Delhi Institute of Heritage Research & Management (Govt. of NCT, Delhi), New Delhi.
This study attempts to examine the Information Seeking Behaviour of Archaeology and Heritage Management Professionals of Delhi. In this study, the mode of collection of data, its presentation, analysis and interpretation is also presented. The primary data for this study has been collected through a questionnaire survey of 75 Archaeology and Heritage Management professionals of Delhi. The study reveals the frequency and purpose of visits to the library, sources used to fulfill information requirements, types of services, sources used to locate certain documents, strategy for searching the documents, opinion about library collection, behaviour of library staff, user's satisfaction with photocopying, purpose of using the Internet, search strategy used to browse web information and problem faced while using Internet. Most of the facilities provided by the library are sufficient to meet the information needs of the users. However, the study also reveals that the facilities, such as Internet, e-journals, etc. provided by the library are not sufficient enough to meet the requirements.
