Case Studies in the Life Sciences

The study team examined a wide array of cases, across differing areas of life sciences research, with the aim of providing a concise analysis of how researchers in the life sciences make use of information sources and services relevant to their research; how they analyse, evaluate and manage the information they acquire from such sources; what measures they take to create, gather, manage and communicate new data and information; and the mechanisms they apply when  presenting and disseminating this new information. 

Essentially, the study team found that the views and practices of life science researchers are sharply divergent from the strategies adopted and promoted by policy-makers and information service providers.

The project outcomes have been published as Patterns of information use and exchange: case studies of researchers in the life sciences; they can be downloaded from the RIN website.