@article {30240,
	title = {Information seeking behaviors, attitudes, and choices of academic mathematicians},
	journal = {Science \& Technology Libraries},
	volume = {39},
	year = {2020},
	pages = {253-280},
	abstract = {Mathematicians in academic institutions utilize a variety of resources and strategies to seek, find, and use scholarly information and news. Using a sample of mathematicians, researchers surveyed 112 students and faculty at four Canadian university institutions to explore self-perceived success rates, resources consulted, databases used, use of social media, and citation management systems. Further, 12 follow-up interviews were completed with mathematicians to better interpret survey results, resulting information-seeking behaviors, choices, strategies, and feelings on keeping up to date with information needs. According to survey results, a minority of mathematicians (12.5 percent) acknowledged that they were successfully keeping up to date. However, a significant number of mathematicians (28.6 percent) indicated that they were unsuccessful and could do better in remaining current with information needs. Co-investigators, using qualitative analyses, identified four emergent themes related to remaining current: (1) The {\textquotedblleft}slower pace of math{\textquotedblright} pervades all aspects of this discipline;{\textquotedblright} (2) There are {\textquotedblleft}too many papers {\textendash} and not enough time{\textquotedblright} to effectively search, evaluate, and read scholarly papers of interest; (3) Mathematicians collectively acknowledge that they are open to strategies and technologies where they {\textquotedblleft}could do better{\textquotedblright} keeping up to date; and (4) Mathematicians have divided loyalties using databases when searching for information by means of {\textquotedblleft}MathSciNet in a Google world.{\textquotedblright} Additional insights document how mathematicians are guided by mathematical peculiarities and discipline-specific practices. This study helps to shed light on opportunities for academic librarians to identify and meet mathematicians{\textquoteright} evolving information needs.},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2020.1758284},
	author = {Gordon, I. D. and Cameron, B. D. and Chaves, D. and Hutchinson, R.}
}
