Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of Engineering College Faculty in Digital Eraâ€“A Study
Sasikala S
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2021.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6025/ijis/2021/13/2/47-52
Link: https://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v13n2/ijisv13n2_1.pdf
Abstract:
This paper analysis the information needs and information seeking behaviour of the engineering and
technology faculty members of selected engineering institution of erode district. Data were collected by using a questionnaire from 3 engineering colleges or institutes of Erode. A structured questionnaire was distributed among 250 faculty members, of whom 150 responded. This study investigates the information needs and Information seeking behaviour of engineering and technology faculty members at Erode. The purpose was to investigate the types of information
sources used by the faculty members, their preferred information formats, the importance of and reasons for using certain information sources and the use of various formal, informal and electronic information sources.