International Research Journal of Arts and Social Sciences (ISSN: ... 1Faculty of Law, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Information needs and the information seeking behaviour of Law Lecturers in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana *1
Akua Asantewaa Aforo and 2Richard Bruce Lamptey
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Faculty of Law, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Electronic Information and Institutional Repository Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Abstract
Understanding information, seeking behaviour is of great significance to libraries and publishers. This study therefore investigated the information needs and the information seeking behaviour of lecturers in the Faculty of Law, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Open and closed ended questions on information selection, type of and purpose for seeking information, and problems involved in seeking information were administered to the Law Lecturers. Significant differences in measured parameters were assessed with Pearson’s Chi-square test using Graph Pad Prism version 5.00. Results indicated that the primary purpose for seeking information was; to obtain useful materials for research work (75%), background reading (62.5%), and keeping updated with knowledge in their field of specialization (56.3%). Law Reports, Law Journals, and Textbooks (93.8%, 81.3%, and 81.3% respectively; p
