
Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services (IJISS)
A Study on Information Seeking Behavior among the Scientists in Defence Avionics Research Establishment
Author : M. Josephine Nirmala and K. DivyanandaVolume 9 No.1 January-March 2019 pp 58-61
Abstract
The present study discusses the attitude of information seeking behavior among the scientists of Defence Avionics Research Establishment. The study describes about the scientists those who are involved in the research of Airborne Electronic Warfare, Airborne Processors and Testing & Evaluation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and their persuasiveness towards electronic information resources, level of satisfaction, and barriers in all aspects of using electronic resources. For the purpose of the study seventy two scientists listed category–wise were determined as the sample through purposive sampling technique. The primary data were collected through questionnaire survey and thus collected data were analyzed using statistical tools.
Keywords
Information Seeking Behavior, Electronic Resources, Scientists, Information Needs, DARE
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