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KATRODIA, Ankit. The information needs and information-seeking behaviour of commerce and management academics: A study of Saurashtra University - Rajkot. IJTL [online]. 2019, vol.14, n.2, pp.43-56. ISSN 2519-5670.

The study reports the methods as well as sources for information seeking used by commerce and management academicians of Saurashtra University, Rajkot, to fulfil their information needs. The study was conducted to understand the needs of the library professionals and how those needs can be fulfilled. This study is descriptive as well as cross-sectional in nature. A detailed, structured questionnaire was prepared to collect the required data from the academics of commerce and management fields of the university. The findings showed that most of the academicians preferred conferences and their proceedings as the basic source of information. The respondents prefer all the formats including printed and digital methods to seek information. Also, it was noted that the gender sensitiveness and age groups do not act as a barrier for any language preference or specific formats for preparing the course material. Since this study was confined to the commerce and management academics of Saurashtra University, future studies could cover more departments in more universities. Libraries and information centres play a major role in the information transfer cycle. This study helps library professionals to understand the needs of the academicians and overcome the challenges faced by them.

Palavras-chave : information needs; information-seeking behaviour; information needs behaviour; commerce and management academicians.

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