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How do High Energy Physics scholars search their information?

Grey literature has always been the main conduit of scholarly communication for High-Energy Physics (HEP)researchers. An efficient way of searching and accessing this information is a central part of their research workflow. In 2007, a survey was conducted to understand which information resources H...

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Autor principal: Gentil-Beccot, Anne
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2007
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1081327
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description Grey literature has always been the main conduit of scholarly communication for High-Energy Physics (HEP)researchers. An efficient way of searching and accessing this information is a central part of their research workflow. In 2007, a survey was conducted to understand which information resources HEP scholars use to find the information they need. The results of this survey are presented. Over 2000 answers, representing about one-tenth of the active HEP community, were collected and show that community-driven resources largely dominate the landscape, with commercial services serving only a small proportion of the users. In addition, HEP scholars appear to use different tools for different information needs, which are clearly prioritized. Finally, the results of the survey shed light on the future information needs of HEP scientists over the next five years.
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spelling cern-10813272019-09-30T06:29:59Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1081327engGentil-Beccot, AnneHow do High Energy Physics scholars search their information?Information Transfer and ManagementGrey literature has always been the main conduit of scholarly communication for High-Energy Physics (HEP)researchers. An efficient way of searching and accessing this information is a central part of their research workflow. In 2007, a survey was conducted to understand which information resources HEP scholars use to find the information they need. The results of this survey are presented. Over 2000 answers, representing about one-tenth of the active HEP community, were collected and show that community-driven resources largely dominate the landscape, with commercial services serving only a small proportion of the users. In addition, HEP scholars appear to use different tools for different information needs, which are clearly prioritized. Finally, the results of the survey shed light on the future information needs of HEP scientists over the next five years.CERN-OPEN-2008-002oai:cds.cern.ch:10813272007-12-10
spellingShingle Information Transfer and Management
Gentil-Beccot, Anne
How do High Energy Physics scholars search their information?
title How do High Energy Physics scholars search their information?
title_full How do High Energy Physics scholars search their information?
title_fullStr How do High Energy Physics scholars search their information?
title_full_unstemmed How do High Energy Physics scholars search their information?
title_short How do High Energy Physics scholars search their information?
title_sort how do high energy physics scholars search their information?
topic Information Transfer and Management
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