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| Title: | Approaches to information seeking by life scientists of Defence Research and Development Organization, India |
| Authors: | Satish Kumar, H T
Gautam, J N
Vijayaraghvan, R |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Analyzes
the information needs and information seeking behavior of Defence Research and
Development Organization (DRDO) scientists working in nine life science
laboratories in India.
Data collected from 443 scientists employing structured questionnaires were
analyzed using the latest version of ∑-PLOT. Results revealed that DRDO life
science scientists depend greatly on their respective library/information
centers. Scientific journals have been ranked at the top for obtaining specific
information and keeping up-to-date. Concludes that the working culture of the
individual requiring information, the importance placed on getting it, the
facilities available for seeking it, the knowledge about these facilities, the
judgment of their value and the probability of getting what is wanted affects
information seeking behavior. |
| Page(s): | 17-23 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-2404 (Online); 0972-5423 (Print) |
| Source: | ALIS Vol.58(1) [March 2011]
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