the case of a small university
Petruša Miholič (Author), Primož Južnič (Author)

Abstract

Linking a publication with scientific research results and the use of information resources is a key component of the collection - development and assessment of an academic library. Librarians often use quantitative data, but it is not easy to come by. Directly connecting library and information services to the impact they have can be quite difficult. Focusing on the 2010-2014 period, we have linked the quality and quantity of published papers to usage statistics for the newly acquired consortia access to scholarly journals in three international publisher databases: ScienceDirect, SpringerLink and WileyOnline. We found that the share of scholarly journals from the ScienceDirect, SpringerLink and WileyOnline consortia cited by University of Primorska researchers% of in their scholarly papers has gradually increased every year, ranging from 13.5% in 2010 up to 24.8% in 2014. The share of scholarly papers published by University of Primorska researchers% in scholarly journals with the highest impact (measured in Web of Science and Scopus) has also increased substantially, from 18.03% in 2011 to 31.55% in 2014. Study shows that better access to quality information resources for scientific researchers lead to an increase in its use and results in higher quality research shown by the gradual increase of publications of research results in higher impact scholarly journals.

Keywords

scholarly papers;use of scientific literature;citations;researchers;University of Primorska;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC: 001.891(497.4)
COBISS: 1538659012 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0961-0006
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Secondary language: English
Secondary keywords: znanstvene objave;uporaba znanstvene literature;citati;raziskovalci;Univerza na Primorskem;
Pages: str. 205-215
Volume: Vol. 50
Issue: no. 2
Chronology: 2018
DOI: 10.1177/0961000616666129
ID: 11049231