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1C. Tenopir
Quality in the Online Environment
Carol TenopirUniversity of Tennessee
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2C. Tenopir
Oral Communication
Written Reports
Secondary Publications Articles
Rev
iew
s
Discussions
Communication Means
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3C. Tenopir
Changes in the last Decade
1. Emergence of new communication channels
2. Increasing difficulty in judging quality
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4C. Tenopir
Introduction
Number of online refereed journals ~11,000
Number of refereed active journals
~21,000
Total number of active periodicals ~180,000
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5C. Tenopir
Not All “E-Journals” are the Same
• Full Journal Titles
• Database of Journal Articles
• Separates in E-print Servers
• Authors’ Website
• Institutional Repositories
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6C. Tenopir
Not All Readers Are the Same
• Variations by subject area
• Variations by workplace
• Variations by level/work role
• Variations by task/purpose of search
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7C. Tenopir
Data From:
• 1977-present
• 16,000+ scientists and social scientists
• University and non-university settings
• Mainly North America
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8C. Tenopir
Explicit Value of Reading Articles
• Readers report improved productivity, quality, and timeliness of work
• Readers report many purposes of reading
• Readings influence purposes in a positive way
• Hardly ever report a reading “wasted my time”
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9C. Tenopir
Implicit Value of Reading Articles
• Users are “willing to pay” with their time
• Achievers read more than others
• Peer review is valued
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10C. Tenopir
Valued Attributes of Journals
• Authority (peer review)
• Quality (editorial)
• Accessibility (distribution)
• Longevity (archiving)
• Priority of discoveries and recognition (from author’s perspective)
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11C. Tenopir
Value of Readings to Medical Faculty
• Inspired new thinking or ideas (55%)
• Improved the result of the purpose (55%)
• Narrowed, broadened, or changed their views (30%)
• Saved time or other resources (16%)
• Resolved problems (12%)
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12C. Tenopir
What Scientists Are Reading
• Approx. 50% of readings contain information that is new to the reader
• Over 35% of readings are of articles older than one year
• Older articles tend to be more valuable to scientists’ work
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13C. Tenopir
Studies of User Groups
• University faculty (1977 to present)
• University students (2001 to present)
• Engineers (1977 to present)
• Medical faculty (1977 to present)
• Doctors (pediatricians) (2004)
• Astronomers (2001-2002)
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14C. Tenopir
Perceived value of Resource Percent Rating Resource as Critical or Very Useful
for Keeping Up with Recent Developments
0
10
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60
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90
100
Non-Productive
Average Productive
Journals
e-prints
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15C. Tenopir
Perceived value of Resource Percent Rating Resource as Critical or Very Useful
for Obtaining Definitive Information
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
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80
90
100
Non-Productive
Average Productive
Journals
eprints
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16C. Tenopir
Subject Experts vs. Novices
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17C. Tenopir
Increasing Effective Student Use of the Scientific Journal Literature
http://web.utk.edu/~tenopir/nsf/presentations.html
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18C. Tenopir
Novices (Students)
• Rely on Internet Search Engines
• Cannot always recognize quality by traditional criteria
• Invent quality criteria
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19C. Tenopir
Student Comments
•“If something is from .edu it has credibility.”
•“I did a web tutorial a year ago but don’t remember any of it.”
•“If I can't find it in 30 seconds, it's not worth finding.”
•“The professor gave us an article that no one in the group, including the professor, could understand.”
•“It’s very important for an article to be edited.”
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20C. Tenopir
Summary
• Experts use a wide variety of resources
• Quality judgments important
• Librarians and instructors have important role
• Subject experts judge journal name, authors, etc.
• Novices may not know how to judgequality