Gyankosh- The Journal of Library and Information Management
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 1

Information needs and seeking behavior of Delhi school students: A study

PhD Research Scholar, Dept. of Library & Information Science, University of Delhi

Online published on 8 January, 2020.

Abstract

Information seeking behaviors is a fundamental part in the planning and creating of need based information communities for meeting the information necessities of clients. It has been observed that huge components that influence the research behavior of the student's information have been identified with the library's attention and information education, authoritative and ecological issues, source attributes and socioeconomics. Information needs are fulfilled just when an information searcher has the expertise of looking exact and significant information. Instructing the clients about looking through the precise information and satisfying their needs is conceivable just when Information proficiency programs are connected in each organization. The major findings revealed that about 83% of respondents looking for information for their exploration work, 11% of respondents look for information to do business and only 6% of respondents said they were looking for information to study.