Sandra De Groote and Josephine Dorsch, Measuring use patterns of online journals and databases, Journal of the Medical Library Association, 91, 2 (April 2003) pp. 231–241. From the abstract: "Users prefer online resources to print, and many choose to access these online resources remotely. Convenience and full-text availability appear to play roles in selecting online resources. The findings of this study suggest that databases without links to full text and online journal collections without links from bibliographic databases will have lower use. These findings have implications for collection development, promotion of library resources, and end-user training." (Thanks to ResourceShelf.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/06/2003 12:35:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
