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| Digital Library Federation. |
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| Copyright, 2002, Council on
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Table 176 |
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| R7c_17. Where do you prefer to find information
about research related |
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| News ? 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* |
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60* |
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| ONLINE |
121 |
58 |
64 |
121 |
0 |
54 |
39 |
29 |
18 |
11 |
47 |
22 |
7 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
75 |
47 |
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58.8 |
49.4 |
70.8 |
58.8 |
0 |
59.4 |
62.8 |
53.1 |
66.7 |
45.8 |
61 |
54.1 |
80 |
53.8 |
71.4 |
0 |
51 |
78 |
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P |
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| Web directory/subject related web site |
32 |
20 |
12 |
32 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
8 |
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15.4 |
17.3 |
13 |
15.4 |
0 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
23.3 |
26.7 |
12.5 |
14.6 |
13.5 |
23.3 |
7.7 |
21.4 |
0 |
16 |
13.9 |
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| Online databases |
30 |
11 |
19 |
30 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
12 |
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14.6 |
9.2 |
21.6 |
14.6 |
0 |
12.9 |
23.8 |
7 |
16.7 |
4.2 |
14.6 |
21.6 |
10 |
11.5 |
17.9 |
0 |
12.1 |
20.7 |
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G |
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| Search engine |
22 |
14 |
8 |
22 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
6 |
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10.5 |
11.8 |
8.8 |
10.5 |
0 |
10.3 |
9.1 |
12.3 |
6.7 |
16.7 |
7.3 |
10.8 |
13.3 |
15.4 |
17.9 |
0 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
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| Internet searches |
18 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
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8.6 |
3.7 |
15 |
8.6 |
0 |
11.5 |
12 |
0 |
3.3 |
8.3 |
12.2 |
0 |
13.3 |
15.4 |
14.3 |
0 |
4.9 |
17.9 |
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| Online library catalogues and finding aids |
8 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
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4 |
1.6 |
7.2 |
4 |
0 |
4.9 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
6.7 |
0 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
10.1 |
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| Online abstracting and indexing services |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
0 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
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| Your own institution's web site |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1.5 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
0 |
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| Online reference service |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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1.4 |
0 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
0 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
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| E-mail listservs |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.9 |
1.6 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
0 |
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| Department web page |
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 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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| Your own personal electronic library/files |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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| Online bookstore |
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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| LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT |
49 |
37 |
12 |
49 |
0 |
25 |
10 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
41 |
8 |
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23.6 |
31.5 |
13.4 |
23.6 |
0 |
27.1 |
15.5 |
27 |
23.3 |
25 |
19.5 |
35.1 |
3.3 |
23.1 |
25 |
0 |
27.7 |
13.7 |
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B |
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| Campus library |
24 |
15 |
9 |
24 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
5 |
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11.6 |
12.9 |
10 |
11.6 |
0 |
15.8 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
13.3 |
8.3 |
12.2 |
18.9 |
0 |
3.8 |
7.1 |
0 |
12.8 |
8.7 |
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| Personal subscriptions to newspapers,
magazines and journals |
16 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
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7.8 |
13.6 |
0.3 |
7.8 |
0 |
3 |
5.7 |
18 |
3.3 |
12.5 |
2.4 |
16.2 |
3.3 |
11.5 |
10.7 |
0 |
8.9 |
5 |
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B |
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J |
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| References cited in books or journal
articles |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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2 |
2.7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
7.1 |
0 |
2.7 |
0 |
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| Another library |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.9 |
0 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
0 |
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| Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.9 |
1.6 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
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| Physical bookstore |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.5 |
0.9 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
4.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
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| Printed library catalogues and finding aids |
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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| Printed abstracting and indexing services |
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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| PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
8 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
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3.8 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
0 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
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| Colleagues inside your institution |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
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2.8 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
0 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
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| A librarian in your institution |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.5 |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
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| Another institution's librarian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.5 |
0.8 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
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| Colleagues outside your institution |
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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| Professional meetings |
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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| Online (unspecified) |
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 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
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8.1 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
0 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
10.8 |
3.3 |
20.8 |
9.8 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
0 |
0 |
9.3 |
5 |
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| DK/Refused |
9 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
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4.3 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
0 |
1 |
9.5 |
3.8 |
0 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
10 |
7.7 |
3.6 |
0 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
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E |
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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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