Concerning the Possibility of a Cooperative Information Exchange [Letter to the Editor]
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TL;DR
It is suggested that about 40% of all the articles, reports, textbooks, symposia and annual reviews read during a two-week diary period by scientists and technologists were obtained through personal recommendations from colleagues.
Abstract
Personal exchanges play an important role in meeting the information needs of the scientific community. A recent study 1 suggested that about 40% of all the articles, reports, textbooks, symposia and annual reviews read during a two-week diary period by scientists and technologists were obtained through personal recommendations from colleagues. This suggests the possibility of establishing an information exchange system utilizing to a greater extent the channels of communication among scientific workers.