Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
2011
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1064878 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867181231402123264 |
|---|---|
| author | Engel, Debra Robbins, Sarah Kulp, Christina |
| author_facet | Engel, Debra Robbins, Sarah Kulp, Christina Engel, Debra Robbins, Sarah Kulp, Christina |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | The Information-Seeking Habits of Engineering Faculty Engel, Debra Robbins, Sarah Kulp, Christina Research Universities Information Seeking Engineering College Faculty Library Services Information Needs Users (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) User Needs (Information) Teacher Surveys Access to Information Electronic Publishing Technical Occupations Comparative Analysis Research Needs Correlation Many studies of information-seeking habits of engineers focus on understanding the similarities and differences between scientists and engineers. This study explores the information-seeking behavior of academic engineering faculty from twenty public research universities. This investigation includes an examination of how frequently engineer- ing faculty seek or access information, how they keep abreast of current developments in the field and find less recent journal articles, how often they visit the library in person, and how important library services and resources are in meeting their information needs. The responses from the survey participants emphasize the importance of electronic access to current and archived scholarly journals for meeting the research and information needs of engineering faculty. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ1064878 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| record_format | eric |
| spellingShingle | The Information-Seeking Habits of Engineering Faculty Engel, Debra Robbins, Sarah Kulp, Christina Research Universities Information Seeking Engineering College Faculty Library Services Information Needs Users (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) User Needs (Information) Teacher Surveys Access to Information Electronic Publishing Technical Occupations Comparative Analysis Research Needs Correlation The Information-Seeking Habits of Engineering Faculty Engel, Debra Robbins, Sarah Kulp, Christina Research Universities Information Seeking Engineering College Faculty Library Services Information Needs Users (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) User Needs (Information) Teacher Surveys Access to Information Electronic Publishing Technical Occupations Comparative Analysis Research Needs Correlation Many studies of information-seeking habits of engineers focus on understanding the similarities and differences between scientists and engineers. This study explores the information-seeking behavior of academic engineering faculty from twenty public research universities. This investigation includes an examination of how frequently engineer- ing faculty seek or access information, how they keep abreast of current developments in the field and find less recent journal articles, how often they visit the library in person, and how important library services and resources are in meeting their information needs. The responses from the survey participants emphasize the importance of electronic access to current and archived scholarly journals for meeting the research and information needs of engineering faculty. |
| title | The Information-Seeking Habits of Engineering Faculty |
| topic | Research Universities Information Seeking Engineering College Faculty Library Services Information Needs Users (Information) User Satisfaction (Information) User Needs (Information) Teacher Surveys Access to Information Electronic Publishing Technical Occupations Comparative Analysis Research Needs Correlation |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1064878 |