Document (#27389)

Author

Yitzhaki, M.
Hammershlag, G.

Title

Accessibility and use of information sources among computer scientists and software engineers in Israel : academy versus industry

Source

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 55(2004) no.9, S.832-842

Year

2004

Abstract

Hypothesizing that workplace significantly affects information-seeking patterns, this study compared accessibility and use of information sources among 233 Israeli computer scientists and software engineers, employed in industry and academy, using a mail questionnaire, which yielded a usable reply rate of 33%. The two groups were found to differ significantly in age, education, seniority, and type of research they performed (basic vs. applied). Printed textbooks, professional journals, and oral discussions with colleagues or experts in the organization were common to both groups, topping almost all lists of accessibility and use. For most information sources, however, the two groups differed significantly and consistently. Printed professional journals as weIl as printed and electronic conference or meeting papers were consistently more accessible and more often used by the academy group, while the industry group reported greater access to and more frequent use of electronic textbooks and trade or promotional literature. In regard to handbooks and standards, in-house technical reports (printed), government technical reports (Internet), librarians and technical specialists (Internet), and oral discussions with supervisors, no significant differences in accessibility were found, but their use by the industry group was much higher. In both groups, accessibility was only partly related to use, and more so among the academy than the industry group.

Footnote

Teil eines Themenheftes zu: Information seeking research

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen
Benutzerstudien

Field

Informatik

Location

Israel

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