Electronic journal literature: implications for scholars
Electronic journal literature: implications for scholars
A review of web searching studies and a framework for future research
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
SuperJournal Project
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
The information seeking behaviour of the users of digital scholarly journals
Information Processing and Management: an International Journal
Understanding journal usage: A statistical analysis of citation and use
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
National study of information seeking behavior of academic researchers in the United States
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Journal of Information Science
TPDL'11 Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Theory and practice of digital libraries: research and advanced technology for digital libraries
Analysis of queries reaching SHIL on the web – an information system providing citizen information
NGITS'06 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Next Generation Information Technologies and Systems
Journal of Information Science
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This study reports an analysis of referral URL data by the Cornell University IP address from the American Chemical Society servers. The goal of this work is to better understand the tools used and pathways taken when scientists connect to electronic journals. While various methods of referral were identified in this study, most individuals were referred infrequently and followed few and consistent pathways each time they connected. The relationship between the number and types of referrals followed an inverse-square law. Whereas the majority of referrals came from established finding tools (library catalog, library e-journal list, and bibliographic databases), a substantial number of referrals originated from generic Web searches. Scientists are also relying on local alternatives or substitutes such as departmental or personal Web pages with lists of linked publications. The use of electronic mail as a method to refer scientists directly to online articles may be greatly underestimated. Implications for the development of redundant library services such as e-journal lists and the practice of publishers to allow linking from other resources are discussed.