A5023462838- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Information Retrieval and Search Behavior
- Library Science and Information Literacy
- Library Science and Administration
- Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
- Web and Library Services
- Web Data Mining and Analysis
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Research Data Management Practices
- Expert finding and Q&A systems
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Wikis in Education and Collaboration
- Web visibility and informetrics
- Personal Information Management and User Behavior
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Academic Writing and Publishing
- Data Quality and Management
- Publishing and Scholarly Communication
- Semantic Web and Ontologies
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Social Media in Health Education
Charles Sturt University
2017-2025
Association of Research Libraries
2019-2021
Shahrekord University
2020
Kharazmi University
2012-2019
Westwood College
2014
3T RPD (United Kingdom)
2014
Newbury College
2014
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red
2005-2012
University College London
2005-2010
London Library
2005-2008
Purpose This article is an edited version of a report commissioned by the British Library and JISC to identify how specialist researchers future (those born after 1993) are likely access interact with digital resources in five ten years' time. The purpose investigate impact transition on information behaviour Google Generation guide library services anticipate react any new or emerging behaviours most effective way. Design/methodology/approach study was virtually longitudinal based number...
ABSTRACT The article presents one of the main findings an international study 4,000 academic researchers that examined how trustworthiness is determined in digital environment when it comes to scholarly reading, citing, and publishing. shows peer review still most trustworthy characteristic all. There is, though, a common perception open access journals are not reviewed or do have proper peer‐review systems. Researchers appear moved inexorably from print‐based system system, but has...
As part of the Harbnger-2 project, this study aimed to discover impact COVID-19 pandemic on junior researchers' work-life, career prospects, research and publishing practices networking.
Purpose The purpose of this article is to report on a large‐scale survey that was carried out assess academic users' awareness, perceptions and existing levels use e‐books. also seeks find about the purposes which electronic books were put, obtain an understanding most effective library marketing communication channels. Design/methodology/approach An e‐mail invitation participate in distributed all UCL staff students (approximately 27,000) November 2006, 1,818 completions received, response...
Purpose This study, a part of JISC‐funded UK National E‐Books Observatory, aims to find out about the perspective students and academics, main e‐book users, on e‐books. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides an analysis two open‐ended questions e‐books, contained in national survey conducted between 18 January 1 March 2008. obtained response from more than 20,000 academic staff students; 16,000 free‐text responses were these questions. Findings study discloses that convenience...
Purpose This JISC funded UK National E‐Books Observatory study is a benchmarking survey of e‐book usage and perceptions in more than 120 participating universities. The paper aims to present the results that investigated: use e‐books general (methods obtaining e‐books, reasons for using, viewing/reading behaviour connection with e‐books); provided by library; collection texts (use awareness); library print material general. Design/methodology/approach based on an online which was conducted...
This paper evaluates the e-book usage and information seeking reading behaviour of thousands business management students. Comparisons are made with students in other subjects. The data largely come from Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)-funded National e-Books Observatory (NeBO) project as well JISC User Behaviour Observational Study. main sources were: a) transactional logs obtained MyiLibrary platform regarding 127 UK universities; b) questionnaire for more than 5000 staff at...
Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the role that Google general search engine plays in information‐seeking behaviour of scientists, particularly physicists and astronomers. Design/methodology/approach The is based on a mixed‐methods study including 56 semi‐structured interviews, questionnaire survey 114 respondents (47 per cent response rate) use information‐event cards collect critical incident data. was conducted at Department Physics Astronomy University College, London. Findings...
Journal Article Scholarly reputation in the digital age and role of emerging platforms mechanisms Get access Hamid R. Jamali, Jamali * 1 Department Library Information Studies, Faculty Psychology Education, Kharazmi University, No. 49, P.O. Box 15614, Tehran, Iran, *Corresponding author. Email: h.jamali@gmail.com . Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar David Nicholas, Nicholas 2 CIBER Research Ltd. Westwood Farmhouse, Greenham, Newbury, RG14 7RU, UK Eti...
An international survey of over 3,600 researchers examined how trustworthiness and quality are determined for making decisions on scholarly reading, citing, publishing scholars perceive changes in trust with new forms communication. Although differences determining authority resources exist among age groups fields study, traditional methods criteria remain important across the board. Peer review is considered most factor research. Researchers continue to read abstracts, check content sound...
ABSTRACT The paper identifies changes that have occurred in the Web environment over last decade which gradually rendered server logs, once preeminent source of intelligence on usage and information‐seeking behaviour, an ineffective, impractical, uneconomic resource. It also looks at implications these for information professionals publishers who come to rely this data understand behaviour clients customers virtual environment. Ubiquitous expanding, Google Analytics generates statistics...
ABSTRACT The article reports on a study of the views and actions nearly hundred scholars – mostly academic researchers from four European countries disciplines in regard to scholarly reputation Science 2.0 age. It specifically looks at role that 'emerging reputational mechanisms platforms are playing building, maintaining, showcasing digital Popular examples such ResearchGate Academia.edu . Data were obtained through one‐to‐one interviews focus groups, supported by desk research. main...
This article describes an international study informed by a 3‐year‐long qualitative longitudinal project, which sought to discover the scholarly communication attitudes and behaviour of early career researchers (ECRs). Using combination small‐scale interviews larger‐scale survey, ECRs were questioned on their searching reading behaviour, publishing practices, open data, use social media. Questionnaire invitations sent out via publisher lists, media networks, university research specialist...
Purpose To provide a review of the past studies on use information and communications technology (ICT) for people with special education needs (SEN) to inform major research project using ICT facilitate self‐advocacy learning SEN learners. Design/methodology/approach Literature review, encompassing academic journals indexed in education, science social sciences databases, books, grey literature (including much internet‐based material), government reports. Information was gathered perceived...
Purpose This study provides evidence on the actual information‐seeking behaviour of students in a digital scholarly environment, not what they thought did. It also compares student with that other academic communities, and, some cases, for practitioners. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered as part CIBER's ongoing Virtual Scholar programme. In particular log data from two journals libraries, Blackwell Synergy and OhioLINK, one e‐book collection (Oxford Scholarship Online) are...
This paper presents the results of second phase a Research Information Network study, which sought to establish impact e-journals on scholarly behaviour researchers in UK. The first project was deep log analysis usage and information seeking connection with ScienceDirect Oxford Journals databases. reports phase, explain provide context for data by taking questions raised quantitative study research community via interview, questionnaire observation. Nine major institutions took part, six...
Purpose The study aims to examines two aspects of information seeking behaviour physicists and astronomers including methods applied for keeping up‐to‐date used finding articles. relationship between academic status research field users with their was investigated. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered using a questionnaire survey PhD students staff the Department Physics Astronomy at University College London; 114 people (47.1 per cent response rate) participated in survey....
According to estimates the mobile device will soon be main platform for searching web, and yet our knowledge of how consumers use information, that differs from desktops/laptops users, is imperfect. The paper sets out correct this through an analysis logs a major cultural website, E uropeana. behavior nearly 70,000 users was examined over period more than year compared with PC same site period. analyses conducted include: size growth use, time patterns use; geographical location digital...
In order to take account of the impact pandemic on already changing scholarly communications and work-life early career researchers (ECRs), 4-year long Harbingers study was extended for another two years. As a precursor (featuring interviews questionnaire survey), currently underway, an analytic review pertinent literature undertaken its results are presented here. The focuses challenges faced by ECRs how these compare ones more senior have tackle. examination three general questions posed:...