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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 7R [part 1]: Tables 62-118. 
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 79

R7sum_3.  When you are doing research, how do you find information about
         e-books ? Do you ...
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 e-books for research 58* 26** 31** 58* 0** 26** 26** 6** 13** 7** 15** 12** 4** 6** 1** 0* 44* 14**
ONLINE 45 22 24 45 0 22 20 4 9 6 13 8 3 6 1 0 35 10
78.6 82.4 75.5 78.6 0 84.6 75.8 65.2 66.7 85.7 87.5 63.6 85.7 100 100 0 80.3 73.3
  Search engine 17 11 6 17 0 3 11 3 4 3 8 0 1 2 0 0 13 4
29.9 42.3 19.4 29.9 0 11.9 43 49 26.7 42.9 50 0 28.6 33.3 33.3 0 30.1 29
    All sources of info 17 11 6 17 0 3 11 3 4 3 8 0 1 2 0 0 13 4
29.9 42.3 19.4 29.9 0 11.9 43 49 26.7 42.9 50 0 28.6 33.3 33.3 0 30.1 29
    preferred source of info 13 8 4 13 0 2 8 3 3 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 11 2
22.2 31.6 14.2 22.2 0 8.5 29.5 49 20 42.9 37.5 0 14.3 16.7 0 0 24.5 14.8
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 15 7 8 15 0 7 6 2 2 2 8 2 0 1 0 0 13 2
25.8 25 26.6 25.8 0 27.4 22.8 32.8 13.3 28.6 50 18.2 7.1 16.7 33.3 0 29 16
    All sources of info 15 7 8 15 0 7 6 2 2 2 8 2 0 1 0 0 13 2
25.8 25 26.6 25.8 0 27.4 22.8 32.8 13.3 28.6 50 18.2 7.1 16.7 33.3 0 29 16
    preferred source of info 10 3 7 10 0 6 4 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 8 2
17.3 10.7 22.8 17.3 0 23.5 15.1 0 13.3 14.3 25 18.2 7.1 16.7 0 0 18.1 14.8
  Online databases 9 3 6 9 0 7 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 7 2
15.6 11.6 18.9 15.6 0 26.5 4.9 16.2 13.3 28.6 12.5 18.2 0 16.7 33.3 0 16 14.3
    All sources of info 9 3 6 9 0 7 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 7 2
15.6 11.6 18.9 15.6 0 26.5 4.9 16.2 13.3 28.6 12.5 18.2 0 16.7 33.3 0 16 14.3
    preferred source of info 6 2 4 6 0 5 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
10.3 8.1 12.1 10.3 0 18.2 4.9 0 13.3 14.3 12.5 9.1 0 0 33.3 0 11.1 7.6
  Your own institution's web site 9 3 5 9 0 4 5 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 6 2
14.9 12.5 17 14.9 0 14.7 18.4 0 13.3 14.3 12.5 18.2 42.9 0 0 0 14.4 16.5
    All sources of info 9 3 5 9 0 4 5 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 6 2
14.9 12.5 17 14.9 0 14.7 18.4 0 13.3 14.3 12.5 18.2 42.9 0 0 0 14.4 16.5
    preferred source of info 4 0 4 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2
7.5 1.1 12.9 7.5 0 13.5 3.3 0 13.3 0 0 9.1 35.7 0 0 0 4.7 16.5
  Web directory/subject related web site 7 4 3 7 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 7 0
11.7 15.6 8.4 11.7 0 6.2 19.5 0 0 0 12.5 18.2 14.3 33.3 33.3 0 15.4 0
    All sources of info 7 4 3 7 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 7 0
11.7 15.6 8.4 11.7 0 6.2 19.5 0 0 0 12.5 18.2 14.3 33.3 33.3 0 15.4 0
    preferred source of info 3 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0
4.6 0 8.4 4.6 0 5.5 4.6 0 0 0 0 9.1 14.3 16.7 0 0 6 0
  Internet searches 6 5 1 6 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 4 2
10.9 18.5 4.5 10.9 0 9.9 10.6 16.2 0 0 12.5 18.2 7.1 33.3 0 0 10.1 13.4
    All sources of info 6 5 1 6 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 4 2
10.9 18.5 4.5 10.9 0 9.9 10.6 16.2 0 0 12.5 18.2 7.1 33.3 0 0 10.1 13.4
    preferred source of info 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
3.7 7.1 0.9 3.7 0 1.1 3.5 16.2 0 0 0 0 7.1 33.3 0 0 0.7 13.4
  Department web page 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.9 4.3 0 1.9 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 2.6 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.9 4.3 0 1.9 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 2.6 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1.5 3.3 0 1.5 0 3.4 0 0 6.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1.5 3.3 0 1.5 0 3.4 0 0 6.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3
    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 bookstore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.6 1.3 0 0.6 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7 0 0.8 0
    All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.6 1.3 0 0.6 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7 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
0.3 0.6 0 0.3 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3 0 0.4 0
  Online reference service 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
  E-mail listservs 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
  Online abstracting and indexing services 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
LIBRARY/PRINT 17 12 5 17 0 7 7 3 4 2 4 2 1 4 0 0 11 6
29.4 44.7 16.6 29.4 0 28.9 25 51.9 33.3 28.6 25 18.2 21.4 66.7 0 0 25.3 42.6
  Campus library 16 11 5 16 0 7 6 3 4 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 10 6
27.8 41.2 16.6 27.8 0 28.9 21.5 51.9 33.3 28.6 25 18.2 21.4 50 0 0 23.2 42.6
    All sources of info 16 11 5 16 0 7 6 3 4 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 10 6
27.8 41.2 16.6 27.8 0 28.9 21.5 51.9 33.3 28.6 25 18.2 21.4 50 0 0 23.2 42.6
    preferred source of info 6 5 2 6 0 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 2
11 18.1 5 11 0 9.6 10.4 19.5 13.3 14.3 12.5 9.1 14.3 0 0 0 9.2 16.5
  Another library 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
3.6 7.8 0 3.6 0 0 0 35.7 0 0 0 9.1 0 16.7 0 0 2.1 8.1
    All sources of info 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
3.6 7.8 0 3.6 0 0 0 35.7 0 0 0 9.1 0 16.7 0 0 2.1 8.1
    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
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
3.1 6.9 0 3.1 0 0 6.8 0 6.7 0 0 0 0 16.7 0 0 4.1 0
    All sources of info 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
3.1 6.9 0 3.1 0 0 6.8 0 6.7 0 0 0 0 16.7 0 0 4.1 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.9 4.3 0 1.9 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 2.6 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.9 4.3 0 1.9 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 2.6 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
  References cited in books or journal articles 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.7 3.8 0 1.7 0 3.9 0 0 0 14.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.7 3.8 0 1.7 0 3.9 0 0 0 14.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 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
  Physical bookstore 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
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers,  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
magazines and journals 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
  Printed library catalogues and finding aids 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
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE 14 6 8 14 0 8 5 1 2 3 0 6 1 3 0 0 11 3
24.1 23.1 24.9 24.1 0 30.6 19.5 16.2 13.3 42.9 0 45.5 14.3 50 33.3 0 24.3 23.6
  A librarian in your institution 10 5 4 10 0 5 3 1 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 8 2
16.6 19.6 14 16.6 0 21.2 12.2 16.2 13.3 14.3 0 36.4 7.1 33.3 33.3 0 17.1 14.8
    All sources of info 10 5 4 10 0 5 3 1 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 8 2
16.6 19.6 14 16.6 0 21.2 12.2 16.2 13.3 14.3 0 36.4 7.1 33.3 33.3 0 17.1 14.8
    preferred source of info 4 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 1
7.7 8.4 7.1 7.7 0 13.8 3.5 0 0 0 0 27.3 0 16.7 33.3 0 7.6 8.1
  Colleagues inside your institution 5 2 3 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 1
8.6 7.1 9.9 8.6 0 8.3 10.8 0 0 28.6 0 9.1 0 33.3 0 0 9.2 6.7
    All sources of info 5 2 3 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 1
8.6 7.1 9.9 8.6 0 8.3 10.8 0 0 28.6 0 9.1 0 33.3 0 0 9.2 6.7
    preferred source of info 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.9 0 3.6 1.9 0 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 2.6 0
  Colleagues outside your institution 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
2.1 3.5 0.9 2.1 0 1.1 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 16.7 0 0 0 8.8
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
2.1 3.5 0.9 2.1 0 1.1 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 16.7 0 0 0 8.8
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.5 0 0.9 0.5 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 0 0 0 0 2.1
  Another institution's librarian 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
  Professional meetings 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
Personal office/lab 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.7 0 3.2 1.7 0 3.9 0 0 0 14.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 0
  All sources of info 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.7 0 3.2 1.7 0 3.9 0 0 0 14.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 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
Online (unspecified) 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
E-Journals 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 7 5 2 7 0 0 6 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
11.6 17.2 6.9 11.6 0 1.1 20.9 15.3 26.7 14.3 12.5 0 7.1 0 0 0 12.6 8.4
  All sources of info 7 5 2 7 0 0 6 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
11.6 17.2 6.9 11.6 0 1.1 20.9 15.3 26.7 14.3 12.5 0 7.1 0 0 0 12.6 8.4
  preferred source of info 4 2 2 4 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
6.3 6.7 6 6.3 0 0 10.4 15.3 20 14.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 6.3
DK/Refused 5 2 3 5 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0
9.2 7.6 10.5 9.2 0 5.5 14.7 0 6.7 0 12.5 18.2 7.1 0 0 0 11.4 2.1

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