Perceptions of the Primary Stakeholders on Fisheries Information Services in Kerala State: An Evaluation Study

Jayapradeep, M and Raman Nair, R. Perceptions of the Primary Stakeholders on Fisheries Information Services in Kerala State: An Evaluation Study. Library Herald, 2015, vol. 52, n. 4, pp. 331-348. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

Fishery sector occupies a crucial place in the socio-economic development of the State of Kerala, India. Though Kerala boasts of the highest quality of life, the State's fishing community continues to lag behind-socially and economically. Fisheries is a specialized field wherein the information, an ingredient and a problem-solving tool, is a key factor for transformation of the sector. Speedy and effective exploitation of the knowledge acquired in the sector has to be applied in education, research, development and extension activities for the sustainable development of the sector. The State has adequate information resources but not optimally utilized by the primary stakeholders of the sector due to inadequate ICT based service systems, LIS professionalism and proper understanding of the community’s information needs. An assessment of the user perceptions on resources, services and needs in the sector shall entail for the improvement of the services and resources key to their needs and shall offer the opportunity to provide the right resource at the right time in right ways. An information system exclusive to the fisheries shall enable consolidation, integration, and deliverance of the results in a cohesive, cooperative, resource sharing and network mode.

Item type:	Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords:	Fisheries Information Services; Fisheries Information System; Fisheries Libraries; Fishery Primary stakeholders
Subjects:	B. Information use and sociology of information B. Information use and sociology of information > BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
Depositing user:	Dr M Jayapradeep
Date deposited:	30 Jan 2015 12:19
Last modified:	13 Mar 2016 11:13
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/24490

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