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| Digital Library Federation. |
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| R7b_17. When you are doing research, how do you
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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 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
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| Base - Use News for research |
207 |
116* |
90* |
207 |
0** |
91* |
62* |
54* |
26** |
24** |
77* |
41* |
9** |
24** |
5** |
0* |
147 |
60* |
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| ONLINE |
170 |
98 |
72 |
170 |
0 |
73 |
54 |
43 |
23 |
20 |
62 |
31 |
7 |
21 |
5 |
0 |
115 |
55 |
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82.1 |
84.1 |
79.6 |
82.1 |
0 |
80.2 |
86.8 |
80 |
86.7 |
83.3 |
80.5 |
75.7 |
83.3 |
88.5 |
100 |
0 |
78.3 |
91.5 |
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| Web directory/subject related web site |
55 |
40 |
15 |
55 |
0 |
17 |
16 |
22 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
40 |
14 |
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26.5 |
34 |
16.8 |
26.5 |
0 |
18.6 |
25.6 |
40.7 |
36.7 |
29.2 |
22 |
21.6 |
36.7 |
30.8 |
32.1 |
0 |
27.5 |
24.1 |
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| Search engine |
46 |
33 |
13 |
46 |
0 |
19 |
12 |
16 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
16 |
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22.2 |
28.7 |
13.9 |
22.2 |
0 |
20.6 |
19 |
28.6 |
13.3 |
41.7 |
19.5 |
21.6 |
23.3 |
19.2 |
35.7 |
0 |
20.1 |
27.3 |
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| Online databases |
41 |
21 |
21 |
41 |
0 |
18 |
16 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
13 |
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19.9 |
17.7 |
22.8 |
19.9 |
0 |
19.3 |
25.6 |
14.4 |
23.3 |
8.3 |
19.5 |
24.3 |
16.7 |
19.2 |
35.7 |
0 |
18.8 |
22.6 |
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| Internet searches |
30 |
16 |
15 |
30 |
0 |
15 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
14 |
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13.4 |
16.2 |
14.6 |
0 |
16.1 |
19 |
7.2 |
10 |
16.7 |
17.1 |
8.1 |
13.3 |
19.2 |
25 |
0 |
11.3 |
22.7 |
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| Online library catalogues and finding aids |
17 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
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5.7 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
6.9 |
10.5 |
7.2 |
10 |
16.7 |
7.3 |
5.4 |
13.3 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
16.6 |
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| Your own institution's web site |
16 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
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7.8 |
10.1 |
4.9 |
7.8 |
0 |
7 |
5.3 |
11.9 |
10 |
4.2 |
7.3 |
5.4 |
10 |
15.4 |
0 |
0 |
10.3 |
1.7 |
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| Online abstracting and indexing services |
9 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
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4.3 |
5.6 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
0 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
0 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
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| Online reference service |
8 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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4 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
1.5 |
0 |
13.3 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
11.5 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
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| E-mail listservs |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.8 |
0 |
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| Online bookstore |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.9 |
1.6 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
0 |
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| Your own personal electronic library/files |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.7 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
4.2 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
3.6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| Department web page |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
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95 |
74 |
21 |
95 |
0 |
39 |
23 |
33 |
14 |
13 |
32 |
20 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
74 |
21 |
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46.1 |
63.5 |
23.7 |
46.1 |
0 |
43.3 |
37.8 |
60.5 |
53.3 |
54.2 |
41.5 |
48.6 |
33.3 |
46.2 |
42.9 |
0 |
50.4 |
35.7 |
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B |
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F |
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| Campus library |
63 |
48 |
15 |
63 |
0 |
26 |
16 |
22 |
11 |
8 |
26 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
49 |
14 |
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30.7 |
41.6 |
16.7 |
30.7 |
0 |
28.9 |
25.3 |
39.9 |
40 |
33.3 |
34.1 |
27 |
26.7 |
15.4 |
28.6 |
0 |
33.6 |
23.7 |
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B |
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| Personal subscriptions to newspapers,
magazines and journals |
41 |
36 |
4 |
41 |
0 |
13 |
10 |
18 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
34 |
7 |
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19.6 |
31.2 |
4.7 |
19.6 |
0 |
14 |
15.4 |
33.7 |
23.3 |
20.8 |
19.5 |
16.2 |
13.3 |
23.1 |
17.9 |
0 |
22.8 |
11.7 |
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| References cited in books or journal
articles |
15 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
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7.4 |
11.2 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
0 |
9.7 |
4 |
7.6 |
13.3 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
8.1 |
6.7 |
11.5 |
7.1 |
0 |
5.5 |
12.3 |
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| Another library |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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3 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
3 |
0 |
3.7 |
0 |
5.2 |
0 |
0 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
0 |
3.8 |
7.1 |
0 |
2.1 |
5 |
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| Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
6 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
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2.9 |
5.1 |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
4.5 |
3 |
0 |
6.7 |
0 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
4.1 |
0 |
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| Physical bookstore |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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2.5 |
3.7 |
1 |
2.5 |
0 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
0 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
0 |
8.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.6 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.6 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
3.6 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
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| Printed library catalogues and finding aids |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.5 |
0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
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34 |
22 |
12 |
34 |
0 |
20 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
29 |
5 |
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16.3 |
18.5 |
13.5 |
16.3 |
0 |
22.4 |
11.1 |
12.1 |
30 |
12.5 |
17.1 |
8.1 |
13.3 |
19.2 |
10.7 |
0 |
19.8 |
7.9 |
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| Colleagues inside your institution |
20 |
14 |
6 |
20 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
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9.6 |
11.9 |
6.8 |
9.6 |
0 |
12.1 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
20 |
8.3 |
9.8 |
2.7 |
10 |
11.5 |
7.1 |
0 |
11.7 |
4.6 |
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| A librarian in your institution |
19 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
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9.3 |
9.6 |
8.9 |
9.3 |
0 |
13.9 |
6.2 |
5.1 |
16.7 |
4.2 |
12.2 |
5.4 |
10 |
3.8 |
7.1 |
0 |
12.4 |
1.7 |
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| Colleagues outside your institution |
6 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
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3 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
3 |
0 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
0 |
4.9 |
0 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
7.1 |
0 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
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| Another institution's librarian |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1.4 |
2.4 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
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| Professional meetings |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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1.4 |
2.4 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.7 |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1.4 |
1.6 |
1 |
1.4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
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| E-journals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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| Personal Office/Lab |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Author |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Other |
45 |
28 |
18 |
45 |
0 |
17 |
17 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
21 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
35 |
10 |
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22 |
23.9 |
19.5 |
22 |
0 |
18.3 |
27.9 |
21.6 |
13.3 |
33.3 |
26.8 |
18.9 |
3.3 |
19.2 |
10.7 |
0 |
24.1 |
16.9 |
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| DK/Refused |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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1.1 |
1.9 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0.3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
0 |
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| None/No preferences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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