Information-Seeking Behavior of Academic Meteorologists and the Role of Information Specialists

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Titre: Information-Seeking Behavior of Academic Meteorologists and the Role of Information Specialists
Créateur: Hallmark, Julie
Date de publication: 9/2001
Langue: Anglais
Sujet: français Angle :: :: :: Pratique :: :: :: Pratique informationnelle
Description: Cet article analyse les comportements et les habitudes de recherche d'information des météorologues en milieu académique. L'auteure étudie l'impact des évolutions technologiques et des ressources numériques sur l'accès à la littérature scientifique, les canaux de communication privilégiés entre spécialistes, ainsi que les spécificités documentaires propres aux sciences de l'atmosphère.
Résumé: In lengthy interviews of 43 meteorologists at two universities and a research center, the author investigated their methods of seeking information needed for their research, teaching, and current awareness. The primary goals of the study were to determine problems and challenges encountered by these scientists and to develop a profile of their information needs. Of particular interest were the effects of the Internet on their information-seeking behavior, particularly their access and retrieval of electronic journal articles and data. Suggestions for academic science librarians were developed through another series of interviews with successful information professionals. More than ever before, scientific information specialists must make clear their new roles in facilitating the scientific endeavor, especially the constant effort and vigilance required in developing and maintaining library Web sites, so convenient and indispensable to their clientele.
Format: En ligne
Source: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J122v21n01_06