The Effects of Discipline Membership and Experience in the Field on Scholars’ Book and Journal Format Preferences

Dubnjakovic, Ana

doi:10.1080/01462679.2019.1669251

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“…While many factors could explain differences in patrons' format preferences, academic discipline appears to be an important one. Dubnjakovic (2020) found that discipline played a larger role than experience when determining whether a faculty member would prefer electronic or print materials. Such differences in format preferences across disciplines are understandable, since research goals and methodology are not necessarily interdisciplinary and ebook availability differs across disciplines.…”

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“…In addition to general availability and ease of acquiring a title, format preferences differ across disciplines. Humanities departments are more likely to prefer print materials, while science and social science departments are likely to prefer electronic materials (Dubnjakovic 2020;Downey et al 2014). While such generalizations about disciplines' format preferences exist on the basis of factual research, librarians may be overly prone to assume that they know their disciplines' format preferences.…”

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Measuring the Past to Guide the Future: Takeaways from a Retrospective Disciplinary Analysis on Print Books and Ebooks

Walton

Bunderson

2020

Collection Management

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This study investigates the relationship between librarians' purchases and the actual preferences of library patrons based on usage. Using ten years of purchase history, we reviewed how print and ebook preferences have changed over time and what role, if any, discipline plays in format preferences. This information will be used to help subject librarians across various disciplines to make informed print and ebook purchases, relying on actual patron preferences rather than guesswork.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring the Past to Guide the Future: Takeaways from a Retrospective Disciplinary Analysis on Print Books and Ebooks

Walton

Bunderson

2020

Collection Management

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Did COVID-19 Change Patron Format Preferences?: A Multi-year Study of Patron Format Preferences at Two Universities

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Holt

2023

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Academic community’s use of university digital library and their searching behaviour

Rafique,

Ameen,

Arshad

2024

GKMC

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Purpose This study aims to explore the evidence-based usage patterns of higher education commission (HEC) subscribed e-journal databases in the university digital library used by the scholarly community and the academics’ online searching behaviour at a higher education institution in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study used an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach. Raw transaction log data were collected for quantitative analysis, and the interview technique was used for qualitative data collection and thematic analysis. Findings Log analysis revealed that HEC subscribed databases were used significantly, and among those, scholarly databases covering various subjects were more frequently used than subject-specific society-based databases. Furthermore, the users frequently accessed the needed e-journal articles through search engines like Google and Google Scholar, considering them sources of free material instead of the HEC subscribed databases. Practical implications It provides practical implications for examining the evidence-based use patterns of e-journal databases. It suggests the need for improving the access management of HEC databases, keeping in view the usage statistics and the demands of the scholars. The study may also help create market venues for the publishers of scholarly databases by offering attractive and economical packages for researchers of various disciplines in developing and underdeveloped countries. The study results also guide the information professionals to arrange orientation and information literacy programs to improve the searching behaviour of their less frequent users and enhance the utilization of these subscribed databases. Originality/value The study is part of a PhD project and, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, is the first such work in the context of a developing country like Pakistan.

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The Effects of Discipline Membership and Experience in the Field on Scholars’ Book and Journal Format Preferences

Cited by 3 publications

References 28 publications

Measuring the Past to Guide the Future: Takeaways from a Retrospective Disciplinary Analysis on Print Books and Ebooks

Measuring the Past to Guide the Future: Takeaways from a Retrospective Disciplinary Analysis on Print Books and Ebooks

Did COVID-19 Change Patron Format Preferences?: A Multi-year Study of Patron Format Preferences at Two Universities

Academic community’s use of university digital library and their searching behaviour

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