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Summary
Within reach. Scientists' access to information and
their information-seeking habits
Citation analysis was used to research scientists' access to
references they used in 1994 and 1995 The scientists
worked in five small research institutions (with staff from ca
35 to 120) in the natural sciences in lceland. Citation analysis
of 6798 references in 445 papers showed that 64.5% of
cited foreign literature could be found in relevant libraries and
83% of lcelandic citations. Where access was best scientists
could find 83.1% of the foreign references in the library.
Locations of cited foreign journals in the NOSP-catalog
(Nordic Union Catalog of Serials) showed that ca 97% of
citations to foreign journals could be found in the libraries
concerned, other libraries in lceland or in other Nordic
countries. Interlibrary loans between the Nordic countries are
relatively easy and cheap and are widely used in lcelandic
research libraries. A mailed questionnaire sent to 85 authors
of scientific articles (94% return rate) working in the same
institutions showed that the scientists first became aware of
the majority of foreign references in articles published 1994
and 1995, through references in the literature (38%) and
colleagues (25%). Colleagues provided them with 21% of the
papers they referred to but library subscriptions and
interlibrary loans were most important, covering 60% of their
citations. In-depth unstructured interviews with 15 scientists,
Sept. 1996 to May 1997, showed great variety in the
methods used in gathering information. The scientists were
divided into four groups according to their information-seek-
ing habits: hunters, confident seekers, collectors and non-
seekers.
G.P.
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