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The purpose of this study is to provide a level of detail on faculty use and perceptions that does not currently exist for librarians and administrators making decisions regarding the future of the academic library. In particular, this study develops profiles of faculty use and perceptions of the library for specific academic disciplines and helps librarians and administrators identify differences and similarities in disciplines relating to faculty use and perceptions that can then determine future strategies. While many commonalities existed between disciplines, differences were also apparent. General groupings of disciplines within the humanities and the sciences tended to have more in common with each other than those in the social sciences, although differences existed within these as well. 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In particular, this study develops profiles of faculty use and perceptions of the library for specific academic disciplines and helps librarians and administrators identify differences and similarities in disciplines relating to faculty use and perceptions that can then determine future strategies. While many commonalities existed between disciplines, differences were also apparent. General groupings of disciplines within the humanities and the sciences tended to have more in common with each other than those in the social sciences, although differences existed within these as well. 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