One hundred thirty-eight participants in the survey were categorized as Readers. More than a half of the respondents in the graduate student group were Readers, whereas the proportion of Readers was smallest in the assistant professor group (see Table 2). Concerning the distribution of Readers by field of study, 38% of members of the Humanities category were classified as Readers, the largest proportion compared with other disciplines. The Life Sciences had the smallest proportion (24%; see Table 3). The median number of publications for Readers was 10, and the mean frequency of RIMS use was 3.86. The frequency of RIMS use was measured on a 5-level scale ranging from Don’t use at all to Use several times a day.