Naslov
Communication practices of Croatian scientists

Autori
Cabrajec, Lejla ; Dukic, Zvjezdana

Izvornik
International Library Review (0020-7837) 23 (1991), 3; 237-253

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
scientific communication ; language barrier ; Croatia

Sažetak
A questionnaire survey of researchers engaged in seven scientific disciplines was conducted to identify preferred information channels and to determine interdisciplinary variations in the communication behavior of Croatian scientists. The article also addresses the problem of the foreign language barrier and the visibility of Croatian science at an international level. The findings indicate that journal articles with their accompanying lists of references are the most important source of information in all the disciplines surveyed, while on-line searching was ranged rather low. Differences between pure, applied, and social disciplines were identified in the domain of informal communication and in the publishing of the research results. Contacts with colleagues outside one's organization appeared to be an important element in information retrieval, while informal dissemination of information is mostly performed internally. Except for physicists, participation in international scientific communication is rather unsatisfactory.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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