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How Electronic Journals Are Changing Scholarly Journal Use

How Electronic Journals Are Changing Scholarly Journal Use. Carol Tenopir University of Tennessee ctenopir@utk.edu web.utk.edu/~tenopir/. Subject experts…. 1) read more in not much more time 2) use many more ways to locate and read information 3) rely more on library provided articles

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How Electronic Journals Are Changing Scholarly Journal Use

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  1. How Electronic Journals Are Changing Scholarly Journal Use Carol Tenopir University of Tennessee ctenopir@utk.edu web.utk.edu/~tenopir/

  2. Subject experts… 1) read more in not much more time 2) use many more ways to locate and read information 3) rely more on library provided articles 4) make choices based on convenience

  3. Tenopir & King Data From: • Surveys of reading habits of 30,000+ subject specialists • 1977 to the present • University and non-university settings • Recent surveys at U.S. and Australian universities, pediatricians, astronomers • Also focus groups, observations, logs • These users have library access

  4. 1. Subject experts read more in not much more time

  5. Average Time Spent and Number of Articles Read Per Year Person

  6. Average Articles Read per year per University Faculty Member Average number of articles read per scientist Year of Studies

  7. Average Minutes per Article by University Faculty Member Average number of articles read per scientist Year of Studies

  8. Reading Varies by Subject and Workplace Updated June 2004

  9. 2. Subject experts use many ways to locate and read information

  10. Faculty Still Use Many Ways to Locate Articles U.S. Universities 2005-2006 Australian Universities 2004-2005

  11. Sources of Reading at 3 U.S. universities (2005/2006)

  12. 3. Subject experts rely more on library provided journals and separates

  13. Average Number of Personal Subscriptions to Scholarly Journals

  14. Proportion of Readings of Scholarly Scientific Articles

  15. Source of Articles Read at a U.S. University Faculty Doctoral Students

  16. OhioLink: All universities and all journals

  17. Readings of older materials may be increasing (university faculty)

  18. Older articles are judged more valuable & are more likely to come from libraries 2-5 Years 1stYear Over 5Years

  19. 4. All readers want convenience

  20. Subject Experts Want • More sources • More backfiles • Sources continue to be available • High Quality • Speedy access • No barriers to access • Convenience (getting their work done)

  21. Print or Electronic Astronomers Pediatricians UNSW Univ Scientists

  22. In conclusion • Articles are read more now than ever • E-journal systems from libraries and through the web are making this possible • But both print and online and browsing and searching are still important • Students rely on libraries and searching even more than subject experts • Quality and convenience are both important

  23. For users of the New York Public Library “Convenience trumps quality every time…. It is the job of librarians to make quality convenient.” Stewart Bodner, Associate Chief Librarian, NY Public

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