Print versus Electronic Journal Use in Three Sci/Tech Disciplines: What’s Going On Here?

Siebenberg, Tammy R.; Galbraith, Betty; Brady, Eileen E.

doi:10.5860/crl.65.5.427

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“…after the introduction of electronic journals. Similarly, Siebenberg, Galbraith and Brady (2004) reported that most print journals were used more at the time of their study than prior to the advent of electronic journals at Washington State University. The authors contended that migration from paper to electronic journals depended on the subject area and that quality and pertinence remained the dominant factors in users' choice of journals.…”

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A qualitative study of the impact of electronic journals on scholarly information behavior

Ollé

Borrego

2010

Library & Information Science Research

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A qualitative study of the impact of electronic journals on the information behavior of academics at Catalan universities shows that academics now read more, and more widely. However, their reading is becoming more superficial; they are compelled to improve their discrimination skills in order to decide what to read in more depth. The electronic accessibility of journals means that academics now make fewer library visits. Web browsing and TOC e-mail alerts are replacing physical browsing, and searching is a very popular option for keeping up to date with developments. Internet search engines, especially Google and Google Scholar, are becoming important sources of information for academics. However, they face problems in managing their personal scientific information. IntroductionThe amount of electronic information available to academic researchers has increased tremendously during the last decade. During this period, accessibility to electronic contents has improved greatly, especially compared to earlier times when most of the information was availably only in printed format. Today, scientists have a wide range of channels through which they can locate and access published literature -bibliographic databases, alert services, hyperlinks, and so on. In this context, it is essential to establish how the increase in the amount of information available and the improvement in its accessibility have affected scholars' information behavior, in order to make suggestions for redefining and adapting the services offered by academic libraries. This task is especially urgent in view of the fact that most of the acquisition budgets of academic libraries are devoted to electronic contents.

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Section: Migration From Print To Electronic Journalsmentioning

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A qualitative study of the impact of electronic journals on scholarly information behavior

Ollé

Borrego

2010

Library & Information Science Research

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“…1 The authors were trying to determine if patrons were switching from print journals to electronic merely because a title was available electronically. Unsurprisingly, this study revealed that the use of all three collections had increased with the advent of electronic access to many of the titles.…”

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

Brady

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Galbraith

2006

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This study examines journal use in three scientific disciplines. A previous study found that print use increased after electronic access was added. This article uses the same methods to determine if the increase in the use of the paper has continued. A cultural shift has happened between the two studies. Although the use of paper journals increased with the advent of e-journals, a shift in use patterns has occurred and patrons now favor electronic format. There are disciplinary differences in the use of paper and electronic formats. Most journal titles showing increases in print use also were available in electronic format.

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“…However, Siebenberg et al (2004) concluded that most print journals at Washington State University's Owen Science and Engineering Library in 2003 were actually being used more than they were prior to the introduction of electronic journals. They argue that the availability of electronic formats has, in fact, greatly enhanced the total use of all titles.…”

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E-Journal Usage and Impact in Scholarly Research: A Review of the Literature

Williams

Nicholas

Rowlands

2010

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This article reviews the literature dealing with scholarly information behavior around the use of e-journals. Its aims are to examine the use and impact the availability of e-journals has had on the community of scholars, mainly from the UK, but looking also at literature from other countries. Results demonstrated the huge rise in availability and take-up of e-journals, although there are mixed findings regarding the fate of the print format. Access to e-literature is dominated by keyword searching, with subject-specific (e.g., chemical abstracts); or general academic (Web of Knowledge) gateways and search engines (typically Google) all used above publishers platforms, alerts, and other ways to find literature. The value of e-journals has been shown to be high, both in terms of in gaining new insights and helping with teaching, and in measure of "Contingent valuation": the time or cost incurred by not having provision. Barriers to e-journal use included non-purchase of titles by the library and years or volumes not available electronically. Although many disciplinary differences exist, due to their differing natures and means of scholarly communication, nevertheless, the review concludes that it is now unthinkable for researchers to work without the convenience and comprehensiveness that e-journals provide them.

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Print versus Electronic Journal Use in Three Sci/Tech Disciplines: What’s Going On Here?

Cited by 33 publications

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A qualitative study of the impact of electronic journals on scholarly information behavior

A qualitative study of the impact of electronic journals on scholarly information behavior

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

E-Journal Usage and Impact in Scholarly Research: A Review of the Literature

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