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Selected Findings from
The UC/CMI Journal Use and
User Preference Studies
The University of California Collections Management Initiative (UC/CMI)
Brian E. C. SchottlaenderUniversity Librarian, UC-San Diego
Reaping the Harvest: Studies of Electronic Journal UseOhio State University, October 2003
What the Project Involved
Removing from campus libraries selected print journals for which electronic access is available, and relocating those journals to storage.
Gathering objective data, including cost and usage data, for both print and electronic versions of 300 journals.
Surveying user attitudes and preferences with regard to the use of Digital and Print journals.
UC/CMI Journal Use Study: Titles
Print Electronic Ratio of Print to Electronic
Print Electronic Ratio of Print to Electronic
Arts & Humanities 22 528 5,475 0.096 46 10,602 0.004
Life & Health Sciences 130 3,601 34,449 0.105 118 84,584 0.001
Physical Sciences & Engineering 102 1,635 54,757 0.030 24 59,207 0.000
Social Sciences 26 280 2,812 0.100 13 5,787 0.002Grand Total 280 6,044 97,493 0.062 201 160,180 0.001
Experimental Campus UsageSubject Category Number of Titles
Control Campus Usage
UC/CMI Journal Use Study: Publishers
Provider Total TitlesACS Web Editions 11American Physical Society 3BlackwellScience 18Company of Biologists 1Elsevier 130IDEAL 15Institute of Physics 11JSTOR 44Project Muse 17Royal Society of Chemistry 1SIAM 5Wiley InterScience 24TOTAL 280
UC/CMI Journal Use Study: Titles
Print Electronic Ratio of Print to Electronic
Print Electronic Ratio of Print to Electronic
Arts & Humanities 22 528 5,475 0.096 46 10,602 0.004
Life & Health Sciences 130 3,601 34,449 0.105 118 84,584 0.001
Physical Sciences & Engineering 102 1,635 54,757 0.030 24 59,207 0.000
Social Sciences 26 280 2,812 0.100 13 5,787 0.002Grand Total 280 6,044 97,493 0.062 201 160,180 0.001
Experimental Campus UsageSubject Category Number of Titles
Control Campus Usage
UC/CMI Usage Summary
6,044
97,493
201
160,180
0
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
200,000
Control, Print Control,Electronic
Experimental,Print
Experimental,Electronic
Journal Usage by FormatStudy Period: October 1, 2001 - September 30, 2002
Year-to-Year Change in Digital Use
Subject Category
Control Campus Electronic Use Experimental Campus Electronic Use
Prior Year Uses
Study Year Uses
Change from Prior Year to Study Year
Prior Year Uses
Study Year Uses
Change from Prior Year to Study Year
Arts & Humanities
4,763 4,256 -10.6% 5,278 7,733 46.5%
Life & Health Sciences
20,333 27,407 34.8% 50,665 65,183 28.7%
Physical Sciences & Engineering
32,466 44,607 37.4% 33,194 46,937 41.4%
Social Sciences 1,885 2,132 13.1% 3,398 4,546 33.8%
Grand Total 59,447 78,402 31.9% 92,535 124,399 34.4%
Survey Respondents by Campus
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
Los Angeles
Riverside
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
San Diego
San Francisco
Office of the President
FacultyAll
Survey Respondents’ University Affiliation
Graduate Student54%
Faculty23%
Undergraduate4%
UC Staff5%
Researcher5%
Post Doc6%
Health Care Professional
3% Other0%
Most Recent Use of Journals
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Faculty
All
Faculty
All
Pri
ntE
lect
roni
c
Today Less than a week ago Less than a month ago More than a month ago Never
Format Dependency
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Faculty All Faculty All
Research dependent on e-journals Research dependent on print journals
Agr
ee w
ith S
tate
men
t
Print vs. Electronic Usage by Broad Discipline
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Print Electronic Print Electronic Print Electronic Print Electronic Print Electronic Print Electronic
Arts & Humanities Life & Health Sciences Physical Sciences &Eng.
Social Sciences Multi/Inter-Disciplinary Other
Today Less than a week ago Less than a month ago More than a month ago Never
E-Journals as Print Alternative
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Faculty All Faculty All
Print more reliable E-journals a suitable alternative
Agr
ee w
ith S
tate
men
t
Access Characteristics
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
FacultyEasy to locate e-journals via
online catalog
All
FacultyIndexes & databases provide
good e-journal coverage
All
FacultyBrowse more and different e-
journals than print
All
Strongly AgreeAgree
Types of Use: Discovery
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Facu
lty All
Facu
lty All
Facu
lty All
Facu
lty All
Facu
lty All
Facu
lty All
Browsingcurrentissues
Browsingpast issues
Searchingthrough
different titles
Keepingcurrent in my
field
Keepingcurrent
outside my
Locatingspecific facts
Print Either Electronic N/A
Types of Use: Production
0%10%20%30%40%50%
60%70%80%90%
100%
Faculty All Faculty All Faculty All Faculty All
Making copies ofarticles
Comparing &contrasting
articles
Citing articles For use in courseassignments
Print Either Electronic N/A
Format Preferences for Use in Course Assignments by Broad Discipline
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Arts &Humanities
Life & HealthScience
Physical Science& Eng.
Social Sciences Multi/Inter-Disciplinary
Other
Print Either Electronic
Advantages of Electronic Journals
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
AllNo need to go
to library orwait for doc
delivery
AllAlways
available
AllIncludes links
AllIncludes
downloadabledata
AllAvoids
photocopycosts
AllAvailable
before print
ImportantVery important
Content and Coverage Barriers
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
AllUnavailability of
older issues
AllUnavailability of
recent issues
AllLocating table of
contents
AllLocating info for
authors
AllOmission of
letters,supplements,
editorial info, etc
Minor barrier
Major barrier
Usability Barriers
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
AllReadingonscreen
Faculty AllPrinting charges
Faculty AllMaps,
illustrations,non-Roman text
Faculty
Minor barrier
Major barrier
Computing Barriers
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
AllProxy or
authenticationoff-campus
AllSpeed of
home internetconnection
AllHome
computer
AllLibrary
computers
AllComputersupport &
training
AllOffice
computer
AllComputer
skills
Minor barrier
Major barrier
Barriers: Summary
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Unavailability of older issues
Reading onscreen
Proxy or authentication off-campus
Highlighting & notes
Unavailability of recent issues
Speed of home internet connection
Moving between parts of an article
Major barrier Minor barrier
Statistical Significance of Demographic Variables
Demographic differences of degree, not kind
Variables statistically significant, but in most cases relationships not strong (Cramer’s V < 0.10)
Strongest variable = Affiliation Followed by:
Discipline Age Gender Campus
Reaping the Harvest: Studies of Electronic Journal Use
Ohio State UniversityOctober 2003
The University of California Collections Management Initiative (UC/CMI)
http://www.ucop.edu/cmi/ Brian E. C. Schottlaender
University of California, San Diego