1. Where and how do early career humanists, theologians and scientists-artists search for scholarly information? - a report on the Polish continuation of the Harbingers projects.
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Świgoń, Marzena
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THEOLOGIANS , *HUMANISTS , *SCIENTIFIC communication , *LONGITUDINAL method , *ACCESS to information , *INTERNET searching , *SEARCH engines - Abstract
This analysis deals with the methods of searching for, discovering and accessing scholarly information in a group of early career humanists, theologians and scientists-artists. It is part of the findings of the Polish continuation of an international study that examined scientific communication in the Harbingers cycle, conducted in 2016-2022 among representatives of science, natural sciences and social sciences in eight countries on all continents. The study was conducted using the longitudinal interview method with the same main part of the questionnaire, which allows for various comparative analyses between different time points and between countries. This article presents a qualitative analysis of the responses given by Polish respondents to several questions on the methods of seeking, finding and discovering scholarly information. Young representatives of Polish humanities, theology and art were a diverse group: the information search methods included the use of search engines, alternative services as well as searching the resources of local libraries. It was found that the role of libraries is appreciated and that monographs are highly popular, mainly among the respondents from humanities, theology and art, which distinguishes them from scientists in other fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023