A longitudinal study of the information communication process among a defined group of basic and applied scientists in South Africa

The purpose of this research project was to examine the constituent elements of the information communication process in basic and applied science in South Africa and to establish what cognitive, behavioural and environmental factors lead to the scientists' encounter with the communication process and the consequences of such an encounter. The aim was further to address the role of informal communication, the impact of information and communication technologies, and the effect that various structural and environmental changes that have occurred over the last decades, have had on the communication process. The methodological approach of the study was based on a conceptual analysis of the literature integrated with an empirical investigation into the communication of information amongst a group of scientists in South Africa.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC)

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Smith, Gretchen

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Underwood, Peter G

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10583

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10583