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Science vs social science A study of information-seeking behavior and user perceptions of academic researchers
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the information-seeking behavior of science and social science research scholars, including service effectiveness, satisfaction level on different type of sources and various methods adopted by the scholars for keeping up to date. Design/methodology/...
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| Formato: | Printed Book |
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Library Review
2010
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| Acesso em linha: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/005589.pdf |
| Resumo: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the information-seeking behavior of science and
social science research scholars, including service effectiveness, satisfaction level on different type of
sources and various methods adopted by the scholars for keeping up to date.
Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered using a questionnaire survey of 200, randomly
selected, PhD students of science and social science departments of four universities in Kerala, India.
Findings – Although similarities exist between social science and science PhD students with regard to
information-seeking behavior, there are significant differences as well. There is a significant difference
between science and social science scholars on the perception of the adequacy of print journals and
database collection which are very relevant to the research purposes. There is no significant difference
between science and social science scholars on the perception of the adequacy of e-journals, the most
used source for keeping up to date. The study proved that scholars of both the fields are dissatisfied
with the effectiveness of the library in keeping them up to date with latest developments.
Originality/value – The study is based on actual situation and the result can be used for library
service redesign for different types of users. |
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| Descrição Física: | pp. 522-531 Vol. 59 No. 7, 2010 |