Information Seeking Strategies of Agricultural Scientists Working in the ICAR Institutions in India

  • K.P. Singh
Keywords: Information seeking behaviour, ICAR, agricultural scientists, Punjab agricultural university

Abstract

This research is a report of the findings of a study of the information seeking behaviour of agricultural scientists working in the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) institutions of Delhi, and Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. A structured questionnaire was developed to explore the information seeking behaviour of agricultural scientists. Data collected were analysed using the latest version of MS-Excel for appropriate statistical procedures for description (frequencies, per cent, means, and standard deviations), etc. The paper discusses the findings of various strategies and procedures adopted by the agricultural scientists in meeting their information requirement. The agricultural scientists were asked to
rank the information sources indicating their order of priority while seeking information. They were asked
to use a scale in order to their priority on the basis of I, II and III. The results show that agricultural scientists have expressed great dependence in meeting their information requirement on their institutional library/information centre. Seventy-two per cent of the respondents for all categories of agricultural scientists preferred their library/information centre as the most preferred source. For accessing information agricultural scientists highly depend on the library collection, followed by the personal collection, collection of their supervisor and of colleagues in order of decreasing priority.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.28.3.175

Published
2010-03-26
How to Cite
Singh, K. (2010). Information Seeking Strategies of Agricultural Scientists Working in the ICAR Institutions in India. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 28(3), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.28.3.175
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