Information Seeking Behavior of Users of Pharmacy Colleges in Rajasthan Rajawat Kumkum Assistant Librarian, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Email id: kumkum.rajawat@gmail.com Online published on 6 September, 2019. Abstract This article reports the results of a study of the information seeking behavior users of Pharmacy Colleges in Rajasthan. Data were collected by using a questionnaire from 835 respondents in Pharmacy College in Rajasthan. Results show that most of respondents 495 (20.6%) stated their method of seeking information by consulting a knowledgeable person in the field. 615(34.6%) seek information for updating knowledge. 608 (17.87%) respondents access more information from text books and 600(17.64%) respondents access more information from reference books. It is revealed that most of the respondents 608(17.87%) used textbooks, 240(7.05%) used Periodicals 778(52.5%) respondents know English language and 635 (42.9%) respondents know Hindi Language 800 (75.2%) respondents read information materials in English and 261 (24.5%) respondents read information materials in Hindi. They use frequently e-mail for communication. It is found that 795 (96.7%) respondents use internet and 27 (3.3%) respondents don't use internet for communication. The majority of respondents faced the common problem while seeking information that is unavailability of information. Top Keywords Evaluate, Express information, Knowledge, Seek information. Top |
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