1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Transformation of Science Communication by the Information Technology and Networks
Project/Area Number |
09680403
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
情報システム学(含情報図書館学)
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Research Institution | Keio University |
Principal Investigator |
UEDA Shuichi Keio University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (50134218)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MURANUSHI Tomohide Aichi Shukutoku University, Faculty of Letters, Assistant Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (70230000)
KURADA Keiko Keio University, Faculty of Letters, Assistant Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (50205184)
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Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1999
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Keywords | Scientific Information / Scientific Communication / Electronic Media / Internet / scholarly information / Electronic Journals |
Research Abstract |
This study assesses attitudes towards electronic media and examines the current level of use of these media by academic researchers and scholars in Japan, using the interview and the mail survey. The survey contained questions assessing demographic characteristics, usage of computers in research process, usage of electronic mail, mailing list, electronic journal, and WWW. A questionnaire was distributed to faculty members in departments of medicine, psychology, physics, history and economics. The results suggest that E-mail is the most popular electronic medium, and research fields varies usage of mailing lists and WWW. Although the actual number of academics using electronic journals at present may be low, academics expect to this new medium. But a large majority of researchers surveyed relied greatly on the refereed journal to publish their research results.
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