Description
Perception (from the Latin perceptio, percipio) is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment.
Connecting with Faculty Perceptions and Behaviors
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The issue
What are they thinking?
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Research at the University of Maryland
Improving our understanding of faculty perceptions, behaviors, and needs
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What do we experience at the digital crossroads? Why do we care what faculty think and do? How do we get into their heads?
3
Research at the University of Maryland
Developing the survey
1. 2. 3. 4.
Decide how we want to use the data Determine what questions have answers that would affect our behavior as collection managers Test whether we are asking questions that will allow users to tell us what we want to know Gather the data
4
Research at the University of Maryland
The results: Faculty use of library journals
Use library print journals Use e-versions of library print jnls Use electronic-only journals
At least Never monthly 58% 12% 51% 31% 29% 42%
5
Research at the University of Maryland
The results: Preferred formats for journals
Core journals Print Electronic Both Print and Electronic
Noncore titles 8% 16% 20% 70% 70% 7%
6
Research at the University of Maryland
The results: Issues created by conversion to e-only
Positive Negative Very impact impact important Convenience of use 64% 9% 62% Obtaining a copy of article 63% 16% 62% Timely release of article 58% 2% 37% Access to back issues 49% 18% 63% Browsing 48% 26% 47% Reliable access 42% 13% 61% Access to full content 35% 16% 59% Cost of subscription 29% 5% 18% Image quality 20% 30% 30% Layout 17% 24% 14%
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Interpreting the Maryland research
How do the findings affect collection management?
? ? ?
We need to think differently about this issues We need to make decisions differently We need to deal with two problems, converting too fast and converting too slow
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Research at the University of Maryland
What did we learn about connecting?
?
? ? ?
“What do we want to ask?” vs “What will influence our actions?” The challenge of avoiding monumental thinking The importance of creating a context of print and electronic We need to challenge our thinking of our role
9
Other research
Getting into their heads
10
Connecting with the Sci Tech Community
Carol Tenopir and Don King
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory University of Tennessee, Knoxville Survey research
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Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Research Questions:
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How much are scientists using electronic journals and other electronic sources of article? Scientists’ relative use of print and electronic sources of journal articles?
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Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Table 1 Average article readings and the time spent reading by workfield per year per scientist
Article readings UT medical faculty UT all faculty Engineers Physicists Chemists 322 240 72 204 276 Time spent reading (hours per year) ~118 ~139 ~92 ~153 ~198
Extracted from Tenopir and King, 2002, Reading behaviour and electronic journals. Learned Publishing. 15(4):259-266.
13
Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Table 2 Average number of readings of articles per person by age of article read, ORNL 1984 and 2000
Age of article (years) 1 2 3 4-5 6-10 11-15 over 15 Readings per person 1984 59.4 12.9 5.9 11.9 4.0 3.0 4.0 2000 80.2 10.2 4.5 6.8 4.5 2.3 4.5
Note: Readings for 2000 adjusted from 8 months to a year
Tenopir and King, 2002, Reading behaviour and electronic journals. Learned Publishing. 15(4):259-266.
14
Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Table 3 Sources of articles read, UT 2000-2001
Source Percent Personal print subscription 41 Library print subscr. 24 Library electronic subscr. 8 Separate copy/reprint 6 Separate copy/colleague 5 Free web journal 4 Other 3 Personal electronic subscr. 3 Separate copy/author's web pg 2 Separate copy/preprint 2 Separate copy/ILL 1 Separate copy/personal copy 1
Tenopir and King, 2002, Reading behaviour and electronic journals. Learned Publishing. 15(4):259-266.
15
Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Finding articles (extracted from text)
How scientists find articles Searching electronic indexes or citations Searching print indexes Citations in other publications Browsing Browsing as a way of finding articles Browsing of personal subscriptions Browsing digital journals Browsing of print collection at library
25% 0% 12% 45%
20% 20% 4%
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Extracted from Tenopir and King, 2002, Reading behaviour and electronic journals. Learned Publishing. 15(4):259-266.
Connecting with Humanists
Brockman, Neumann, Palmer, Tidline
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Humanists at the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago Qualitative interviews of 33 humanists In depth case studies of 5 humanists
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Humanists (Brockman et al.)
Research questions:
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How do humanities scholars think about, organize, and perform their research? How are information sources used throughout the research process? How do electronic information sources affect work practices?
18
Humanists (Brockman et al.)
Findings
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?
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Humanists scholars read broadly and often interact deeply with texts. Emphasize the diversity of information sources used from journals to books to primary source materials in various forms. Books are not preferred to journals as is typically asserted, instead they are used in different ways.
Summarized from Brockman et al., 2001, Scholarly work in the humanities and the evolving information environment. DLF and CLIR.
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Humanists (Brockman et al.)
Findings (cont.)
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?
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Wide adoption of information technology. Where electronic resources are available, scholars are using them with the exception of finding aids. Extensive and sophisticated use was made of online catalogs and indexing and abstracting resources.
Summarized from Brockman et al., 2001, Scholarly work in the humanities and the evolving information environment. DLF and CLIR.
20
Focus on teaching
Digital Library Federation contract with Outsell
? ?
Survey of Faculty and Students Research Institutions and Liberal Arts Colleges
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Focus on teaching (Outsell Survey)
Faculty use of print and electronic resources
Use Use Use print print electron "all or "None ic "All or most of of the most of the time" the time" time" For Research, Teaching and Coursework All Faculty 67.8% 0.1% 34.7% Arts and Hum 78.4% 0.0% 24.9% Biol Sci 58.8% 0.7% 48.4% Phys Sci and Math 62.2% 0.6% 46.6% For Teaching All Faculty Arts and Hum Biol Sci Phys Sci and Math Use electron ic "None of the time" 3.1% 3.8% 1.6% 1.6%
73.5% 80.0% 77.7% 63.7%
0.9% 0.9% 2.1% 1.4%
22.7% 13.5% 21.8% 17.7%
7.7% 12.6% 6.8% 17.7%
Extracted from Friedlander, 2002, Dimensions and Use of the Scholarly Information Environment. DLF.
22
Connecting faculty with a new vision for collection management
? ? ?
Connecting behavior, attitudes, and perceptions Connecting (and disconnecting) print and electronic Acknowledging the complexity of decision-making
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Questions and Discussion
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doc_384811538.ppt
Perception (from the Latin perceptio, percipio) is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment.
Connecting with Faculty Perceptions and Behaviors
1
The issue
What are they thinking?
2
Research at the University of Maryland
Improving our understanding of faculty perceptions, behaviors, and needs
? ? ?
What do we experience at the digital crossroads? Why do we care what faculty think and do? How do we get into their heads?
3
Research at the University of Maryland
Developing the survey
1. 2. 3. 4.
Decide how we want to use the data Determine what questions have answers that would affect our behavior as collection managers Test whether we are asking questions that will allow users to tell us what we want to know Gather the data
4
Research at the University of Maryland
The results: Faculty use of library journals
Use library print journals Use e-versions of library print jnls Use electronic-only journals
At least Never monthly 58% 12% 51% 31% 29% 42%
5
Research at the University of Maryland
The results: Preferred formats for journals
Core journals Print Electronic Both Print and Electronic
Noncore titles 8% 16% 20% 70% 70% 7%
6
Research at the University of Maryland
The results: Issues created by conversion to e-only
Positive Negative Very impact impact important Convenience of use 64% 9% 62% Obtaining a copy of article 63% 16% 62% Timely release of article 58% 2% 37% Access to back issues 49% 18% 63% Browsing 48% 26% 47% Reliable access 42% 13% 61% Access to full content 35% 16% 59% Cost of subscription 29% 5% 18% Image quality 20% 30% 30% Layout 17% 24% 14%
7
Interpreting the Maryland research
How do the findings affect collection management?
? ? ?
We need to think differently about this issues We need to make decisions differently We need to deal with two problems, converting too fast and converting too slow
8
Research at the University of Maryland
What did we learn about connecting?
?
? ? ?
“What do we want to ask?” vs “What will influence our actions?” The challenge of avoiding monumental thinking The importance of creating a context of print and electronic We need to challenge our thinking of our role
9
Other research
Getting into their heads
10
Connecting with the Sci Tech Community
Carol Tenopir and Don King
?
?
?
Oak Ridge National Laboratory University of Tennessee, Knoxville Survey research
11
Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Research Questions:
?
?
How much are scientists using electronic journals and other electronic sources of article? Scientists’ relative use of print and electronic sources of journal articles?
12
Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Table 1 Average article readings and the time spent reading by workfield per year per scientist
Article readings UT medical faculty UT all faculty Engineers Physicists Chemists 322 240 72 204 276 Time spent reading (hours per year) ~118 ~139 ~92 ~153 ~198
Extracted from Tenopir and King, 2002, Reading behaviour and electronic journals. Learned Publishing. 15(4):259-266.
13
Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Table 2 Average number of readings of articles per person by age of article read, ORNL 1984 and 2000
Age of article (years) 1 2 3 4-5 6-10 11-15 over 15 Readings per person 1984 59.4 12.9 5.9 11.9 4.0 3.0 4.0 2000 80.2 10.2 4.5 6.8 4.5 2.3 4.5
Note: Readings for 2000 adjusted from 8 months to a year
Tenopir and King, 2002, Reading behaviour and electronic journals. Learned Publishing. 15(4):259-266.
14
Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Table 3 Sources of articles read, UT 2000-2001
Source Percent Personal print subscription 41 Library print subscr. 24 Library electronic subscr. 8 Separate copy/reprint 6 Separate copy/colleague 5 Free web journal 4 Other 3 Personal electronic subscr. 3 Separate copy/author's web pg 2 Separate copy/preprint 2 Separate copy/ILL 1 Separate copy/personal copy 1
Tenopir and King, 2002, Reading behaviour and electronic journals. Learned Publishing. 15(4):259-266.
15
Sci Tech (Tenopir and King)
Finding articles (extracted from text)
How scientists find articles Searching electronic indexes or citations Searching print indexes Citations in other publications Browsing Browsing as a way of finding articles Browsing of personal subscriptions Browsing digital journals Browsing of print collection at library
25% 0% 12% 45%
20% 20% 4%
16
Extracted from Tenopir and King, 2002, Reading behaviour and electronic journals. Learned Publishing. 15(4):259-266.
Connecting with Humanists
Brockman, Neumann, Palmer, Tidline
?
Humanists at the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago Qualitative interviews of 33 humanists In depth case studies of 5 humanists
? ?
17
Humanists (Brockman et al.)
Research questions:
?
?
?
How do humanities scholars think about, organize, and perform their research? How are information sources used throughout the research process? How do electronic information sources affect work practices?
18
Humanists (Brockman et al.)
Findings
?
?
?
Humanists scholars read broadly and often interact deeply with texts. Emphasize the diversity of information sources used from journals to books to primary source materials in various forms. Books are not preferred to journals as is typically asserted, instead they are used in different ways.
Summarized from Brockman et al., 2001, Scholarly work in the humanities and the evolving information environment. DLF and CLIR.
19
Humanists (Brockman et al.)
Findings (cont.)
?
?
?
Wide adoption of information technology. Where electronic resources are available, scholars are using them with the exception of finding aids. Extensive and sophisticated use was made of online catalogs and indexing and abstracting resources.
Summarized from Brockman et al., 2001, Scholarly work in the humanities and the evolving information environment. DLF and CLIR.
20
Focus on teaching
Digital Library Federation contract with Outsell
? ?
Survey of Faculty and Students Research Institutions and Liberal Arts Colleges
21
Focus on teaching (Outsell Survey)
Faculty use of print and electronic resources
Use Use Use print print electron "all or "None ic "All or most of of the most of the time" the time" time" For Research, Teaching and Coursework All Faculty 67.8% 0.1% 34.7% Arts and Hum 78.4% 0.0% 24.9% Biol Sci 58.8% 0.7% 48.4% Phys Sci and Math 62.2% 0.6% 46.6% For Teaching All Faculty Arts and Hum Biol Sci Phys Sci and Math Use electron ic "None of the time" 3.1% 3.8% 1.6% 1.6%
73.5% 80.0% 77.7% 63.7%
0.9% 0.9% 2.1% 1.4%
22.7% 13.5% 21.8% 17.7%
7.7% 12.6% 6.8% 17.7%
Extracted from Friedlander, 2002, Dimensions and Use of the Scholarly Information Environment. DLF.
22
Connecting faculty with a new vision for collection management
? ? ?
Connecting behavior, attitudes, and perceptions Connecting (and disconnecting) print and electronic Acknowledging the complexity of decision-making
23
Questions and Discussion
24
doc_384811538.ppt