Question 1: Please select your top ten choices
of database categories to be included in a free core
set of databases:
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|
Biography |
Business |
Children's Lit |
Directories |
Education |
eJournals |
Fine Arts / Humanities |
Genealogy |
ebooks |
General Periodicals |
Health |
Legal |
Library Tools |
Literary Criticism |
Newspapers |
Nursing / Medical |
Reference |
Religion |
Sci/Tech |
Social Sci |
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# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Four Year |
19 |
39% |
47 |
96% |
3 |
6% |
11 |
22% |
41 |
84% |
25 |
51% |
28 |
57% |
1 |
2% |
10 |
20% |
31 |
63% |
20 |
41% |
17 |
35% |
17 |
35% |
39 |
80% |
32 |
65% |
17 |
35% |
36 |
73% |
13 |
27% |
42 |
86% |
41 |
84% |
| Community Colleges |
15 |
39% |
25 |
66% |
2 |
5% |
2 |
5% |
17 |
45% |
10 |
26% |
26 |
68% |
2 |
5% |
12 |
32% |
28 |
74% |
21 |
55% |
13 |
34% |
9 |
24% |
36 |
95% |
28 |
74% |
31 |
82% |
20 |
53% |
2 |
5% |
28 |
74% |
32 |
84% |
| Medical |
1 |
9% |
9 |
82% |
0 |
0% |
5 |
45% |
4 |
36% |
10 |
91% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
27% |
4 |
36% |
11 |
100% |
8 |
73% |
8 |
73% |
0 |
0% |
8 |
73% |
11 |
100% |
11 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
11 |
100% |
6 |
55% |
| Public |
53 |
58% |
52 |
57% |
33 |
36% |
35 |
38% |
25 |
27% |
16 |
18% |
23 |
25% |
49 |
54% |
17 |
19% |
69 |
76% |
75 |
82% |
64 |
70% |
45 |
49% |
67 |
74% |
69 |
76% |
40 |
44% |
59 |
65% |
1 |
1% |
58 |
64% |
40 |
44% |
| Total |
88 |
46% |
133 |
69% |
38 |
20% |
53 |
28% |
87 |
45% |
61 |
32% |
77 |
40% |
52 |
27% |
42 |
22% |
132 |
69% |
127 |
66% |
102 |
53% |
79 |
41% |
142 |
74% |
137 |
71% |
99 |
52% |
126 |
66% |
16 |
8% |
139 |
72% |
119 |
62% |
Question 2: If a database is not included as part of the
free databases, we may be able to include the category in
a set of databases for which members pay an access fee. Indicate
if you are willing to pay an access fee.
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|
Biography |
Business |
Childrens Lit |
Directories |
Education |
eJournals |
Fine Arts |
Genealogy |
ebooks |
General Periodicals |
Health |
Legal |
Library Tools |
Literary Criticism |
Newspapers |
Nursing / Medical |
Reference |
Religion |
Sci/Tech |
Social Science |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Four Year |
25 |
51% |
44 |
90% |
20 |
41% |
21 |
43% |
36 |
73% |
41 |
84% |
41 |
84% |
2 |
4% |
28 |
57% |
34 |
69% |
32 |
65% |
25 |
51% |
31 |
63% |
42 |
86% |
39 |
80% |
27 |
55% |
38 |
78% |
24 |
49% |
45 |
92% |
43 |
88% |
| Community Colleges |
18 |
47% |
23 |
61% |
2 |
5% |
7 |
18% |
16 |
42% |
20 |
53% |
24 |
63% |
1 |
3% |
15 |
39% |
26 |
68% |
18 |
47% |
19 |
50% |
21 |
55% |
30 |
79% |
25 |
66% |
30 |
79% |
20 |
53% |
3 |
8% |
24 |
63% |
27 |
71% |
| Medical |
2 |
18% |
4 |
36% |
0 |
0% |
4 |
36% |
3 |
27% |
9 |
82% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
18% |
2 |
18% |
10 |
91% |
3 |
27% |
6 |
55% |
0 |
0% |
5 |
45% |
11 |
100% |
10 |
91% |
0 |
0% |
9 |
82% |
3 |
27% |
| Public |
15 |
16% |
25 |
27% |
11 |
12% |
23 |
25% |
10 |
11% |
12 |
13% |
11 |
12% |
31 |
34% |
9 |
10% |
28 |
31% |
25 |
27% |
28 |
31% |
22 |
24% |
28 |
31% |
25 |
27% |
19 |
21% |
27 |
30% |
5 |
5% |
22 |
24% |
14 |
15% |
| Total |
60 |
31% |
96 |
50% |
33 |
17% |
55 |
29% |
65 |
34% |
82 |
43% |
76 |
40% |
34 |
18% |
54 |
28% |
90 |
47% |
85 |
44% |
75 |
39% |
80 |
42% |
100 |
52% |
94 |
49% |
87 |
45% |
95 |
49% |
32 |
17% |
100 |
52% |
87 |
45% |
Question 3: Assuming a clean slate, please list the ten
unique databases you would most like to see available on a
statewide basis. (top19 mentioned listed below)
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ABI Inform |
World Cat |
Gale Literature* |
Periodical Abstracts |
Electric Library |
Books in Print |
PsycInfo/ PsycLit |
Health Reference Center |
ERIC |
MLA Bibliography |
CINAHL |
InfoTrac News** |
Wilson Select/ Omni |
Lexis Nexis / Academic
Univ. |
Medline |
Britannica Online |
Literature Resource
Center |
SIRS |
DISCovering Science |
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# |
% |
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% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Four Year |
38 |
78% |
12 |
24% |
10 |
20% |
29 |
59% |
8 |
16% |
16 |
33% |
31 |
63% |
10 |
20% |
18 |
37% |
20 |
41% |
7 |
14% |
4 |
8% |
8 |
16% |
15 |
31% |
0 |
0% |
4 |
8% |
5 |
10% |
2 |
4% |
1 |
2% |
| Community Colleges |
18 |
47% |
12 |
32% |
18 |
47% |
18 |
47% |
12 |
32% |
11 |
29% |
4 |
11% |
11 |
29% |
8 |
21% |
12 |
32% |
15 |
39% |
8 |
21% |
6 |
16% |
7 |
18% |
2 |
5% |
6 |
16% |
10 |
26% |
10 |
26% |
1 |
3% |
| Medical |
3 |
27% |
4 |
36% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
18% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
18% |
6 |
55% |
6 |
55% |
2 |
18% |
0 |
0% |
8 |
73% |
1 |
9% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
9% |
4 |
36% |
2 |
18% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
| Public |
13 |
14% |
40 |
44% |
29 |
32% |
7 |
8% |
33 |
36% |
22 |
24% |
1 |
1% |
20 |
22% |
8 |
9% |
1 |
1% |
1 |
1% |
15 |
16% |
12 |
13% |
2 |
2% |
16 |
18% |
8 |
9% |
5 |
5% |
6 |
7% |
13 |
14% |
| Total |
72 |
38% |
68 |
35% |
57 |
30% |
56 |
29% |
53 |
28% |
51 |
27% |
42 |
22% |
47 |
24% |
36 |
19% |
33 |
17% |
31 |
16% |
28 |
15% |
26 |
14% |
25 |
13% |
22 |
11% |
20 |
10% |
20 |
10% |
18 |
9% |
15 |
8% |
| * Gale Literature is the compiled
total of persons who indicated "Gale Literature,"
"Contemporary Authors," "Contemporary Literary
Criticism Select," and "Dictionary of Literary Biography." |
| **Infotrac News is the compiled
total of persons who indeicated "Infotrac News" or
"TexShare Newspapers" |
Question 4: In the databases provided by TexShare, would
you prefer (a) A greater # and variety of databases that have
less full text and graphics included (b) Fewer databases,
but a greater amount of full text and graphics included?
|
|
Variety |
Fulltext |
| Four Year |
5 |
10% |
42 |
86% |
| Community Colleges |
2 |
5% |
36 |
95% |
| Medical |
1 |
9% |
9 |
82% |
| Public |
17 |
19% |
70 |
77% |
| Total |
25 |
13% |
157 |
82% |
