Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Information Generation and Transfer Pattern of Faculty Members of Agricultural Sciences Working in Andhra Pradesh

  • Author:
  • K.S.R. Vithal
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 89 to 94

Assistant Professor (S.G), Library & Information Science, N.T.R. College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Gannavaram-521 102, Andhra Pradesh; E mail: vithal59@yahoo.com

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of individual factors and work load on information generation and transfer pattern of faculty members of agricultural sciences. The research population comprises of 235 faculty members working in Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, AP. To collect data, questionnaires were employed. Findings revealed that there is a positive correlation between publication productivity and gender, age, designation, educational qualification, experience and work load of faculty members.

Keywords

Publication productivity, Agricultural faculty members, Individual factors