scholarly journals Information Seeking Behaviour and Usage on a Multi-media Platform: Case Study Europeana

2014 ◽  
pp. 57-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Nicholas ◽  
David Clark
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Multi Media

Information seeking behaviour of traditional leaders in the Shai Osudoku District of Ghana

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 614-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
DONUS WORLANYO BUADI ◽  
PATIENCE EMEFA DZANDZA
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Traditional Leaders ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Personal Use ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of traditional leaders in the Shai Osudoku District of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The case study methodology was used. An interview schedule was designed to elicit information from 12 chiefs from the Shai Traditional Council. Findings – The findings of the study showed that traditional leaders sought information on issues that bordered on their community as well as information for their personal use. It also showed that they usually used informal sources such as the traditional council and their subjects but also exhibited similar information-seeking behaviour to that of professionals. They also used information dissemination or transfer methods that were in line with the oral culture of their traditional society. They had challenges in the use of information technology due to their low educational level, as well as challenges in having access to formal sources due to unavailability. Practical implications – The study brought to light the challenges traditional leaders encountered in executing their roles. It was therefore recommended that government agencies collaborate with them to enhance their work. Originality/value – Several studies have been conducted on information-seeking behaviour of different categories of people within different contexts. However, few studies have been conducted on the information-seeking behaviour of traditional leaders. This study thus sought to serve as a foundation research on the information-seeking behaviour of traditional leaders, with Shai Osudoku District of Ghana as the study area.

The information-seeking behaviour of the digital consumer: case study – the virtual scholar

2018 ◽  
pp. 113-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Nicholas ◽  
Paul Huntington ◽  
Hamid R. Jamali ◽  
Tom Dobrowolski
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour

Factors Influencing Undergraduate Art Students' Information Behaviour: A Case Study of the Art Students of the Open Window School of Visual Communication

Mousaion ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gertruida Elizabeth Du Toit ◽  
Madely Du Preez ◽  
Hester Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
User Group ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Art Students ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Open Window ◽  
Made In

The factors influencing art students' information-seeking behaviour is illustrated in the findings of this study. A qualitative approach with case study strategy was followed. The data were collected through one-on-one interviews with the responding eleven students. The findings show that aspects in the users' personal environment, such as meaning, experience, skills, preferences and actions, significantly influence their information-seeking behaviour. Further factors deriving from the students' context that influence their information-seeking behaviour are curricula, tasks, people (lecturers, artists, designers), sources, and technology applied to accomplish tasks. All these contributing factors have their own sets of requirements with which the art students have to comply. Recommendations are made in order to appropriately address the information-seeking needs of this specific user group and to guide the students to the best ways in information-seeking.

scholarly journals Information seeking habits of information and knowledge management students: A University of Johannesburg case study

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelius J.P. Niemand
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Information And Knowledge Management

According to Uçak (2007:697), ‘it is important to explore the information behaviours of the students who are being educated in the field of information management since the role they are going to play in establishing connections between information sources and users is crucial’. This study focuses on the identification of the information seeking behaviour of students in the department of Information and Knowledge Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The research is based on research conducted at the Hacettep University in Ankara, Turkey.

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