Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2002

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship

Volume

2002

Issue

Fall

DOI

DOI: 10.5062/F4057CWP

Date of Submission

May 2014

Abstract

This study surveyed a randomly chosen sample from a population of 240,000 scholars in nine scientific disciplines from private and public colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. The disciplines included physics/astronomy, chemistry, mathematics/computer science, engineering, cognitive science/psychology, and biological sciences. The survey sought to determine use and non-use of e-print archives in the different disciplines. Results show that 18 percent of the researchers use at least one archive while 82 percent do not use any. Scholars in physics use e-print archives the most and chemistry the least. ArXiv receives the most use and authors' web sites the least use. Reasons for use include dissemination of research results, visibility, and exposure of authors. Reasons for non-use include publishers' policies and technology constraints.

Recommended Citation

Lawal, Ibironke, "Scholarly Communication: The Use and Non-Use of E-Print Archives for the Dissemination of Scientific Information" (2002). VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications. Paper 4.

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Ibironke Lawal

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