Information behavior and expectations of veterinary researchers and their requirements for academic library services

dc.contributor.authorNel, Marguerite Alice
dc.contributor.authorFourie, Ina
dc.contributor.emailmarguerite.nel@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-25T07:12:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.description.abstractIncreased pressure for quality research at South African universities, and limited research done on the information needs of veterinary science researchers and the role of veterinary libraries supporting them,motivated a case study at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (South Africa). The study aimed to determine what the information needs, information seeking behavior and information use behavior of veterinary researchers are, and howthese needs are beingmet by the library. Quantitative and qualitative datawere collected from researchers as well as information specialists by means of questionnaires, focus group interviews and a citation analysis. Findings and recommendations are based on descriptive statistical analysis of the quantitative data and thematic analysis of the qualitative data. The study found that the information needs of researchers are influenced by the research environment and expectations for research output. Most needs for information and support services aremet. Collection building practices, library space, and awareness of services offered by information specialists need attention. Findings reveal considerable gaps between researchers' expectations from information specialists and their own perceptions of roles to fulfil. The paper contributes to the limited literature on the information behavior of veterinary researchers and library services supporting their needs.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2017-01-31
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.sdgSDG-04: Quality educationen
dc.description.sdgSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructureen
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/the-journal-of-academic-librarianshipen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNel, MA & Fourie, I 2016, 'Information behavior and expectations of veterinary researchers and their requirements for academic library services', The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 42, no.1, pp. 44-54.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0099-1333 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1879-1999 (online)
dc.identifier.other/10.1016/j.acalib.2015.10.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/51544
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 42, pp. 44-54, 2016. doi : 10.1016/j.acalib.2015.10.007.en_ZA
dc.subjectVeterinary researchersen_ZA
dc.subjectInformation needsen_ZA
dc.subjectInformation seeking behavioren_ZA
dc.subjectInformation use behavioren_ZA
dc.subjectResearchersen_ZA
dc.subjectVeterinary librariesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09
dc.subject.otherSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.titleInformation behavior and expectations of veterinary researchers and their requirements for academic library servicesen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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