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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Information Seeking and Use"”.
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Deliberating environmental policy: information seeking and use in Canada's House of Commons standing committees
This case study examines the information practices of Canada’s elected federal representatives who work together within House of Commons standing committees to deliberate environmental issues. We now have new methods to access data on government activities due to the availability of more structured …
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The Role of Information Seeking and Use in Management Accounting: Exploring the Process of Creating a Budget for Complex Projects.
… study, the focus is on preparing the budget for use, as opposed to using the budget as a tool once it has been prepared. This study on the budget creation process, a topic in management accounting studies, draws upon research from the information science domain. Understanding the process of …
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An approach to the value of information : effectiveness and productivity of information use in research work.
The economics and value of information have been analysed in this study. Efforts have been made to deepen our understanding of the value of information in information work. The literature of information science and economics were reviewed but suitable ready-to-use methods and techniques for the …
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Electronic book usage amongst academic librarians in South Africa
… of portable electronic reading devices and software-based readers. With the growing electronic environment within universities, a need for competent and knowledgeable librarians has come to the forefront of information seeking and use. The research question addressed in this study is to …
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Information and the Management of Treatment in Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Study of People Living With HIV -Disease
… relevant to the project research questions, and other artifacts collected or generated during fieldwork were used as supplementary evidence. Analysis revealed that participants rely extensively on health care providers and other individuals living with illness as sources of information and …
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Examining health information source-selection, access, and use by men in rural areas of south-east Nigeria: mapping culturally appropriate health information provision.
The provision of accessible and usable health information is vital for making informed health decisions and embracing active and preventative health behaviours (such as reporting of symptoms, early screening and seeking medical help). Previous research in this area has focused on health-related …
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A comparative analysis of the web information seeking behaviour of students and staff at the University of Zululand and the Durban University of Technology
… has literally added a new dimension to our information seeking activities, presenting users with a vast array of options. A considerable amount of information has migrated from the print world and is now available electronically. Thus a lot of people immediately associate the World Wide Web …