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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 25: tables 613-630
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 616

Q25_4. In general, to what extent do you consider the following factors to cause barriers or problems to getting information you need for your [job/studies]?
       What about Having people who can help you find information or who search for information for you?  Would you say this is a major problem, minor problem or not a problem?
Base Faculty Member Graduate Student Faculty / Graduate Student Under Graduate Student Public Private Liberal Arts Biological Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences Arts & 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 - Version 5/6 respondents 1076 296 370 666 410 436 302 338 162 149 357 197 38 125 12* 36* 592 484
Don't Know 5 1 3 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 2
0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.3 0 0 0 1.7 0.8 0 0 2.8 0.4 0.4
J J
Base - Total Responding 1071 295 367 662 409 433 301 337 162 149 357 194 38 125 12* 35* 590 482
Major Problem 60 19 26 44 15 24 21 15 9 8 19 10 2 10 1 1 30 29
5.6 6.3 7 6.7 3.8 5.5 6.8 4.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 6.2 8.2 4.2 2.9 5.1 6.1
Minor Problem 284 90 102 192 91 112 92 79 45 37 100 50 12 30 3 7 145 139
26.5 30.6 27.8 29 22.3 26 30.6 23.4 27.7 24.8 27.9 26 30.8 23.9 26.4 20 24.6 28.8
D D
Not a Problem 728 186 240 426 303 297 189 243 108 104 239 133 24 85 9 27 415 314
68 63.1 65.2 64.3 73.9 68.5 62.6 72 66.8 69.8 66.8 68.8 63.1 67.9 69.4 77.1 70.3 65.1
ABC F

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