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1999 NFACE Survey of
Individual Continuing Education and Information Needs
Survey Intro
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Part 6: Best vehicles for providing technical information
Table 8.a. Best vehicles for providing technical information (by organization)
(average weight given by all respondents in each type of organization)
3=best method, 2=acceptable method, 1=inconvenient or difficult, 0=would
not use
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Journals
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News-
letters
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Manuals, handbooks
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Technical leaflets
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List-
servs
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Direct
mail announce-
ments
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Email notices
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Internet websites
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Archival consul-
tants
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Mentoring relation-
ships
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1-Hist Soc
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1.71
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2.12
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2.14
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1.97
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0.49
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2.01
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1.41
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1.45
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1.52
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1.70
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2-C & U
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1.99
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2.10
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2.37
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2.23
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1.45
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2.08
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2.23
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2.23
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1.34
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1.89
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3-Govt
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1.73
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2.02
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2.28
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2.04
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0.83
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2.08
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1.85
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1.82
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1.42
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1.67
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4-Pub Lib
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1.66
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2.07
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2.14
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1.94
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1.00
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2.24
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1.99
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2.09
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1.37
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1.67
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5-Mus
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1.87
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2.21
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2.30
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2.27
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0.74
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2.15
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1.66
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1.70
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1.59
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1.93
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6-Relig
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1.79
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2.06
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2.21
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2.05
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0.76
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2.09
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1.69
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1.65
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1.42
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1.64
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7-Other
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1.93
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2.09
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2.28
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2.11
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1.22
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2.10
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1.96
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1.97
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1.47
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1.97
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All resp
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1.79
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2.09
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2.24
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2.07
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0.90
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2.10
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1.81
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1.84
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1.44
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1.76
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Table 8.b. Best vehicles for providing technical information (by position
type)
(average weight given by all respondents)
3=best method, 2=acceptable method, 1=inconvenient or difficult, 0=would
not use
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Journals
|
News-
letters
|
Manuals, hand-
books
|
Tech-
nical leaflets
|
List-
servs
|
Direct mail announce-
ments
|
Email notices
|
Internet websites
|
Archival consul-
tants
|
Mentoring relation-
ships
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1-Archivist
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1.97
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2.10
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2.45
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2.33
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1.35
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2.09
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2.04
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2.04
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1.41
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1.84
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2-Librarian
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1.78
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2.03
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2.25
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2.06
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1.11
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2.17
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2.09
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2.10
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1.40
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1.80
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3-Mus Prof
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1.85
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2.15
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2.33
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2.34
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0.56
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2.15
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1.59
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1.74
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1.61
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1.90
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4-Rec Mgr
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1.75
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2.15
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2.21
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1.94
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0.92
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2.21
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1.95
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1.89
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1.16
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1.56
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5-Other Govt
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1.60
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2.04
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2.17
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1.82
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0.42
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2.13
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1.74
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1.73
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1.51
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1.62
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6-Volunteer
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1.55
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2.09
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1.90
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1.70
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0.25
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2.00
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1.17
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1.18
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1.52
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1.56
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7-Other
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1.80
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2.08
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2.12
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1.93
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0.85
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1.90
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1.78
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1.88
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1.45
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1.92
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All resp
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1.79
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2.09
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2.24
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2.07
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0.90
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2.10
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1.81
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1.84
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1.44
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1.76
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