Information Needs of Rural Malaysians: An Exploratory Study of a Cluster of Three Villages with No Library Service

1998 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mumtaz Ali Anwar ◽  
Hana Imam Supaat
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Library Service

An Exploratory Study of Contextual Factors as Influences on School Board Evaluation Information Needs for Decisionmaking

1985 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Brown ◽  
Dianna L. Newman ◽  
Linda S. Rivers
Keyword(s):  
School Board ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Contextual Variables ◽  
School Board Members ◽  
Time Information ◽  
Evaluation Information

This investigation examined the effect contextual variables had on school board members’ information needs for decisionmaking. The contextual variables included: (a) the importance of the decision, (b) the amount of conflict involved, and (c) the content of the evaluated program. A national sample of 237 school board members read simulated evaluation vignettes and indicated their information needs and sources. Importance, conflict, and content were found to be associated with board members’ needs for time, information, and consultation, as well as whom they wanted to consult with and what kind of information they needed.

scholarly journals Descrevendo necessidades de familiares de crianças internadas em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal*

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Santos Pacheco Ribeiro ◽  
Marinese Hermínia Santos ◽  
Francisca Georgina Macedo Sousa ◽  
Ewaldo Éder Carvalho Santana ◽  
Sabrina Furtado Cunha Araújo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
The Family ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Security Information

Necessidades de familiares caracterizam-se como algo essencial, exigido pela pessoa, que quando suprido diminui a angústia, melhora a percepção e o bem-estar. Quais seriam as necessidades dos familiares dos recém-nascidos internados em UTI Neonatal? Foi realizado estudo exploratório quantitativo apoiado no instrumento INEFTI com objetivo de identificar as necessidades dos familiares segundo as dimensões segurança, informação, proximidade, conforto e suporte. As necessidades de segurança foram melhor atendidas para 85,7% dos familiares, enquanto, as de informação, as mais comprometidas. Conhecer as necessidades dos familiares oferece subsídios ao planejamento do cuidado e à implementação do cuidado centrado na criança e na família.Descritores: Relações Profissional-Família, Acontecimentos que mudam a vida, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva.Describing the needs of parents who have a child hospitalized in a newnatal intensive care unitThe needs of parents are characterized as something essential, required by the person that, when supplied, decreases the anguish, improves perception and wellbeing. What are the family needs from the newborns admitted to NICU's? This quantitative and exploratory study, supported by the INEFTI instrument, aims to evaluate the family needs according to the following dimensions: security, information, proximity, comfort and support. Security needs were better met for 85,7% of the parents, while the information needs were the most compromised one. Knowing the family needs offers subsidies to care planning and implementation of care centered on the child and family.Descriptors: Professional-Family Relations, Life changing events, Intensive Care Units.Describindo necesidades de familiares de niños internados en unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatalesLas necesidades de los familiares se caracterizan como algo esencial, exigido por la persona. Cuando suplidas, disminuyen la angustia, mejoran la percepción y el bienestar. ¿Cuáles serían las necesidades de los familiares de los recién nacidos internados en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales? Fue realizado estudio exploratorio cuantitativo apoyado en el instrumento INEFTI, con objetivo de identificar las necesidades de los familiares conforme las dimensiones seguridad, información, proximidad, confortación y apoyo. Las necesidades de seguridad fueron mejor atendidas para 85,7% de los familiares, mientras las necesidades de información fueron las más comprometidas. Conocer las necesidades de los familiares ofrece subsidios al planeamiento del cuidado y para implementación del cuidado centrado en los niños y en la familia.Descriptores: Relaciones Profesional-Familia, Acontecimientos que cambian la vida, Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos.

Rural Library Services in African Countries

2018 ◽  
pp. 1213-1228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeda F. Dent ◽  
Geoff Goodman ◽  
Michael Kevane
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Library Service ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The People ◽  
Library Development ◽  
Community Library

This chapter provides a very brief overview of the history, development, and characteristics of rural library services in several African countries from both a historical and modern-day perspective. Against the backdrop of public library development during colonialism, the chapter highlights the fact that libraries existed in Africa well before Colonial rule, but later library service development did not adequately meet the needs of the majority of the continent's population. As a result, an alternative way of meeting the information needs of the people began to take shape. This chapter introduces the concept of and rationale for the development of the rural village or community library in Africa and details some particular instances of these establishments.

scholarly journals Information Needs and Library Services Delivery for Students with Visual Impairment in Oyo State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kolawole Akinjide Aramide ◽  
Wasiu Olayide Lawal ◽  
Rachael Opeyemi Odunlade
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Library Service ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Accessibility Issues ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Media Formats

This study investigated the information needs and library service delivery to students with visual impairment in Oyo State, Nigeria with a focus on assessing the influence of library 1 services; information needs; media formats availability and accessibility on library use among students with visual impairment in Oyo State, Nigeria. The study established educational information, health information and information on coping with their visual impairment as major information needs of the visually impaired students while circulation service, reference service and screen reading service on computers are found to be the only library services provided for them. Print Books/Magazines, Braille Books and Braille-in-Print were found to be prominent among the few media-formats available for the students while the dearth of media-formats was found to be inadequate in meeting the information needs of students with visual impairment in Oyo State. Lack of ease of accessing the library resources, facilities as well as library staff whenever they need help, poor policy on borrowing privileges, lack of path sounders to guide their movement around the library among others were major accessibility issues confronting the students in enjoying quality library services. The study recommended the need to address the provision of basic facilities that are critical to effective library service delivery to the visually impaired students.

The four stages of on-site behavior for a long-stay relaxation holiday

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chidchanok Anantamongkolkul ◽  
Ken Butcher ◽  
Ying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Decision Processes ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Tourist Behavior ◽  
Travel Experience ◽  
Intercultural Interactions ◽  
Depth Interviews

Previous studies largely treat the on-site travel experience as a single stage of homogenous tourist behavior, despite widespread recognition that tourist behavior is complex and consists of temporal decision processes. In particular, little attention has been given to what changes during the course of the long-stay holiday. The purpose of this exploratory study is to understand changes in tourist behavior, if any, from point of arrival through to the end of a long-stay relaxation holiday. In-depth interviews were conducted with mature-aged international travelers from the United States, Europe, and Australia visiting Phuket, Thailand. The findings illustrate changes that can be characterized, into four distinct stages of on-site behavior, through key activities, uncertainty levels, intercultural interactions, information needs, and sources of information. Important implications for destination marketing organizations are suggested which require innovative strategies to match the changing needs and activities of long-stay tourists at various stages of the holiday.

Collection and organization of written information by social scientists and humanists: a review and exploratory study

1986 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Owen Case
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Private University ◽  
Information Storage ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Written Information ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Humanities And Social Sciences ◽  
Locating Information

The literature on the information needs and uses of social scientists and humanists tends to ignore the stage of research in which the scholar collects and organizes written informa tion, i.e., the period between locating information and using it. This article reviews literature on information storage in the humanities and social sciences and describes an exploratory study of the content and organization of personal files. In the study, thirty-six professors in a major private university were each interviewed twice during a five month period. During the interview sessions, the scholars were asked to describe the way in which they organize their files. In addition, certain measure ments were taken in their offices: the linear feet of books, journals and other printed material on shelves; the number of filing drawers maintained; and the number of stacks of printed material on surfaces within the office. The findings are de scribed and discussed in the light of previous research. Finally, the article identifies ways in which such research could be used to develop superior information products and services and a better understanding of the process of scholarship.

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