Electronic journals and their unbundled functions in scholarly communication: Views and utilization by scientific, technological and medical researchers in Japan

Kurata, Keiko; Matsubayashi, Mamiko; Mine, Shinji; Muranushi, Tomohide; Ueda, Shuichi

doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2006.01.006

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“…In addition to these studies and those described in the three major literature reviews mentioned above, recent studies of academics of the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki in Greece (Korobili, Tilikidou and Delistavrou, 2006); academic staff of the Consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia in Spain (Borrego, Anglada, Barrios and Comellas, 2007); physicists, chemists and pathologists in universities and research institutes in Japan (Kurata, Matsubayashib,Mine, Muranushi and Ueda, 2007); medical researchers from 80 medical schools in Japan (Kurata, Mine, Morioka, Sakai, Kato and Ueda, 2009); registered users of the Electronic Journal of the University of Malaya (Zainab, Huzaimah and Ang, 2007); and humanities researchers, social scientists and scientists from nine universities in the Netherlands (Voorbij and Ongering, 2006) provide a growing international picture of the shift from print to electronic journals among scholars, with reading from both print and electronic journals still an important part of the scholarly enterprise.…”

Section: Related Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cross Country Comparison of Scholarly E-Reading Patterns in Australia, Finland, and the United States

Tenopir¹,

Wilson²,

Vakkari³

et al. 2010

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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Surveys of academic staff in Australia, Finland, and the United States from 2004-2007 reveal readingpatterns of e-articles by academics that can be used to measure the purpose and value of e-reading and to demonstrate the value of library-provided electronic journal collections. Results can also be used to compare differences across subject discipline, age, and national boundaries, and how the decisions that libraries make influence reading patterns. The surveys used a variation of the critical incident technique to focus on the last e-article read, whether from the library collection or from elsewhere. Readings from e-journals and articles provided by libraries were more often for the purpose of research than were readings from other sources; were rated as highly valuable to that purpose; and have many reported values, including stimulating new ideas. Academics who published more also read more. Although there were some minor variations in e-reading patterns among the countries, most differences in reading patterns resulted instead from differences in subject discipline. Personal characteristics of the reader, including age and status, had much less influence on e-reading habits. AARL March 2010 vol 41 no1 pp 26-41

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Section: Related Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cross Country Comparison of Scholarly E-Reading Patterns in Australia, Finland, and the United States

Tenopir¹,

Wilson²,

Vakkari³

et al. 2010

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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“…Barjak (2006) described heavy use of the Internet for scholarly communication across disciplines, particularly for scientists involved in large research networks. Kurata, Matsubayashi, Mine, Muranushi, and Ueda (2007) studied electronic journal use by Japanese scientists and found that they liked both online and traditional print journals, a finding also reported by Tenopir, King, Boyce, Grayson, and Paulson (2005); Liu (2006) had similar findings for graduate students. However, Wicks and Scarletto (2005) found that gerontologists preferred online information sources; Kanade and Chudamkani (2005) noted the importance of e‐mail for ecologists.…”

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confidence: 54%

Information behavior

Fisher

Julien

2009

Annual Review Info Sci & Tec

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IntroductionInformation behavior focuses on people's information needs; on how they seek, manage, give, and use information, both purposefully and passively, in the varied roles that comprise their everyday lives. Since the first ARIST chapters in the 1960s, the field of information needs and uses has expanded beyond studying academics and scientists to addressing non-work-related situations, employing mixed empirical methods, building a conceptual core for framing information behavior studies, and identifying key concepts for future investigation. This chapter reviews information behavior research published since Case's (2006) review, spanning the years 2005 to early 2008 and backpedaling to include several works from 2004. In addition to searching bibliographic databases, manual examinations were conducted of such key journals as further developed through solicitations on the ASIST SIG USE and ASIST listservs, which helped identify works in press. As Case (2006) noted, information behavior is a broad field that in its widest interpretation includes just about any paper that deals with information and people. In order to focus and manage the review, we excluded papers that limited themselves to the use of a particular source or system, did not encompass broader concepts or principles, and generally excluded other information science subfields such as information retrieval, information literacy, and knowledge management. We also excluded material written in languages other than English.Candidate papers were further limited to the formally published literature; we excluded reports to funding agencies and self-published papers. Beginning with an overview of the research methods used in post-2004 studies, this chapter traces the information behavior literature by discussing the theme of context, followed by elaborations of specific populations (academics, scientists, and students; occupational groups; and ordinary people in everyday life situations and health contexts), information sources (interpersonal, social networks and the Internet, and libraries), key concepts (including affect), and finally, theoretical frameworks. Case's (2006) chapter is recommended reading for an overview of past coverage of information behavior in ARIST. The current chapter is intended to complement cognate reviews on activity theory and information seeking (Wilson, 2008), multitasking behavior (Spink, Cole, & Waller, 2008), human geography and information studies (Downey, 2007), personal information management (Jones, 2007), scientific collaboration (Sonnenwald, 2007), context in information behavior research (Courtright, 2007), workplace 7-3 studies and technological change (Garcia, Dawes, Kohne, Miller, & Groschwitz, 2006), collaborative information seeking and retrieval (Foster, 2006), information failures in health care (MacIntosh-Murray & Choo, 2006), the social world of the Web (Haythornthwaite & Hagar, 2005), and children, teenagers, and the Web (Large, 2005). Method in Information Behavior ResearchThe methods used in recent info...

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“…Many studies have indicated that electronic resources accessed through the library or library consortia are considered the most important sources for e-readings by academics. 23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 Other studies have used multiple methods to focus on the value of library electronic collections, with both faculty and students benefitting from the convenience and efficiency of e-access. 32,33,34,35,36,37,38 Contingent valuation involves estimating the cost in money or time of not having a service, compared to the monetary or time cost involved in having that same service.…”

Section: Value Of E-journalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring value and return on investment of academic libraries

Tenopir

King

Mays

et al. 2010

Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community

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The problem of how to determine the value of a library's services and products is not a new one. Many scholars throughout the years have attempted to take an abstract concept, such as the value of information, and make it more concrete and measurable. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 What was once often an intellectual exercise, however, now has practical urgency for librarians and for the institutions they serve. This is due both to an uncertain economic climate and to rapid advancements in information technology that call into question the traditional roles of the library, while providing opportunities for new roles. Libraries must demonstrate their value in measurable ways that are meaningful to funders and administrators. Just as importantly, measuring the value of services and products helps librarians make decisions about which best serve their users and provide the best return to both the institution and its constituents. Value in contextThe first problem in the process of determining the value of a library is a basic one: What constitutes value and how do you measure it? Various Measuring value and ROI of libraries Carol Tenopir et al Serials -23(3), November 2010182 Measuring value and return on investment of academic libraries Updated from a paper presented by Carol Tenopir at the 33rd UKSG Conference, Edinburgh, April 2010The value of an academic library to its parent institution is difficult, but important, to measure. Many different methods have been used to measure value, including return on investment (ROI), contingent valuation, and other explicit and implicit measures. In a recent study we looked at the value and ROI of the library e-journal collections in the grants process in eight universities in eight countries. The results show that library-provided access to scholarly journals supports faculty productivity and that faculty members value and use electronic resources to support their research, grant and publishing activities. CAROL TENOPIR

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Electronic journals and their unbundled functions in scholarly communication: Views and utilization by scientific, technological and medical researchers in Japan

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Cross Country Comparison of Scholarly E-Reading Patterns in Australia, Finland, and the United States

Cross Country Comparison of Scholarly E-Reading Patterns in Australia, Finland, and the United States

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