Information seeking behaviours of users in information age elis. Information needs and information seeking behaviour of research. To understand what differences exist between first year biology and final year biochemistry students in university college dublin so that measures can be taken to address those needs. Information seeking behaviour is expressed in various forms, from reading printed material to research and experimentation bhatti, 2010. Information seeking behaviour of the professoriate in. Pdf the purpose of this paper is to determine the information. Informationseeking behavior of students, researchers, and professionals has been the focus of enquiry for decades. Increase in availability of information on the web has affected information seeking behaviour.
A conceptual framework article pdf available in south african journal of libraries and information science 723 january 2006 with 20,9 reads. This article is derived from a phd awarded at the university of kwazulunatal in 2018 that investigated information seeking behaviour of the professoriate in the social sciences and humanities in selected federal universities in southwest nigeria. Information seeking behaviour isb of tertiary level. Questionnaires were distributed to the students and data were collected over a period of 60 days between november and december 2017. The aim was to determine undergraduate students academic information needs and seeking behavior, to establish the problems. Information needs and information seeking behaviour of. Information needs and information seeking behaviors of social. Information needs and seeking behaviour of students in two. Pdf information needs and informationseeking behavior. Information seeking behaviour is a broad term, which involves a set of actions that an individual takes to express information needs, seek information, evaluate and. Kulthau 1994 studying the information seeking behavior of students doing. Information needs and information seeking behaviour of post.
The study investigated the information needs and information seeking behaviour among the students of ondo state university of science and technology, okitipupa, nigeria. There is a need for a study on students information seeking behaviour to understand how students obtained, managed and used the required information 4. Informationseeking behavior an overview sciencedirect. Information needs and information seeking behaviour of students utilizing electronic resources at the library of uitm section 17. The purpose of this study was to investigate some of the factors affecting the information seeking behaviour of postgraduate students registered at the university of south africa unisa as represe. Information seeking behaviour is a broad term, which involves a set of actions that an individual takes to express information needs, seek information, evaluate and select information, and finally uses this information. Information needs and information seeking behavior of. This study was carried out to investigate the information needs and most preferred source of information of undergraduate students in a nigerian university of technology. Information seeking behavior differs among user groups. The study collected empirical data on the information requirements of. This study investigated information needs and seeking behaviour of undergraduate students in the library of federal university of technology and imo state university library, owerri using a comparative approach. Information need and information seeking behavior study is important to find out the sources and services used by the information seekers.
Article information, pdf download for informationseeking behaviour of. The aim of the study was to investigate the information needs and information seeking behaviour of researchers at the federal institute of industrial research oshodi, nigeria. This study tries to seek information needs and information seeking behaviors of the malaysian social science graduate students by research to pursue master and phd. The sample consisted of 89 students selected from the four existing departments in. A lot of studies have been conducted on the information seeking behaviour of faculty members. Liao, finn, and lu 2007 have conducted a comparative study on information needs and informationseeking behavior of international graduate students and american graduate students. Information needs and information seeking behavior of foreign. The paper presents original research designed to explore and compare selected aspects of the information seeking behaviour of mathematicians scientists and students on the internet. Assessment of information needs and seeking behaviour of. Information needs and information seeking behaviour and. Factors affecting the informationseeking behaviour of. The study investigated information needs and seeking behavior of undergraduates in ajayi crowther university, oyo nigeria.
Based on the definition he believes that the information behavior of different group of people also is different. Library use and informationseeking behaviour of academics. Information search process isp isp was proposed and developed by carol kuhlthau and represents a tighter focus on information seeking behavior. Information is all around and is utilized in all walks of life right from purchasing a pin to writing a research article by the. Information need and information seeking behavior of information science students in haramaya university, ethiopia. Questionnaires were distributed to the students and data. Anne chernaik, in meeting health information needs outside of healthcare, 2015. Information seeking behavior is a broad term which involves a set of actions that an individual takes to express information needs, seek information, evaluate and select information, and finally uses this information to satisfy hisher information needs. Some of the articles discuss the various information needs of high school students. Academic libraries must understand the information needs of faculty and students in order to address those needs. Varies factors may determine the information seeking behavior of an individual or a group. Modelling the informationseeking behaviour of international.
Adequate knowledge about the information needs and seeking behaviour of users is vital for developing library resources, services and facilities to meet their information needs effectively. What other factors influence graduate students information seeking behaviour. In academic libraries, postgraduate students are among the. The purpose of this study was to investigate some of the factors affecting the informationseeking behaviour of postgraduate students registered at the university of south africa unisa as represented by its ethiopia regional learning centre, with particular emphasis on their use of electronic information resources. Information needs and information seeking behavior of students at. If something is relevant for a person in relation to a given. The concepts defining information, information needs, information seeking and information use have undergone significant evolution since they were first introduced. The main objective of this research is to identify the information needs of students in one of the leading higher educational institute in sri lanka. Chinnasamy head, department of library and information science, school of information technology, madurai kamaraj university, madurai 21 abstract. In view of this, my study is undertaken to assess students information needs, information seeking behaviour in digital environment through the information services, provided by chitkara international school library. A study of the information seeking behaviour of undergraduate students of makerere university, uganda. Information seeking behavior of students in the context of. Information need and information seeking behaviour of. This study explores the informationseeking behavior of undergraduates, postgraduate students, and researchers in undergraduate, postgraduate teaching staff and research scholars.
Other articles center around the information seeking behavior of high school students in general, while others accentuate this user groups utilization of the internet. Information need and information seeking behaviour of engineering college students in madurai a case study dr. The field of information seeking behaviour in information science can broadly be defined as that which is concerned with determining users information needs, searching behaviour and subsequent. Pdf factors that influence information seeking behaviour. Thus, this will help in developing a strategy which will be geared toward meeting the information needs and information seeking behaviour of respective undergraduate students 2. The study is undertaken to explore the information needs and information seeking behaviour of research scholars and their perception on information needs and seeking behaviour in the surveyed bangalore university to find the ways and means to promote the existing system. Information seeking behavior, information needs, digital. Line 2000, new studies of information users and their needs are even more necessary in. One thousand, one hundred and fifty two usable responses from each of the two institutions compared in the study were. The objective of this research was to examine the information need and information seeking behavior of information science students in haramaya university.
Which factors influence the information seeking behaviour of graduate students in the university of thessaloniki. Information needs and information seeking behaviour. The term information seeking behaviour under information science, can broadly be defined as the activities performed and channels used by a person after identification of his her information needs and the subsequent use of the obtained information. What are the information needs of mba graduate students. The data were gathered through a questionnaire distributed at the end of 2011 and in january 2012. Information needs, information seeking behaviour, library services, library science introduction the rapid proliferation of information in the present era has significant implications for the education and library usage of university students. A recent study conducted by che rusuli, yaacob, tasmin and norazlin 5 discovered that undergraduate students informationseeking behaviour was at a low level. Information needs and seeking behaviour of business students.
Methodology the survey method was used in this study. Students in their second and third years of study in the departments of estate management and architecture both in the school of environmental technology in federal university of technology akure futa were surveyed. South african journal of libraries and information science. Nearly all studies of information seeking behaviour at school are qualitative. Pdf information need and information seeking behavior of. Purpose to understand what differences exist between first year biology and final year biochemistry students in university college dublin so that measures can be taken to address those needs. To meet those needs, they often went to the library to study and to prepare for competitive. However, limited research identifies the information needs and information seeking behaviour of international students yoon and chung, 2017. This case study investigated information need and seeking behaviour of.
Other articles center around the informationseeking behavior of high school students in general, while others accentuate this user groups utilization of the internet. A questionnaire was designed based on the previous literature to study students information seeking behaviour at university of dubai library. Related studies consistent with wilsons definition, pettigrew et al. A survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior, he presents a comprehensive survey of information behavior studies over the last two decades. Pdf the information seeking behaviour, is considered as a human behaviour to search for information in purposeful way to find the gap. Kuhlthaus framework was based on research into high school students, but extended over time to include a diverse range of people, including those in the workplace. Information professionals often assume that users want, need, and use information. This study applied both quantitative and qualitative research approaches for the purpose of triangulation. Information seeking behaviour is a broad term, which involves a set of actions that an individual, such as undergraduates, takes to express information needs, seek information, evaluate and select information and finally uses this information to satisfy hisher information needs fatima and ahmad, 2008. For students and teachers library plays crucial role as a main information and. A case study on students in private university library.
Information needs and information seeking behaviors of. The sample consisted of 89 students selected from the four existing departments in their first year 100 level and third year 300 level of study. Information seeking behaviour is an area of dynamic interest among librarians, information scientist, communication scientists, sociologist, and psychologists. Informationseeking behaviour of undergraduate students. The overall purpose of the study was to determine what their information requirements are and determine their awareness of library services available to them. Information needs and information seeking behaviour of faculty members of. This study reveals that the types of information sources used by the students are more in the electronic format. Singh, kp, kumar, m, khanchandani, v 2015 information needs and information seeking behaviour of foreign students in university of delhi. Fourteen of the articles focus exclusively on high school students. This study was undertaken to discover the informationseeking behaviour of academics and their use of the library at lincoln university of new zealand. Informationseeking behavior an overview sciencedirect topics. Information seeking behaviours of users in information age.
The informationseeking behavior of high school students. However, there are conflicting views regarding the information needs and information seeking behaviour of users of information services. It examines students awareness and use of different sources of information for their course. Pdf the progress of modern society depends a great deal, upon the provision of. The study assisted in identifying different information services offered by the international student office iso. The present study was undertaken with a view to know the status of information seeking behaviour of college library users of cachar district, assam which comprises of undergraduate students faculty members and research scholars. Information needs, information seeking behaviour, postgraduate law students, resources, services, research, lagos state abstract.
Rarely mentioned in general literature about needs, it is a common term in information science. Information needs and information seeking behaviour and use. The instrument used for the study was the student questionnaire. Five point likert scale was used to measure how far students were using. Factors that influence informationseeking behavior. However, limited research identifies the information needs and informationseeking behaviour of international students yoon and chung, 2017.
The aim of the study was to investigate the information needs and informationseeking behaviour of researchers at the federal institute of industrial research oshodi, nigeria. It is a vital source for human beings for living a prosperous life on the earth. The purpose of this study is to examine mba students information needs, seeking behaviour and their use of information to sustain their process of inquest and scholarly activities. Students information behaviour and the role of academic. Postgraduate students in universities need information and course materials for their allround development which is obtained from the resources of the library. Kuhlthaus framework was based on research into high school students, but extended over time to include a diverse range of. Boyd 1 stressed that information seeking is a fluid and situation dependent activity where a seekers actions are influenced by access to information, perceived quality of, and trust in. Information search process isp isp was proposed and developed by carol kuhlthau and represents a tighter focus on informationseeking behavior. The concept of information seeking behaviour in digital era is challenging. More specifically this study was designed to investigate the following questions.
A number of information seeking and retrieval studies seem to focus on these concepts, albeit in different ways. Academic libraries, where learning resources are acquired, processed and made accessible to the. Information needs, information seeking behaviour, library services, library. The purpose of this study is to investigate the informationseeking behaviour of the undergraduate students at dhaka university, bangladesh. The present paper discusses the information needs and information seeking behavior in the context of academicians, who are served by academic libraries. Factors that influence informationseeking behavior may include the discipline, the demands of faculty members, the curriculum, and personal characteristics. The term information need is often understood as an individual or groups desire to locate and obtain information to satisfy a conscious or unconscious need. The purpose of this study was to identify the information needs and information seeking behaviour of international students at the university of kwazulunatal, pietermaritzburg campus ukznp. Informationseeking behavior differs among user groups. This study was undertaken to determine the information.
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