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Information Needs, Sources And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Poultry Farmers In Namakkal: A Survey, Pushpam P, Pushpam P

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Agriculture has always been the backbone of the Indian economy, and the poultry industry is an essential part of it. In recent years, poultry farming has seen significant growth, particularly in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. The purpose of this study is an investigation of information needs, information sources and information-seeking behaviour of Information (ISB) in Namakkal District. This study aims to explore the information needs, sources, and information-seeking behaviour of poultry farmers in the Namakkal district. The study will examine the types of information that farmers need, the sources they use to obtain this information, and their preferred …

Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Illegal Oil Bunkers In Imiringi Town Of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Tangkat Yusuf Dushu Mr.

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This study focused on the information needs and seeking behavior of Illegal oil bunkers in Imiringi Town of Bayelsa state. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. and was carried out using 150 questionnaires in order to ascertain the information needs and information seeking behavior of Illegal oil bunkers. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze the data. The result showed that the Illegal oil bunkers do not have access to adequate information because the libraries as well as the local government, who this responsibility rests on, have been inefficient. Recommendations …

Widows And Their Information Seeking Behaviour In South -Western Nigeria, Oluremi Adenike Abiolu Dr

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This study investigated information seeking-behaviour of 109 widows in south-western Nigeria, with a questionnaire, using mainly snowball and purposive sampling techniques. Findings reveal that respondents were economically and educationally weak and their information needs hinge mainly on finance, children’s education and training, counselling, family and personal health. They use sources including radio, children, mobile phone, church members and television when seeking for information. Factors motivating the use of information sources include ease of finding information, convenience, familiarity, relevance, and nearness for purposes of educating and training their children, personal work, running family matters, health, and carrying on successfully with widowhood. …

Information Needs By People Living With Hiv/Aids In Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Anambra State., Egwuonwu Ugochi Iruoma, Ezechika Chiamaka Priscilla, Chigor Christianan Nneka

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This study dwelt on the information needs by People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus /Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (PLWH/A) in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku-Awka. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Three research questions were drawn from the three purposes that guided the study. The population consists of 3,264 registered Human Immune-Deficiency Virus (HIV) patients no AIDS patient. Sample size comprises of 50 HIV patients using purposeful sampling technique. Questionnaires were used as instruments for data collection. These research questions were analyzed using mean of 2.5. The findings indicated the areas of information needs of …

Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Library And Information Science Undergraduates During Covid-19 Pandemic In Niger Delta Region Of Nigeria, Lawrence Arumuru

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This study was hinged on the information needs and seeking behaviour of library and information science undergraduates during the covid-19 pandemic in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Three questions were raised to put the study in the right perspective. The researcher employed the simple random type of sampling technique used to sample 184 respondents who are 200, 300, and 400 level undergraduates from Library and Information Science schools in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. The questionnaire was used as the sole instrument for data collection. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Data collected were …

Librarians And Libraries As Agents Of Transformation In The Reformation Of Correctional Centres Inmates, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

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Information has remained the most sought for ingredient for development and only means through which one can clear his state of uncertainty. This study is a survey aimed at ascertaining the functions of the library as an agent of transformation of correctional centre inmates using the Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Correctional Centre as a case in point. The study was guided by five (5) research objectives and questions while the research employed descriptive survey design. The primary instruments used for data collection are a two-set questionnaire titled: Correctional Centre Facility Based Questionnaire (CCFBQ) and Inmate Questionnaire (IQ), direct observation and interview. …

Information Needs, Sources And Barriers Of Doctors In Primary Health Centres In Haryana: A Survey, Amit ., Satish Kumar Malik University Librarian

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The present study was investigated among the doctors of Primary Health Centre of Haryana to assess information needs, sources and the barriers to accessing information. For which the survey method has been applied and 227 questionnaires were distributed in all strata based on the proportional number of PHC and 133 questionnaires were found appropriate for the analysis process. It is found that the main reason for the information requirements of doctors is to maintain patient records and clinical decision making for which they accessed the information commonly from the general browser and Colleagues. The study also found that the most …

User Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Physics Department At The University Of Burdwan, Amit Kumar Das, Dr. Sukumar Mandal

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Purpose – The study found on the University of Burdwan physics department faculties and research scholars’ information needs and information seeking behaviour. The purpose is to find out the information needs, source use, satisfaction level, and improvement needs for library infrastructure, sources and services.

Methodology – In this information needs and seeking behaviour study, two sets online questionnaire has been developed to achieve the objective. Only physics faculties and regular registered research scholars (session 2011 – 2020) in the University of Burdwan have been selected as main respondents. Data has been collected using Google form. Online questionnaire have been served …

Information Needs Versus Information Services: Assessing Predictors Of Secondary School Students With Visual Impairment Satisfaction At School Library Media Centres In South-Eastern Nigeria, Samuel K. Ibenne, Oluwole Olumide Durodolu

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This study investigated the information needs versus Information services by assessing predictors of Secondary School Students with Visual Impairment Satisfaction at School Library Media Centres in South-Eastern Nigeria. This research embraced a positivist research paradigm in which quantitative research method was used to gather statistical data and generalizing it across various groups of respondents in order to elucidate a certain phenomenon.The population of the study is 95 consisting of 84 students with visual impairment enrolled in the secondary schools selected for the study and 11 SLMC personnel who are responsible for services to the students with visual impairment.The study revealed …

Information Seeking Behavior Of As-Syifa Boarding High School Students In Fulfilling Academic Tasks, Nurul K. Az-Zahra, Ike Iswary Lawanda

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Academic tasks from teachers can stimulate students’ information needs. To fulfill it, students can search for information in different ways amongst the students. It is known at SMAIT As-Syifa Boarding School which is an Islamic-based boarding school, there are additional subjects of Islamic teachings that can lead to more diverse and broad information needs for students. It was also found that students’ needs and behavior in seeking information to fulfill tasks were not known. Moreover, the literature on information needs and information-seeking behavior in Islamic boarding schools that are available is still quite a few. This study discussed the information …

Exploring The Information Needs Of Competition Inclined University Students, Vinit Kumar, Rahul Pandey

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The present study investigates the information needs of university students engaged in preparing for competitive examinations. Investigating the format and kinds of information sources highly considered by competition inclined students the study identifies the factors the library should consider while selecting information sources from the perspective of competition inclined students. Collecting data using a structured questionnaire, the study reveal that the majority of the respondents consider both print and electronic format of information sources. The competition inclined students use books the most, followed by newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals, Similarly, the most considerable challenges emerged to be ‘relevant information scattered …

Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Children In Public Libraries: A Case Study Of Benue State Public Library, Tofi Simon Ternenge, Tamen Timothy Torkuma

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ABSTRACT

The study investigated information needs and seeking behavior of children in public libraries: A case study of Benue state public library. Five (5) objectives with corresponding research questions were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted survey research design, the population of the study was 490 children registered with the Benue state library Board headquarters, Makurdi. However, a sample sized of 220 were drawn using simple random sampling and Taro Yamene’s formula was used to determine the sample size from the population. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire developed by the researcher and validated by two experts …

Police Officers Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour In The Three Geopolitical Zones Of Imo State, Nigeria, Faustina C. Haco-Obasi, Chioma Esther Osuji, Nneka Chinemerem Agim, Anne Anthony Edem

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The police profession largely utilizes timely and comprehensive information in work performance without which its duty of safeguarding human lives and property is highly jeopardized. To this end, vital information needs to be sought and obtained for effective and efficient policing in Nigeria. This study assessed the kinds of information needed by police officers in the performance of their duties, the means used to obtain such information and barriers encountered while seeking information. Using the descriptive statistics of close-ended questionnaire structure, analyzed with one sample proportion right-tailed test for quantitative data and interview for qualitative data, the study found that …

Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Faculty And Research Scholars Of The Department Of Mathematics Under The University Of Burdwan – An Appraisal, Amit Kumar Das, Sukumar Mandal

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Purpose – The study examines the aspects of information needs and information seeking behaviour of faculties and research scholar of the mathematics departments including methods applied for finding data. The academic status and research field of users with their information seeking behaviour was investigated.

Methodology – Data has been collected usingonline questionnaire survey from faculties and regular research scholars of the Department of Mathematics under the University of Burdwan faculties (80 per cent response rate) and research scholars (response rate 61.29%) participated in the online Google form survey.

Findings – The study reveals the comparisonamong regular faculties and Regular Research …

Information Need And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Tangkhul Naga Community In India, Shinchuila Raising, Prabhu Gaddimani, Akhilesh K.S. Yadav

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The main objective of this research is to study the information-seeking behaviour and need of the Tangkhul Naga community in the Ukhrul district of Manipur state in India. What are the various sources and channels used for seeking information, the purpose of information seeking, problems faced by the Tangkhul Naga community while seeking the information? The survey research was conducted using a questionnaire tool from the scattered population of the Tangkhul community. Total of 211 people was responded to the questionnaire. The respondent includes student, daily-wage worker, government-employee, retired people, self-employed and unemployed persons. The print media and the Internet …

Understanding Information-Seeking Behaviour Of Undergraduate Extension Program Students In Faculty Of Administrative Science, Universitas Indonesia, Indah Perdana Kusuma, Taufik Asmiyanto, Rahmi Rahmi

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The information revolution presents opportunities as well as challenges for students in finding and getting information that suits their needs. By examining information-seeking behavior in meeting information needs, especially in the undergraduate extension program students in the Faculty of Administrative Science, Universitas Indonesia, a quantitative approach with the descriptive analysis used in this research. The results showed that the information needs of students related to their role as students were to increase knowledge and final project references. Meanwhile, as workers, information is used as a means to develop themselves and meet the demands of work. Information-seeking starts from identifying the …

Assessing The Information Seeking Behaviour Of Researchers At The Okavango Research Institute, Botswana, Mosepele Mabutho, Janneke Mostert

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The Okavango Research Institute (ORI), a branch of the University of Botswana (UB), located in the North Western region of Botswana, serves researchers in the natural and social sciences. ORI researchers need information to support research that contributes towards sustainable use of Botswana’s wetlands, which includes the Okavango Delta and other related wetlands. This study investigated the information seeking behaviour of ORI’s researchers. The aim of the study was to understand how they seek information, the information sources they use, and the problems they encounter when seeking information. Since ORI is a small institution, all the organization’s researchers were included …

Modelling Of Information Seeking Behaviour Of School Teachers In Sri Lanka, Chamani Gunasekera, R. Balasubramani Dr.

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Understanding information needs and seeking behaviour is essential in the provision of effective information services for school teachers. Though many seeking models have been developed over the years, most are relatively concentrated on a distinct profession or practice. However, no such definite model has been developed for school teachers particularly in Sri Lanka. Thus, the main objective of this study is to develop a model to explore the information-seeking behaviour (ISB) of teachers. The model proposed in this paper is based on Wilson’s general model of ISB. The theoretical insights and empirical evidence comprehended in the study were …

Information Needs Of Mathematicians In Sri Lankan Universities, Abhirame Sivasanthiran, Mls, G D Manoja Nilanthi Samaradiwakara, Phd

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This study attempts to fill an essential knowledge gap on the information needs of the mathematicians in Sri Lankan universities. As the indispensability of the teaching and research of the university mathematicians towards all the other disciplines and various sectors of the country is widely understood, it is essential for the university libraries to methodically learn the characteristics of their information requirements for their academic endeavours. However, the unavailability of any such research output on the mathematicians of Sri Lanka led to this study with the objectives of examining the purposes of information, frequency of information seeking and the factors …

Health Information Seeking Behaviour Among Users In The College Of Health Sciences Library, The University Of Ghana Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic, Samuel Ankamah, Prosper Amegashie, Francis Yeboah, Naomi Amofah-Serwaa

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The purpose of this study is to assess the information needs and information-seeking behaviour among library users in the CHS Library, the University of Ghana amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The study adopted the survey design to select 128 respondents using the convenience sampling technique with a response rate of 68.75 per cent. The study found that most respondents were competent health information literates. Moreover, most users look for health information to gain a better understanding of the causes, severity, and prognosis of a disease. Again, most respondents demonstrated that their main source of health information during the COVID-19 pandemic was …

Website Creation As A Means Of Fulfilling Muslim Funeral Information Needs Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Witanti Prihatiningsih, Ninis Agustini Damayani, Asep Suryana, Susie Perbawasari

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A website can serve as a means of fulfilling information needs on the internet. The need for websites as a source of information increased during the Covid-19 pandemic along with many people doing their activities at home. The Memorial Advisor sees this situation as an opportunity. They created a website to convey information about Muslim funeral products to the public. The purpose of this research is to examine website creation as a means of fulfilling the information needs of the public regarding Muslim funerals amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method. This research concludes that Memorial …

A Systematic Review Of Information Seeking Behavior & Information Needs In Female Lawyers, Jibran Jamshed Mr.

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Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to determine the legal information-seeking behavior of female lawyers. The study explores the legal information needs, methods, and barriers faced by female lawyers while seeking legal information.

Methodology: In this quantitative study survey design is used. The population of this study consists of female lawyers from which a sample (n=305) is taken. A structured questionnaire was distributed among the female lawyers of Punjab province in Pakistan. The questionnaire collected data regarding demographic information, information-seeking behaviors, information needs, and barriers faced by female lawyers while seeking legal information. SPSS (Statistical Package …

Study Of Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of The Gram Panchayat Members Of West Bengal: With Special Reference To Burdwan-I Development Block, Mrinal Kanti Das, Bijan Kumar Roy

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There is no shortage of information in the time of this information explosion era. Due to information explosion the gram panchayat members are confused about the access to right information at the right time from different information sources. Thus, information seeking is most important thing and it is surely be influenced by different type factors. The study would also find the information sources, how to access and how to use these sources by the gram panchayat members of different gram panchayats under the Burdwan-I Development Block. Data has been collected from the gram panchayat members through structured questionnaire. Questionnaires were …

The Use Of Computers By Students To Access Information Literacy: Case Of Okuapeman Senior High School (S.H.S.), Ghana, Kwesi Gyesi

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The use of computers by students to access information literacy is very important and integral because it forms the basis for lifelong learning. The study seeks to investigate how students recognize their information needs, the strategies used by them to locate and access information needed, how they evaluate search results and the challenges to the effective use of information by the students at the Okuapeman Senior High school. The study employed survey methodology and adopted the proportionate sampling procedure through the use of a structured questionnaire to sample 84 students out of the population of 670. The findings revealed that …

Current Trends Of Information Seeking Behaviour Of Fishermen Of Indian Coastal Area, Ketan Joshi, Shishirkumar Mandalia

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This present study observes the needs of information and searches for fishermen's behavior. This study was done as pilot study on the fisherman living in the coastal area of Ghogha located in the western part of India. The questionnaire was distributed to 100 fishermen. Out of that 80 set of questionnaires were returned with the required information and taken for analysis. This research was done using a survey methodology with structured set of questionnaire on information seeking behavior and data was collected. The results are accomplished based on questions asked to the fishermen of this area. The main aim of …

Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Rice Farmers: A Case Study At Cengkong Village, Karawang Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia, Giani Betria Amran, Yeni Budi Rachman

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This study discusses about information needs and information seeking behavior of farmers in Cengkong Village, Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. The purposes of this study are to identify information needs and information seeking behavior of farmers in Cengkong Village. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. The results show that the farmers in Cengkong Village able to identify and to express their information needs regarding to their activity. There are two kind of information needs: agricultural and non agricultural information needs. The result also shows that there are four type of information-seeking behaviors of farmers, including passive …

Rural Entrepreneurs' Information Needs Upon Entering E-Commerce, Nuning Kurniasih, Winwin Yadiati, Sukaesih, Tine Silvana, Edwin Rizal, Yunus Winoto

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To introduce e-commerce to rural entrepreneurs, we need to convey information according to their needs. This article explains the information needs for rural entrepreneurs in developing their marketing through e-commerce. The proceedings concerning information needs for rural entrepreneurs were obtained through a case study approach in Tegalmanggung village, Sumedang Regency, Indonesia. The primary data in the study was acquired through observation, Focus Group Discussion, and interview. The primary data is then processed to get a picture of rural entrepreneurs' information needs to enter e-commerce. Based on the description, we made a SWOT analysis, formulate each point of the entrepreneurs' information …

Information Needs Of Women Market Vendors In Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda, Caroline Nankinga, Walter Omona, Joyce Bukirwa

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Information needs are an awareness of the information gap that exist among a group of people and differ from one group to another. The purpose of this study was to establish the information needs of women market vendors in Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District in Uganda by establishing the information needs of women market vendors, sources of information that are available, barriers faced when accessing information, and making recommendations on the possible measures that can be put in place to address the information needs barriers. The study used a qualitative exploratory research design. Data was collected using interviews and observation, …

Dissemination Of Banking Services Information And People With Visual Impairment, Hanny Hafiar, Yanti Setianti, Priyo Subekti

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Background. The limited source of information, knowledge, and accessibility in the effort to utilize available banking services, for people with visual impairment, is one of the factors causing not all banking service products can be enjoyed by people with visual impairments. This study aims to determine aspects of banking information through the perspective of people with visual impairment, which is located in one of the development institution for people with visual impairment in Indonesia, Wyata Guna Bandung.

Method. This research used descriptive case study method, and the types of data are quantitative and qualitative, which are obtained through questionnaires and …

Information Needs And Access Of Members Of Vigilante In Adamawa State, North -East Nigeria, Muhammad Murtala Ibrahim, Amina Barkindo, Umar Bello

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ABSTRACT The study investigated the Information needs and access of Members of Vigilante in Adamawa state, North-eastern Nigeria, one of the three states bedeviled by the Boko Haram insurgency. Quantitative research methodology and Cross-sectional survey design was applied for the study. The population of the study comprised of One Thousand Four Hundred Members (1400) drawn from Nineteen (19) local governments areas in the state. Krejcie and Morgan Table (1970) was used to draw (302) members as sample of the population, while Walpole’s (1982) formula for proportions was used in arriving at a sample for each stratum (i.e. each local government …