[LIS-Forum] JISC & British Library Report - Researchers of Tomorrow: The research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students

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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:11:44 +0000
From: Dr. Indira Koneru <indk68 at hotmail.com>

Dear All,

JISC & the British Library released the report "Researchers of
Tomorrow: The research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students" on
June 28, 2012.


Researchers of Tomorrow is the UK's largest study
to date on the research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students (born
between 1982 and 1994). JISC and the British Library jointly commissioned the
three year study in 2009, which involved 17,000 doctoral students from 70
universities at various stages in the project.

The research findings reveal:

Doctoral students are increasingly reliant on secondary
      research resources (eg journal articles, books), moving away from primary
      materials (eg primary archival material and large datasets). Access to relevant resources is a major constraint for
      doctoral students’ progress. Authentication access and licence limitations
      to subscription-based resources, such as e-journals, are particularly
      problematic. Open access and copyright appear to be a source of
      confusion for Generation Y doctoral students, rather than encouraging
      innovation and collaborative research. This generation of doctoral students operate in an
      environment where their research behaviour does not use the full potential
      of innovative technology. Doctoral students are insufficiently trained or
      informed to be able to fully embrace the latest opportunities in the
      digital information environment.

These findings raise important questions about research development, 
training and support within research led organisations and the openness 
and sharing of research.” Source: JISC

This study accentuates the need for Information Literacy instructions. 
Isn't it?

You can read or download the report from
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/reports/2012/researchers-of-tomorrow

Regards,

Indira
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