Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviour of Engineering and Technology Faculty Members: A Study

Abstract

This paper analyzes the information needs and information seeking behaviour of engineering and technology faculty members of selected engineering institutes and colleges of Uttar Pradesh, India. Data were collected by using a questionnaire from 25 engineering colleges or institutes of Uttar Pradesh. A structured questionnaire was distributed among 500 faculty members, of whom 390 responded. This study investigates the information needs and information seeking behaviour of engineering and technology faculty members at Uttar Pradesh. The purpose was to investigate the types of information sources used by the faculty members, their preferred information formats, the importance of and reasons for using certain information sources and the use of various formal, informal and electronic information sources.