Exploring the information needs of veterinary science researchers

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dc.contributor.author Nel, Marguerite Alice
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-11T07:31:26Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-11T07:31:26Z
dc.date.created 2015
dc.date.issued 2015-08-11
dc.description Paper presented at the 8th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS), Satellite Day of the 2015 EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC Workshop, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, 9-12 June 2015. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract With increased pressure for quality research at South African universities, one needs to reconsider the role of the information specialist as the provider of information and research support. Academic libraries are currently providing several products and services to support the information needs of researchers, but are these products and services meeting the needs of researchers effectively and efficiently? Several studies on the information needs of researchers in other disciplines exist, but the literature on information science studies devoted to the veterinary discipline is rather scarce. This paper will report on the findings of a study exploring the information needs of researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa. The study used both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to collect and analyse data from researchers as well as information specialists by means of questionnaires, focus group interviews and a citation analysis. In addition, a brief overview of services developed by the Jotello F Soga Library in response to the study will be given. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian mn2015 en_ZA
dc.format.extent Presentation: 43 slides : col. en_ZA
dc.format.medium PDF en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49261
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.subject Veterinary researchers en_ZA
dc.subject Information needs en_ZA
dc.subject Information seeking behaviour en_ZA
dc.subject Information use behaviour en_ZA
dc.subject Information services en_ZA
dc.subject Researchers en_ZA
dc.subject Veterinary libraries en_ZA
dc.subject Academic libraries en_ZA
dc.subject International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists en_ZA
dc.title Exploring the information needs of veterinary science researchers en_ZA
dc.type Presentation en_ZA


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