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Authors
Affiliations
1 The British Library, YMCA Building, Thiruvananthapuram 695 001, IN
Source
Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 32, No 2 (1995), Pagination: 65-74
Abstract
The Information in any field is required to update the knowledge of a seekes. This is especially so incase of practitioners of applied sciences and technologies. Although the case of medical and engineering personnel is no different, the present survey allows for much concern. The information seeking habits of medical and engineering personal at diferent levels - students, teachers, practitioners and research workers are studied. Both the formal and informal approaches to collect information, as practised by the two communities are studied. The findings are analysed and suggestions for improvement are given.
Keywords
Information Seeking Behaviours, Medical and Engineering Personnel, Comparative Studies Library Use.
