Print versus Electronic Journal Use in Three Sci/Tech Disciplines: The Cultural Shift in Process

Brady, Eileen E.; McCord, Sarah; Galbraith, Betty

doi:10.5860/crl.67.4.354

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“…Electronic journals (e-journals) have achieved widespread and enthusiastic acceptance within the scientific disciplines of the higher education community, and are now an integral part of academic science library collections. 1 Much of the optimism for the success of electronic books (e-books) seems to stem from linked assumptions that the convenience, usability, and approbation of e-journals will be paralleled in e-books. E-book collections are thus being developed in response to expectations for point-of-need accessibility in the same way that e-journals have.…”

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Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates' Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Books

Berg

Hoffmann

Dawson

2010

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates' Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Books

Berg

Hoffmann

Dawson

2010

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

113

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“…Use data for 2003 shows that print use declined to 23 percent. However, the second WSU study conducted by Brady et al 20 of Chemistry, MME, and Physics showed more dramatic drops in print use by 2003, with Chemistry at 5 percent, MME at 13 percent, and Physics at 4 percent. Use of the geology print collection did not decline as dramatically over the same period.…”

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The Impact of Electronic Journals on Use of Print in Geology

Borrelli

Galbraith²,

Brady³

2009

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This study examines the use of geology journals at Washington State University (WSU), before and after electronic access was provided, to determine if the use of the print collection increased as in the previous studies at WSU of three other science disciplines. The number and source of articles cited by WSU geologists from 1998 to 2004 is also examined to determine the impact of electronic access on citation patterns. In light of inflation and package deals, librarians need to understand how faculty use journals. This analysis will assist librarians in better understanding journal usage to inform future serial purchasing decisions.

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“…A representative study is Brady, McCord, and Galbraith's analysis of the 2003 print and e-serial use of researchers at Washington State University's Owen Science and Engineering Library. 5 Comparing the results of their analysis with a previous study conducted at the same site, the authors discovered that use of the library's serial collection in electronic formats increased from 71 percent of total use in 2001 to 94 percent of total use in 2003. The authors believe their findings show a "cultural shift" in user preferences.…”

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confidence: 97%

From Innovation to Transformation

Carr

2009

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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The changes occurring range from the shifting nature of serial collections to evolving models, initiatives, and management strategies used to acquire and administer access to these collections. According to Plutchak, serials librarianship and scholarly communication as a whole are currently in a period of innovation in which emerging technologies are ceasing their emulation of the past and revealing extraordinary new possibilities.1 Plutchak believes that this period will culminate in the transformation of scholarly communication so that technology "overturns the capabilities that were previously thought to be the pinnacle, and brand new ways of doing things become possible."2 From this perspective, the 2006-7 serials literature might be said to offer a first, nascent glimpse of the landscape stretching before libraries as they pioneer their way from a period of innovation to one of transformation. Indeed, there is a prevailing sentiment in the literature that libraries have advanced well beyond the confines of printcentered models in their strategies for acquiring and administering serial access. The literature shows libraries assuming new roles, imagining new possibilities, and developing new solutions. This paper, the latest entry in LRTS' ongoing series reviewing the serials literature, starts where Genereux's review of the 2004-5 literature left off.3 It examines the peer-reviewed and professional literature of serials librarianship published in 2006 and 2007. The primary resource for identifying publications to include in the review was Library Literature and Information Science. In addition, citations in publication reference lists, postings on electronic discussion lists, and serendipitous discovery all contributed to forming the body of literature that was examined. Within this body of literature, the criteria for selecting publications to review was based on the author's judgment of which publications most fully exemplify the leading trends in and contributions to serials librarianship's literature. The first section of the review, "Collections and Concepts," takes a broad perspective, surveying the forces that the literature indicates are reshaping the nature of serials in libraries. Specifically, it reviews changes in the use, formats, and cost of serials and analyzes the effect of these changes on how serials are defined. The next section, "Acquisition," considers the literature's discussion of the evolving means through which serial access is acquired. In addition to assessing the current state of publisher packages, it gives particular attention to the effect of the open access (OA) movement and acquisition models that shift emphasis from ownership to access. The third section, "Access," examines publications describing libraries' three primary serial access points: online catalogs, link resolvers, and metasearch engines. The fourth section, "Management," reviews the literature's discussion of how the managers of serial collections are responding to new challenges and opportunities. It focuses on...

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Print versus Electronic Journal Use in Three Sci/Tech Disciplines: The Cultural Shift in Process

Cited by 19 publications

References 6 publications

Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates' Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Books

Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates' Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Books

The Impact of Electronic Journals on Use of Print in Geology

From Innovation to Transformation

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