Information Needs of Media Practitioners in Karachi, Pakistan

Ansari, Munira Nasreen and Zuberi, Nisar Ahmed Information Needs of Media Practitioners in Karachi, Pakistan. Chinese Librarianship: an International Electronic Journal, 2012, vol. 33. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]

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English abstract

This study explores the kind of information generally needed by media practitioners (MPs) in Karachi, Pakistan to perform the duties. 185 MPs from three types of media (TV, radio and newspaper) were surveyed. Reports of various organizations are the most used source of information. MPs need selective, rather than exhaustive, information on a daily basis. The findings of this study could help design library services and need-based collection development in media libraries.

Item type: Journal article (Unpaginated)
Keywords: Information seeking behavior; Media Practitioners, Pakistan
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
Depositing user: Maqsood Shaheen
Date deposited: 25 Jan 2013 10:02
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:25
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/18424

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