Janet Murphy in the Summer 2003 issue of ‘Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship’ points out the importance of developing and learning ‘extensive scientific background, vocabulary and various subject research tools’ in order to be able to efficiently retrieve needed information by the scientists and researchers. Excerpt: “It is clear that interdisciplinary researchers carry a heavy research burden, and many are having difficulty keeping up with the literature despite the increased availability of online databases.”
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Information-Seeking Habits of Environmental Scientists: A Study of Interdisciplinary Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Question: What should the database designers envision while designing new search interfaces that would help interdisciplinary researchers learn vocabulary and the necessary subject background related to their research?
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