Time and Technology: A Decade-Long Look at Humanists’ Use of Electronic Information Technology

Wiberley, Stephen E.; Jones, William G.

doi:10.5860/crl.61.5.421

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“…Studies indicated a growing, but uneven adoption in use. In a study by Wiberley and Jones (2000), only two of thirteen participants used primary materials in e-form. Summerfield et al (2000) found that monographs and texts for the humanities were not heavily used, but usage had been growing.…”

Section: Adoption Of E-textmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Content and scope of online materials, speed, savings in scholars' time, and convenience are (Andersen, 1996;Gardiner et al, 2006;Palmer, 2005;Wiberley and Jones, 2000), while limited access and availability of materials are obstacles (The British Academy, 2005). Problems related to equipment or software include poor search engines, slow response time, difficulty in navigation, and frequent format or interface changes (Dalton and Charnigo, 2004).…”

Section: Challenges and Aids In The Electronic Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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E-Texts in Research Projects in the Humanities

Sukovic¹

2011

Advances in Librarianship

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This research paper explores the roles of electronic texts in research projects in the humanities and seeks to deepen the understanding of the nature of scholars' engagement with e-texts. The study used qualitative methodology to explore engagement of scholars in literary and historical studies with primary materials in electronic form (i.e., e-texts). The study revealed a range of scholars' interactions with e-texts during the whole research process. It uncovered a particular pattern of information-seeking practices in electronic environments called netchaining and the main types of uses and contributions of e-texts to research projects. It was found that e-texts play support and substantive roles in the research process. A number of influences from electronic environment are identified as challenges and aids in working with e-texts. The study does not have statistical significance. It indicates a need for further research into scholarly practices, training requirements, and new forms of service provision. Study results are relevant for the development of digital collections, information services, educational programs, and other forms of support for the use of technology in research. The results can be also used to inform approaches to text encoding and development of electronic information systems and have implications for organizational and industry policies. The study found a range of scholars' interactions and forms of intellectual engagement with e-texts that were not documented and analyzed by earlier studies. It provides insights into disciplinary variations in the humanities and contributes to the understanding of scholarly change catalyzed by information technology.

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Section: Adoption Of E-textmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges and Aids In The Electronic Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

E-Texts in Research Projects in the Humanities

Sukovic¹

2011

Advances in Librarianship

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“…Three are types of time spent: anticipated start-up time, actual start-up time, and use time; the fourth is time of life: that is, the stage or trajectory of a scholar's project or career. 5 Margaret Stieg Dalton and Laurie Charnigo studied historians' attitudes toward and use of electronic materials and found that the application of electronic resources have increased historians' use of online catalogs and indexes in their efforts to identify appropriate primary and secondary sources of information. 6 Susana Romanos de Tiratel investigated the informationseeking behavior of Argentine humanities and social sciences scholars in 2000, and found no substantial differences between them, concluding they share similar information-seeking behaviors.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information-Seeking Behavior in the Digital Age: A Multidisciplinary Study of Academic Researchers

2010

CRL

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This article focuses on how electronic information resources influence the information-seeking process in the social sciences and humanities. It examines the information-seeking behavior of scholars in these fields, and extends the David Ellis model of information-seeking behavior for social scientists, which includes six characteristics: starting, chaining, browsing, differentiating, monitoring, and extracting. The study was conducted at Tennessee State University (TSU). Thirty active social sciences and humanities faculty, as well as doctoral students, were interviewed about their use of electronic information resources for research purposes, their perception of electronic and print materials, their opinions concerning the Ellis model, and ways the model might apply to them. Based on the interview results, the researcher provides suggestions on how current information services and products can be improved to better serve social sciences and humanities researchers. The author makes recommendations for improving library services and technologies to better meet the needs of social sciences and humanities scholars.odern modes of technology have changed the information environment in which social sciences and humanities researchers work. The pursuit of knowledge has been revolutionized, mainly through the vast expansion of data accessible via the Internet. Increased knowledge of the information-seeking behaviors of social sciences and humanities researchers is crucial to meeting their information needs.The electronic information resources examined in this study include:1. This study seeks to understand how electronic information resources affect the information-seeking processes in the social sciences and humanities. It also crl-34r2

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“…A few interdisciplinary citation studies included some humanities (most notably Broadus, 1989;Buchanan & Herubel, 1994;Kayongo & Helm, 2012;Leiding, 2005;Smith, 2003;Wiberley & Jones, 1994;Wiberley & Jones, 2000;Wiberley, 2003). In general, these studies found that humanists tended to cite more, and older, monographs than scientists and social scientists.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Alignment of Citation Behaviors of Philosophy Graduate Students and Faculty

Knievel¹

2013

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the terms of the Creative Commons-AttributionNoncommercial-Share Alike License 2.5 Canada (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractObjective -This study analyzes sources cited by graduate students in philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) in 55 PhD dissertations and master's theses submitted between 2005 and 2010, to discover their language, age, format, discipline, whether or not they were held by the library, and how they were acquired. Results were compared to data previously collected about sources cited by philosophy faculty at UCB, in books published between 2004 and 2009, to identify how closely citation behaviors aligned between the two groups.Methods -Citations were counted in the PhD dissertations and master's theses. Citations to monographs were searched against the local catalog to determine ownership and call number. Comparison numbers for faculty research were collected from a previous study. Results were grouped according to academic rank and analyzed by format, language, age, call number, ownership, and method of purchase.Results -Graduate students cited mostly books, though fewer than commonly found in other studies. Citations were almost entirely of English language sources. Master's students cited slightly newer materials than doctoral students, who in turn cited newer materials than faculty. The library owned most cited books, and most of those were purchased on an approval plan. Doctoral students most frequently cited resources outside the discipline of philosophy, in contrast to master's students and faculty.Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2013, 8.3 20 Conclusions -The citation behavior of graduate students in philosophy largely, but not entirely, mirrors that of the faculty. Further study of citation behavior in humanities disciplines would be useful. Understanding the behavior of philosophers can help philosophy librarians make informed choices about how to spend library funds.

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Time and Technology: A Decade-Long Look at Humanists’ Use of Electronic Information Technology

Cited by 61 publications

References 14 publications

E-Texts in Research Projects in the Humanities

E-Texts in Research Projects in the Humanities

Information-Seeking Behavior in the Digital Age: A Multidisciplinary Study of Academic Researchers

Alignment of Citation Behaviors of Philosophy Graduate Students and Faculty

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