All individual comments recorded in writing during the focus group are included in this summary and comments are recorded in the order they were made.
Comments reflect the language of the participants as much as possible.
Notes in square brackets reflect researchers' thoughts. There were 4 male and 2 female participants. The graduate students seemed to be more active information seekers and managers than either faculty or undergrads. They relied heavily on journals in their work and went to great pains to seek out articles and organize the personal collections that they subsequently created. They could describe their activities and preferences in great detail.