Information-seeking behavior of academic meteorologists and the role of information specialists Export

@article{citeulike:1390145, abstract = {In lengthy interviews of 43 meteorologists at two universities and a research center, the author investigated their methods of seeking information needed for their research, teaching, and current awareness. The primary goals of the Study were to determine problems and challenges encountered by these scientists and to develop a profile of their information needs. Of particular interest were the effects of the Internet on their information-seeking behavior, particularly their access and retrieval of electronic journal articles and data. Suggestions for academic science librarians were developed through another series of interviews with Successful information professionals. More than ever before, scientific information specialists Must make clear their new roles in facilitating the scientific endeavor, especially the constant effort and vigilance required in developing and maintaining library Web sites, so convenient and indispensable to their clientele. (C) 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.}, address = {10 ALICE ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13904-1580 USA}, author = {Hallmark, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {1390145}, journal = {SCIENCE \& TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIES}, keywords = {author, behavior, chemists, communication, information-seeking, keywords, meteorology, patterns, researchers, scientific, scientists}, number = {1-2}, pages = {53--64}, posted-at = {2007-06-14 15:41:53}, priority = {2}, publisher = {HAWORTH PRESS INC,}, school = {Univ Texas, Grad Sch Lib \& Informat Sci, Austin, TX 78712 USA}, series = {ISSN: 0194-262X}, title = {Information-seeking behavior of academic meteorologists and the role of information specialists}, volume = {21}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1390145 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1390145 N2 - In lengthy interviews of 43 meteorologists at two universities and a research center, the author investigated their methods of seeking information needed for their research, teaching, and current awareness. The primary goals of the Study were to determine problems and challenges encountered by these scientists and to develop a profile of their information needs. Of particular interest were the effects of the Internet on their information-seeking behavior, particularly their access and retrieval of electronic journal articles and data. Suggestions for academic science librarians were developed through another series of interviews with Successful information professionals. More than ever before, scientific information specialists Must make clear their new roles in facilitating the scientific endeavor, especially the constant effort and vigilance required in developing and maintaining library Web sites, so convenient and indispensable to their clientele. (C) 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. IS - 1-2 JF - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIES SE - ISSN: 0194-262X AD - 10 ALICE ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13904-1580 USA EP - 64 TI - Information-seeking behavior of academic meteorologists and the role of information specialists PB - HAWORTH PRESS INC, VL - 21 SP - 53 KW - author KW - behavior KW - chemists KW - communication KW - information-seeking KW - keywords KW - meteorology KW - patterns KW - researchers KW - scientific KW - scientists AU - Hallmark, J PY - 2001/// ER -