TY - JOUR
T1 - Revisiting 'obsolescence' and journal article 'decay' through usage data
T2 - an analysis of digital journal use by year of publication
AU - Nicholas, David
AU - Huntington, Paul
AU - Dobrowolski, Tom
AU - Rowlands, Ian
AU - Mahmuei, Hamid
AU - Polydoratou, Panayiota
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Information Processing & Management. ISSNs: 0306-4573;
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The obsolescence and decay of data are analyzed using data from digital journal use by year of publication. The decay is largely measured in absence of accurate journal usage/borrowing data, by citations. Citation studes reveal 'use' by authors where library loans or downloads represent actual use by reader. It is found that the decay rate is highest in science due to rapid obsolescence of scientific content.
AB - The obsolescence and decay of data are analyzed using data from digital journal use by year of publication. The decay is largely measured in absence of accurate journal usage/borrowing data, by citations. Citation studes reveal 'use' by authors where library loans or downloads represent actual use by reader. It is found that the decay rate is highest in science due to rapid obsolescence of scientific content.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ipm.2005.03.014
DO - 10.1016/j.ipm.2005.03.014
M3 - Article
SN - 0306-4573
VL - 41
SP - 1441
EP - 1461
JO - Information Processing and Management
JF - Information Processing and Management
IS - 6
ER -