Scholarly Use of the Internet by Faculty Members

Abstract

A quantitative survey of faculty members in a research university setting examined how they are using the Internet in their scholarly work: contacting colleagues, gathering support, conducting research, disseminating knowledge, and publishing results. Contacting colleagues was the aspect of scholarly work that was most supported by Internet use. There were moderate correlations for conducting research and disseminating knowledge with the presence of works online and published articles. Extent and scope of communications were found to increase with years of use, but use decreased with years of age. There was moderate support for organizational and environmental factors in contacting colleagues.

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