Relying on electronic journals: Reading patterns of astronomers: Research Articles

  • Authors:

  • Carol Tenopir;Donald W. King;Peter Boyce;Matt Grayson;Keri-Lynn Paulson

  • Affiliations:

  • The School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1345 Circle Park Drive, Room 451, Knoxville, TN 37996-0341;School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 135 North Bellefield Avenue, 600 IS Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15260;American Astronomical Society, P. Boyce Associates, 33 York Street, Nantucket, MA 02554;The School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1345 Circle Park Drive, Room 451, Knoxville, TN 37996-0341;H.A. Ironside Memorial Library, Bryan College, Dayton, TN 37321

  • Venue:
  • Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

Surveys of the members of the American Astronomical Society identify how astronomers use journals and what features and formats they prefer. While every work field is distinct, the patterns of use by astronomers may provide a glimpse of what to expect of journal patterns and use by other scientists. Astronomers, like other scientists, continue to invest a large amount of their time in reading articles and place a high level of importance on journal articles. They use a wide variety of formats and means to get access to materials that are essential to their work in teaching, service, and research. They select access means that are convenient—whether those means be print, electronic, or both. The availability of a mature electronic journals system from their primary professional society has surely influenced their early adoption of e-journals. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.