Use of electronic journals in astronomy and astrophysics libraries and information centres in India: A users' perspective

Deshpande, Neela J.; Pathak, Sandeep Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.iilr.2008.07.002

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“…This study is largely based on the work of Tenopir & King 4 . Some of the Indian studies are those of authors like Nikam & Promodini 5 , Moghaddam & Talawar 6 , Madusudan 7 , Despande & Pathak 8 , Haridasan & Khan 9 , and Satpathy & Ravath 10 which are related to the present study. E-information resources in general and e-journals/databases in particular have made enormous impact on the scholarly communication of academia in universities and related research institutes.…”

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Evaluating the Effective Use of Electronic Journals by the Academia: A Study

Nikam

Kumar²

2013

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Users' studies are one of the most prominent areas of research in library and information science. Now the trend is to examine the use of e-libraries, e-journals and e-databases. Many studies have been carried out both in India and abroad in this area. This study aims to examine the user behaviour of 66 out of 100 research scholars and faculty members of select departments at the University of Mysore like environmental science, sericulture science, zoology and genetics form the sample. Structured questionnaire with 5 point scale was used and the mean and SD values were calculated using SPSS. The major findings are: Users use both print and electronic sources of information. Majority of the respondents have learnt to use e-journals effectively from 'friends/colleagues'. The respondents 'look for quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals'. Respondents identify relevant electronic articles by 'browsing through recent issues' (mean=3.39) followed by 'searching full-text databases from publishers or aggregator' (e.g. Elsevier, Springer).

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Evaluating the Effective Use of Electronic Journals by the Academia: A Study

Nikam

Kumar²

2013

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“…Swain and Panda (2009) have reported that e‐resources are used more as compared to CDROM databases by the faculty members of business schools in Orissa and Google and Yahoo are the most frequently used search engines. Deshpande and Pathak (2008) assessed the use of electronic journals in astronomy and astrophysics libraries in India. Haridasan and Khan (2009) attempted to find out the impact and use of e‐resources by social scientists in National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), India.…”

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A selective review of research on e‐resource usage in academic libraries

Tripathi

Jeevan

2013

Library Review

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the usage of e‐resources in academic libraries. It also describes various studies undertaken to study the users' behavior and attitude towards e‐journals.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides a comprehensive review of the recent published literature on the importance of the usage statistics of e‐resources subscribed to by the academic libraries.FindingsThe findings show that the usage statistics help in studying and evaluating the users' behavior in an online environment. The library services can be extended and modified, to reflect user interests suiting the users the most, in the light of the evaluation and analyses done.Originality/valueThe paper has pertinence and wider implications for library staff engaged in providing e‐resources' services to readers.

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“…The reputation of scholarly e-journals has grown, as well, becoming increasingly credible, reputable and prestigious, and reaching a level almost comparable to that of print journals (Deshpande & Pathak, 2008). Speier, Palmer, Wren and Hahn (1999) describe the advent of the electronic journal as "the grandest revolution in the capture and dissemination of emerging academic knowledge" (p. 537).…”

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Gender and citation in two LIS e-journals : a bibliometric analysis of LIBRES and information research

Reece-Evans¹

2010

LIBRES

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Though women outnumber men at a ratio of approximately 4:1 in the library and information science (LIS) field as a whole and 3:1 in academic librarianship, past studies suggest that maleauthored LIS print journal articles outnumber female-authored articles both in number and in citations received. The amount of citations received can serve as an indication of status within the LIS profession and can affect chances for professional advancement. This study uses citation analysis to measure patterns of gender, authorship and citation within the LIS e-journals LIBRES and Information Research, and compares these results to Håkanson's ( 2005) citation analysis of gender and citation patterns in three core LIS print journals.Results of this study suggest gendered affinity in citation and reference behavior. Findings include that from 1995-2007 more men than women published articles in LIBRES and Information Research; that both men and women referenced more male-authored articles; that men referenced male-authored articles at a greater rate than women referenced female-authored articles; that articles by women received more citations overall; and that men cited articles by men at a greater rate than they cited articles by women.Though female authorship was proportionately higher in the two LIS e-journals than in the three core LIS print journals, the imbalance in citation and reference patterns suggests that gender influences both male and female authors' choice of references, as well as the amount of citations that authors receive.

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Use of electronic journals in astronomy and astrophysics libraries and information centres in India: A users' perspective

Cited by 4 publications

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Evaluating the Effective Use of Electronic Journals by the Academia: A Study

Evaluating the Effective Use of Electronic Journals by the Academia: A Study

A selective review of research on e‐resource usage in academic libraries

Gender and citation in two LIS e-journals : a bibliometric analysis of LIBRES and information research

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