Engineers and Scholarly Journals: Reading Patterns in the Electronic Era

Source Publication (e.g., journal title)

TR News (Transportation Research Board Newsletter)

Authors

Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee - KnoxvilleFollow
Donald W. King

Publication Date

July 2007

Abstract

Scholarly journals are an important source of trusted information, although the engineering professional reads fewer journal articles on average than do members of the scientific and engineering academic communities. Studies have shown that engineers spend a smaller proportion of work time reading from scholarly journals and that they read fewer articles than scientists and physicians. Nonetheless journals are useful and valuable to engineers, who also read many types of information resources, including standards, technical reports, books, and articles.

Recommended Citation

Tenopir, Carol and King, Donald W., "Engineers and Scholarly Journals: Reading Patterns in the Electronic Era" (2007). School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/10