A survey on the use of electronic databases and electronic journals accessed through the web by the academic staff of Israeli universities

Bar‐Ilan, Judit; Peritz, Bluma C.; Wolman, Y.

doi:10.1016/j.jal.2003.08.002

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“…The results of a user survey at the University of Hong Kong Libraries (Woo, 2005) showed that 68.8 per cent of the respondents prefer to use journals online compared to 31.2 per cent who prefer to use printed journals. It has been identified that discipline has a major influence on usage patterns and preferences, and that faculty members in science or agriculture tend to use the Internet more intensively than faculty members of humanities or social sciences (Lazinger et al, 1997;Bar-Ilan et al, 2003). Age also plays an important role in usage; the younger the faculty members are, the more they use electronic sources (Bar-Ilan et al, 2003).…”

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“…It has been identified that discipline has a major influence on usage patterns and preferences, and that faculty members in science or agriculture tend to use the Internet more intensively than faculty members of humanities or social sciences (Lazinger et al, 1997;Bar-Ilan et al, 2003). Age also plays an important role in usage; the younger the faculty members are, the more they use electronic sources (Bar-Ilan et al, 2003). It LR 55,2 has also been reported that men are heavier users of the Internet and they make most use of the more complicated services (Busselle et al, 1999;Teo, 2001;Cheong, 2002).…”

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Factors that influence the use of library resources by faculty members

2006

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Purpose -To examine the use of library resources, focusing on e-sources, by the members of the faculty of a higher educational institute in Thessaloniki, Greece; to reveal the factors which influence the effective use of sources for academic duties; and to provide reliable information to both the administration and the library of the institute, with the aim of the improvement of library services. Design/methodology/approach -A census survey, using a structured questionnaire, among the faculty of the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki was conducted to examine the frequency of use of resources, mainly e-sources, and to reveal the impact of demographic or academic situational characteristics, the assumed positive influence of academic productivity, perceived usefulness of resources and access to e-sources on the use of e-sources as well as the assumed negative influence of barriers and computer anxiety on the use of e-sources. Findings -The great majority of the faculty of TEI uses printed sources more than e-sources, but they also use e-sources quite frequently. Use is mostly of books, websites and printed journals. It was also found that the use of e-sources is higher in the School of Business Administration and Economics among those who hold a PhD degree and among younger members of the faculty. Also, the results indicated that the use of e-sources is positively influenced by the respondents' perceived usefulness of resources, the convenience of access to the sources and their academic productivity. The examination of the computer anxiety rating scale (CARS) provided evidence that the less anxious the faculty feel about PCs, the more frequent users they become. Research limitations/implications -Further research is needed to measure how faculty interact with information, what kind of electronic sources they prefer, what search strategies they use, as well as whether their information needs are satisfied. This research needs to be duplicated to other universities in Greece to determine whether the results can be generalized for Greek academic faculty. Practical implications -University administrations need to improve library facilities, to include more workstations for access to electronic sources, as well as to improve the marketing and communication of these e-sources. Originality/value -This research tries to fill a gap in the literature, which has underemphasized so far the need for assessing and measuring the use of library resources in Greek academic libraries and the examination of the factors that influence this use.

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Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

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Factors that influence the use of library resources by faculty members

2006

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“…A literatura sobre o tema aponta várias razões que podem justificar a preferência pelo uso do periódico impresso, tais como não-portabilidade do periódico eletrônico, dificuldade de leitura na tela, pois as telas têm leiaute horizontal (landscape) e o papel vertical (portrait), com a primeira comportando menos informação que a página impressa, com resolução inferior, o que indica a necessidade de formatos diferente nas versões impressa e eletrônica; desconhecimento e pouca experiência no uso do periódico eletrônico; falha de acesso, cobertura insuficiente, problemas na leitura na tela; familiaridade e facilidade para ler no papel, ausência de informações relevantes, falta de acesso a informações mais antigas, além do fato de alguns usuários não se disporem a pagar pelo acesso (WOODWARD et al, 1997;ROGERS, 2001;WRIGHT et al, 2001;MONOPOLI et al, 2002;BAR-ILAM et al, 2003;TORRE et al, 2003).…”

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Uso de periódicos científicos eletrônicos por docentes e pós-graduandos do Instituto de Geociências da USP

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2007

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ResuMoA pesquisa analisa a aceitação e utilização de periódicos científicos eletrônicos por docentes e alunos do curso de pós-graduação do Instituto de Geociências da Universidade de São Paulo, com o objetivo de identificar a possibilidade de atuação da biblioteca como facilitadora/intermediadora desse processo. Foram enviados 178 questionários, com taxa de retorno de 79,8%. Os resultados indicam que os docentes e pós-graduandos utilizam de forma rotineira periódicos eletrônicos em suas atividades de ensino e pesquisa, apesar de a cultura impressa ainda estar fortemente presente. A maior dificuldade observada foi na identificação e seleção dos recursos informacionais mais adequados, o que abre uma gama de possibilidades de atuação para a biblioteca. Questões como preservação e arquivamento da informação, garantia de acesso ao longo do tempo, desenvolvimento de interfaces confiáveis e disponibilização de coleções retrospectivas precisam ser definidas e resolvidas para a aceitação do periódico científico eletrônico. PAlAvRAs-chAvePeriódico científico eletrônico. Periódico científico. Comunicação científica use of electronic scientific journals by professors and students from the course of graduation at the Instituto de Geociências at the usP ABsTRAcT This research analyzes the acceptance and utilization of scientific electronic journals by the teachers and students of post-graduation course of São Paulo Geosciences University for the purpose of identifying the possibility of using it at the library as a facilitator/intermediator of this process. 178 questionnaires were sent with a rate of 79.8% of reply. The results show that the teachers and post-graduation students utilize electronic journals as a routine in their activities of teaching and research, although printed literature is still widely used. The major difficulty has been the identification and selection of the most adequate information resources, what opens up a range of possibilities for its performance at the library. Issues, for instance, as information preservation and storage, assurance of access as time goes by, development of reliable interfaces and availability of retrospective collections have to be defined and solved for the acceptance of scientific electronic journals.

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“…Conversely, faster access to information was noted as the main advantage of electronic sources. Bar-Ilan et al, 2003 found that speed; accessibility and searchability were seen as the main advantages while the main disadvantages were lack of access, lack of coverage and low readability. Despite knowing the importance of resource credibility, students still prefer to use easily accessible web sources, and are less likely to seek credible sources from the library.…”

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confidence: 99%