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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 7R [part 2]: Tables 119-180. 
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Table 177

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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
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
Base - Use News for research 207 116* 90* 207 0** 91* 62* 54* 26** 24** 77* 41* 9** 24** 5** 0* 147 60*
ONLINE 170 98 72 170 0 73 54 43 23 20 62 31 7 21 5 0 115 55
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
  Web directory/subject related web site 55 40 15 55 0 17 16 22 10 7 17 9 3 7 2 0 40 14
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
B E
    All sources of info 55 40 15 55 0 17 16 22 10 7 17 9 3 7 2 0 40 14
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
B E
    preferred source of info 32 20 12 32 0 11 8 13 7 3 11 6 2 2 1 0 24 8
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
  Search engine 46 33 13 46 0 19 12 16 4 10 15 9 2 5 2 0 30 16
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
B
    All sources of info 46 33 13 46 0 19 12 16 4 10 15 9 2 5 2 0 30 16
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
B
    preferred source of info 22 14 8 22 0 9 6 7 2 4 6 4 1 4 1 0 15 6
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
  Online databases 41 21 21 41 0 18 16 8 6 2 15 10 1 5 2 0 28 13
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
    All sources of info 41 21 21 41 0 18 16 8 6 2 15 10 1 5 2 0 28 13
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
    preferred source of info 30 11 19 30 0 12 15 4 4 1 11 9 1 3 1 0 18 12
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
A G
  Internet searches 30 16 15 30 0 15 12 4 3 4 13 3 1 5 1 0 17 14
14.6 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
    All sources of info 30 16 15 30 0 15 12 4 3 4 13 3 1 5 1 0 17 14
14.6 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
    preferred source of info 18 4 14 18 0 10 7 0 1 2 9 0 1 4 1 0 7 11
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
A G G P
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 17 7 10 17 0 6 6 4 3 4 6 2 1 1 0 0 7 10
8 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
P
    All sources of info 17 7 10 17 0 6 6 4 3 4 6 2 1 1 0 0 7 10
8 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
P
    preferred source of info 8 2 6 8 0 4 2 2 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 6
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
P
  Your own institution's web site 16 12 4 16 0 6 3 6 3 1 6 2 1 4 0 0 15 1
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
    All sources of info 16 12 4 16 0 6 3 6 3 1 6 2 1 4 0 0 15 1
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
    preferred source of info 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
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
  Online abstracting and indexing services 9 7 2 9 0 5 4 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
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
    All sources of info 9 7 2 9 0 5 4 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
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
    preferred source of info 3 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
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
  Online reference service 8 5 4 8 0 7 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 2
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
    All sources of info 8 5 4 8 0 7 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 2
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
    preferred source of info 3 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
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
  E-mail listservs 4 2 2 4 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
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
    All sources of info 4 2 2 4 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
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
    preferred source of info 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
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
  Online bookstore 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0.9 1.6 0 0.9 0 0 3 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0
    All sources of info 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0.9 1.6 0 0.9 0 0 3 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0
    preferred source of info 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
  Your own personal electronic library/files 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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
    preferred source of info 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 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 0.2 0
  Department web page 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0 0.3 0.1 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 0.2 0
LIBRARY/PRINT 95 74 21 95 0 39 23 33 14 13 32 20 3 11 2 0 74 21
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
B F
  Campus library 63 48 15 63 0 26 16 22 11 8 26 11 2 4 1 0 49 14
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
B
    All sources of info 63 48 15 63 0 26 16 22 11 8 26 11 2 4 1 0 49 14
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
B
    preferred source of info 24 15 9 24 0 14 5 5 4 2 9 8 0 1 0 0 19 5
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
  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
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
B EF
    All sources of info 41 36 4 41 0 13 10 18 6 5 15 7 1 6 1 0 34 7
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
B EF
    preferred source of info 16 16 0 16 0 3 4 10 1 3 2 7 0 3 1 0 13 3
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
B E J
  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
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
B
    All sources of info 15 13 2 15 0 9 2 4 4 1 4 3 1 3 0 0 8 7
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
B
    preferred source of info 4 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
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
  Another library 6 4 2 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 3
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
    All sources of info 6 4 2 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 3
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
    preferred source of info 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0.9 0 2.1 0.9 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0
  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
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
    All sources of info 6 6 0 6 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 0
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
    preferred source of info 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
0.9 1.6 0 0.9 0 2 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 3.8 0 0 1.2 0
  Physical bookstore 5 4 1 5 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0
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
J
    All sources of info 5 4 1 5 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0
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
J
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 0.9 0 0.5 0 0 1.6 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
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
    All sources of info 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
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
    preferred source of info 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
  Printed library catalogues and finding aids 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 0 1.1 0.5 0 1.1 0 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
    All sources of info 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 0 1.1 0.5 0 1.1 0 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
    preferred source of info 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 34 22 12 34 0 20 7 7 8 3 13 3 1 5 1 0 29 5
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
  Colleagues inside your institution 20 14 6 20 0 11 4 5 5 2 8 1 1 3 0 0 17 3
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
    All sources of info 20 14 6 20 0 11 4 5 5 2 8 1 1 3 0 0 17 3
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
    preferred source of info 6 2 4 6 0 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
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
  A librarian in your institution 19 11 8 19 0 13 4 3 4 1 9 2 1 1 0 0 18 1
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
Q
    All sources of info 19 11 8 19 0 13 4 3 4 1 9 2 1 1 0 0 18 1
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
Q
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 1 0 0.5 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 0.8 0
  Colleagues outside your institution 6 6 0 6 0 2 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 2
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
    All sources of info 6 6 0 6 0 2 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 2
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
    preferred source of info 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
  Another institution's librarian 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
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
    All sources of info 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
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
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
0.5 0.8 0 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 0 0 0.6 0
  Professional meetings 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
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
P
    All sources of info 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
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
P
    preferred source of info 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) 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
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
  All sources of info 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
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
  preferred source of info 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
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
E-Journals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 0.2 0
  All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 0.2 0
  preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All sources of info 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
  preferred source of info 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
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
  All sources of info 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
  preferred source of info 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 46 29 18 46 0 18 17 12 4 8 21 8 0 6 1 0 36 10
22.5 24.7 19.5 22.5 0 19.3 27.9 21.6 13.3 33.3 26.8 18.9 3.3 23.1 10.7 0 24.7 16.9
  All sources of info 45 28 18 45 0 17 17 12 4 8 21 8 0 5 1 0 35 10
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
  preferred source of info 17 9 8 17 0 6 5 6 1 5 8 1 0 2 0 0 14 3
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
DK/Refused 9 8 1 9 0 1 6 2 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 8 1
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
E

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