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Results for Survey #67: Research Practices Survey - Barnard College Fall 2006
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  This survey explores the experiences and opinions of first-year college students concerning academic research. Its purposes are to (1) study the research habits of incoming students, (2) use these findings to improve the ways we help students develop their research skills, and (3) determine what changes occur in research abilities as students progress through their academic careers.

As indicated in the email you received with the link to this survey, your participation is completely voluntary, and there are no penalties if you decide not to participate or if you choose to skip any questions. All of your responses will be kept strictly confidential. This means that at no time will your response to any question be publicly linked with your name or with any other identifying information.

In completing this survey, you are certifying that you have read the email message inviting you to participate and describing the purpose of this survey. You are giving permission for your responses to be used for research, and you understand that your institution agrees to keep your identity and your responses confidential.

You will need to complete this survey in one session; you cannot save your work. However, it should only take about 15 minutes to complete it. Thank you in advance for sharing your views and experiences.
 

  For most of the questions below, you will be asked to select the response that best represents your experiences or opinions. A few questions will ask you to "check all that apply." The last question asks for a brief response in your own words. If your school used terms such as "media center" or "learning resource center" instead of "library," or referred to "librarians" by some other title (such as "media specialist"), please answer the questions as you would if they included the terms used in your school.

Your Experiences with Research

 
1. How often in the past academic year did you use resources from each of the following kinds of libraries (whether in person or on the Internet) for school assignments, research projects, or other academic purposes?
  1.  High school library
Once a week or more - 58 25.22%  25.22%
Once or twice a month - 57 24.78%  24.78%
A few times a year - 87 37.83%  37.83%
Never - 28 12.17%  12.17%
Total Answers - 230
  2.  Public or community library
Once a week or more - 35 15.42%  15.42%
Once or twice a month - 56 24.67%  24.67%
A few times a year - 99 43.61%  43.61%
Never - 37 16.30%  16.30%
Total Answers - 227
  3.  College or university library
Once a week or more - 10 4.48%  4.48%
Once or twice a month - 23 10.31%  10.31%
A few times a year - 49 21.97%  21.97%
Never - 141 63.23%  63.23%
Total Answers - 223
  4. 
2. People use libraries for many reasons. In the past academic year, which of the following was your MOST FREQUENT reason for using a library?
Recreation or other non-academic purposes (leisure reading, checking out music or videos, checking e-mail, etc.) - 59 25.43%  25.43%
Conducting research for school assignments or projects - 92 39.66%  39.66%
Doing other academic work (studying, doing homework, doing a group project, etc.) - 77 33.19%  33.19%
Other - 2 0.86%  0.86%
I did not use a library in the past academic year - 2 0.86%  0.86%
Total Answers - 232
  5. 
3. In the past academic year, did a teacher or librarian talk with one or more of your classes about how to use library resources, including Internet resources?
Yes - 171 73.71%  73.71%
No - 61 26.29%  26.29%
Total Answers - 232
  6. 
4. How many school assignments, papers, or research projects have you completed in the past academic year that required you to include at least three sources in a Bibliography, References, or Works Cited list?
Five or more - 122 52.59%  52.59%
Three or four - 71 30.60%  30.60%
One or two - 37 15.95%  15.95%
None - 2 0.86%  0.86%
Total Answers - 232
 

  7. 
5. Which of the following PRINT sources have you used for research in the past academic year? Check as many as apply.
Library books - 211 31.03%  31.03%
Encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, etc. - 173 25.44%  25.44%
Academic or research journals - 122 17.94%  17.94%
Newspapers or magazines for the general public - 143 21.03%  21.03%
Other - 28 4.12%  4.12%
I did not use any print sources for research in the past academic year - 3 0.44%  0.44%
Total Answers - 680
  8. 
6. Which of the following ONLINE sources have you used for research in the past academic year? Check as many as apply.
Google, Yahoo Search or other general Internet search engines - 220 28.91%  28.91%
Online journals, magazines, newspapers, or encyclopedias - 195 25.62%  25.62%
Online library catalog - 125 16.43%  16.43%
Online booksellers (such as Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, etc.) - 65 8.54%  8.54%
Online indexes or databases (such as EBSCO, JSTOR, Expanded Academic ASAP, InfoTrac, etc.) - 106 13.93%  13.93%
Google Scholar - 23 3.02%  3.02%
Other - 26 3.42%  3.42%
I did not use any online sources for research in the past academic year - 1 0.13%  0.13%
Total Answers - 761
  9. 
7. Which of the following have you used in the past academic year to organize or manage the information you gathered for your research projects? Check as many as apply.
Paper folders, files, or note cards - 209 31.15%  31.15%
Computer folders or files (My Documents, Microsoft Word files, etc.) - 196 29.21%  29.21%
Online tools (bookmarks, blogs, MySpace, etc.) - 82 12.22%  12.22%
E-mail - 137 20.42%  20.42%
Bibliographic management software (Endnote, Refworks, ProCite, etc.) - 25 3.73%  3.73%
Other - 21 3.13%  3.13%
I did not use any tools for organizing or managing research information - 1 0.15%  0.15%
Total Answers - 671
  10. 
8. In the past academic year, when you were given research project assignments, how often were you required to use a specific format (such as APA, MLA, Chicago, or some other style) for the sources in your bibliography?
Almost always - 155 67.39%  67.39%
Often - 32 13.91%  13.91%
Sometimes - 18 7.83%  7.83%
Rarely - 17 7.39%  7.39%
Never/not applicable - 8 3.48%  3.48%
Total Answers - 230
 

 
9. In the past academic year, when you were working on research assignments, how often did you seek help or advice from each of the following?
  11.  Teachers or professors
Almost always - 69 29.87%  29.87%
Often - 80 34.63%  34.63%
Sometimes - 59 25.54%  25.54%
Rarely - 21 9.09%  9.09%
Never/not applicable - 2 0.87%  0.87%
Total Answers - 231
  12.  Librarians
Almost always - 11 4.74%  4.74%
Often - 29 12.50%  12.50%
Sometimes - 67 28.88%  28.88%
Rarely - 83 35.78%  35.78%
Never/not applicable - 42 18.10%  18.10%
Total Answers - 232
  13.  Parents or other adult family members
Almost always - 19 8.19%  8.19%
Often - 35 15.09%  15.09%
Sometimes - 55 23.71%  23.71%
Rarely - 74 31.90%  31.90%
Never/not applicable - 49 21.12%  21.12%
Total Answers - 232
  14.  Friends, classmates, or siblings
Almost always - 22 9.48%  9.48%
Often - 78 33.62%  33.62%
Sometimes - 80 34.48%  34.48%
Rarely - 41 17.67%  17.67%
Never/not applicable - 11 4.74%  4.74%
Total Answers - 232
  15.  Writing labs, writing centers, or help groups
Almost always - 4 1.74%  1.74%
Often - 9 3.91%  3.91%
Sometimes - 19 8.26%  8.26%
Rarely - 65 28.26%  28.26%
Never/not applicable - 133 57.83%  57.83%
Total Answers - 230
  16.  Help screens, online tutorials, or other electronic resources
Almost always - 5 2.17%  2.17%
Often - 12 5.22%  5.22%
Sometimes - 31 13.48%  13.48%
Rarely - 68 29.57%  29.57%
Never/not applicable - 114 49.57%  49.57%
Total Answers - 230
  17. 
10. Over the course of the past academic year, how often did you talk with a librarian about a research project you were doing?
Five or more times - 14 6.03%  6.03%
Three or four times - 40 17.24%  17.24%
Once or twice - 99 42.67%  42.67%
Never - 79 34.05%  34.05%
Total Answers - 232
  18. 
11. Which of the following best describes the way you pace your work on a research assignment?
I do most of the work soon after an assignment is given. - 20 8.62%  8.62%
I divide the work pretty equally across the available time. - 68 29.31%  29.31%
I do a little work soon after an assignment is given, but do most of it toward the end. - 125 53.88%  53.88%
I do all of the work just before or on the due date. - 19 8.19%  8.19%
Total Answers - 232
 

 

Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Research


 
12. How challenging are the different components of research for you? Please rate the difficulty of each of the following activities in your experience as a researcher, using the scale below:

Very easy ("I can usually do this easily without assistance from a teacher, librarian, or peer tutor")

Somewhat easy ("I can usually do this with some initial assistance")

Somewhat difficult ("I need a fair amount of help to do this, but I can manage")

Very difficult ("This is hard for me even when I've received help")

No experience ("I have not had any assignments requiring this kind of activity")
  19.  Narrowing your topic
Very easy - 40 17.24%  17.24%
Somewhat easy - 112 48.28%  48.28%
Somewhat difficult - 64 27.59%  27.59%
Very difficult - 16 6.90%  6.90%
No experience - 0 0.00%  0.00%
Total Answers - 232
  20.  Developing a list of sources to investigate
Very easy - 59 25.54%  25.54%
Somewhat easy - 111 48.05%  48.05%
Somewhat difficult - 48 20.78%  20.78%
Very difficult - 10 4.33%  4.33%
No experience - 3 1.30%  1.30%
Total Answers - 231
  21.  Revising your search strategy as necessary
Very easy - 40 17.24%  17.24%
Somewhat easy - 112 48.28%  48.28%
Somewhat difficult - 69 29.74%  29.74%
Very difficult - 6 2.59%  2.59%
No experience - 5 2.16%  2.16%
Total Answers - 232
  22.  Developing your main argument or thesis statement
Very easy - 28 12.07%  12.07%
Somewhat easy - 96 41.38%  41.38%
Somewhat difficult - 77 33.19%  33.19%
Very difficult - 31 13.36%  13.36%
No experience - 0 0.00%  0.00%
Total Answers - 232
  23.  Writing the paper
Very easy - 46 19.83%  19.83%
Somewhat easy - 92 39.66%  39.66%
Somewhat difficult - 73 31.47%  31.47%
Very difficult - 21 9.05%  9.05%
No experience - 0 0.00%  0.00%
Total Answers - 232
  24.  Documenting your sources
Very easy - 73 31.60%  31.60%
Somewhat easy - 105 45.45%  45.45%
Somewhat difficult - 44 19.05%  19.05%
Very difficult - 8 3.46%  3.46%
No experience - 1 0.43%  0.43%
Total Answers - 231
 
13. How challenging is it for you to identify and retrieve sources? Please rate the difficulty of each of the following activities:
  25.  Using a library catalog
Very easy - 76 33.19%  33.19%
Somewhat easy - 87 37.99%  37.99%
Somewhat difficult - 41 17.90%  17.90%
Very difficult - 6 2.62%  2.62%
No experience - 19 8.30%  8.30%
Total Answers - 229
  26.  Using an electronic index
Very easy - 79 34.80%  34.80%
Somewhat easy - 86 37.89%  37.89%
Somewhat difficult - 36 15.86%  15.86%
Very difficult - 3 1.32%  1.32%
No experience - 23 10.13%  10.13%
Total Answers - 227
  27.  Using a print index (InfoTrac, Academic Search Premier, etc.)
Very easy - 33 14.60%  14.60%
Somewhat easy - 53 23.45%  23.45%
Somewhat difficult - 38 16.81%  16.81%
Very difficult - 5 2.21%  2.21%
No experience - 97 42.92%  42.92%
Total Answers - 226
  28.  Using an Internet search engine
Very easy - 157 68.26%  68.26%
Somewhat easy - 50 21.74%  21.74%
Somewhat difficult - 19 8.26%  8.26%
Very difficult - 2 0.87%  0.87%
No experience - 2 0.87%  0.87%
Total Answers - 230
  29.  Physically locating sources in a library
Very easy - 78 33.91%  33.91%
Somewhat easy - 100 43.48%  43.48%
Somewhat difficult - 41 17.83%  17.83%
Very difficult - 6 2.61%  2.61%
No experience - 5 2.17%  2.17%
Total Answers - 230
  30.  Obtaining materials through interlibrary loan
Very easy - 35 15.28%  15.28%
Somewhat easy - 46 20.09%  20.09%
Somewhat difficult - 40 17.47%  17.47%
Very difficult - 9 3.93%  3.93%
No experience - 99 43.23%  43.23%
Total Answers - 229
 
14. How challenging is it for you to use sources? Please rate the difficulty of each of the following activities:
  31.  Determining whether a source is appropriate for an academic project
Very easy - 89 38.70%  38.70%
Somewhat easy - 109 47.39%  47.39%
Somewhat difficult - 29 12.61%  12.61%
Very difficult - 2 0.87%  0.87%
No experience - 1 0.43%  0.43%
Total Answers - 230
  32.  Deciding what information from your sources to integrate into your project
Very easy - 70 30.43%  30.43%
Somewhat easy - 98 42.61%  42.61%
Somewhat difficult - 54 23.48%  23.48%
Very difficult - 7 3.04%  3.04%
No experience - 1 0.43%  0.43%
Total Answers - 230
  33.  Knowing when to document a source
Very easy - 64 28.07%  28.07%
Somewhat easy - 95 41.67%  41.67%
Somewhat difficult - 54 23.68%  23.68%
Very difficult - 13 5.70%  5.70%
No experience - 2 0.88%  0.88%
Total Answers - 228
  34.  Knowing how to document a source
Very easy - 63 27.39%  27.39%
Somewhat easy - 101 43.91%  43.91%
Somewhat difficult - 53 23.04%  23.04%
Very difficult - 11 4.78%  4.78%
No experience - 2 0.87%  0.87%
Total Answers - 230
 

  35. 
15. In general, how much do you enjoy doing research?
Very much - 21 9.13%  9.13%
Quite a bit - 55 23.91%  23.91%
Some - 109 47.39%  47.39%
Very little - 45 19.57%  19.57%
Total Answers - 230
 

 
16. People have different beliefs about the research process. Please indicate the extent of your agreement or disagreement with each of the following belief statements:
  36.  Skillful researchers know the best way to approach
any research question.
Strongly agree - 34 14.72%  14.72%
Agree - 151 65.37%  65.37%
Disagree - 44 19.05%  19.05%
Strongly disagree - 2 0.87%  0.87%
Total Answers - 231
  37.  A course in research skills would be useful.
Strongly agree - 43 18.78%  18.78%
Agree - 142 62.01%  62.01%
Disagree - 40 17.47%  17.47%
Strongly disagree - 4 1.75%  1.75%
Total Answers - 229
  38.  When two researchers disagree, one of them must be wrong.
Strongly agree - 1 0.43%  0.43%
Agree - 10 4.33%  4.33%
Disagree - 158 68.40%  68.40%
Strongly disagree - 62 26.84%  26.84%
Total Answers - 231
  39.  Successful researchers understand things quickly.
Strongly agree - 3 1.30%  1.30%
Agree - 56 24.35%  24.35%
Disagree - 145 63.04%  63.04%
Strongly disagree - 26 11.30%  11.30%
Total Answers - 230
  40.  Careful researchers can ultimately get to the truth.
Strongly agree - 17 7.39%  7.39%
Agree - 120 52.17%  52.17%
Disagree - 86 37.39%  37.39%
Strongly disagree - 7 3.04%  3.04%
Total Answers - 230
  41.  If a researcher cannot understand something within a short amount of time, s/he should keep on trying.
Strongly agree - 74 32.03%  32.03%
Agree - 142 61.47%  61.47%
Disagree - 14 6.06%  6.06%
Strongly disagree - 1 0.43%  0.43%
Total Answers - 231
  42.  Good research yields clear results; poor research yields ambiguous results.
Strongly agree - 28 12.12%  12.12%
Agree - 86 37.23%  37.23%
Disagree - 105 45.45%  45.45%
Strongly disagree - 12 5.19%  5.19%
Total Answers - 231
  43.  When it comes to research, some people are just naturally better at it than others.
Strongly agree - 20 8.66%  8.66%
Agree - 118 51.08%  51.08%
Disagree - 82 35.50%  35.50%
Strongly disagree - 11 4.76%  4.76%
Total Answers - 231
 

 

Your Familiarity with Research Terms and Strategies



In this portion of the questionnaire, some of the terms and concepts will be familiar to you, but others will not. Please respond as accurately as you can, and feel free to use the "don't know" response wherever appropriate.
  44. 
17. Which of the following searches would retrieve the MOST results in an online search?
movies OR films - 69 30.00%  30.00%
movies AND films - 97 42.17%  42.17%
movies NOT films - 11 4.78%  4.78%
movies INSTEAD OF films - 7 3.04%  3.04%
Don't know - 46 20.00%  20.00%
Total Answers - 230
  45. 
18. Which of the following is the correct way to truncate a search word?
Typing in only the first syllable of the word as a keyword - 16 6.96%  6.96%
Combining search words with "and," "or," or "not" - 39 16.96%  16.96%
Using the * or ! symbol in place of the last few letters of the word - 27 11.74%  11.74%
None of the above - 32 13.91%  13.91%
Don't know - 116 50.43%  50.43%
Total Answers - 230
  46. 
19. You retrieve the following information from a library catalog search:



Which of the following would be the most efficient way to find a comprehensive listing of other books in the catalog on this topic?
Identifying other books written by the same authors - 5 2.19%  2.19%
Examining the bibliography in the book - 47 20.61%  20.61%
Scanning the shelves where the book is located to see what books are nearby - 44 19.30%  19.30%
Searching again using the subject headings that most closely match your research topic - 98 42.98%  42.98%
Don't know - 34 14.91%  14.91%
Total Answers - 228
 

  47. 
20. Researchers must distinguish between academic journals and popular magazines. Which of the following statements is LEAST ACCURATE?
Academic journal articles provide objective facts; popular magazine articles do not. - 71 31.14%  31.14%
Articles in academic journals usually include a list of references to other scholarly works; articles in popular magazines usually do not. - 36 15.79%  15.79%
The intended audience for academic journals is mainly other scholars; the intended audience for popular magazines is the general public. - 51 22.37%  22.37%
Authors and editors for academic journals are usually employed in higher education; authors and editors for popular magazines are usually employed by the for-profit media. - 30 13.16%  13.16%
Don't know - 40 17.54%  17.54%
Total Answers - 228
  48. 
21. You find the following entry in the References section of a recent article:

Erisman, H.M. (2002). The Cuban Revolution's evolving identity. Latin American Politics and Society 44(1), 145-153.

In what issue of Latin American Politics and Society will you find this article?
Volume 2002, Number 44 - 5 2.22%  2.22%
Volume 44, Number 1 - 188 83.56%  83.56%
Volume 1, Number 145-153 - 16 7.11%  7.11%
The issue cannot be determined - 16 7.11%  7.11%
Total Answers - 225
 
22. For each of the following, indicate whether the item is an entire book, a journal article, or a portion of a book.
  49.  Jorgenson, Lars W. "Reinterpreting Navajo Rites." Navaho Culture 6 (1946): 469-78.
Entire book - 5 2.18%  2.18%
Journal article - 94 41.05%  41.05%
Portion of a book - 121 52.84%  52.84%
Don't know - 9 3.93%  3.93%
Total Answers - 229
  50.  Allen, Glover Morrill. Bats. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1939.
Entire book - 184 81.06%  81.06%
Journal article - 30 13.22%  13.22%
Portion of a book - 5 2.20%  2.20%
Don't know - 8 3.52%  3.52%
Total Answers - 227
  51.  Tanaka, Kazuko. "The New Feminist Movement in Japan, 1970-1990." In Japanese Women, edited by Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow. New York: Feminist Press, 1995.
Entire book - 32 14.10%  14.10%
Journal article - 123 54.19%  54.19%
Portion of a book - 60 26.43%  26.43%
Don't know - 12 5.29%  5.29%
Total Answers - 227
 

  52. 
23. Researchers must distinguish between primary and secondary sources. Which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE?
Primary sources are more scholarly than secondary sources. - 11 4.93%  4.93%
Primary sources are old; secondary sources are new. - 4 1.79%  1.79%
Primary sources examine subjects first-hand; secondary sources examine the findings of other scholars. - 174 78.03%  78.03%
Primary sources are more appropriate for academic projects than are secondary sources. - 7 3.14%  3.14%
All of the above are equally accurate. - 9 4.04%  4.04%
Don't Know - 18 8.07%  8.07%
Total Answers - 223
  53. 
24. Which of the following is likely to yield the most comprehensive list of relevant scholarly articles for a research project?
Searching an electronic index or database in a specific academic field (History, Biology, Music, etc.) - 81 36.65%  36.65%
Using a general Internet search engine like Google or Yahoo - 6 2.71%  2.71%
Paging through print volumes of an academic journal in a specific academic field - 23 10.41%  10.41%
Searching the library catalog - 31 14.03%  14.03%
All of the above are equally effective - 45 20.36%  20.36%
Don't know - 35 15.84%  15.84%
Total Answers - 221
  54. 
25. A peer-reviewed or refereed journal is BEST described as:
A journal that publishes reviews of other articles - 23 10.45%  10.45%
A journal that publishes articles that have been approved by other scholars - 94 42.73%  42.73%
A journal that includes only articles written collaboratively by peers - 14 6.36%  6.36%
A journal that includes references for each article it publishes - 3 1.36%  1.36%
Don't know - 86 39.09%  39.09%
Total Answers - 220
  55. 
26. In a scholarly article or research paper, a citation is:
A direct quotation from someone else's written work - 21 9.50%  9.50%
Source information for any ideas or text from someone else's written work - 136 61.54%  61.54%
The physical location of a source (book, journal, etc.) - 4 1.81%  1.81%
All of the above - 44 19.91%  19.91%
Don't know - 16 7.24%  7.24%
Total Answers - 221
  56. 
27. A citation is NOT required when:
You are paraphrasing, rather than quoting, a source - 13 5.86%  5.86%
More than one source says the same thing - 10 4.50%  4.50%
You are describing your own findings or analysis - 137 61.71%  61.71%
All of the above - 42 18.92%  18.92%
Don't know - 20 9.01%  9.01%
Total Answers - 222
 

 

Your Approach to Evaluating Sources



28. Among the challenges of research is determining whether a source is scholarly. Below is a list of source characteristics. For each characteristic, if this were the only information you had about a source, what conclusion would you draw about whether the source is likely to be scholarly?

If a source...
  57.  Is available online
Scholarly - 16 7.27%  7.27%
Non-scholarly - 15 6.82%  6.82%
Cannot be determined - 175 79.55%  79.55%
Don't know - 14 6.36%  6.36%
Total Answers - 220
  58.  Is translated from another language
Scholarly - 28 12.84%  12.84%
Non-scholarly - 4 1.83%  1.83%
Cannot be determined - 168 77.06%  77.06%
Don't know - 18 8.26%  8.26%
Total Answers - 218
  59.  Is published in a peer-reviewed journal
Scholarly - 134 61.19%  61.19%
Non-scholarly - 15 6.85%  6.85%
Cannot be determined - 35 15.98%  15.98%
Don't know - 35 15.98%  15.98%
Total Answers - 219
  60.  Is posted on a political blog
Scholarly - 14 6.36%  6.36%
Non-scholarly - 127 57.73%  57.73%
Cannot be determined - 63 28.64%  28.64%
Don't know - 16 7.27%  7.27%
Total Answers - 220
  61.  Was recently published
Scholarly - 23 10.50%  10.50%
Non-scholarly - 7 3.20%  3.20%
Cannot be determined - 174 79.45%  79.45%
Don't know - 15 6.85%  6.85%
Total Answers - 219
  62.  Has a lengthy list of references
Scholarly - 139 63.47%  63.47%
Non-scholarly - 3 1.37%  1.37%
Cannot be determined - 68 31.05%  31.05%
Don't know - 9 4.11%  4.11%
Total Answers - 219
  63.  Was published by a university press
Scholarly - 169 77.17%  77.17%
Non-scholarly - 3 1.37%  1.37%
Cannot be determined - 35 15.98%  15.98%
Don't know - 12 5.48%  5.48%
Total Answers - 219
  64.  Was published in Time, Newsweek, or US News & World Report
Scholarly - 106 48.40%  48.40%
Non-scholarly - 38 17.35%  17.35%
Cannot be determined - 59 26.94%  26.94%
Don't know - 16 7.31%  7.31%
Total Answers - 219
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29. You are required to write a research paper for your American History class examining the roles of women in the American Civil War. An initial search turns up the following sources. Which one is LEAST likely to be appropriate for your paper?
Edwards, L. F. (1980). Scarlett doesn't live here anymore: Southern women in the Civil War era. Urbana , IL: University of Illinois Press. - 22 10.00%  10.00%
Heidler, D. S., & Heidler, J. T. (Eds.). (2000). Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A political, social, and military history. (Vols. 1 - 5). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. - 67 30.45%  30.45%
Schultz, J. E. (2002). Seldom thanked, never praised, and scarcely recognized: Gender and racism in Civil War hospitals. Civil War History 48, 220-236. - 23 10.45%  10.45%
Wilson, B. A. (2006). Women in the Civil War. Retrieved July 1, 2006, from http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html - 108 49.09%  49.09%
Total Answers - 220
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30. On what basis did you select your response to the preceding question?
Whether the source is likely to be scholarly - 87 39.91%  39.91%
How recently the source was published - 5 2.29%  2.29%
Whether the source was a print or Internet source - 35 16.06%  16.06%
The number of pages with information about the topic - 14 6.42%  6.42%
All of the above equally influenced my response to the preceding question - 77 35.32%  35.32%
Total Answers - 218
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31. Suppose you have more relevant sources than you can use in a short research assignment. Which of the following is the best way to determine whether to use a particular source?
Whether the source is a print or Internet source - 8 3.62%  3.62%
How recently the source was published - 9 4.07%  4.07%
How easily you can get the source - 14 6.33%  6.33%
Whether the source is scholarly - 76 34.39%  34.39%
Whether the author is highly respected - 7 3.17%  3.17%
All of the above are equally valid criteria for choosing among sources - 107 48.42%  48.42%
Total Answers - 221
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32. What is your gender?
Male - 1 0.45%  0.45%
Female - 221 99.55%  99.55%
Total Answers - 222
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33. What is your ethnicity? Check as many as apply.
White/Caucasian - 147 62.29%  62.29%
African American/Black - 11 4.66%  4.66%
American Indian/Alaska Native - 2 0.85%  0.85%
Asian American/Asian - 44 18.64%  18.64%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 2 0.85%  0.85%
Hispanic/Latino - 19 8.05%  8.05%
Other - 11 4.66%  4.66%
Total Answers - 236
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34. Is there anything else about your research practices or attitudes that you would like your course instructors or campus librarians to know, or something specific you are hoping to learn about doing high-quality academic research? If so, please write a brief statement below:
Total Answers - 5
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