SRELS Journal of Information Management

  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue: 2

Electronic Journals’ Usage and User studies: A Literature review

  • Author:
  • Masoumeh Tajafari Dastforoush, Y. Venkatesha
  • Total Page Count: 13
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 141 to 153

Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, INDIA. E-mail: masoumeh.gafari1@gmail.com.

Abstract

This article aims to present an overall picture of the studies that have been done in the area of usage and users’ studies of electronic journals in recent years (2004 onward) till present, in a way that will be of value to researchers. This review is presented under three headings and nine subheadings.

Originality/value – The paper provides a picture of electronic journals usage and users studies. It is valuable for students, teachers in library and information science field and especially researchers who want to do research in this field.

Keywords

Electronic journals, User studies, Journal use study