scholarly journals Information seeking in an emerging electronic environment

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ουρανία Σιάτρη
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Structure ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Environment ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Computer Scientists ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This study seeks to examine the way academic computer scientists seek information in an emerging electronic environment. It is very important to acknowledge that the study was carried out in a time of change for the information world where the introduction of the Internet changed radically the provision of library services and as a consequence the patterns of user information seeking. The research sought to investigate whether or not the use of electronic information resources has affected communication and the flow of information among academic computer scientists in Britain and Greece. To meet the aim and objectives of the study, a combination of quantitative (questionnaires) and qualitative (interviews) research methods along with a comprehensive literature review was used. The questionnaire aimed to collect evidence concerning the use of electronic information resources and the patterns of different practices used by academics to retrieve the required information. The analysis and critical evaluation of the data draw an overall picture of the use of electronic information resources and patterns of information seeking by academic computer scientists in both countries. Further along semi-structured in-depth interviews were employed in an attempt to identify the factors which are liable to affect the information seeking behaviour of an academic. Academics in their daily quest for information employ the use of a variety of information resources such as online databases, CD-ROMs, library catalogues, printed and electronic journals, the Internet, e-mail. In most cases a combination of tools were used for the most effective means of locating information that is needed for resolving an information need. The findings of the present study also corroborate findings of other studies, which indicated that academics have incorporated use of the Internet in their daily routine. The study has shown its widespread use over a variety of activities among others teaching, supervision, research and publishing. Academics in both countries indicated their preference in using library resources as they felt that this can guarantee information quality. However, if obtaining the information involved extra effort such as a visit to the library, they could easily turn to other resources like the Internet or colleagues. Thus, use of the Internet has become an integral part of academics' work regardless of the various obstacles that they face when they use it such as lack of coherent information structure, information overload, and limited search capabilities. Moreover, research has shown that the use of electronic communication has affected both formal and informal communication as it has managed to overcome geographical barriers and time restrictions.

Utilization of ICT among the Faculty Members of Government Siddha Colleges in Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-105
Author(s):  
S. Saravana Raj ◽  
K. Vijayakumar
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Statistical Method ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Personal Interview ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Electronic Information Resources

The present study deals with Utilization of ICT among the faculty members of Siddha Colleges and various level of operating system with the information accessed by the faculty through the internet. The survey was conducted with the help of the questionnaire and personal interview. The responses received from the available faculty are presented in tables and data is analyzed by using simple statistical method. The findings reveals that the access of electronic information is an important component of research activities for faculty members like E-Journals, E-books, E-databases are most preferred electronic information resources.

A Study on Information Seeking Behavior among the Scientists in Defence Avionics Research Establishment

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-61
Author(s):  
M. Josephine Nirmala ◽  
K. Divyananda
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Warfare ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Seeking Behavior

The present study discusses the attitude of information seeking behavior among the scientists of Defence Avionics Research Establishment. The study describes about the scientists those who are involved in the research of Airborne Electronic Warfare, Airborne Processors and Testing & Evaluation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and their persuasiveness towards electronic information resources, level of satisfaction, and barriers in all aspects of using electronic resources. For the purpose of the study seventy two scientists listed category–wise were determined as the sample through purposive sampling technique. The primary data were collected through questionnaire survey and thus collected data were analyzed using statistical tools.

scholarly journals ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Gražina Lamanauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Natural Science Education

It should be noticed that though the amount of information resources is constantly increasing, natural science education suffers from lack of electronic information sources. Moreover, in this case, the Lithuanian language is used extremely rarely. Presently, more and more teachers of natural sciences use the Internet, and therefore the popularity of electronic information resources is growing. However, the questions of how to evaluate the quality of similar resources and how to conceptually integrate those into the teaching/learning process arise. Legal and ethical aspects of using information found on the Internet are faced i.e. the problems of quotation, plagiarism and copyright are encountered. Connecting science education teachers to innovative electronic information resources is the subject of discussion. The growing number of electronic resources can make finding resources with high quality content. Electronic resources are not fully realized by science education teachers. Therefore, the main goal of this article is to introduce science teachers with the most popular digital resources. In this article the databases, e-libraries, e-journals and books, encyclopedias, most popular search engines for science teachers are presented. Key words: science education, electronic information resourcses, databases.

scholarly journals School Informatics: The Vision, the Learning, the Information, the Technology and the Need for Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
James E. Herring
Keyword(s):  
Educational Administration ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
The Impact

School librarians and school libraries have been affected by a number of changes over the past decade. Development in leaming, such as the development of information skills programs; in teaching, such as the greater use of learning resources by teachers; and in technology, such as the availability of electronic information resources such as the Internet; have all affected the nature of the school librarian's work. Taking a holistic view of schools, it can be seen that developments in these areas have been the focus of research of a number of related disciplines. Researchers in the area of learning have sought to identify the impact of new technologies on the learning process in schools. Researchers in IT in education have studied the increasing sophistication of computer assisted learning packages and school networks. Researchers in educational administration have examined the potential impact of IT of improved record keeping and information management in schools.Researchers in school librarianship have examined the growth of information skills/literacy programmes in schools as well as the growth in the range of electronic information resources such as CO-ROMs, online databases and the Internet This paper proposes that these disciplines could usefully contribute to a new discipline entitled school informatics which would examine the impact of new technologies on leaming and teaching from a perspective which seeks to examine how learning and teaching can be improved in schools by the integon of related but as yet separate aspects of IT in today's schools. The central focus of school infomatics should be on learning in the classroom, in the school library and elsewhere and not on individual advances in technology. This paper outlines a vision for school infomatics and the relation of that vision to learning, teaching, information resources and information technology in schools. A research study of 2 UK schools' views on intranet developments is induded in the paper.

scholarly journals Diverse everyday information practices in Australian households

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (115) ◽  
pp. 58-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivienne Waller
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information Practices ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Practice Approach ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The City

Qualitative research into the everyday information-seeking practices of eight diverse households in the city of Melbourne, Australia permitted insights into the variability in dynamics around information practices. The current study combines an information practice approach to information-seeking with finer detail on use of the Internet. Rather than treat the Internet as a monolithic entity, this study looks separately at the use of more recent Internet technologies such as social media and Wikipedia. The study examines the type of information that people seek, the ways in which they stay informed and their engagement with a range of information resources. In particular, the study illustrates the enormous disparity in the level of information resources available to participants. It also illustrates the extent to which use of the search engine, Google, has become naturalised within the everyday information practices of some Internet users in Australia. This study indicates that public libraries still have particular importance for more disadvantaged members of the population.

Cyber ethics adherence and the use of electronic information resources by undergraduates in public universities in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael Ebiefung ◽  
Airen Adetimirin
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Ethics Guidelines ◽  
Cyber Ethics

Purpose This study aims to investigate the adherence to cyber ethics by undergraduates in public universities in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria when using electronic information resources (EIRs). Design/methodology/approach Descriptive survey research design was used for this study. A total of 7,771 undergraduates of University of Uyo (UNIUYO) and Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Nigeria constitute the study population. The sampling technique used for the study is the multistage technique. A sampling fraction of 5% was used to arrive at a sample size of 389. Findings This study revealed that in UNIUYO, more than four-fifths of the undergraduates – 55 (84.6%) in science, 55 (82.1%) in engineering and 61 (81.3%) in education – noted that they used the internet on a daily basis, and in AKSU, almost all the respondents in science (50, 90.9%) and about four-fifths in engineering (45, 80.4%) observed that they also used the internet on a daily basis for academic work. Adherence to cyber ethics guidelines was high at UNIUYO in education (44.2) and science (43.0) and at AKSU in engineering (42.9) and science (44.7). Practical implications The use of EIRs in universities has brought enormous changes, especially on how information are accessed and used by undergraduates. As EIRs have become important component in university libraries and continuously used by undergraduates for academic work, there is the possibility that frequent accessibility and utilization could increase the chances of unethical usage. This study is therefore significant in taming the tide of abuse and misuse of e-information resources in universities. Originality/value The correlation between adherence to ethics guidelines and the use of EIRs was positively significant at both UNIUYO (r = 0.139*; df = 206; p < 0.05) and AKSU (r = 0.136*; df = 168; p < 0.05). A high level of adherence to cyber ethics by the undergraduates can be encouraged and maintained through the formulation of cyber ethics policy in the universities by academic librarians.

scholarly journals Information-Seeking Behavior in the Digital Age: A Multidisciplinary Study of Academic Researchers

2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemei Ge
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Ellis Model ◽  
Seeking Behavior

This article focuses on how electronic information resources influence the information-seeking process in the social sciences and humanities. It examines the information-seeking behavior of scholars in these fields, and extends the David Ellis model of information-seeking behavior for social scientists, which includes six characteristics: starting, chaining, browsing, differentiating, monitoring, and extracting. The study was conducted at Tennessee State University (TSU). Thirty active social sciences and humanities faculty, as well as doctoral students, were interviewed about their use of electronic information resources for research purposes, their perception of electronic and print materials, their opinions concerning the Ellis model, and ways the model might apply to them. Based on the interview results, the researcher provides suggestions on how current information services and products can be improved to better serve social sciences and humanities researchers. The author makes recommendations for improving library services and technologies to better meet the needs of social sciences and humanities scholars.

scholarly journals Information-seeking behavior of social sciences scholars

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluyomi Oluleke FOLORUNSO
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Information-seeking behavior is one of the most important areas of user studies and a concept affected by many factors. Previous researches in these areas indicate that the information-seeking practices of scholars are dependent on their field of research, and vary from one discipline to another. This paper examines the information-seeking behavior of scholars in the social sciences, based on the premise that information-seeking behavior follows universally applicable stages and patterns worldwide. The study was conducted at the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER). Fifty eight active social sciences scholars were interviewed via a questionnaire about their information sources for research and consultancy purposes, their preference for electronic or printed formats, their use of electronic or Internet resources, and how they meet or satisfy their information needs, among others. Results show that journals and books were the most preferred information sources, and a large majority of scholars “regularly” used electronic information resources for their research and consultancy needs. The findings of the study also demonstrate diverse usage patterns for electronic information resources among users of different academic ranks and age range. Based on the research findings, the author provides suggestions on how current information services and products can be improved to better serve the users. The author also makes recommendations for improving library services and technologies to better meet the information needs of social sciences scholars in general.

scholarly journals Using electronic information resources to solve cultural translation problems

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1293-1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Olalla-Soler
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Cultural Translation ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Efficient Information

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of electronic information resources to solve cultural translation problems at different stages of acquisition of the translator’s cultural competence. Design/methodology/approach A process and product-oriented, cross-sectional, quasi-experimental study was conducted with 38 students with German as a second foreign language from the four years of the Bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and ten professional translators. Findings Translation students use a wider variety of resources, perform more queries and spend more time on queries than translators when solving cultural translation problems. The students’ information-seeking process is generally less efficient than that of the translators. Training has little impact on the students’ use of electronic information resources for this specific purpose, since all students use them similarly regardless of the year they are in. Research limitations/implications The study has been conducted with a small sample and only one language pair from a single pedagogical context. The tendencies observed cannot be generalised to the whole population of translation students. Practical implications This paper has implications for translator training, as it encourages the development of efficient information-seeking processes for the resolution of cultural translation problems. Originality/value Unlike other studies, this paper focusses on a specific translation problem type. It provides information related to the students’ information-seeking strategies for the resolution of cultural translation problems, which can be useful for translation training.

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Electronic Information Resources among Postgraduate Students in Nigerian Universities

Mousaion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi ◽  
Basirat.Olubukola Diyaolu ◽  
Nurudeen Adeniyi Aderibigbe ◽  
Mudasiru A Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Electronic Information Resources

The advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has revolutionised how library resources are made and transmitted to end-users. It has effectively improved the standard of education and research in tertiary institutions worldwide by providing various essential resources, including e-books, journals and databases. However, it has been observed that students still abstain from making the best usage of the digital library, instead using search engines rather than institutional digital libraries. This study investigated the factors influencing the behavioural intention of postgraduate (PG) students to use electronic information resources (EIRs). The Unified Theory of Acceptance of Technology (UTAUT) model was adopted. A cross-sectional research design was used to assess the factors influencing the use of EIRs. A sample of 362 PG students was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation approach. Data were collected from participants via the administration of 400 copies of the questionnaire. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and the Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modelling (CB-SEM) were used to analyse data collected. The findings revealed that performance expectancy (PE) and effort expectancy (EE) were the two constructs that influenced PG students’ behavioural intention to use EIRs. In contrast, social influence (SI) and facilitating condition (FC) did not change the PG students’ behavioural plan to use EIRs. The study recommended the need for adequate training for postgraduate (PG) students on the obligation to accept and use EIRs.

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