Cliff said
>OK, I know I've started a new thread from this one, but I can't let this
pass...
>Caroline said:
>>And in an electronic system it is much easier to gather data on what is
>>read.
>HOW??? I might be able to monitor how often an article is ACCESSED, but if
>it's web-based I can't even do that reliably (cacheing, etc). How can I
>possibly know what has been READ? I'd love to know because it would solve
>several of the research issues I'm currently grappling with -- please
>enlighten me!
That will teach me to answer emails just before I go home :-) It is only
access that can be measured (as far as I know, but maybe someone out there
has found the answer?). Web based systems also prohibit the collection of
data on how long someone spends viewing an article, information that
*might* help demonstrate if they are reading the article or not. Information
on what is being accessed, even taking caching into account is more
informative than the system of slips of paper on journal covers or dust
tests but still isn't the whole answer.
Caroline Lloyd
Cliff
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