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Nicholas, David; Huntington, Paul; Jamali, Hamid R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2007
Utilizing transactional log data taken from digital journal libraries and attitudinal and demographic data derived from a questionnaire survey, the article pieces together evidence concerning the use, users, and role of abstracts in a digital environment. It shows that abstracts are used in large quantities, even when full-text viewing facilities…
Descriptors: Documentation, Use Studies, Users (Information), Electronic Libraries
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Nicholas, David; Huntington, Paul; Jamali, Hamid R.; Tenopir, Carol – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2006
This report presents the early findings of an exploratory deep log analysis (DLA) of journal usage on OhioLINK, reporting on the information seeking methods of users. Compared to the users who sought information by browsing journals, those who conducted searches to find information and articles tended to record longer session times and viewed more…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Electronic Libraries, Search Strategies, Users (Information)