The Usage of Reference Management Software (RMS) in an academic environment : a survey at Tallinn University

Francese, Enrico The Usage of Reference Management Software (RMS) in an academic environment : a survey at Tallinn University., 2011 . In 1st International Conference on Integrated Information, Kos (Greece), 29 September - 04 October 2011. [Conference paper]

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English abstract

This paper presents an online survey taken in May 2011 at Tallinn University (TLU), Estonia, aiming to measure the usage of Reference Management Software (RMS) in an academic environment. The sample embraces the whole corpus of TLU scholars: PhD students, researchers, teachers.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Reference Management Software, Academic Libraries, Citation Management, Bibliographic Management Software, Personal Bibliographic Software
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
C. Users, literacy and reading. > CB. User studies.
D. Libraries as physical collections. > DD. Academic libraries.
Depositing user: Enrico Francese
Date deposited: 15 May 2012
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:22
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/16975

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