Information Seeking Behaviour and Use Pattern of Faculty Members of V.L.B Group of Institutions: A Study

The concept of information remains vague, it can be perceived as something between data, knowledge which is communicated or received concerning a particular fact of circumstance in order to reduce the user's uncertainty by meeting their needs. To create information awareness and to promote the use of information, it is necessary to know the needs of the users. The present age of information explosion has resulted in an escalating growth of information need of users has become varied and multidimensional. This paper examines the information seeking behavior and use pattern of faculty members of V.L.B Group of institutions. This study examines several aspects of library use, time spent by the faculty, huddles in information seeking behavior, methods adopted by faculty for seeking information etc.