- By Rajesh Kumar Das and Anwesha Jadab
- Issue No. 3 (Sep. 2016), Volume No.6
Information Seeking Behavior of Law students in the Digital Age: A User Study at University of Dhaka
The purpose of this paper is to explore the information seeking behavior of students of law in digital environment at the University of Dhaka. It also aims to examine the factors affecting the students’ use of digital information resources, the problems they faced for seeking electronic legal information. A stratified random sample survey was used [...]
Read More- By Rosa Laltlanmawii and Manoj Kumar Verma
- Issue No. 2 (Jun. 2016), Volume No.6
Information Seeking Behaviour of Faculties and Research Scholars in School of Physical Sciences, Mizoram University, Aizawl: A Study
Faculties and research scholars always need information to perform their duty and responsibility i.e. teaching and research. Information need is an aspect of information behaviour that represents the root of information search behaviour. Information behaviour is a totality of human behaviour in relation to sources and channels of information including both formal and informal. This [...]
Read More- By Mercy Mlay Komba and Edda Tandi Lwoga
- Issue No. 4 (Dec. 2015), Volume No.5
Government information seeking behaviour of citizens in selected districts of Tanzania
The study assessed the information needs and information seeking patterns of citizens in Tanzania with a particular focus to three districts: Morogoro town, Njombe and Kinondoni districts. Questionnaire survey was self-administered to 450 citizens in selected districts, with a rate of return of 99.6 per cent. Findings revealed that citizens mainly required information on national [...]
Read More- By Priyanka Nagar and Shamim Aktar Munshi
- Issue No. 4 (Dec. 2014), Volume No.4
Information Seeking Behavior of Female Research Scholars of Faculties of Social Science and Arts in Aligarh Muslim University: A Comparative Study
The purpose of this paper is to examine the Information Seeking Behaviour of female research scholars of Faculties of Social Science and Arts in Aligarh Muslim University. The present study selected survey method to complete the study and conducted on a sample of 120 Female Research Scholars of Social Science and Arts Faculties. A total number of 120 questionnaires [...]
Read More- By Kailash Chandra Das and Jeoshnamayee Achary
- Issue No. 4 (Dec. 2014), Volume No.4
Information needs, Information seeking Behaviour and use of Electronic resources by Research scholars and Faculties in the University and Research libraries of Odisha
This research study state the various aspects relating to information needs, information seeking behaviour and use of electronic resources by research scholars and faculties in the university and research libraries of Odisha. The data were collected from faculties and research scholars of 9 traditional universities and 3 research institutions. A total of 600 questionnaires were distributed randomly in the [...]
Read More- By T. Mathew Moly
- Issue No. 2 (Jun.2014), Volume No.4
Information Need and Information Seeking Behavior of Information Science Students in Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Information need and information seeking behavior study is important to find out the sources and services used by the information seekers. The objective of this research was to examine the information need and information seeking behavior of Information Science students in Haramaya University. The study shows that more than half of the students visit the [...]
Read More- By K. Kumar and S. Tholkappian
- Issue No. 4 (Dec. 2013), Volume No.3
Information Seeking Behaviour of Library Users in Women’s Educational Institutions: A Survey
Information seeking behaviour is the human activities with respect to searching various sources, channels including use of that information. The terms, information seeking behaviour, information searching behaviour and information using behaviour are synonymous terms. A survey was taken among Information seeking behaviour of women’s educational institutions library users in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.
Read More- By V. Senthur velmurugan
- Issue No. 3 (Sep. 2013), Volume No.3
Library Visit by Faculty Members in Government Aided Arts and Sciences Colleges in Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, India
In this paper, the author has studied the information requirements, usefulness of library resources and services, and problems encountered by faculty members of two government aided arts and science colleges, V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar Senthikumara Nadar College virudhunagar. The Faculty of Arts comprises the departments of Tamil, English, Economics, history, Commerce, management studies, and [...]
Read More- By M. Madan Mohan and M. Aravinthan
- Issue No. 3 (Sep. 2013), Volume No.3
Information Seeking Behaviour of the User of Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College & Hospital
Information plays a very important role in every aspect of human life and it is especially true in the context of fast pace of today’s life. The value of information as ac crucial factor in the social and economic development and progress of a nation is increasingly recognized. To a remarkable extent, information is a [...]
Read More- By K. Sudha
- Issue No. 1 (Mar. 2013), Volume No.3
Information Seeking Behavior of Regular Ph.D.Scholars in Gandhigram Rural University
Although literature on information seeking behavior is abundant, there is a paucity of research on the information needs of users in rural universities. No attention has been given to the Rural University Ph.D Scholars and also no study has investigated particularly in Information seeking behaviour of Ph.D scholars in Rural Universities. This research aimed to [...]
Read More- By Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri and Linda L. Lillard
- Issue No. 2 (Dec. 2011), Volume No.1
Barriers to Effective Information Seeking of Social Scientists in Developing Countries: The Case of Sultan Qaboos University in Oman
The purpose of the study was to investigate barriers affecting information-seeking behaviors of social science scholars at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman. It will help to redress the balance and provide a better understanding of the barriers and constraints facing scholars in the developing world. Qualitative data are collected using 21 e-mail interviews and [...]
Read More- By Sadaf Siddiqui
- Issue No. 1 (Jun. 2011), Volume No.1
Information Seeking Behaviour of B.Tech. and M.B.B.S. Students in Lucknow: A Comparative Study
The major purpose of this study was to examine the Information Seeking Behavior of B. Tech. and M.B.B.S. students in Lucknow. The aim of the study was to broaden our understanding of information seeking to personality and approach in to psychological characteristics can shed light on variability and patterns in information seeking behavior. Information seeking [...]
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