Women Artisans' Information Needs, Sources and Seeking Behaviour and the Implication for Empowerment in a Semi-Urban Area in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-63
Author(s):  
M.C. Nwosu ◽  
K.N. Igwe ◽  
N.A. Emezie
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
Information Accessibility ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Good Number

This study examined the information needs, sources, information-seeking behavior of women artisans and the implications for empowerment in Offa, a semi-urban area in Kwara State of Nigeria. Survey research method was adopted with questionnaire as tool for data collection, involving 210 women artisans. Findings revealed that women artisans have information needs related to their work, but with information accessibility challenges due to unavailability of accessible information sources like libraries, as well as absence of empowerment programmes from government. It further revealed that the major sources of information for most women artisans were verbal or face-to-face mode of communications. The paper concludes that women constitute a vital asset of Nigeria and are a resourceful group with a good number practicing artisanship. Therefore, there is need to develop the information consciousness of the women artisans by the provision of efficient, effective and reliable formal information delivery mechanisms to them, such as community information centres.

scholarly journals INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR STUDENT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDENT IN INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

Edulib ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desviana Siti Solehat ◽  
Doddy Rusmono ◽  
Gema Rullyana
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Abstrak: Sulitnya mencari literatur bahasa asing di perpustakaan menjadi masalah bagi mahasiswa departemen bahasa asing dalam memenuhi kebutuhan informasi akademiknya. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini secara umum adalah untuk mengetahui perilaku pencarian informasi mahasiswa Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Asing Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia dalam memenuhi kebutuhan informasinya. Tujuan khusus penelitian ini adalah (1) untuk mengetahui informasi apa yang diperlukan mahasiswa DPBA, (2) untuk mengetahui asal sumber informasi mahasiswa DPBA, (3) untuk mengetahui perilaku pencarian informasi mahasiswa DPBA, dan (4) untuk mengetahui hambatan yang timbul dalam melakukan pencarian informasi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dengan model studi kasus. Penentuan subjek penelitian dilakukan dengan teknik purposive sampling.  Informan dalam penelitian ini adalah 12 mahasiswa dari enam departemen bahasa asing yang berbeda yakni Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Arab, Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang, Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Jerman, Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Perancis, Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Korea, dan Departemen Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara dan studi dokumentasi. Berdasarkan hasil wawancara dan analisis data yang telah dilakukan peneliti, maka hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa membutuhkan informasi berupa buku penunjang seperti buku teks, modul, video dan rekaman, literatur mengenai kebudayaan, kesusastraan, dan tata bahasa. Sumber informasi yang digunakan mahasiswa adalah ruang baca, buku, internet, dan sumber manusia. Kemudian, perilaku pencarian informasi mahasiswa adalah dengan starting, chaining, browsing, differentiating, extracting, verifying, dan ending, serta hambatan internal dan eksternal yang dialami mahasiswa. Kata Kunci : Kebutuhan Informasi, Perilaku Pencarian Informasi, Sumber Informasi Abstract. Based on the result of observation, the students of foreign language departements find the dificulty for finding foreign languages literature. It becomes a main problem for them to fulfill their information needs, especially for supporting their academic needs. Generally, this research aims to determine the information seeking behavior of foreign language departement' students. Meanwhile, the specific purposes of this research are 1) determining types of information those are needed by the students of DFLE, 2) finding the sources of information those are needed by them, 3) knowing the information seeking behavior of DFLE students, and 4) determining the obstacles when seking information. This research is done by using descriptive qualitative and case sudy model.. Purposive sampling is used for selecting informants. There are twelve informants from six different foreign language departements, those are departement of arabic language education, departement of japanese language education, departemen of germanic language education, departement of french language education, departement of korean language education, and departement of english language education. Interview and document study are chosen as techniques of collecting data. The result shows that text books, module, video and record, literature about cultures and grammar are kind of library collection those are needed by them. Reading room, books, and internet, and human explanation are the sources they used to get information. The information seeking behavior of students are starting, chaining, browsing, differentiating, extracting, verifying, and ending. Barrier of seeking information come from internal and external.Keywords : Information Needs, Information Seeking Behavior, Information Sources  

scholarly journals INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND ITS PRACTICAL UTILITY

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
Versha Bharadwaj ◽  
Javed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
Database Construction ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Information behaviour is also the term of art used in library and information science to refer to a sub-discipline that engages in a wide range of types of research conducted in order to understand the human relationship to information. Information seeking behavior refers to those activities a person engages in when identifying his or her own need for information, searching for such information in any way and using or transferring of information.  The term information seeking often serves as an umbrella overarching a set of related concepts and issues. In the library world, discussions of database construction and management, community information needs, reference services, and many other topics resonate with the term.

scholarly journals Health Information Behavior of Expectant and Recent Fathers

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily M. Cramer
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Behavior ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
And Child Health

Given the importance of paternal involvement in maternal and child health, the current investigation takes a closer look at expectant and recent (E/R) fathers’ health information behavior during pregnancy, childbirth, and child care. A total of 186 E/R fathers (68 low-income) completed a survey gauging information needs, sources of information, and information-seeking behavior. Results are summarized in four statements that may help low-income E/R fathers get the information they need during a partner’s pregnancy or after a child is born: (a) paternal information needs are diverse, (b) information needs change across stages of child development, (c) interpersonal sources are important before and after birth, and (d) relationships matter.

Information seeking behaviour ofArab social science and humanities postgraduates: Adescriptive study

2021 ◽  
pp. 116-137
Author(s):  
Ahmed Maher Khafaga Shehata ◽  
Amr Hassan Fatouh Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Seeking Behavior

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a study of information-seeking behavior among a group of Arab postgraduate students in social science and humanities disciplines. The paper also explores information-seeking styles and examines how information seeking is affected by external factors. The study employed a qualitative approach to explore informationseeking behavior in the sample and the sources of information used to obtain scholarly information. A sample of 33 participants was interviewed to elucidate the information-seeking behavior of the Arabic language speakers. The analysis of the interviews revealed that the participants use different methods to find information on the internet. These methods vary from using search engines to using sites that provide pirated scholarly papers. The data showed that most of the sample students use search engines and databases provided by their universities, but they should be trained in research ethics to avoid unacceptable research practices. The results also indicate that searching in other languages represents a challenge for Arab postgraduates in the social sciences and humanities. This study was conducted with social science and humanities postgraduates as part of a series of studies aiming to explore Arab language speakers' scholarly practices. The information-seeking behavior of science disciplines may differ, as the teaching language is mainly in English. This study contributes to the field by expanding our understanding of how non-English language speakers seek scholarly information and what sources are used to obtain the scholarly papers.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Information Seeking Behaviour for Halal Food Products Among Malaysian Muslim Consumers: A Conceptual Framework

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Firas S. Omari ◽  
Norhidayah Azman ◽  
Roesnita Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Halal Food ◽  
Potential Factors

In the new global economy, information seeking behavior of halal food products has become a central issue for Muslims. Muslims in Malaysia form two-third of the entire population who makes the significance of consuming halal food products. This paper presents a conceptual framework on the information seeking behavior of Malaysian Muslim consumers while searching for halal food products. This conceptual framework presents the potential factors that might influence the information seeking behavior for halal food products among Malaysian Muslim consumers. This paper assumes that there is a relationship among human information attributes, namely: attitude, habit and awareness of individual and sources of information as factors that may lead to an effective information searching process. This study provides insights into how Malaysian Muslim consumers seek information for a halal food product that offers an effective searching process.

scholarly journals Advancing the conversation: next steps for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) health sciences librarianship

2017 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Blake W. Hawkins ◽  
Martin Morris ◽  
Tony Nguyen ◽  
John Siegel ◽  
Emily Vardell
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Lgbtq Health ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Seeking Behavior

In recent years, librarians in various sectors have been moving forward a conversation on the distinct information needs and information-seeking behavior of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) patrons and how well the profession recognizes and meets those needs. Health sciences librarianship has been slower than other areas of the profession in creating an evidence base covering the needs of its LGBTQ patrons, with, until recently, only very limited literature on this subject. LGBTQ health sciences librarianship is now starting to attract new interest, with librarians working together to bring this emerging specialization to the attention of the broader professional community. In this paper, the authors report on a dedicated panel discussion that took place at the 2016 joint annual meeting of the Medical Library Association and Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; discuss subsequent reflections; and highlight the emerging role for health sciences librarians in providing culturally competent services to the LGBTQ population. Recommendations are also provided for establishing a tool kit for LGBTQ health sciences librarianship from which librarians can draw. We conclude by highlighting the importance of critically reflective practice in health sciences librarianship in the context of LGBTQ health information.

Information Seeking Behavior of Users and Strategies to Overcome the Challenges in the Current Era

2013 ◽  
pp. 284-288
Author(s):  
A. Dakshayani ◽  
S. Srinivasan
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
User Community ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Nature Of Information ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Way

Due to the continuous research and development activities taking place in almost all the disciplines, information overload and information explosion has occurred, which in turn poses a challenge to the user community to keep up with the knowledge in their discipline. The dynamic nature of information has forced the users to change the way of seeking information. Hence, there is an immediate need for the information professionals to update the services and facilities of the library. He/she should act as a ultimate search engine and satisfy the information needs of the users. This chapter highlights the changing approach to information by the user community in the present scenario and also provides the solutions to information professionals to tackle the information expectations of the users. This chapter has been written based on the observation of library users and the way they seek information for their business requirements and research and development activities.

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