Looking Hard at JASIS&T: Results of a Series of Surveys, Focus Group Interviews and Other Studies

What is the role of JASIS&T in the life of the Society? JASIS&T is a flagship for the Society. Most practitioners are proud of it but few of them read much of it. JASIS&T is perceived as a highly technical, research publication, but with limited value to practitioners and most of the membership. Most do not want to see JASIS&T changed but they'd like to receive a different kind of publication in addition, even if only in electronic form. What parts of JASIS&T do members actually read? Relatively few practitioners read JASIS&T articles, unless they are part of a Special Topics issue of particular interest. Some read book reviews and letters to the editor, which they find to be in plain language and more applicable. They do see JASIS&T as covering the right topics, simply at more theoretical level than they can use.