Information Seeking Behaviour of Mathematicians: Scientists and Students

Autor/inn/en	Sapa, Remigiusz; Krakowska, Monika; Janiak, Malgorzata
Titel	Information Seeking Behaviour of Mathematicians: Scientists and Students
Quelle	In: Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 19 (2014) 4, (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-1613
Schlagwörter	Information Seeking; Scientists; Internet; Mass Media Use; Questionnaires; College Students; Statistical Analysis; Behavioral Science Research; Cognitive Style; Comparative Analysis; Correlation; Professional Personnel; Online Searching; Search Strategies; Information Needs; Models; Information Sources; Metadata; Search Engines; Foreign Countries; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationserschließung; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Mediennutzung; Fragebogen; Collegestudent; Statistische Analyse; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Korrelation; Personalbestand; Online-Recherche; Suchstrategie; Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; Analogiemodell; Information source; Informationsquelle; Metadaten; Suchmaschine; Ausland; Polen
Abstract	Introduction: The paper presents original research designed to explore and compare selected aspects of the information seeking behaviour of mathematicians (scientists and students) on the Internet. Method: The data were gathered through a questionnaire distributed at the end of 2011 and in January 2012. Twenty-nine professional mathematicians and 153 students of mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, were surveyed. Analysis. The gathered data were analysed in a quantitative manner and then interpreted comparatively to find similarities and differences between the behaviour of professional mathematicians and students. Results: Students, as opposed to scientists, often declared searching for reference works and multimedia objects and comparatively rarely for journal papers and information about sources unavailable on the Web. They more willingly use social networking sites while scientists more often search discipline-oriented portals or library Websites. Scientists use, first of all, the author's name or the publication titles to formulate queries, students prefer keyword searching. While scientists trust their own ability to determine the scientific character of information or treat journals as determinants of the scientific quality, students do not. Conclusions: The research revealed some significant differences between the information seeking behaviour of those two groups of mathematicians. It could be the result of different levels of experience in scientific work, distinct tasks undertaken within the academic environment, and the change in the general paradigm of information searching. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Thomas D. Wilson. 9 Broomfield Road, Broomhill, Sheffield, S10 2SE, UK. Web site: http://informationr.net/ir
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01