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The Impact of Electronic Bibliographic Databases and Electronic Journal Articles on the Scholar's Information-Seeking Behavior and Personal Collection of 'Reprints'
- Source :
- Science & Technology Libraries. 25:127-137
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2004.
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Abstract
- SUMMARY This article examines the potential changes to the information-seeking behavior of scholars and how they manage their own collection of research article “reprints.” With bibliographic databases and electronic journals provided by academic libraries now available at the science scholars' computer desktops, they can now locate and acquire a portion of needed research articles on their own at any time. They also, in some cases, have older paper copies scanned and delivered by libraries as image files at Web retrieval locations. Bibliographic citation management software is now in use by many scholars. Personal information management software is available and could also be used. This article reviews possible scenarios scholars can use to manage this new electronic collection of research articles and possible ways libraries can help them in this scholarly activity.
- Subjects :
- Database
Computer science
business.industry
Electronic journal
Library science
computer.file_format
Library and Information Sciences
Bibliographic Citation
computer.software_genre
World Wide Web
Bibliographic database
Software
Information seeking behavior
Personal information management
Research article
Image file formats
business
GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries)
computer
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15411109 and 0194262X
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Science & Technology Libraries
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f99bd7b837a033f39aaa53b98e4c39aa