Purpose: The study was carried out to identify information communication technologies (ICTs) used in production and marketing of bananas, to determine factors influencing intensity of use of ICT tools and to assess whether use of ICT has a significant influence on adoption of tissue culture bananas by small-scale banana farmers in Gatanga…

Purpose: The following study was carried out to evaluate the socio-economic factors influencing access to Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) information and knowledge among farmers in western Kenya, and subsequent ISFM uptake with a view to assessing communication gaps. Design/Methodology/Approach: Structured questionnaires were…

Discussion of gatekeepers (individuals who promote communication of technical and professional information by gathering it from a variety of sources and disseminating it to their colleagues) focuses on a technique for identifying gatekeepers in the information technology profession based on a questionnaire survey in Australia. (Author/LRW)

A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADMINISTERED TO PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL IN INDUSTRIAL AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, ASKING THE SUBJECTS TO RANK EIGHT INFORMATION GATHERING METHODS ACCORDING TO THEIR PREFERENCE IN GIVEN HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS. THE SUBJECTS WERE THEN ASKED TO RATE THE METHODS ON A SEVEN POINT SCALE ACCORDING TO (1) EASE OF USE AND…

Reviews published works of a team of teachers at Blackpool and Fylde College involved in research on curriculum dissemination in further and higher education, including a survey about senders and receivers of curriculum information. Progress in a study concerned with field-testing a model for improvement of curriculum dissemination is discussed.…

Object: To investigate channels for communication of health information to various groups in the community. Design: An exploratory cross sectional design was used, followed by focus groups of selected participants to confirm and clarify the findings. Setting: Five levels of sub-district administration organizations were selected from different…

Intended to identify the perceived information needs of the residents of California and to determine if and how those are being met, this study conducted a survey of state residents. The report is divided into sections which detail the need for the study, previous research, implications for data collection procedures, technical aspects of the…

A survey was conducted to identify the information needs of a five percent sample of men and women incarcerated in seven Maryland State Correctional Facilities for use in planning relevant library services to this population. Findings indicated a lack of basic information concerning rules for correct institutional behavior, with one third of the…

This report explores the benefits of establishing a centralized automated university information directory of available resources and software. The report covers five areas: (1) it describes the need for a centralized information directory service; (2) it makes recommendations for collecting information on resources and software in use or…

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1955, THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER CONDUCTED A NATIONWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION SURVEY OF RANDOMLY SELECTED AND STRATIFIED SAMPLES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PHYSICIANS, AND PHARMACISTS AS PART OF A RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSING ON THE PATTERNS OF MEDICAL CARE USE THEN PREVALENT IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS MONOGRAPH IS BASED ON…

This study of the impact and function of Title III as perceived by educational leaders was designed to gather information relative to involvement of large school districts, sources of help, and ratings of sources. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of 50 administrators in school districts throughout New York State. Of the 36 districts…

As Phase IV of a comprehensive evaluation of the NASA-affiliated Langley Research Center's (LaRC) scientific and technical information (STI) program, a study was conducted to assess the usage, importance, and perceived quality of Langley-generated STI among academic and industrial research personnel, and to determine ways in which that information…

A study used in implementing a career development project undertaken by the North Dakota Association of Student Councils was undertaken to: (1) Survey and analyze the opinion of the secondary students in the state of North Dakota toward their knowledge of career and occupational information, (2) determine if public secondary education is giving…

In July 1973 the University of New Mexico's General Library, in cooperation with the Technology Application Center, introduced a computerized search service for faculty members on a one-year experimental basis. During the study two user evaluation meetings caused some improvements to be made, particularly in the area of working more closely with…

Data were gathered by mail questionnaire from 230 of the 289 teacher educators and state supervisors in seven states to investigate factors influencing the utilization of information for problem solving in vocational and technical education. Data were treated through a description of the sample, the method of paired comparisons, analysis of…