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How Electronic Journals Are Changing Scholarly Reading Patterns

How Electronic Journals Are Changing Scholarly Reading Patterns. 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

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How Electronic Journals Are Changing Scholarly Reading Patterns

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  1. How Electronic Journals Are Changing Scholarly Reading Patterns 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) value reading for many reasons, but make choices based on convenience

  3. Tenopir & King Data From: • Surveys of reading habits of 35,000+ 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 *280 with outliers

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

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

  9. Average Minutes per reading per University Faculty Member Average number of articles read per scientist Year of Studies

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

  11. Many Ways to Locate Information • Browsing (through print or electronic journals; for current awareness and reading from core titles) • Searching (in search engine, e-journals system, or index; for new topics; older articles; research and writing; favorite method for students) • Following citations in print or electronic • Recommendation from another person • Other, including alerts, preprint services

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

  13. More Subject Differences Pediatricians Astronomers

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

  15. Average Number of Personal Subscriptions to Scholarly Journals

  16. Proportion of Readings of Scholarly Scientific Articles

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

  18. OhioLink: All universities and all journals

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

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

  21. 4. Readings have many values, but readers want convenience

  22. 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)

  23. Medical Faculty Keeping Up (22%) Research/writing (48%) Teaching (17%) Consulting/advising (4%) Other (9%) Pediatricians Keeping Up (50%) Research/writing (7%) Teaching (5%) Consulting/treating (32%) Other (6%) Purposes of Reading

  24. Value of Reading in Order of Frequency of Responses (faculty) • Inspired new thinking • Improved results • Changed focus • Resolved technical problems • Saved time • Collaboration • Faster completion • Wasted my time

  25. Print or Electronic Astronomers Pediatricians Australia Univ Scientists

  26. Form of Final Reading AustralianFaculty Pediatricians n=644

  27. 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

  28. 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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