E-print depositing behavior of physicists and astronomers: an intradisciplinary study

Jamali, Hamid R. and Nicholas, David E-print depositing behavior of physicists and astronomers: an intradisciplinary study. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009, vol. 35, n. 2, pp. 117-125. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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This article investigates the e-print depositing behavior of physicists and astronomers. Fifty-six PhD students and staff at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University College London were interviewed. A survey was also carried out (47.1% response rate). The study investigates the relation between variables such as research area, type of research (theoretical, experimental and so on), and the amount of reading on the patterns of e-print depositing. The findings showed that clear intradisciplinary differences exist among different subfields of physics and astronomy.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Physics and astronomy, E-print archives, Depositing
Subjects: C. Users, literacy and reading. > CB. User studies.
Depositing user: Dr Hamid R. Jamali
Date deposited: 12 May 2009
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:14
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/13099

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