CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES = ⅶ
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS = ⅸ
ABSTRACT = ⅹ
Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION = 1
Ⅱ. BACKGROUND = 3
A. World Trends = 3
B. Previous Literature = 5
(1) Scholarly Communication = 5
(2) Systems = 7
(3) International Studies = 9
C. Internationalism Factors = 10
(1) Barriers to International Research = 10
(2) Previous work at Drexel University College of Information Studies(CIS) = 12
(3) Current Status of Japan／U.S. Information Exchange = 13
Ⅲ. PROBLEM STATEMENT = 16
Ⅳ. PROPOSED MODEL = 18
Ⅴ. RESEARCH SETTING = 21
Ⅵ. RESEARCH DESIGN = 25
A. Qualitative／Quantitative Study = 25
B. Case Study = 25
C. Survey Research = 26
D. Level of analysis = 26
E. Unit of analysis = 27
Ⅶ. DATA COLLECTION = 28
A. Plan = 28
B. Implementation = 30
Background = 30
Interview Schedule = 32
Interview Surroundings = 33
Language = 33
Interview Test Group = 33
Questionnaire Modification = 34
Proposed Interim Model = 36
KEK organizational issues = 38
Physical Location of Researchers = 40
Ⅷ. DATA ANALYSIS = 41
A. Demographics = 41
Organization and Position Title = 41
Nationality of Researchers = 44
Age of Researchers = 44
Educational Background of Researchers = 46
Work Experience at KEK = 47
PC／workstation／terminal Experience = 48
Internationalism of Researchers = 48
B. Usage of International Computer Networks and Databases = 52
Access to the HEP Database = 56
Type of Information Access = 59
Full Text Information = 61
C. Determination of Important Influencing Factors = 64
Hypotheses = 67
Non-Work Factors = 69
Age = 69
Years Since PhD Degree = 71
English Conversational Ability = 73
Time Spent Overseas = 75
Work-Related Factors = 77
Work Group within KEK = 77
Job Position within KEK = 80
Number of Years worked at KEK = 82
Number of International Emails Received Weekly = 84
Researcher Feeling about KEK Management Support for International Information Retrieval = 86
Technical Factors = 88
Years Experience with PC = 88
Researcher Opinion about Speed of Access to International Scientific Information = 90
Appropriate Information available on Database = 92
Need for Full Text Hard Copy Material = 95
Ⅸ. INTERIM SUMMARY OF RESEARCH RESULTS = 98
A. Factors Found to not be Significant = 98
B. Significant Factors = 99
Ⅹ. CONCLUSIONS = 109
A. Significant Factors = 110
B. Final Model = 111
C. Not Significant Factors = 113
XI. IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS DESIGN AND OPERATION = 116
A. Subfield volatility, database comprehensiveness and database currency = 116
B. User Access Patterns = 119
C. Hard Copy of Full Text Material = 120
D. Speed of Database Access = 121
E. Training = 124
XII. FUTURE RESEARCH = 128
A. Longitudinal Study of KEK = 128
B. Comparative Studies = 130
C. The Information Gap = 131
D. Response Time Factors = 132
E. General Extensions of the Research = 133
LIST OF REFERENCES = 137
VITA = 141
