Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Melika Khorramshokouh ¹
• Esmat Momeni ²
• Seyed Mahdi Taheri ³

¹ M.A in Library and Information Science, Allameh Tabatabai University,Tehran, Iran

² Associate Professor, Library and Information Science Dept, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

³ Associate Professor Knowledge and Information Science Department, Allameh Tabatabai University

Abstract

The current research was conducted with the aim of explaining the information-seeking behavior of Allameh Tabataba'i University faculty members based on Belkin Episode Model for use in selective dissemination of information services. In terms of its nature and purpose, it was of an applied type and was done with a survey-analytical method. The studied population consisted of 562 faculty members of Allameh Tabataba'i University, and the research sample consisted of 226 people who were selected by stratified random method. The tool used for data collection was a semi-structured questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by three subject experts, and the reliability of the questionnaire was estimated to be 0.90 by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. The findings of the research showed that the information-seeking behavior of faculty members is at an "average level" and is far from the desired level. As a result, it seems that the design of the databases, the suggested keywords and key phrases of databases, and the capabilities and facilities of the database search system for users for the purpose of conceptual searches should be designed more user-oriented to solve the information needs and improve the information-seeking behavior of faculty members. to help In addition, the faculty members' use of subject thesauruses in order to use specialized terms in order to retrieve information sources that match their information needs can also be a way forward.

Keywords

• Selective Dissemination of Information
• Belkin Episode Model
• Faculty Members
• Allameh Tabataba'i University
• Information Seeking Behavior

Main Subjects

• Information Storage and Retrieval