Information-Seeking Behaviour by Academics: A Preliminary Study.

Ocholla, Dennis N.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Information-Seeking Behaviour by Academics: A Preliminary Study.

Ocholla, Dennis N.

International Information & Library Review, v28 n4 p345-58 Dec 1996

Analyzes information-seeking behavior by university academics at Moi University (Kenya). Results established that faculty depend on the library and on colleagues for information in spite of a lack of awareness of information services and nonuse of current awareness services. A copy of the questionnaire used is appended. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Information Services, Information Sources, Questionnaires, Selective Dissemination of Information

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires

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Language: English

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