研究人员在现今全球研究体系中 面对的主要挑战 Boe Horton (Senior Vice President...
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研究人员在现今全球研究体系中 面对的主要挑战 Boe Horton (Senior Vice President Research Solutions) 朱志坚 ( 总经理 - 大中华地区）. Agenda. ProQuest Mission and Vision Highlights of three recent key studies on Researchers conducted by ProQuest Graduate Student Study (n=604) Global Researcher Workflow Study (n=903) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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研究人员在现今全球研究体系中
面对的主要挑战Boe Horton (Senior Vice President Research Solutions)
朱志坚 ( 总经理 - 大中华地区）
Agenda
• ProQuest Mission and Vision• Highlights of three recent key studies on
Researchers conducted by ProQuest– Graduate Student Study (n=604)– Global Researcher Workflow Study (n=903)– PQDT User Study (n=2525)
• Feedback for Librarians• Supporting Researchers through Library
Services from ProQuest
Our Mission and Vision
Mission（目标） :
ProQuest creates indispensable research solutions that connect people and information
Vision（愿景） :
ProQuest will be central
to research around the world
Research Solutions Group
Focused on providing tools and services that help researchers be more effective in the research process
Researcher Workflow Study
Over 900 graduate students and faculty members participated in this research project. Major areas of study included social sciences, natural science, the medical field, engineering, computer sciences, education and the arts and humanities.
BASE N = 923
Supporting the Research Process
支援研究工作
Challenges and difficulties affecting everyday work experience
Q: How problematical have you found each of the following aspects of your everyday work experience ..?
Faculty members taking part in this study claim that getting funding on time proves “extremely difficult”. Other real challenges are finding time for writing articles etc. and the challenge of juggling teaching and research.
BASE N = 806 NOTE: ONLY FACTORS EVALUATED AS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BY AT LEAST 10% INDICATED
TOPIC % SAYING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
FACULTY DOCTORAL MASTERS
GETTING FUNDING ON TIME 24% 15% 14%
SETTING ASIDE TIME FOR WRITING ETC 23% 16% 15%
BALANCING PERSONAL/WORK LIVES 19% 17% 17%
JUGGLING TEACHING/RESEARCH 21% 9% 12%
TIME MANAGEMENT GENERALLY 13% 17% 10%
Feedback for Librarians
• Offer workshops periodically, not just on orientation days
定期提供培训• Hold library resource training every semester
每学期安排关于图书馆资源的培训• Need better library search engines as students do not
know which databases/products to search
需要更好的检索平台• Better access to full text online journals; Also, want
access to other people’s theses
更好地连结到全文期刊和其他人的学术论文
Feedback for Librarians (cont.)
• Cross searching across all available resources is needed…
需要跨资源的检索功能• Searchable PQDT database with full-text of dissertations
具有检索功能 PQDT 的论文全文数据库• Appointments with librarians especially at proposal and
research stages
能与图书馆员约见，特别在论文选题和研究阶段• I collaborated with a university librarian and learned
about several new tools and databases that made my research more effective
透过图书馆员学习一些工具和数据库，提升研究成效
Keeping informed about field of interest
LEADING WAYS OF KEEPING INFORMED
Q: How important is each of the following ways of keeping informed about your field of interest?
Published databases are a leading source of information for keeping informed about developments in fields of interest.
CHART INDICATES RATING 1 – 10: ONLY LEADING FOUR ASPECTS SHOWN
Keeping in touch
MOST IMPORTANT MEANS OF KEEPING IN TOUCH
Q: How important is each of these means of keeping in touch …?
Person-to-person, E-mail is the dominant overall method of keeping in touch (other than social networking), more important than cell phones. Conferences and casual meetings also serve this purpose very well.
BASE N = 871 CHART INDICATES RATING 1 – 10: FOUR LEADING METHODS SHOWN
Social networking resources
MOST FREQUENTLY USED NETWORKING RESOURCES
Q: What social networking resources do you use routinely … ?
Facebook has assumed more importance than LinkedIn as a means of social networking among graduate students and faculty.
BASE N = 470 CHART INDICATES PERCENTAGE USING : LEADING FOUR SHOWN.
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PhD satisfaction with aspects of coursework
Q: How satisfied are you with each of the following aspects of getting your coursework done?
PhD candidates express a generally high level for satisfaction with all key aspects of getting coursework done. Similar profiles of satisfaction apply “across the board” of disciplines.
Learning of new developments in field of interest
LEADING SOURCES SOURCE USED FIRST
Q: Which sources do you use first to learn of new developments in your field? Which do you go to first?
BASE N = 860. LEADING FOUR SOURCES SHOWN: BOX INDICATES % USING SOURCFIRST
PEER REVIEW JOURNALS 72%
PUBLISHED DATABASES 46%
WEBSITES 38%
PEERS 20%
Peer review journals are, by a considerable margin still , the first “port of call” for learning about new developments in fields of interest.
Main sources for funding applications
Q: When you applied for funding …. What were the first sources that you approached …?
Government departments are the most-often cited sources for funding applications. Specialized databases- of which there are many cited - are also very important
BASE N = 770
Importance of influences in preparing material for publication
Q: When you are preparing material for eventual publication or peer review, how important to you is each of the following influences
BASE N = 823 CHART INDICATES RATING 1 - 10
支援研究工作
China Team
Invitation 邀请
欢迎各位光临参加：
1 ） 5 月 13 日晚宴：亢龙太子酒轩2 ） 5 月 14 日下午 3 点：用户座谈咨询会
谢谢！
