Use Of Electronic Journals Research Articles

Using journal use study feedback to improve accessibility

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to examine users preference and use of electronic journals in general, especially those published in a hosting system,Electronic Journal of the University of Malaya(EJUM)Design/methodology/approachThe study utilized the survey method and employed an online questionnaire as the data collection instrument. A list of 330 users who registered withEJUMwas selected and an e‐mail was sent to each with an invitation to complete the survey form linked to their mail. A total of 140 responses were returned, out of which 102 responses were usable.FindingsThe electronic journals are used for searching new information, reading full‐text articles, reading abstracts, and browsing the table of contents. Users are led toEJUMby chance while browsing the internet (41.8 per cent) when searching using Google, through citations obtained from conference papers, from articles or citations in databases. About 50 per cent of respondents rated the journals as “good” and 20.6 per cent rated “fair”. Respondents prefer keywords (28.9 per cent) and title (24.3 per cent) searches. The majority of respondents (70 per cent) prefer articles in PDF. The majority of respondents read the abstracts first to determine relevance before downloading the articles. Respondents believe that electronic journals will either co‐exist with print journals (46.2 per cent) or replace the print journals (25.5 per cent) or supplement (25.5 per cent) them. Users indicate the functions and features preferred in electronic journals.Practical implications/limitationsA HTML indexing page is created to automatically harvest the meta labels from the contents pages of journal issues, which is captured by Googlebot of Google Scholar. This strategy improves accessibility as Google Scholar provides citation and publication counts for articles and authors. A quality matrix for an electronic journal system is presentedOriginality/valueThe study shows the extent to which e‐journals are used in Malaysia and provides a matrix of usability features which potential electronic journal publishers could consider.

Open Standards in Scientific Communication and Publishing

Abstract The paper takes as a starting point a recent EU Commission report on scientific publishing in Europe (Dewatripont et al 2006). In Norway, where a new system of documentation of scientific publishing was introduced in 2005, several of the recommendations in this report have already been anticipated. The Norwegian documentation system which has already proven controversial in parts of the research community and lacks parallells in other Nordic countries like Denmark and Sweden, is expected to have considerable consequences on Norwegian publishing patterns, such as increased use of electronic journals and of open standards such as Open Access and Open Source (Vaagan 2005). As e-publishing grows as part of the process of globalization, there is increasing awareness in many countries of ethical concerns in science and in scientific publishing, including the need for public access to publicly-funded research results. In this perspective, the paper links open standards in scientific communication and publishing to the principle of universality of science and to information ethics priorities identified by Capurro (2004). Qualitative methodology is used with critical & typical case sampling (Patton 2002) of key policy documents as well as international articles on e-publishing 2000-2005, especially from DLib magazine. In conclusion, it is suggested that open standards such as Open Access and Open Source are likely to increase in scientific publishing in the future, both in Norway and in the EU.

Use and Users of Electronic Journals at Catalan Universities: The Results of a Survey

We present the results of a survey on the use of electronic journals by the academic staff of the universities belonging to the Consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia (CBUC). The results show that a high proportion of teaching and research staff are aware of the collection of electronic journals and that there is an increasing preference for the electronic to the detriment of the printed format. The collection of electronic journals is highly valued and most users expect to increase their use of them during the next few years. The results also confirm the importance of discipline and age as explanatory factors of the use of electronic journals.

The Use of Electronic Journals by Dutch Researchers: A Descriptive and Exploratory Study

Dutch faculty was surveyed as to their use of electronic journals. It was concluded that electronic journals have become indispensable for scientists and social scientists, and have a profound effect on information behavior, varying from methods of becoming aware of relevant articles to benefits on research.

製本係からの情報提供：製本中雑誌の電子ジャーナルへのリンク付け

Users cannot utilize journals that are in the midst of binding, which takes about one month. The present report examines user convenience and methods for simplifying the use of electronic journals, the listing of journals undergoing binding on a homepage, changes in volume number, and linking to electronic journals. Details of the job procedures are described.

Impacto de las publicaciones periódicas electrónicas en las bibliotecas universitarias privadas argentinas

This paper studies the present impact of the use of electronic journals in the areas and subdivisions of the academic libraries in the private university system of Argentine, i.e.; departments, services and/or sectors in the information units. This research analyses the following aspects: Selection and Acquisition, Human Resources, Technical Process, Informatics, Marketing, User's services, Library's cooperation and Edition. It describes the reasons why the private academic libraries have included the electronic journals in their collections. The cooperation library system, as a decisive structure for the management of this technology resource, is studied. This investigation shows also trends in the field of cooperation and electronic publishing in Argentina.

On the scholarly use of electronic journals

On the scholarly use of electronic journals

Trends in Electronic Content at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at the Yale School of Medicine has added thousands of electronic journals and many new research databases in the past five years. The library has gathered and analyzed data to measure trends in the use of these online resources. Data show that library patrons are using more research databases than they were five years ago. They make heavy use of electronic journals, although for the largest and most popular package at Yale, the top 17% of journals account for 80% of all use. The link resolver SFX has proven popular as well at CWML, and its use has risen 150% in its first full year of use. Electronic journals can be shown to save library patrons time. In 2003, electronic journals linked through SFX saved Yale researchers, faculty, and students 17,365 hours.

전자저널 라이선스 계약모델에 관한 연구

본 연구에서는 증가하고 있는 전자저널 라이선스 계약에 효율적으로 대응할 수 있는 방안으로 라이선스 계약모델을 개발하였다. 이를 위해 첫째, 문헌조사를 통해 도서관에서의 라이선스 계약 원칙과 구성요소, 저작권법과 계약법간의 관계, 그리고 라이선스 계약모델의 출현 배경과 발전 과정을 고찰하였고 둘째, 국외의 5개 모델과 국내 2개 모델의 비교<TEX>$\cdot$</TEX>분석을 통해 라이선스 계약모델의 기본 구조 및 조항을 설정하였다. 셋째, 국내 도서관과 대행사를 대상으로 설문지조사를 실시한 결과를 바탕으로 구체적인 조문 작성에 필요한 계약 내용 및 조건을 규정하였다. 끝으로 법률가의 자문을 얻어 최종 라이선스 계약모델을 확정하였다. The purpose of the study is to develop a license model which could be used as guidelines during the process of contracting for the use of electronic journals in the academic libraries. The study was done through the following 4 steps. First, through the analysis of previous related literature, the study examined the licensing principles, the structure of the license, the relationship between copyright and contracts, and the development of license models in the library. Secondly, through the analysis of the basic structure of 5 representative license models abroad and 2 domestic licenses, the study established the basic structure of license model. Thirdly, a questionnaire was conducted on library licensee and the vendor licensor in order to find out the present states and problems of library contracting and their opinion on the core clauses of the contract. Lastly, having based on the results of the investigations mentioned above, the study finally developed the license model.

Reasons for the use and non‐use of electronic journals and databases

Previous research has shown that there are major differences in the search methods used in different disciplines, and that the use of electronic journals and databases likewise varies according to domain. Previous studies have not, however, explored whether, or how, this variation is possibly related to factors such as domain size, the degree of scatter in a domain or domain‐specific relevance criteria. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the development of a domain analytic approach for explaining the use and non‐use of e‐journals and databases. We identify and define factors to account for disciplinary differences in e‐journal use, outline hypotheses to be tested more rigorously in future research, and test them initially on a limited data set. The empirical data was gathered as a part of a wider qualitative study exploring scholars’ use of networked resources in four different disciplines: nursing science, literature/cultural studies, history and ecological environmental science. The findings suggest that e‐journals and databases are likely to be used most heavily in fields in which directed searching is the dominant search method and topical relevance the primary relevance type, and less in fields in which browsing and chaining are the dominant search methods and paradigmatic relevance the primary relevance type. The findings also support the Bates hypothesis that domain size has an important impact on the search methods used.

A survey on the use of electronic databases and electronic journals accessed through the web by the academic staff of Israeli universities

The results of an extensive survey of the senior academic staff of the Israeli universities on their use of electronic journals and databases are presented. The major findings are that the use of electronic sources is already widespread among the respondents and more than 50% found the electronic services indispensable. Disparities were found between the usage patterns in the different disciplines.

Trends in Use of Electronic Journals in Higher Education in the UK - Views of Academic Staff and Students

Bonthron, Karen; Urquhart, Christine; Thomas, Rhian; Armstrong, Chris; Ellis, David; Everitt, Jean; Fenton, Roger; Lonsdale, Ray; McDermott, Elizabeth; Morris, Helen; Phillips, Rebecca; Spink, Sian, and Yeoman, Alison. (2003, June). Trends in use of electronic journals in higher education in the UK - views of academic staff and students. D-Lib Magazine, 9(6). Retrieved September 8, 2006 from http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june03/urquhart/06urquhart.html This item is freely available online at http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june03/urquhart/06urquhart.html Sponsorship: JISC

The use of electronic journals in a document delivery service

The reasons for using electronic journals in a document delivery service are discussed. The history of use of electronic journals in the British Library's (BL) document delivery services are described from Adonis starting in 1988 to the Electronic Storage and Retrieval System (ESTAR), which was implemented in May 1999. The link between the BL's Inside service and ESTAR which permits Inside users instant electronic document delivery (EDD) of requested articles is also described. Finally, the publisher stance relating to EDD and why the BL adopted a solution involving secure EDD using Adobe eBook Reader software are examined.

Development of Electronic Resources across Networks in Thailand

The rapid development of electronic resources across networks is critical to meeting library and user needs. This article stresses the importance of Thai use of electronic journals. A number of search techniques appropriate for use within the electronic environment are described. The article concludes with specific suggestions for enhancing the effectiveness of Thai use of electronic journals.

Are Researchers Ready For The Electronic-Only Journal Collection?: Results of a Survey at the University of Maryland

This article discusses a web-based survey conducted by the University of Maryland Libraries in the spring of 2001. The survey was distributed among university faculty and graduate students to determine their views on and use of electronic journals. Staff at the Libraries hoped to discover information that would suggest how best to manage collections to serve the university community efficiently. The survey adds two new dimensions to previous studies of electronic journal usage. First, it examines the respondents' current use of print journals in library collections and second, distinguishes between respondents' format preferences for those journals that are most central to their research and teaching activities as well as less important titles.

The Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek

Summary The University Library of Regensburg, Germany, has developed a special service for the use of electronic journals, called the Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB). This Electronic Journals Library has been online since 1997 and is now used by 138 libraries. The participating libraries are cooperating in order to offer their users a constantly updated service of high quality. The EZB offers user-friendly access to a large number of titles. Free titles and licensed e-journals are presented within a single user interface. Each title entry offers information regarding the accessibility of full-text articles. This service is steadily growing due to the increasing number of electronic journals. Usage statistics demonstrate the service's popularity.

CrossRef and SFX: complementary linking services for libraries

With the increase in the use of electronic information services in libraries, and in particular with the dramatic increase in the use of electronic journals, there is an urgent need by libraries for solutions that link the disparate information resources in a meaningful way for the end user and that optimize the use of these resources. Such linking solutions are now available for libraries, supported and assisted by the emergence of new standards such as the OpenURL and the Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Linking solutions built around these standards include SFX and CrossRef. Demonstrates how these different solutions, and the underlying standards, interact to meet library needs.

The uptake of electronic journals by academics in the UK, their attitudes towards them and their potential impact on scholarly communication

This paper reports on a survey carried out at the University of the West of England (UWE) into the use of electronic journals (e-journals) by academics and their attitudes towards them. The study is set within the context of the rapid expansion of e-

Nursing Faculty and Scholarly Publishing: Survey of Perceptions

The dramatic changes taking place in scholarly publishing affect authors, readers, publishers, and librarians. A survey was undertaken in Fall, 1999, to develop a profile of the current perceptions and use of journals'”both print and electronic'”by nursing faculty and administrators. Faculty and administrators in 516 schools of nursing in the U.S. were invited to participate; 619 responses were received providing information on: personal characteristics, nature of position, types of available computer access, perceived level of expertise with computers and computer applications, journal use and publication record, characteristics of quality journals, credibility of e-journals, and deterrents of e-journal use. Results indicate that access to and facility with the technology relate to journal use and publication record. The greatest deterrents to use of electronic journals are technological limitations, no library subscription, and lack of awareness. In tenure/promotion decisions, 51.8% of respondents felt print journals were seen as more credible than electronic journals.

Research Relevance-You Get What You Reward

Research Relevance-You Get What You Reward