Disciplinary Differences and Scholarly Literature: Faculty Experiences with Discovery, Browsing, and Formats

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Main Authors: Chad E. Buckley, Rachel E. Scott, Anne Shelley, Cassie Thayer-Styes, Julie A. Murphy
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Published: 2024
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author Chad E. Buckley
Rachel E. Scott
Anne Shelley
Cassie Thayer-Styes
Julie A. Murphy
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contents Disciplinary Differences and Scholarly Literature: Faculty Experiences with Discovery, Browsing, and Formats Chad E. Buckley Rachel E. Scott Anne Shelley Cassie Thayer-Styes Julie A. Murphy Intellectual Disciplines Scholarship Writing (Composition) Periodicals College Faculty Discovery Processes Information Seeking Research Universities Teacher Attitudes Public Colleges User Needs (Information) Academic Libraries Information Sources Online Catalogs Bibliographic Databases Library Materials Access to Information This study reports faculty experiences regarding the discovery of scholarly content, highlighting similarities and differences across a range of academic disciplines. The authors interviewed twenty-five faculty members at a public, high-research university in the Midwest to explore the intersections of discovery, browsing, and format from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Although most participants rely on similar discovery tools such as library catalogs and databases and Google Scholar, their discovery techniques varied according to the discipline and type of research being done. Browsing is not a standard method for discovery, but it is still done selectively and strategically by some scholars. Journal articles are the most important format across disciplines, but books, chapters, and conference proceedings are core for some scholars and should be considered when facilitating discovery. The findings detail several ways in which disciplinary and personal experiences shape scholars' practices. The authors discuss the perceived disconnect between browsability, discovery, and access of scholarly literature and explore solutions that make the library central to discovery and browsing.
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spellingShingle Disciplinary Differences and Scholarly Literature: Faculty Experiences with Discovery, Browsing, and Formats
Chad E. Buckley
Rachel E. Scott
Anne Shelley
Cassie Thayer-Styes
Julie A. Murphy
Intellectual Disciplines
Scholarship
Writing (Composition)
Periodicals
College Faculty
Discovery Processes
Information Seeking
Research Universities
Teacher Attitudes
Public Colleges
User Needs (Information)
Academic Libraries
Information Sources
Online Catalogs
Bibliographic Databases
Library Materials
Access to Information
Disciplinary Differences and Scholarly Literature: Faculty Experiences with Discovery, Browsing, and Formats Chad E. Buckley Rachel E. Scott Anne Shelley Cassie Thayer-Styes Julie A. Murphy Intellectual Disciplines Scholarship Writing (Composition) Periodicals College Faculty Discovery Processes Information Seeking Research Universities Teacher Attitudes Public Colleges User Needs (Information) Academic Libraries Information Sources Online Catalogs Bibliographic Databases Library Materials Access to Information This study reports faculty experiences regarding the discovery of scholarly content, highlighting similarities and differences across a range of academic disciplines. The authors interviewed twenty-five faculty members at a public, high-research university in the Midwest to explore the intersections of discovery, browsing, and format from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Although most participants rely on similar discovery tools such as library catalogs and databases and Google Scholar, their discovery techniques varied according to the discipline and type of research being done. Browsing is not a standard method for discovery, but it is still done selectively and strategically by some scholars. Journal articles are the most important format across disciplines, but books, chapters, and conference proceedings are core for some scholars and should be considered when facilitating discovery. The findings detail several ways in which disciplinary and personal experiences shape scholars' practices. The authors discuss the perceived disconnect between browsability, discovery, and access of scholarly literature and explore solutions that make the library central to discovery and browsing.
title Disciplinary Differences and Scholarly Literature: Faculty Experiences with Discovery, Browsing, and Formats
topic Intellectual Disciplines
Scholarship
Writing (Composition)
Periodicals
College Faculty
Discovery Processes
Information Seeking
Research Universities
Teacher Attitudes
Public Colleges
User Needs (Information)
Academic Libraries
Information Sources
Online Catalogs
Bibliographic Databases
Library Materials
Access to Information
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1444915