Information seeking Behavior of lecturers in Faculties of Education in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife and University of Ibadan

Rapid advances in technological innovations, affordable high bandwidth networks, explosive growth of web resources,sophisticated search engines, ever growing digital resources and changing information seeking behavior of users are greatly transforming the future of academic libraries. The paper outlines the challenges which are very dominant and posing threat for the existence of academic libraries and suitable strategies requires to be made by the libraries and librarians to meet the expectations and information need of their existing and potential clienteles.

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What does a newcomer digital librarian need to know? Exploring information seeking behavior of newcomer digital librarians in academic libraries during organizational entry

Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology ◽

10.1002/meet.1450440340 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Ming-Hsin Chiu

Keyword(s):

Academic Libraries ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Information Seeking Behavior ◽

Organizational Entry ◽

Seeking Behavior

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Cancer patients’ information seeking behavior related to online electronic healthcare records

Health Informatics Journal ◽

10.1177/14604582211024708 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 146045822110247

Author(s):

Hanife Rexhepi ◽

Isto Huvila ◽

Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt ◽

Åsa Cajander

Keyword(s):

Cancer Patients ◽

Health Information ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Medical Information ◽

Information Seeking Behavior ◽

The Internet ◽

Seeking Behavior ◽

Information Horizons ◽

Health Information Sources

Patients’ online access to their EHR together with the rapid proliferation of medical information on the Internet has changed how patients use information to learn about their health. Patients’ tendency to turn to the Internet to find information about their health and care is well-documented. However, little is known about patients’ information seeking behavior when using online EHRs. By using information horizons as an analytical tool this paper aims to investigate the information behavior of cancer patients who have chosen to view their EHRs (readers) and to those who have not made that option (non-readers). Thirty interviews were conducted with patients. Based on information horizons, it seems that non-reading is associated with living in a narrower information world in comparison to readers. The findings do not suggest that the smallness would be a result of active avoidance of information, or that it would be counterproductive for the patients. The findings suggest, however, that EHRs would benefit from comprehensive linking to authoritative health information sources to help users to understand their contents. In parallel, healthcare professionals should be more aware of their personal role as a key source of health information to those who choose not to read their EHRs.

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