På listan LIS-E-RESOURCES pågår en debatt om varför användingen av av fulltextdatabaser under senare år sjunkit.
Finns det en liknande utveckling i Sverige och så fall vad kan orsakerna vara eller är detta något som inte förekommer här?
Ett klipp ur debatten
I began compiling and comparing my institution's usage statistics in late 2010. Gathering data going back to 2007, we were shocked to find that while the number, quality, and cost of our electronic offerings was going up, the usage peaked in 2008 and was trending down. Most shocking, our full-text journal article downloads were down nearly 46% in 2010 compared to 2008! This was despite the fact that we implemented Summon in early 2010, which we were sure would have boosted discoverability. We brainstormed dozens of reasons that could be contributing factors, but basically remained stumped and crestfallen.
Jan
-- Jan Szczepański F.d Förste bibliotekare och chef för f.d Avdelningen för humaniora vid Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek E-post: [log in to unmask]
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