Scholarly article seeking, reading, and use: A continuing evolution from print to electronic in the sciences and social sciences
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ABSTRACT Electronic journals are now the norm for accessing and reading scholarly articles. This article examines scholarly article reading patterns by faculty in five US universities in 2012. Selected findings are also compared to some general trends from studies conducted periodically since 1977. In the 2012 survey, over three‐quarters (76%) of the scholarly readings were obtained through electronic means and just over half (51%) of readings were read on a screen rather than from a print source or being printed out. Readings from library sources are overwhelmingly from e‐sources. The average number of articles read per month was 20.66, with most articles read by the medical and other sciences, and on average each article was read for 32 minutes.
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From the 1990s through the 2000s, the role of the library in providing access to an increasing percentage of article readings increased dramatically.
“From the time of widespread transition from print to e-journals starting in the 1990s through the 2000s, the role of the library in providing access to an increasing percentage of article readings increased dramatically [4,11,12].”
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As journals transitioned from print to e-journals, the role of the library as the main source of discovery and access grew.
“As journals transitioned from print to e-journals, the role of the library as the main source of discovery and access grew.”
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Tenopir et al. reading survey notes that 94.5% of article readings from library subscriptions were from e-journals and a majority of article readings come from the library or departmental e-subscriptions.
“Tenopir et al. reading survey notes that 94.5% of article readings from library subscriptions were from e-journals and a majority of article readings come from the library or departmental e-subscriptions [4].”
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E-journals available on subscription-based publisher platforms with articles linked for subscribers from library-provided finding aids became the fastest growing sources of additional article readings throughout a twenty-year span from the mid-nineties.
“E-journals that are available on a variety of subscription-based publisher platforms with articles linked for subscribers from library-provided finding aids (e.g., indexing and abstracting services) became the fastest growing sources of additional article readings throughout a twenty-year span from the mid-nineties [3,4].”
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Researchers in Finland in 2016 reported 20 readings per month and researchers in the US in 2012 reported 20.7.
“Researchers in Finland in 2016 reported 20 readings per month and researchers in the US in 2012 reported 20.7 [4,10].”
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Previous studies suggested the number of article readings per researcher increased dramatically with the growth of e-journals (188 readings on average in 1993 to 281 readings on average in 2005), primarily due to the ease of finding e-articles through library collections.
“Previous studies suggested the number of article readings per researcher increased dramatically with the growth of e-journals (188 readings on average in 1993 to 281 readings on average in 2005), primarily due to the ease of finding e-articles through library collections [4].”
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With the shift from print to electronic journals, libraries saw a dramatic increase in article readings.
“With the shift from print to electronic journals, libraries saw a dramatic increase in article readings [4,11,12].”
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- Authors
- TENOPIR, C., KING, D. W., CHRISTIAN, L., & VOLENTINE, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Corresponding author
- TENOPIR, Carol
- KING, Donald W.
- CHRISTIAN, Lisa
- VOLENTINE, Rachel
- Venue
- Learned Publishing
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-04
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 93-105
- ISSN
- 0953-1513 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-4857
- OpenAlex
- W2054531111
- Cited by
- 81
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- FWCI
- 17.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Learned Publishing (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Publishing and Scholarly Communication
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Library Science and Information
- Keywords
- electronic journals, print-to-digital transition, digital reading, library sources, academic libraries, scholarly communication
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