2 2 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 11 5
5.5 6.4 4.7 5.5 0 4.5 6.7 5.6 4.9 2.9 5.7 11.4 0 4.5 9.1 0 5.8 5
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 4 4 1 4 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1
1.5 2.6 0.6 1.5 0 2.7 0.7 0 9.8 0 0 0 0 4.5 0 0 1.8 0.9
IJK
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers, magazines and journals 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
1 2.1 0 1 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 1.9 2.3 0 0 0 0 1.6 0
  Another library 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0.7 1.3 0.2 0.7 0 0 0.2 5.1 0 0 1.9 0 2 0 0 0 1.1 0
EF
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.3 0.7 0 0.3 0 0 0 2.7 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0
  Printed library catalogues and finding aids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0 0.2 0.1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.2 0
  Physical bookstore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE 35 15 20 35 0 18 14 3 5 14 8 3 3 2 0 0 30 5
12.1 10.6 13.5 12.1 0 13.5 11.6 8.8 14.6 20.6 7.5 6.8 19.6 9.1 9.1 0 15.4 5.5
JK JK Q
  Colleagues inside your institution 22 6 16 22 0 13 8 0 2 11 6 1 1 1 0 0 20 2
7.5 4.5 10.4 7.5 0 9.9 7 0.8 4.9 16.2 5.7 2.3 9.8 4.5 0 0 10.2 2.2
K Q
  A librarian in your institution 10 5 5 10 0 4 5 1 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 7 3
3.4 3.7 3.1 3.4 0 2.7 4.3 2.7 7.3 2.9 1.9 4.5 5.9 0 9.1 0 3.4 3.3
  Colleagues outside your institution 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
1.1 2.2 0 1.1 0 0.9 0 5.3 2.4 1.5 0 0 2 4.5 0 0 1.6 0
F
  Professional meetings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0.2 0 0.1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.2 0
  Another institution's librarian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Online (unspecified) 4 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0 1.4 0 5.1 0 0 3.8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.9
F
E-Journals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0.2 0 0.1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.2 0
Personal Office/Lab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0 0.2 0.1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.2 0
Author 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 14 8 6 14 0 4 9 1 2 5 2 1 1 3 0 0 8 6
4.7 5.5 3.9 4.7 0 3.1 7.1 2.4 4.9 7.4 1.9 2.3 5.9 13.6 9.1 0 4 6
DK/Refused 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0
1.2 2.5 0 1.2 0 2.7 0 0 0 1.5 0 4.5 2 0 0 0 1.8 0
None/No preferences 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0.7 0 1.3 0.7 0 0.8 0.8 0 0 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1

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