Information‐seeking behavior of the social sciences faculty at Kuwait University

Marouf, Laila; Anwar, Mumtaz Ali

doi:10.1108/00242531011065127

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“…The questionnaire showed that only 25.24% of the participants were using the English language to find information, while 79.76% were using the Arabic language to find information. The results were consistent with the literature as previous studies indicated that the English language is an obstacle for many researchers in the Arab regions (Al-Wreikat et al, 2015;Elgllab & Shehata, 2017;Marouf & Anwar, 2010).…”

Section: Citing Information Sourcessupporting

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Exploring the scholarly communication styles of Arab social science and humanities scholars

Shehata

2019

Learned Publishing

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The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a study of scholarly communication behaviour among Arab scholars. The main objective of this study is to determine how Egyptian and Saudi Arabian social sciences and humanities scholars engage in scholarly communication practices. The study used a mixed‐methods approach. A questionnaire was answered by a sample of 104 participants, followed by interviews with 36 participants to gain insight into the scholarly communication behaviour of the Arab scholars. The analysis demonstrated that participants use different styles of scholarly communication approaches. Most of the participants do use informal (social media) channels to communicate their research findings (particularly ResearchGate and Facebook), although priority is given to formal over informal publication in peer reviewed journals. Responses showed that the promotional systems of both countries dictate publication choices of scholars, reducing the amount of collaboration by ranking co‐publications lower than sole publications and favouring printed journals over online‐only journals.

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Section: Citing Information Sourcessupporting

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Exploring the scholarly communication styles of Arab social science and humanities scholars

Shehata

2019

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“…Active usage of information resources by the professoriate are found to differ across academic discipline, age, geographical boundaries, context (e.g. teaching, research) and individual orientation and disposition towards information resources (Hemminger et al 2007;Marouf & Anwar 2010;Nwone & Mutula 2018;Rupp-Serrano & Robbins 2013;Singh & Satija 2007;Xuemei 2010). Generally, social science professors use electronic resources more than their counterparts in humanities, preferring electronic resources for research and print resources for teaching (Xuemei 2010).…”

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Active and passive information behaviour of the professoriate: A descriptive comparative pattern analysis

Nwone

Mutula

2020

SA Journal of Information Management

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Background: The study explored and analysed patterns in active and passive information behaviour of the professoriate in different information sources in teaching and research context. Exploring patterns in human information behaviour fills the knowledge gaps in this under-researched area, besides having practical significance.Objectives: The study explored the patterns in active and passive information behaviour in different information sources used by the professoriate in the social sciences and humanities in three federal universities in Nigeria.Methods: The study used a descriptive survey to explore the active and passive information behaviour of the professoriate. The sample consisted of 246 professors from the social sciences and humanities departments at three federal universities in Nigeria. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire and analysed descriptively using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences.Results: The patterns that emerged across electronic resources, media, print sources, interpersonal and academic gathering, in three usage categories, showed both consistent and divergent results. A broad pattern in frequently-used sources revealed that the more active information seeking takes place in an information source, the more chances of passive encounters, and vice versa. This pattern is, however, consistent in electronic resources, print sources, and academic gathering, but differs in media and interpersonal sources. Media has more instances of passive encounters than active usage whilst in interpersonal sources, information encountered in active engagements with professional colleagues did not yield significant result.Conclusion: Exploring patterns in human information behaviour is still evolving, with the benefit of advancing a better understanding of active and passive information behaviour at a micro level.

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“…In the context of Nigeria and for this study, the professoriate comprises the readers (assistant professors), associate professors and professors of a university. Laila and Mumtaz (2010) observed that faculty members, especially at the professoriate level, heavily depend on books, journals, conferences, subject experts and colleagues to meet their information needs. Recent studies, however, show a change in behaviour towards acceptance and use of electronic resources by the professoriate, because of the prevalence of World Wide Web, search engines, online databases, e-journals, e-books, e-mails, online catalogues and web portals that have altered usage behaviour (Nwone & Mutula 2018).…”

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Determinants of use of electronic information resources by the professoriate in Nigerian universities: Extending the unified theory of acceptance and utilisation of technology model

Nwone¹,

Mutula²

2019

SA Journal of Information Management

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Background: This study examined the determinants of use of electronic resources by the professoriate in the social sciences and humanities departments of three universities in Nigeria. The constructs of the unified theory of acceptance and utilisation of technology (UTAUT), namely, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence and facilitating conditions, were used as determinants, and were extended to include self-efficacy, attitude and anxiety because of their theoretical and practical significance in the context of this study.Objectives: This study examined the determinants of the use of electronic information resources by the professoriate in the social sciences and humanities departments of three federal universities in Nigeria.Method: This study used a descriptive survey to study the determinants of use of electronic information resources by the professoriate. An adapted questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from 246 professors from the three universities. Data were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results:The results show that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, attitude and social influence significantly influenced the professoriate's intention to use electronic resources in comparison to self-efficacy, anxiety and facilitating conditions. The descriptive statistics, however, revealed high self-efficacy and low anxiety means scores, and showed the significance of these constructs in extending the UTAUT model within the context of this study. Conclusion:Extending the UTAUT in the academic context shows the relevance of these constructs in improving information services to the professoriates as a unique group.

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Information‐seeking behavior of the social sciences faculty at Kuwait University

Cited by 22 publications

References 13 publications

Exploring the scholarly communication styles of Arab social science and humanities scholars

Exploring the scholarly communication styles of Arab social science and humanities scholars

Active and passive information behaviour of the professoriate: A descriptive comparative pattern analysis

Determinants of use of electronic information resources by the professoriate in Nigerian universities: Extending the unified theory of acceptance and utilisation of technology model

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