Factors that Influence Information-Seeking Behavior : The Case of Greek Graduate Students

Korobili, Stella, Malliari, Aphrodite and Zapounidou, Sofia Factors that Influence Information-Seeking Behavior : The Case of Greek Graduate Students. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011, vol. 37, n. 2, pp. 155-165. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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The purpose of this survey is to determine the information-seeking behavior of graduate students of the Faculties of Philosophy (8 Schools) and Engineering (8 Schools) at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Discipline did not seem to affect information-seeking behavior critically. The Majority of the sample demonstrated a low to Medium level of information-seeking behavior. This survey revealed the need for improving the level of graduate students' information literacy skills.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: information-seeking behavior; information literacy;
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
C. Users, literacy and reading. > CB. User studies.
Depositing user: Sofia Zapounidou
Date deposited: 28 Dec 2017 14:36
Last modified: 28 Dec 2017 14:36
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/32101

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