Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Master of Information Science & Knowledge. Employee in the Administration of the Kermanshah Public Libraries, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Master of Human Resource Development Management. Employee in the Administration of the Hamedan Sports and Youth, Hamedan, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

Investigation of the residents of kermanshah city’s the everyday life information-seeking (ELIS) behavior: a study of the kurd folk with an emphasis on the theory of life in the round. The present study was applied and surveyed The sample size was 384 with Cochran’s formula. Sampling was performed using two stage cluster sampling. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS software version 24. The news was the most important daily information channel of Kurd Folk. Respondents used more than external messengers like Telegram and WhatsApp with a significant different compared to native messengers. Variables mean of ethnic identity (3.88), national identity (4.03) and sense of discrimination (3.14) were got. Findings showed demographic variables did not affect on the correlation between ethnic identity, national identity, feelings of discrimination with (ELIS)Behaviour. amount of The Adjusted R-Squared in Multivariate regression by method stepwise showed that 26% of the changes the Kurd Folk's (ELIS) Behavior were predicted by the independent variables of ethnic identity, and sense of discrimination. The results showed that the Kurd Folk’s ELIS Behaviour is a complex concept that it is influenced by many variables that independent variables of ethnic identity and sense of discrimination were able to predict a little over a quarter of its changes. Therefore, it is necessary to examine other predictors and factors influencing the behavior of this folk.

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