The acceptance of electronic journals in UK higher education

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Teskey, Patrick | Urquhart, Elaine

Affiliations: Department of Information Services, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SA, UK. Tel.: +44 28 7032 4251; Fax: +44 28 7032 3124; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +44 28 9036 6370; Fax: +44 28 9036 6849; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: This paper draws on the participation of the University of Ulster Library in the JUBILEE Project (JISC User Behaviour in Information seeking: Longitudinal Evaluation of EIS) [1] and on the JISC PURCEL Project (Purchasing Decisions of Electronic Resources within HEIs) [2] in an attempt to highlight some of the key factors influencing the acceptance of electronic journals in the UK Higher Education sector. Reference is also made to other JISC initiatives, in particular the Collection Development Policy for the DNER, which are seeking to overcome some of the difficulties currently militating against full acceptance of electronic journals in the sector.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-2001-213-419

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 21, no. 3-4, pp. 243-248, 2001