All Respondents
|
|
|
n |
% of 381 |
|
Browsing current periodicals issues
|
159 |
41.7 |
|
Browsing back Issues in Stacks |
114 |
29.9 |
|
Browsing dept library issue |
41 |
10.8 |
|
Personal subscription |
109 |
28.6 |
|
Cited references |
264 |
69.3 |
|
Citations in online database |
270 |
70.9 |
|
Other |
28 |
7.3 |
|
(Count)
|
The most
frequent method of finding articles among all respondents was
the use of citations in online databases (71%) followed by cited
references (69%) and browsing current periodical issues (42%).
Smaller but similar percentages browse back issues and use
personal subscriptions (30% and 29%, respectively). The least
used method was browsing issues in departmental libraries (11%).
|
All Respondents by Academic Status
|
|
(n / %)
|
Browsing current periodicals issues
|
Browsing back Issues in Stacks
|
Browsing dept library issue
|
Personal subscription
|
Cited references
|
Citations in online database
|
Other
|
|
Faculty |
87
|
63
|
17
|
85
|
147
|
134
|
14
|
 |
48.3
|
35
|
9.4
|
47.2
|
81.7
|
74.4
|
7.8
|
|
Graduate |
33
|
27
|
10
|
8
|
68
|
74
|
8
|
|
|
31.4
|
25.7
|
9.5
|
7.6
|
64.8
|
70.5
|
7.6
|
|
Undergraduate |
18
|
12
|
7
|
6
|
25
|
33
|
2
|
|
|
35.3
|
23.5
|
13.7
|
11.8
|
49
|
64.7
|
3.9
|
|
Staff |
17
|
10
|
5
|
9
|
19
|
26
|
3
|
|
|
43.6
|
25.6
|
12.8
|
23.1
|
48.7
|
66.7
|
7.7
|
|
Other |
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
66.7
|
33.3
|
33.3
|
16.7
|
83.3
|
50
|
16.7
|
|
Total |
159 |
114 |
41 |
109 |
264 |
270 |
28 |
|
|
41.7 |
29.9 |
10.8 |
28.6 |
69.3 |
70.9 |
7.3 |
 |
A large percentage of faculty
respondents indicated they found articles in print journals
by using cited references (82%), followed closely
by citations in online databases (74%). Similar numbers of
faculty browse current periodical issues and used personal
subscriptions (48% and 47%, respectively). A fair percentage
browse back issues (35%) while much lower number of faculty
used journal issues in departmental libraries (9%). The
responses from other categories of users were somewhat
different. The highest percentage of use for both graduate
and undergraduate students as well as staff used citations
in online databases with somewhat lesser numbers
(particularly for staff and undergraduates) using cited
references. Compared to faculty, the percentage of students
and staff who used browsed current or back issues was
somewhat lower while the percentage who used personal
subscriptions was much lower.
|
|
Faculty by Subject Division
|
|
(n / %)
|
Browsing current
issues |
Browsing back issues
in stacks |
Browsing issues in
dept library |
Personal subscription
|
Cited references |
Citations in online
database |
Other |
|
Business |
9 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
14 |
16 |
1 |
|
|
47.4 |
31.6 |
5.3 |
78.9 |
73.7 |
84.2 |
5.3 |
|
Education |
8 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
42.1 |
31.6 |
15.8 |
52.6 |
73.7 |
84.2 |
.0 |
|
Engineering |
8 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
17 |
1 |
|
|
44.4 |
27.8 |
.0 |
33.3 |
83.3 |
94.4 |
5.6 |
|
Fine Arts |
9 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
56.3 |
43.8 |
6.3 |
31.3 |
68.8 |
37.5 |
18.8 |
|
Health Sciences |
6 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
37.5 |
31.3 |
12.5 |
68.8 |
93.8 |
87.5 |
6.3 |
|
Humanities |
15 |
11 |
3 |
7 |
18 |
15 |
2 |
|
|
75.0 |
55.0 |
15.0 |
35.0 |
90.0 |
75.0 |
10.0 |
|
Sciences |
14 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
26 |
19 |
3 |
|
|
45.2 |
25.8 |
16.1 |
22.6 |
83.9 |
61.3 |
9.7 |
|
Social Sciences |
14 |
13 |
1 |
20 |
26 |
22 |
2 |
|
|
45.2 |
41.9 |
3.2 |
64.5 |
83.9 |
71.0 |
6.5 |
|
Library |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
50.0 |
25.0 |
12.5 |
37.5 |
87.5 |
87.5 |
12.5 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
.0 |
|
Total |
87 |
63 |
17 |
85 |
147 |
134 |
14 |
|
|
48.3 |
35.0 |
9.4 |
47.2 |
81.7 |
74.4 |
7.8 |
|
A very high percentage of faculty (82%) used cited references to
locate articles in print journals. The next most popular way to
locate articles was through citations in online databases (74%).
More faculty browsed for current issues than for back issues and
nearly 50% of the faculty used personal subscriptions. These
results were fairly consistent across the subject divisions with
some exceptions. For example, a much higher percentage of
faculty in Business and the Health Sciences accessed articles in
personal subscriptions. Fine Arts faculty accessed articles
through online databases at a much lower percentage than faculty
in other subject divisions. A relatively higher percentage of
Humanities faculty browsed current issues than in other
disciplines while the percentages of faculty who browsed back
issues was relatively low and consistent across the divisions.
|
|
Graduate Students by Subject Division
|
|
(n / %)
|
Browsing current issues |
Browsing back issues in stacks |
Browsing issues in dept library |
Personal subscription |
Cited references |
Citations in online database |
Other |
|
Business |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
80.0 |
40.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
60.0 |
|
Education |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
19 |
1 |
|
|
16.0 |
4.0 |
.0 |
8.0 |
56.0 |
76.0 |
4.0 |
|
Engineering |
7 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
41.2 |
29.4 |
17.6 |
17.6 |
64.7 |
52.9 |
.0 |
|
Fine Arts |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
16.7 |
66.7 |
16.7 |
.0 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
.0 |
|
Health Sci. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
50.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
.0 |
|
Humanities |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
30.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
70.0 |
80.0 |
.0 |
|
Sciences |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
38.5 |
30.8 |
15.4 |
7.7 |
84.6 |
69.2 |
7.7 |
|
Social Sci. |
8 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
16 |
3 |
|
|
29.6 |
18.5 |
11.1 |
3.7 |
51.9 |
59.3 |
11.1 |
|
Total |
33 |
27 |
10 |
8 |
68 |
74 |
8 |
|
|
31.4 |
25.7 |
9.5 |
7.6 |
64.8 |
70.5 |
7.6 |
|
The highest percentage of graduate students
used citations in online databases to locate articles in print
journals (71%) followed closely by the use of cited references
(65%). Very few students used personal subscription or
departmental libraries. The percentage that located articles
through browsing current issues was similar to that of students
who browse back issues. There was some variation across
subdivisions. For example, a much higher percentage of Business
graduate students browsed current issues, Engineering students
were more likely to use personal subscriptions and less likely
to use online databases, and graduate students in Business,
Health Sciences, and the Sciences indicated a relatively high
use of cited references.
|
Undergraduate Students by Subject Division
|
|
(n / %)
|
Browsing current issues |
Browsing back issues in stacks |
Browsing issues in dept library |
Personal subscription |
Cited references |
Citations in online database |
Other |
|
Business |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
36.4 |
27.3 |
9.1 |
18.2 |
27.3 |
72.7 |
.0 |
|
Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
.0 |
.0 |
|
Fine Arts |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
40.0 |
.0 |
20.0 |
40.0 |
20.0 |
80.0 |
.0 |
|
Health Sciences |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
33.3 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
|
Humanities |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
66.7 |
.0 |
|
Sciences |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
.0 |
16.7 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
|
Social Sciences |
8 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
|
|
47.1 |
35.3 |
23.5 |
.0 |
76.5 |
76.5 |
5.9 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
.0 |
|
Total |
18 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
25 |
33 |
2 |
|
|
35.3 |
23.5 |
13.7 |
11.8 |
49.0 |
64.7 |
3.9 |
|
|
Higher numbers of undergraduate respondents
indicated they accessed articles in print journals from
citations in online databases (65%) followed by the use of cited
references. Slightly higher percentages browsed current rather
than back issues and even fewer used departmental libraries of
personal subscriptions. There were some variations across the
divisions, but the relatively low number of overall respondents
makes it difficult to see trends.
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