1. Which of these journals do you use on a regular basis (at least once a week)?

Materials Science Journals

Acta metallurgica et materialia Applied catalysis A Applied catalysis B Beam interactions with materials and atoms Canadian metallurgical quarterly Cement & concrete composites Cement and concrete research Ceramics international Chemical engineering journal Chemical engineering journal and the biochemical engineering journal Composite structures Composites Composites engineering Composites science and technology Corrosion science Engineering fracture mechanics European polymer journal Fusion engineering and design International journal of plasticity International journal of solids and structures Journal of hazardous materials Journal of nuclear materials Journal of the European Ceramic Society Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids

Materials characterization Materials letters Materials research bulletin Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials: properties, microstructure and processing Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology Materials science & engineering. C, Biomimetic materials, sensors and systems Materials science & engineering. R, Reports : a review journal Mechanics of materials Microelectronic engineering Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Optical materials Polymer Powder technology Progress in materials science Progress in polymer science Scripta metallurgica et materialia Sensors and actuators. A, Physical Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical Solar energy materials and solar cells Surface & coatings technology Theoretical and applied fracture mechanics Wear

2. How often do you access Materials Science Journals via the TULIP interface(s)?
This includes Tulipview from a CAEN UNIX machine, the MASC file in the MIRLYN indexes, and the Web version of TULIP.

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3. When using Materials Science Journals via the TULIP interface how often do you. . .

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go to the journal of your choice immediately?
browse the journal?
search for particular topics (keyword searching)?
print these articles?
save the printed article, the URL or the image file?
pass a printed article or URL on to students or colleagues?
other:

4. How often do you access Materials Science Journals in paper at the Engineering Library?

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5. When using Materials Science Journals in paper how often do you. . .

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go to the journal of your choice immediately?
browse the journal?
copy articles from these journals?
save an article after reading it?
pass an article on to students/colleagues?
other:

6. Regarding the above questions, was getting what you wanted easier or harder because of....

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electronic journals
the speed of the search engine
the design of the interface for. . .
. . .Tulipview
. . .MASC
. . .Web Tulip
the article image quality
the speed of printing
the necessity of having to download the local print application for Web Tulip

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paper journals
the alphabetical current issues section
the ability to check the journals out of the library

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