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Electronic Journal Use: A Glimpse Into The Future With Information From The Past And Present, Carol Tenopir, Donald W. King
Electronic Journal Use: A Glimpse Into The Future With Information From The Past And Present, Carol Tenopir, Donald W. King
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
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Electronic Or Print: Are Scholarly Journals Still Important?, Carol Tenopir
Electronic Or Print: Are Scholarly Journals Still Important?, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
The author's work in collaboration with Donald King has encompassed many studies over a 25-year period that have provided a wealth of data on the usage of scholarly journal articles by scientists. She uses the data to arrive at some major conclusions about scientists' behaviour: they read a lot, the material from journals is essential to them, they use different ways to get hold of the material, they use electronic sources when convenient, and journals in many fields divide into core and peripheral titles - core titles obtained on subscription and peripheral material as separates.