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Information Needs Of Rural Women: A Case Study Of Bangalore North Taluk, Roja M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study try to explore the occupational rural women information needs, sources and barriers to access information in Sonnenahalli and Dibburu villages, Bangalore North taluk, Karnataka state. The study employed survey method and data were collected by administrating a questionnaire. This study reveals that majority of the rural women occupation was agriculture followed by animal husbandry. 81.81% occupational rural women main information source was television and 52.72% rural women illiterate it’s a main information barrier in rural area. 50.9% occupational rural women are using information to polish their daily routine work.

The Influence Of Jobstreet.Com Toward The Fulfillment Of Job Vacancy Information Needs, Kiki Fauziah, Agus Triyanto

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this study is to identify the influence of Jobstreet.com to the information needs. The research approach is quantitative approach with descriptive research type through survey. The respondent is graduate student of Library Science Universitas Indonesia which graduated in 2017 and used Jobstreet.com amounted to 44 respondents. Based on the calculation of the regression coefficients, all the variables showed a positive value to usability (0.927), information quality (0.983), and service interaction quality (1.343). The results shows that all independent variables have a direct positive relationship to the dependent variable. The independent variables which give the dominant influence is …

21st Century Marketing Using Communication Modes By Students In Accessing Their Information Needs At Two Selected Study Center Libraries In Southwest Of National Open University Of Nigeria, Njeze Miracle

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This paper examined marketing in the 21^st century using communication modes in accessing information needs of students in two study centre libraries of National Open University of Nigeria. A descriptive research design was used for this study and the instrument for data collection was a questionnaire, observation and interview. A total of 60 copies of the questionnaire were administered to students, from faculties of Agricultural Sc., Management Sc., Social Sc., Health Sc., Law, Education, Science & Technology, but 56 were retrieved and used for the analysis. Purposeful and stratified random sampling technique was used for this research. Findings …

Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Engineering Lecturers In Nigerian Universities: The Case Of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State., Uche Enweani Cln, Ndidi Grace Nwankwo

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This research work studies the information needs and seeking behavior of Engineering lecturers in Nigerian Universities. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The area of the study was Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Anambra State. A total of 40 engineering lecturers from the Faculty of Engineering Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University formed the population. The researcher used the whole population for the study since the population was small. The instrument for data collection was a self-constructed questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using simple frequency counts and mean. The bench mark of the results of the mean was 2.50. The result indicated that …

Information Need Of Distance Learners In Nigeria, Adetola Akanbiemu

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Information is a resource used to increase knowledge and usable for the intended purpose. Its need is a global widespread essential feature of production, consumption and exchange of human mental creativity across the globe. Having discovered that information support services are part of services in institutions that add to the value and quality of learning regardless of the mode of delivery, the information needs of distance learners deserve to be met, irrespective of where they are located. It is in this respect that paper seeks to examine the information needs of distance learners, the concept of distance learning and its …

Information Needs And Sources Of Maasai Pastoralists At Orkesumet In Simanjiro District Manyara Region -Tanzania, Goodluck Mosha, Obedy Lotegelwaki Mu, David Onyango Nyakwaka Mu

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper reports a study, which examined the specific information needs and sources of Maasai pastoralists at Orkesumet area in Simanjiro District, Manyara -Tanzania

Design/methodology/approach: The study used pragmatism paradigm which is a mixed method approach. Simple random sampling was used to select 40 respondents from the five villages (Mukumbi, Naibor-enderit, Narosoito, Orkirung’urung’ and Endonyengijape. Purposive sampling was used to select clan leaders (Ilaigwanak and Ingopir), two from each of the five villages forming ten purposively selected respondents. Questionnaire, interview schedule, and observation were designed to extract information from respondents.

Findings: The findings of the …

Information Behavior Of Students Towards The Use Of Library Information Resources In Universities In Oyo State, Nigeria, Mobolaji Tolulope Oladunjoye Mrs, Ojinga Gideon Omiunu Mr., Temitope Olorunwa Yomi-Owojori Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the information behavior of students towards the use of library information resources in Universities in Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adapted the Wilson’s model of Information Behavior and adopted a correlational survey research design. A sample size of four hundred respondents was drawn from selected universities in South Western Nigeria, using a simple random sampling technique. Regression analysis and correlation analysis were used to analysis data obtained from the field. The findings of this study revealed that among the information behavior independent variables which include information needs, seeking and sources, only information needs significantly influence information use. …

Women In Prison And Their Information Needs: South – South Prison Libraries Perspective, Atanda S. Sambo, Nnebuogor Lauretta Ojei

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study aims at identifying the information needs of women in South-South Prison, Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The census sampling technique was adopted for this study. Four objectives were set for the study and the interview was used to elicit information from respondents. Findings showed that Akwa-Ibom Prison topped the highest (21%) of the women in South-South Prison, followed by Cross River Prison (19%), Delta Prison (18%), Edo Prison/Rivers Prison (17%) and Bayelsa Prison (8%). Findings also reveal that the information needs of prisoner’s women covered medical information (98%), education/security information (97%), life after prison/spiritual …

Information Needs And Information Seeking Behavior Of Krobo Beads Producers In The Eastern Region Of Ghana, Beatrice Korkor Agyemang, Patrick Ngulube, Luyande Dube Prof. Department Of Information Science, University Of South Africa-Pretoria

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This paper aimed to determine the information needs and information seeking behaviour of the Krobo beads producers in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It also looked at sources of information available to to the beads producers as well as the problems they encountered when searching for information about their work. The study employed qualitative research methods. One hundred and sixty three beads producers participated in the study. Data was triangulate though interview, observation and focus group discussions. The findings of the study revealed that the main knowledge gaps of the beads producers were registration of their designs, branding of their …