Use Of Electronic Journals Research Articles

Use of Electronic Journals by the Postgraduate Students and Research Scholars of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Use of Electronic Journals by the Postgraduate Students and Research Scholars of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Faktor penyebab rendahnya pemanfaatan jurnal elektronik di Perpustakaan Universitas Gadjah Mada oleh mahasiswa Sekolah Pascasarjana

Introduction. This study aims to examine the inhibiting factors of the use of electronic journals atthe Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Library by UGM graduate school students. The study used Weber's information system model theory with the following variables: system quality, information quality, user training, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, computer self-efficacy, information system use, individual impact and information system satisfaction.
 Data Collection Methods. This study used surveys with a quantitative approach. and observations.
 Results and Discussion. The results of this study showed that the inhibiting factors of electronic journals at the UGM Library was the difficulties in using information systems electronic journals. This resulted that the students were less confident and rarely to access and utilize electronic journals due to their lack of understanding and skilss in using computers or e-Journal information system. 
 Conclusion. The low utilization of the electronic journal is related to the quality of information system (system quality), user perceived difficulties when accessing the electronic journal Information system (perceived easy of use) and the user's ability to use the computer (computer self-efficacy).

The age factor in the use of peer-reviewed electronic journals by Zimbabwean academics

Background: The emergence of peer-reviewed electronic journals on the academic scene at the turn of the century was well received by university libraries in Zimbabwe. They established a consortium to facilitate conveyance of the resources to their patrons. Use of electronic journals by academics, however, has remained minimal almost two decades after their introduction. Efforts by librarians to address this challenge are hampered by lack of context-specific information on how age, among other demographic factors, affects adoption and use of electronic journals by academics. Such information is critical in promoting its use. Objectives: This study examined age differences in the awareness of peer-reviewed electronic journals by academics in Zimbabwean universities, use of electronic journals and possession of technological skills needed to negotiate the electronic journals environment. Method: This study employed a quantitative approach using a survey research design. Data were collected through structured questionnaires administered to a sample of 363 academics from three universities in Zimbabwe. Data were analysed through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences to produce tables. Results: Younger academics were more aware of electronic journals, however, the older academics accessed more articles. Younger academics possessed higher technological skills than older academics. Conclusion: There are age differences among academics with respect to awareness, use and possession of technological skills that librarians must take into account as they promote adoption and use of electronic journals.

Investigating disciplinary differences in the use of electronic journals by academics in Zimbabwean state universities

The study investigated disciplinary differences in the use of electronic journals by academics at three state universities in Zimbabwe. The study employed a quantitative approach using a survey research design. Data were collected through structured questionnaires that were administered to a sample of 363 academics. The sample drew from all disciplines at the targeted institutions. The response rate was 58.4%. Findings showed that there were disciplinary differences in awareness, use, and possession of technological skills needed to utilise electronic journals. Academics from agriculture and environmental science, engineering, medicine, and science and technology were more aware of the resources, used them more, and possessed better technological skills than their counterparts from arts and humanities, social sciences, and commerce. The study provides important insight to university librarians regarding the policies, practices, and strategies of promoting full use of electronic journals to academics rooted in different disciplines that respond differently to the resources.

HUBUNGAN ANTARA PEMANFAATAN E-JOURNAL DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR DENGAN KEMAMPUAN PENGETAHUAN KEPUSTAKAAN

Abstrak:Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti 1). Hubungan antara pemanfaatan E-Journal dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan, 2). Hubungan antara motivasi belajar dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan, 3), Hubungan antara pemanfaatan E-Journal dan motivasi belajar secara bersama-sama dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan. Hipotesis dari penelitian ini adalah 1). Diduga terdapat hubungan positif antara pemanfaatan E-Journal dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan, 2). Diduga terdapat hubungan positif antara motivasi belajar dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan, 3), Diduga terdapat hubungan positif antara pemanfaatan E-Journal dan motivasi belajar secara bersama-sama dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1). Hipotesis pertama diterima, bahwa terdapat hubungan positif antara pemanfaatan E-Journal dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan, 2). Hipotesis kedua ditolak, karena dari hasil pengujian dibuktikan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan antara motivasi belajar dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan, 3). Hipotesis ketiga diterima, bahwa terdapat hubungan positif antara pemanfaatan E-Journal dan motivasi belajar secara bersama-sama dengan kemampuan pengetahuan kepustakaan dengan tingkat koefisien rendah.
 Kata Kunci: Pemanfaatan E-Journal, Jurnal Elektronik, Motivasi Belajar, Kemampuan Pengetahuan Kepustakaan, Perpustakaan.
 
 Abstrac:The research is purposed to examine, 1). A significant relationship between the use of electronic journals and library knowledge, 2). A significant relationship between motivation to learn and library knowledge, 3). A significant relationship between the use of electronic journals and motivation to learn together with library knowledge. The hypothesis of this study is, 1). There is a positive relationship between the use of electronic journals and library knowledge, 2). There is a positive relationship between motivation to learn and library knowledge, 3). There is a positive relationship between the use of electronic journals and motivation to learn together with library knowledge.The result of test showed: 1). The first hypothesis is accepted, there is a positive relationship between the use of electronic journals and library knowledge, 2). The second hypothesis is rejected, because from the test results it can be seen that there is no relationship between motivation to learn and library knowledge, 3). The third hypothesis is accepted, there is a positive relationship between the use of electronic journals and motivation to learn together with library knowledge skills with low coefficient levels.
 Keyword: Utilization Of Electronic Journal, Electronic Journal, Learning Motivation, Knowledge Ability Literature, Libraries.

INFLUENCE OF E- JOURNALS IN ACADEMIA AND SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS

The article describes to highlight the important of e-journals for the access in the academic libraries. As academia progresses towards the 21st century, increases in student numbers, distance learning, changes in copyright licensing and lack of funding means that academic institutions have to look more closely at the use of electronic resources in order to meet these challenges. The “wired campus” and “virtual university” mean more users looking for electronic resources and increased pressure on libraries to provide these services. Electronic journals have become an increasingly important part of academic library collections; Electronic journal usage has created a new set of issues such as archiving, copyright, cataloguing, site licensing, remote access, hardware requirements and journal design. Today availability of e-resources in a university library is very common. This paper deals with different aspects of electronic journals and their impact on users, authors, indexing services, scholarly communication, accessibility and libraries. The academics are still in the process of adopting this medium. There is variation in the use of electronic journals from discipline to discipline. Researchers have positive attitude towards electronic journals. Budget allocation for journals has been shifting from print to electronic form, which has necessitated a change in collection development policies of libraries. The article describes all such aspects of electronic journals.

PENGEMBANGAN KOLEKSI JURNAL ELEKTRONIK DI PUSAT LAYANAN PUSTAKA UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA (PUSLATA UT)

This research aims to see the development of the electronic journal collection at Puslata UT. This research used qualitative approach with descriptive method. Reviews these results indicate that Puslata UT has run a series of activities for the development of the electronic journal collection, but in fact the use of electronic journals by the academic society is very low. It happened because some temporary policies were not maximized and less inappropriate to fulfill information needs of academic society. Electronic journal more needed for the accreditation process and the study by researcher at UT center. The results of this research shows that PUSLATAUT should make a written policy or guidelines of the development of the electronic journal collection, and create a strategic plan so that electronic journals can reach some academic societies in some areas.

Faculty Members and E-Journals: The Case of Private Universities in Kumasi, Ghana

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to determine the level of awareness, accessibility, and use of electronic journals (E-journals) by the faculty members of Garden City University College (GCUC) and Christian Service University College (CSUC) in Kumasi, Ghana. The survey method was used with questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The study found that levels of awareness and use of E-journals were relatively high while accessibility was somewhat poor. Problems such as slow network, regular power-cuts, and unstable network were found to hinder access and use of E-journals. Therefore, adequate publicity, regular training, and provision of power generators were recommended by the study to solve the problems.

Information-Seeking Behavior of Greek Nursing Students: A Questionnaire Study.

The aim of this study was to investigate factors influencing the use of electronic journals by nursing students through identification of information needs, information resources used, and barriers to seeking information. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a specially designed structured questionnaire. Of 600 nursing students, 505 agreed to participate, indicating a response rate of 84.2%. Participants sought out nurses and doctors, printed materials, scholarly databases/e-journals, and seminars as information resources. Participants reported that they searched for information for themselves, parents, and inpatients. Most searched for information for diet or special nutrition needs and for specific diseases. The obstacles faced included lack of time and cost. Training in information literacy is important to enhance the skills of nursing students.

USE OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS IN ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS IN DELHI UNIVERSITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

The main objective of present study is to compare the use of electronic journals by users in department of Economic and Political science in Delhi University . This investigation applied a standard survey method to analyse the use and utilization of e-journals. This study restricted only to the users of the Economic and political science department of Delhi University. Relevant literature on the e-journals use study has been reviewed. 150 users from both the department has been taken as sample for the study. The data was collected from the purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire was used as a tool of data collection. The data was analysed through percentage method. The main finding of the study is that the users of economics department use more E-journals in compare to Political Science department. Based on the results some suggestions have been made to the University to effective use of e-journals.

Use of e-journals by the scientists of CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, India

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the use of electronic journals (e-journals) by the scientists of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) – a center of excellence in the field of genomics and integrative biology situated in Delhi, India. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the results of a well-structured questionnaire administered to all the scientists of the institute for the purpose of data collection. Findings – The main findings are that the scientists are more attracted toward e-journals specially on those provided by CSIR-NISCAIR Consortia, NKRC than those available via direct subscription. From this survey, the investigator has been able to find out that almost all the scientists are consulting e-journals from their campus cabin, not only for research purposes but also to update their own knowledge. The infrastructure to use e-journals are superb and there is no technological problem specially hardware and software support with high bandwidth of Internet speed exists here, as CSIR-IGIB uses largest computing facility (four Tflop/s) in Asia outside Japan (ranked 158th among the World’s Top 500 Super Computers). Respondents also identified that there is dire need for training in using e-resources and retrieving pinpointed information from the databases. Research limitations/implications – The present paper consists only of scientists and the geographical area is restricted to CSIR-IGIB, Delhi. The scope of the paper can be extended to additional CSIR libraries. A comparative study can also be made among some biological research libraries of CSIR Institutes. Originality/value – There are a number of studies on the use of e-journals by CSIR scientists, but this is the first of its kind which covers scientists of IGIB that has the largest computing facility (four Tflop/s) in Asia outside Japan. As such, it should pave the way for research and lead a model role for other CSIR Institutes as well as elsewhere.

E-Journal Culture among Medical Fraternity of Kashmir

The purpose of the study is to understand level of awareness, use and allied parameters related to e-journals among medical fraternity of two prominent medical institutions of the Kashmir. A survey designed to collect information about use of electronic journals and parameters associated with it was undertaken by administering a structured questionnaire among the faculty. The findings reveal that about 60% medical professionals with computer literacy use e-journals on weekly basis for the purpose of research. The keyword/subject approach is found the most popular search technique for the retrieval while the author and title are less chosen options. The important source of awareness is a friend or a colleague and a PDF is the most favored format for delivery. However, dependency on e-journals is below 40%. The study is limited to medical fraternity of Government Medical College (Srinagar) and Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science(Srinagar), both premier Institutions of the state. The newly emerged colleges and paramedical schools have not been included in the study.

Cognitive styles and the use of electronic journals in a mobile context

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how different cognitive style groups use electronic journals via mobile devices, with an emphasis on the use of search mechanisms, the approaches to judge the relevance and to refine the results, the use of horizontal screens, and on the influence of negative emotions. Design/methodology/approach – Participants’ cognitive styles were identified as Holists and Serialists with Ford's Study Preference Questionnaire. The behaviour of the participants interacting with the ScienceDirect was observed and was analysed with both traditional statistics and data mining. Findings – Holists prefer to use multiple searches when undertaking the Expert Search only, which is a complex search mechanism. Conversely, Serialists have a tendency to use multiple searches, irrespective of the complexity of search mechanisms. Additionally, the Expert Search may be helpful for Serialists while the Basic Search seems beneficial to Holists. Regarding the judgement of relevance, Holists tend to use a variety of approaches while Serialists prefer to use a single approach. In general, the major results of this study confirm those of Vilar and Žumer (2008). Originality/value – The novelty of this study covers two aspects. One is to examine the behaviour of Holists and Serialists in the mobile context of electronic journals and the other is to analyse data with an integrative approach that combines both traditional statistics and data mining. The former contributes to the understandings of how to design mobile electronic journals that can accommodate the needs of different cognitive style groups. The latter can not only strengthen the reliability of the results obtained from traditional statistics, but also discover findings neglected by traditional statistics.

Electronic Journals

The availability of electronic journals in the Portuguese academic community improved in a spectacular way since the creation of the national university consortium, Online Knowledge Library (b-on), in 2004. The work presented here is the outcome of a line of research begun in 2011 which aims to investigate the supply and use of electronic journals incorporated into university libraries through b-on. This study aims to present and analyse some of the statistical and bibliometric indicators of the Portuguese scientific consumption and output seeking to evaluate its connection with b-on. It was analysed the usage of b-on resources by the public universities members of the consortium, from 2004 to 2010.In addition to the usage data of the consortium, we used the Web of Science (WoS) from which we identified the articles indexed by five Portuguese universities between 2000-2010.

Payment of purchase and usage of electronic journals

AbstractThe article presents the position of electronic journals in professional and scientific communication, purchase of electronic journals and models of payment. On the basis of research, the present position of professional and scientific electronic journals in Slovenian special and academic libraries is shown, also the acquisition policy, response of users and a view of the future use of electronic journals in libraries.

Users Perception Towards the Use of Electronic Journals: A Study with Reference to University of Kashmir, Srinagar (India)

This paper aims to explore the users’ perception towards the use of electronic journals (e-journals). A well structured questionnaire was designed to elicit the opinion of users. Responses were gathered from 160 users of the University of Kashmir. The results of the study provide information about preferred format and sources of reading articles, characteristics that affect the choice of e-format over print or print over e-format, purpose for which e-journals are used, problems faced by the users while accessing e-journals, features not currently supported in e-journals and expected features in future e-journals. On the basis of the findings, some suggestions have been put forth for maximizing the use of e-journals.

Use of Electronic Journals through UGC-Infonet Consortium by the Research Scholars of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati A Study

The study aimed at the use of E-journals through UGCINFONET consortium and its impact among the research scholars of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. Structured questionnaire was designed to collect the data. Out of 157 questionnaires 148 filled in questionnaires were received back. The present study demonstrates and elaborates the various aspects of use of UGCINFONET consortium such as frequency of library visits, purpose of using e journals, awareness about UGC INFONET, place of accessing e journals, type of referred journals, preferred search, search method, preferred form, level of satisfaction of internet facility, opinion on information content in e journals and problems faced by research scholars while accessing e journals through UGC INFONET consortium. And also highlights the suggestions made by the research scholars of Sri Venkateswara University who are the respondents of the study.

Uso de periódicos eletrônicos nas instituições do ensino superior e de pesquisa em Moçambique

O estudo realizado tomou como referência a centralidade e as repercussões dos Portais de Períodicos Eletrônicos disponíveis em Moçambique para a pesquisa científica. Foram analisados os graus de aceitação e utilização de Periódicos Eletrônicos e dos Portais de Periódicos do INASP, HINARI, AGORA e CAPES por professores e pesquisadores de Instituições do Ensino Superior e de Pesquisa em Moçambique. A metodologia contou com a combinação de abordagens qualitativas e quantitativas. Também serviu-se da pesquisa documental, para tanto, utilizou-se dos documentos oficiais e técnicos coletados junto aos órgãos do Governo de Moçambique, voltados para políticas públicas de informação, ciência e tecnologia. Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que tanto os professores quanto pesquisadores utilizam de forma rotineira periódicos eletrônicos em suas atividades de ensino e pesquisa. Os mesmos resultados indicaram que a minoria dos professores e pesquisadores desconhece a existência desses recursos eletrônicos e apontarem a barreira linguística como um grande entrave para o acesso e utilização dos períodicos eletrônicos disponiveis nos Portais.

The use of electronic journals for the dissemination of scholarly information by the University of Natal and the University of Zululand

The study investigates the use of electronic journals for the dissemination of scholarly information in the Universities of Natal and Zululand. It attempts to determine the level of use of electronic journals by the scholarly communities, and the perceived impact that these journals have on the community. Similarly, the role played by the academic libraries in the provision of these journals was explored. The scholarly community included the academic staff, the library staff and postgraduate students. A survey research method was used to elicit information from the respondents. The population was sampled using the stratified random sampling technique. A sample of 10% was drawn from the population of 1969 postgraduate students. Regarding the academic staff a sample of 20% was drawn from each stratum. The total population for the academic staff was 557. All professional librarians in the two university libraries were identified and included in the study. Data was analysed by means of the SYSTAT Version 7.0 and Microsoft Excel. The findings indicate that the level of electronic journal use by the two universities is low despite their historical differences in resource support. It is recommended that the academic library should provide facilities where users can access electronic journals on their own. The librarians should also market their services and products to library clientele. There is a need for user education, especially in the use of electronic journals. The study provides interesting insights on the theme.

Use of E-Journals vs P-Journals by Management Students in Chetana's R.K. Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai

This study seeks to examine the use of electronic journals (e-journals) and print journals (p-journals) by the management students of Chetana's R.K. Institute of Management and Research (CRKIMR). From this study, it was found that most of the students refer to both e-journals and p-journals from the library and computer centre. The main aims of consulting these journals are for retrieving information for presentations, seminars and for updating knowledge. However, this study also reveals several inherent problems especially with the use of e-journals.