Previous Home 


Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 26: Tables 631-650
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 650
Q26. TOP TWO BOX SUMMARY TABLE
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 - Total Responding 1076 296 370 666 410 436 302 338 162 149 357 197 38 125 12* 36* 592 484
I am comfortable locating and using print information 1021 285 349 634 387 414 288 319 152 141 344 187 36 113 11 36 560 461
94.8 96.4 94.3 95.2 94.2 95 95.4 94.2 94 94.6 96.3 94.9 93.9 91 91.7 100 94.6 95.2
M
I am comfortable using my institution's web site 1017 270 358 629 388 415 283 318 155 141 340 180 36 118 11 35 555 462
94.7 91.7 97.2 94.7 94.5 95.5 94.2 94.1 96.2 94.6 95.3 92 95.4 94.8 88.7 97.2 94 95.4
A N N
I am comfortable retrieving and using information  1009 271 350 621 388 409 280 319 153 144 337 175 35 120 11 34 551 458
electronically 93.9 91.6 94.8 93.4 94.6 93.8 93.2 94.5 95.1 96.6 94.2 88.6 93.1 96.3 93 94.4 93.1 94.8
K K K K
Printed books and journals will continue to be 973 283 325 608 364 387 271 315 143 135 329 186 35 101 10 34 544 429
 important sources for me for the next five years 90.5 95.6 87.9 91.3 89.2 88.7 89.7 93.6 88 90.6 92.6 94.3 91.6 81.3 80.6 94.4 91.8 89
BD E MN MN HMN MN
I am finding more relevant information on the 935 264 312 576 359 374 259 302 143 127 305 170 35 115 11 30 513 422
 Internet than I did two years ago 87.2 89.6 84.4 86.7 87.9 85.8 86.1 89.8 88.5 85.2 85.7 86.4 91.5 92.5 90.1 83.3 87.1 87.2
My campus library meets most of my 922 226 316 541 381 380 251 291 143 121 301 175 32 105 11 34 500 422
 information needs 85.9 76.8 85.3 81.6 92.8 87.4 83.2 86.3 88 81.8 84.2 88.6 85.5 85 95.7 94.4 84.6 87.4
A ABC IJLM
When I find information online, I print  829 232 301 534 295 342 230 256 126 111 293 148 28 89 10 23 434 395
it out to read it 77.2 78.7 81.7 80.4 71.9 78.7 76.5 75.7 78.1 75 82.1 75 74.6 71.6 84.7 63.9 73.6 81.6
D D M M P
I often find I have an urgent need for information 646 185 229 414 232 265 187 193 101 81 222 120 28 72 9 14 348 297
60 62.4 62 62.2 56.5 60.9 62.2 57 62.5 54.4 62.1 60.8 73.1 57.5 70.4 38.9 58.8 61.5
IJKM I
I need access to information 24 hours a day, 601 110 238 348 253 260 157 184 94 65 211 103 27 74 8 19 315 286
 7 days a week (24/7) 55.9 37.3 64.3 52.3 61.7 59.8 52 54.3 58.2 43.6 58.9 52.6 70.2 59.7 65.3 52.8 53.2 59.1
A AC I I HIJK I I
Browsing the stacks or journal shelves in a  595 163 187 350 245 229 156 210 77 76 196 141 22 53 6 24 344 251
library is an important way for me to get information 55.4 55.4 50.5 52.6 59.7 52.5 51.7 62.3 47.8 51 54.7 71.6 57.3 42.9 51.4 66.7 58.1 52
BC EF M HIJLMN M
I can find everything I need on my institution's web site 589 135 187 322 267 235 157 197 93 65 211 101 20 72 6 22 301 288
55.1 46.5 50.5 48.8 65.1 54 52.7 58.6 57.6 44.2 59.3 51.4 52.3 57.9 49.3 61.1 51.2 59.8
ABC I I I P
Having a personal library is more important to me  566 89 214 303 264 227 155 184 75 67 194 114 21 66 6 24 287 279
now than it was two years ago 52.7 30 57.9 45.5 64.3 52.2 51.2 54.5 46.2 45 54.2 58 54.6 53.4 49.3 66.7 48.5 57.8
A AC HI P
I work/study off campus more than I used to 445 107 212 319 126 237 125 83 66 48 179 71 17 53 6 7 234 211
41.5 36.6 57.2 48.1 31 54.3 41.6 24.9 40.8 32.2 50.3 35.8 43.5 42.9 47.2 20 39.8 43.7
AD D FG G IK I I
I use the library significantly less than I did two years ago 370 126 139 266 104 164 115 91 59 51 117 55 17 60 4 7 207 162
34.5 42.7 37.8 40 25.5 37.7 38.2 27 36.6 34.2 32.6 27.8 44.6 48.5 33.3 20.6 35.1 33.7
D D D G G JK HIJKN
I find reading information on screen satisfactory 296 57 89 146 151 127 74 95 41 45 94 54 11 37 2 12 182 114
 and rarely print out information 27.6 19.3 24 21.9 36.8 29.1 24.8 28.1 25.7 30.2 26.3 27.3 29.8 29.9 15.5 33.3 30.8 23.6
ABC N N N Q
I often can't get information when I need it 256 77 95 172 84 108 72 76 47 34 85 43 10 30 1 8 143 114
23.8 26.2 25.6 25.9 20.5 24.8 24 22.5 28.8 22.8 23.7 21.6 25.2 24.1 8.3 22.2 24.1 23.5
N N N N N N
I participate in distance learning opportunities at 250 60 75 136 114 104 72 74 33 32 88 40 13 34 2 7 135 115
 my institution 23.9 21.5 20.8 21.1 28.5 24.4 24.4 22.9 20.8 21.9 26.1 20.8 34.6 27.8 18.3 20 23.6 24.4
BC HIKN
The Internet has not changed the way I use the library 169 36 52 88 81 71 43 55 24 26 49 37 6 20 2 6 99 70
15.7 12.2 14 13.2 19.9 16.3 14.4 16.2 14.8 17.4 13.7 18.8 16 15.7 12.5 17.6 16.7 14.5
AC
I need help finding information 24 hours a day, 149 16 69 86 63 80 35 34 20 12 58 28 6 18 2 4 79 70
 7 days a week (24/7) 13.8 5.5 18.8 12.9 15.4 18.2 11.8 10 12.5 8.1 16.3 14.2 16.8 14.2 18.1 11.1 13.3 14.5
A A FG I I I

Previous Home