| All Respondents
|
 |
n |
% of 381 |
| Search for specific article |
203 |
53.3 |
| Scan latest issue |
99 |
26 |
| Scan tables of contents |
115 |
30.2 |
| Search for subject/author |
156 |
40.9 |
| Read preprints |
48 |
12.6 |
| Personal alert service |
16 |
4.2 |
| Other |
13 |
3.4 |
Over half of the respondents (53%) indicated they
used e-journals to search for specific articles. Respondents also
searched by subject or author (41%), scanned tables of contents
(30%), and scanned latest issues (26). Relatively few respondents
read preprints (13%) or used alert services (4%). |
(Count)
|
|
|
| All Respondents
by Academic Status |
(n / %) |
Search for article |
Scan latest issue |
Scan TOC |
Search subject / author |
|
Alert service |
Other |
| Faculty |
83 |
51 |
56 |
54 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
| |
46.1 |
28.3 |
31.1 |
30.0 |
13.3 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
| Graduate |
70 |
25 |
29 |
57 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
| |
66.7 |
23.8 |
27.6 |
54.3 |
10.5 |
3.8 |
1.9 |
| Undergraduate |
27 |
9 |
14 |
27 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| |
52.9 |
17.6 |
27.5 |
52.9 |
7.8 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
| Staff |
21 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
| |
53.8 |
35.9 |
38.5 |
38.5 |
20.5 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
| Other |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| |
33.3 |
0.0 |
16.7 |
50.0 |
16.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Total |
203 |
99 |
115 |
156 |
48 |
16 |
13 |
| |
53.3 |
26.0 |
30.2 |
40.9 |
12.6 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
|
The responses
among the various groups of users were similar to the overall
response with a few variations. A significantly higher percentage of
graduate students searched for specific articles when using
e-journals compared to faculty, undergraduates, and staff. Graduate
and undergraduate students were more likely to search for specific
subjects or authors than faculty or staff. Staff members were more
likely to read preprints or scan tables of contents than faculty or
staff.
|
Faculty by Subject Division
|
( n / %) |
Search for specific article |
Scan latest issue |
Scan tables of contents |
Search for subject / author |
Read preprints |
Personal alert service |
Other |
Business |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
31.6 |
26.3 |
21.1 |
15.8 |
10.5 |
15.8 |
5.3 |
Education |
11 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
57.9 |
36.8 |
42.1 |
26.3 |
10.5 |
5.3 |
.0 |
Engineering |
10 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
55.6 |
44.4 |
44.4 |
27.8 |
16.7 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
Fine Arts |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18.8 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
.0 |
Health Sci. |
9 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
56.3 |
18.8 |
37.5 |
62.5 |
31.3 |
.0 |
6.3 |
Humanities |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
35.0 |
35.0 |
35.0 |
40.0 |
5.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Sciences |
16 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
|
51.6 |
25.8 |
35.5 |
35.5 |
19.4 |
3.2 |
12.9 |
Social Sci. |
12 |
. |
7 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
38.7 |
29.0 |
22.6 |
25.8 |
9.7 |
6.5 |
3.2 |
Library |
7 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
87.5 |
12.5 |
37.5 |
25.0 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
.0 |
Other |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
100.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Total Responses |
83 |
51 |
56 |
54 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
|
46.1 |
28.3 |
31.1 |
30.0 |
13.3 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
|
|
Nearly 50% of the faculty respondents search for specific articles in e-journals. Around 30% of the faculty scan latest issues, scan tables of contents, and search for specific subjects/authors. A much lower percentage read preprints or use alert services. There were some differences in the responses from faculty in various subject divisions. The highest percentages of faculty in Education, Engineering, Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Library searched for specific articles while a higher percentage of Health Sciences faculty did subject and author searches. Higher percentages of Engineering faculty scanned latest issues and tables of contents than
faculty in other subject divisions.
|
| Graduate Students by Subject Division |
( n / %) |
Search for specific articles |
Scan latest issue |
Scan tables of contents |
Search for subject / author
|
Read preprints |
Personal alert service |
Other |
Business |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
100.0 |
40.0 |
80.0 |
80.0 |
40.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
Education |
17 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
68.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
48.0 |
8.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Engineering |
11 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
64.7 |
29.4 |
23.5 |
47.1 |
11.8 |
5.9 |
.0 |
Fine Arts |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
50.0 |
.0 |
16.7 |
66.7 |
16.7 |
.0 |
.0 |
Health Sci. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Humanities |
7 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
70.0 |
10.0 |
20.0 |
70.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Sciences |
8 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
61.5 |
23.1 |
23.1 |
53.8 |
15.4 |
.0 |
7.7 |
Social Sci. |
18 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
66.7 |
29.6 |
33.3 |
48.1 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
.0 |
Total Responses |
70 |
25 |
29 |
57 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
|
66.7 |
23.8 |
27.6 |
54.3 |
10.5 |
3.8 |
1.9 |
|
|
The responses from graduate student to this question indicates that a relatively high percentage of students search for a specific articles when using e-journals., followed by searching for a specific subject or author. Fewer students apparently scan current issues or tables of contents. These results are consistent across most of the disciplines.
|
| Undergraduate Students by Subject Division |
|
( n / %)
|
Search for specific article |
Scan latest issue |
Scan tables of contents |
Search for subject/
author |
Read preprints |
Personal alert service |
Other |
Business |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
45.5 |
.0 |
9.1 |
36.4 |
9.1 |
.0 |
.0 |
Education |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
100.0 |
.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Engineering |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
33.3 |
.0 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Fine Arts |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20.0 |
20.0 |
60.0 |
60.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Health Sci. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
66.7 |
33.3 |
.0 |
66.7 |
33.3 |
.0 |
.0 |
Humanities |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
100.0 |
66.7 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Sciences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Social Sci. |
12 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
70.6 |
29.4 |
35.3 |
70.6 |
11.8 |
.0 |
.0 |
Other |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
100.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
Total responses |
27 |
9 |
14 |
27 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
52.9 |
17.6 |
27.5 |
52.9 |
7.8 |
.0 |
.0 |
|
The majority of undergraduate student respondents searched for specific articles (52%) or searched for a specific subject or author (52%). Fewer students scanned tables of contents or scanned the latest issue. These results were generally found across the subject divisions.
|
