Information-Seeking Behaviour of Slovenian Researchers: Implications for information services
Polona Vilar, Primož Južnič, Tomaž Bartol · OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) · 2020
The paper present one part of a survey of information behaviour of Slovenian researchers. Results show that Slovenian researchers in most areas show usual traits of scholarly information behaviour. Exceptions are the non-use of Web 2.0 tools for research purposes and low use of open-access materials. Survey confirmed that ICT is influential in preferences regarding resource formats, access, means for information exchange, organization of resources, writing, reading, etc. The use of grey literature is quite intensive, but depending on the academic area and research field: researchers from humanities, natural sciences and other technical fields are more inclined then social science researchers to use grey literature as the source of information for their research, and business sector is of all sectors the most concerned with patents and standards.