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Figure and Table Retrieval from Scholarly Journal Articles: User Needs for Teaching and Research

Sandusky, Robert J. and Tenopir, Carol and Casado, Margaret M. (2007) Figure and Table Retrieval from Scholarly Journal Articles: User Needs for Teaching and Research. In Proceedings 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Milwaukee, WI.

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Abstract

This paper discusses user needs for a system that indexes tables and figures culled from scientific journal articles. These findings are taken from a comprehensive investigation into scientists’ satisfaction with and use of a tables and figures retrieval prototype. Much previous research has examined the usability and features of digital libraries and other online retrieval systems that retrieve either full-text of journal articles, traditional article-level abstracts, or both. In contrast, this paper examines the needs of users directly searching for and accessing discrete journal article components – figures, tables, graphs, maps, and photographs – that have been individually indexed.

EPrint Type:Conference Paper
Keywords:disaggregation; journal article components
Subjects:Scholarly Communication
Information Seeking Behaviors
Electronic Publishing
ID Code:1901
Deposited On:31 May 2007
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