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标题：Information Seeking Behavior of Pakistani Newspaper Journalists
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作者：Mumtaz A. Anwar ; Muhammad Asghar
期刊名称：Pakistan Journal of Library and Information Science
印刷版ISSN：1680-4465
出版年度：2009
卷号：10
出版社：University of the Punjab
摘要：This study, a replication of the one done in Kuwait, investigated the information seeking behavior of print journalists in Lahore, Pakistan, using a self-administered questionnaire. The 87 respondents, coming from 11 establishments, were mostly male. In terms of the type of information, they place emphasis on factchecking and general information. Information was obtained by using a wide variety of both informal and formal sources. ‘Human’ sources were the primary informal sources used by the participants. Personal collections, daily news diaries, and news agency reports were considered high in terms of importance. The Internet and the ‘in-house electronic library of stories / reports generated by their colleagues’ was very limited both in availability and use. The lack information searching skills is their top ranking problem. They consider these very important for their work and are willing to go through training if it were provided to them.
关键词：Information needs; Information seeking behavior;Print journalists; Pakistan