J Med Libr Assoc. 2024 Apr 1;112(2):73-80. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2024.1789. Epub 2024 May 22.
This study aims to explore how health science faculty publication patterns at a large public research university have changed over time and examine how productivity relates to their information-seeking behavior and perception of the academic library.
Two datasets were utilized: one consisted of publication records of health sciences faculty spanning a 15-year period, while the other was from a faculty survey exploring faculty's perception of and satisfaction with library resources and services related to their research.
Health sciences faculty publication patterns have changed over time, characterized by greater productivity, collaboration, and use of literature in their publications. Faculty's literature use correlates with productivity, as evidenced by both datasets. The survey revealed that faculty with more publications tend to rely more on online journals and Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Similarly, the publication data indicated that less productive faculty tended to use fewer references in their publications.
The publication data and survey results offer valuable insights into the health sciences faculty's information-seeking behavior and productivity. Online access to information has been effective in facilitating use of information, as indicated by the greater incorporation of references in publications.
The study highlights the changing publication patterns and productivity of health sciences faculty, as well as the role academic libraries play in supporting their research and publishing activities. Although multiple variables influence faculty access to and use of information, faculty attitudes towards the library and use of the library are related to faculty research and productivity.
本研究旨在探讨一所大型公立研究型大学的健康科学教师的出版模式随时间的变化，并考察生产力与他们的信息检索行为和对学术图书馆的看法之间的关系。
使用了两个数据集：一个是健康科学教师的出版记录，涵盖了 15 年的时间；另一个是来自一项教师调查，调查了教师对图书馆资源和服务的看法以及他们对图书馆资源和服务的满意度。
健康科学教师的出版模式随时间发生了变化，表现为生产力的提高、合作的增加以及出版物中对文献的使用增加。教师的文献使用与生产力相关，这两个数据集都证明了这一点。调查显示，发表论文较多的教师更倾向于依赖在线期刊和馆际互借（ILL）。同样，出版数据表明，生产力较低的教师在出版物中使用的参考文献较少。
出版数据和调查结果为健康科学教师的信息检索行为和生产力提供了有价值的见解。在线获取信息的便利性，如出版物中更多参考文献的使用，得到了证实。
该研究强调了健康科学教师的出版模式和生产力的变化，以及学术图书馆在支持他们的研究和出版活动方面的作用。尽管有多个变量影响教师获取和使用信息的情况，但教师对图书馆的态度和对图书馆的使用与教师的研究和生产力有关。
