A couple of weeks ago the Research Information Network published a report about the way in which researchers in different life-sciences specialisms used information (one of the key points being that there were differences in practice). They have previously published a similar report about information use in the humanities.
Life sciences: http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/using-and-accessing-information-resources/disciplinary-case-studies-life-sciences
Reports page: http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/using-and-accessing-information-resources
Photo by Sheila Webber: Sheffield, November 2009