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| T7b_16. Where specifically do you go when you find
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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 Dissertations for
teaching |
83* |
60* |
23** |
83* |
0** |
33** |
34** |
16** |
11** |
14** |
23** |
25** |
4** |
7** |
0** |
0* |
60* |
23** |
| ONLINE |
49 |
37 |
12 |
49 |
0 |
18 |
17 |
13 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
14 |
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59.4 |
61.8 |
53 |
59.4 |
0 |
56.3 |
51.8 |
81.3 |
58.3 |
71.4 |
58.3 |
63.6 |
53.3 |
28.6 |
0 |
0 |
58.7 |
61.3 |
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| Online databases |
15 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
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17.7 |
16.1 |
22 |
17.7 |
0 |
19.6 |
14.8 |
19.8 |
8.3 |
21.4 |
16.7 |
27.3 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
14.5 |
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| Search engine |
8 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
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10.2 |
10.8 |
8.8 |
10.2 |
0 |
12.7 |
3 |
20.1 |
8.3 |
21.4 |
0 |
13.6 |
6.7 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
12.5 |
4.3 |
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| Your own institution's web site |
8 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
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9.9 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
0 |
8.6 |
7.7 |
16.9 |
16.7 |
0 |
8.3 |
13.6 |
26.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.8 |
4.8 |
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| Online library catalogues and finding aids |
8 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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9.2 |
9.5 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
0 |
9.3 |
5.9 |
15.5 |
16.7 |
0 |
8.3 |
13.6 |
13.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.4 |
8.6 |
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| Internet searches |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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6.1 |
8.4 |
0 |
6.1 |
0 |
8.9 |
6.3 |
0 |
0 |
21.4 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
4.9 |
9.1 |
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| Web directory/subject related web site |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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5 |
6.9 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
11.5 |
0 |
14.3 |
8.3 |
0 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
8.1 |
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| Online abstracting and indexing services |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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3.7 |
5.1 |
0 |
3.7 |
0 |
0.9 |
8.2 |
0 |
8.3 |
0 |
8.3 |
0 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.1 |
0 |
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| Department web page |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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3.3 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
11.5 |
8.3 |
0 |
8.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.9 |
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| Your own personal electronic library/files |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1.4 |
1.9 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
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| Online reference service |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.4 |
0.5 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
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| E-mail listservs |
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 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 |
36 |
31 |
5 |
36 |
0 |
15 |
14 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
12 |
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42.9 |
51.6 |
19.9 |
42.9 |
0 |
45 |
40.7 |
43.1 |
41.7 |
42.9 |
25 |
50 |
53.3 |
71.4 |
100 |
0 |
39.8 |
50.9 |
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| Campus library |
25 |
22 |
3 |
25 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
12 |
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30.6 |
36.5 |
15 |
30.6 |
0 |
29.7 |
27.9 |
37.8 |
25 |
28.6 |
25 |
36.4 |
46.7 |
28.6 |
100 |
0 |
22.6 |
50.9 |
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| Another library |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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6.3 |
8.7 |
0 |
6.3 |
0 |
6.3 |
2.6 |
14 |
16.7 |
0 |
0 |
9.1 |
6.7 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
8.8 |
0 |
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| Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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6.2 |
8.6 |
0 |
6.2 |
0 |
9.2 |
6.4 |
0 |
8.3 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11.9 |
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| References cited in books or journal
articles |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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3.8 |
5.3 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.1 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
5.3 |
0 |
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| Personal subscriptions to newspapers, |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| magazines and journals |
2.9 |
4 |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
7.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.1 |
0 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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| Printed abstracting and indexing services |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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2.5 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
2.5 |
0 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
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| Printed library catalogues and finding aids |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1.4 |
1.9 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
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| Physical bookstore |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1.4 |
1.9 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
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30 |
23 |
7 |
30 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
10 |
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36.4 |
38.1 |
31.7 |
36.4 |
0 |
37.2 |
43.4 |
20.1 |
25 |
28.6 |
58.3 |
22.7 |
40 |
42.9 |
100 |
0 |
34 |
42.5 |
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| Colleagues inside your institution |
17 |
11 |
5 |
17 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
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20 |
18.6 |
23.5 |
20 |
0 |
24.1 |
25.6 |
0 |
25 |
21.4 |
25 |
4.5 |
26.7 |
42.9 |
100 |
0 |
16.2 |
29.5 |
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| A librarian in your institution |
16 |
14 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
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18.7 |
22.7 |
8.3 |
18.7 |
0 |
13.1 |
23.5 |
20.1 |
8.3 |
7.1 |
41.7 |
13.6 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19.7 |
16.2 |
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| Colleagues outside your institution |
8 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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9.6 |
13.2 |
0 |
9.6 |
0 |
9.5 |
14.3 |
0 |
8.3 |
14.3 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
9.9 |
8.8 |
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| Professional meetings |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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2.3 |
3.1 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
5.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
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| Another institution's librarian |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1.2 |
0 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
0 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.7 |
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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0.4 |
0.5 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
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| Students |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.4 |
0.5 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
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| Online (unspecified) |
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 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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4.6 |
4 |
6.2 |
4.6 |
0 |
0.9 |
7.5 |
6.1 |
0 |
7.1 |
0 |
9.1 |
13.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
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| DK/Refused |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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2.2 |
3.1 |
0 |
2.2 |
0 |
0 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
4 |
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| None/No preference |
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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