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Changes In Scholarly Reading In Finland Over A Decade: Influences Of E-Journals And Social Media, Elina Late, Carol Tenopir, Sanna Talja, Lisa Christian
Changes In Scholarly Reading In Finland Over A Decade: Influences Of E-Journals And Social Media, Elina Late, Carol Tenopir, Sanna Talja, Lisa Christian
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Nationwide surveys of researchers in Finland in 2007 and 2016 distributed with the assistance of FinELib, the Finnish national consortium, show that researchers use a growing range of sources to find and access scholarly articles and that some reading patterns are changing. The percentage of articles found by searching and browsing are decreasing, while researchers are using more social ways to locate articles. Research social networking sites are rated as important to their work. They read more onscreen, although still print some material out for final reading. Reading patterns for books are different, as researchers still rely more on printed …
An Experiment With Name Entities In Wikidata @University Of Tennessee Libraries, Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts
An Experiment With Name Entities In Wikidata @University Of Tennessee Libraries, Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts
UT Libraries Faculty: Other Publications and Presentations
This lightning talk focused on the presenter's experience in learning how to apply Wikidata to build an author’s profile in Scholia. She also discussed the learning curve to create new Wikidata and to update the existing ones to connect with the new items. She also explored different tools, queries and visualization in Wikidata. In conclusion, she discussed her take away and possible scenarios that Wikidata could be used for UT Libraries' collections.
Seeking, Reading, And Use Of Scholarly Articles: An International Study Of Perceptions And Behavior Of Researchers., Carol Tenopir, Lisa Christian, Jordan Kaufman
Seeking, Reading, And Use Of Scholarly Articles: An International Study Of Perceptions And Behavior Of Researchers., Carol Tenopir, Lisa Christian, Jordan Kaufman
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
While journal articles are still considered the most important sources of scholarly reading, libraries may no longer have a monopoly on providing discovery and access. Many other sources of scholarly information are available to readers. This international study examines how researchers discover, read, and use scholarly literature for their work. Respondents in 2018 report an average of almost 20 article readings a month and there are still significant differences found in the reading and use of scholarly literature by discipline and geographical location, consistent with the earlier studies. Researchers show they are willing to change or adopt new strategies to …