Scholarly article seeking, reading, and use: a continuing evolution from print to electronic in the sciences and social sciences

Authors

Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee - KnoxvilleFollow
Donald W. King, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Lisa Christian, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Rachel E. Volentine, University of Tennessee - KnoxvilleFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

DOI

10.1087/20150203

Abstract

Electronic journals are now the norm for accessing and reading scholarly articles. This article examines scholarly article reading patterns by faculty in five US universities in 2012. Selected findings are also compared to some general trends from studies conducted periodically since 1977. In the 2012 survey, over threequarters (76%) of the scholarly readings were obtained through electronic means and just over half (51%) of readings were read on a screen rather than from a print source or being printed out. Readings from library sources are overwhelmingly from e-sources. The average number of articles read per month was 20.66, with most articles read by the medical and other sciences, and on average each article was read for 32 minutes.

Recommended Citation

Tenopir, Carol; King, Donald W.; Christian, Lisa; and Volentine, Rachel E., "Scholarly article seeking, reading, and use: a continuing evolution from print to electronic in the sciences and social sciences" (2015). School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/52