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. 2020 Jul 9;8:e9404. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9404

Figure 11. Frequency of accessing literature through various information pathways among respondents with and without institutional access (n = 2, 004).

Figure 11

From light to dark grey: very frequently (daily); frequently (once a week); sometimes (once a month); infrequently; never or not available. (A) I use the library of my own institution. (B) I visit a local library (public, academic, etc.) to read scientific literature in print. (C) I use my institutional access to scientific literature. (D) I request journal articles from the IUCN Librarian. (E) I request journal articles from the author. (F) I access scientific literature through my own personal subscription to individual journals. (G) I ask a friend or colleague whom I know has access to scientific literature online. (H) I access whatever I can find online for free (via Google Scholar, open-access journals, ResearchGate, etc.).