Investigation of information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament in Lesotho

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dc.contributor.advisorNassimbeni, Maryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLithebe, Matsie Theresaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T10:05:39Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T10:05:39Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 101-105).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractInformation plays a crucial role in people's lives. Members of Parliament (MPs) as decision makers therefore need to be equipped with information so that they can be able to make sound decisions based on facts. They need to have access to different types of information sources such as newspapers, both local, regional and international, journals and books. Libraries of parliaments are and should also be seen to be making it easier for MPs to access information. This study investigates the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of MPs of the Lesotho parliament. A survey was done where questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from 120 members of the National Assembly and 33 Senators who all comprise Members of Parliament of Lesotho. The questionnaire consisted of both the open-ended and closed ended questions. Through the open-ended questions, the researcher was able to get more details which could not be found in short-ended questions. Interviews were also used to give the respondents the opportunity to say more of what they could not be able to say in the questionnaire. However only a selected questions were picked where the researcher felt that the respondents could further express themselves. Only five willing respondents were used in the interviews as others were not willing to be interviewed. Telephone interview was chosen as more convenient by respondents since they do not have much time during the day due to their parliamentary work commitments.MPs in Lesotho have indicated their information needs as all information that can be helpful in their parliamentary work such as during debates, when attending meetings be it workshops, conferences and interviews on political issues. Besides other information sources, such as newspapers, reports and the Internet, MPs rely mostly on books. They also use other fellow parliamentarians as sources of information.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLithebe, M. T. (2006). <i>Investigation of information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament in Lesotho</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8070en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLithebe, Matsie Theresa. <i>"Investigation of information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament in Lesotho."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8070en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLithebe, M. 2006. Investigation of information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament in Lesotho. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lithebe, Matsie Theresa AB - Information plays a crucial role in people's lives. Members of Parliament (MPs) as decision makers therefore need to be equipped with information so that they can be able to make sound decisions based on facts. They need to have access to different types of information sources such as newspapers, both local, regional and international, journals and books. Libraries of parliaments are and should also be seen to be making it easier for MPs to access information. This study investigates the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of MPs of the Lesotho parliament. A survey was done where questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from 120 members of the National Assembly and 33 Senators who all comprise Members of Parliament of Lesotho. The questionnaire consisted of both the open-ended and closed ended questions. Through the open-ended questions, the researcher was able to get more details which could not be found in short-ended questions. Interviews were also used to give the respondents the opportunity to say more of what they could not be able to say in the questionnaire. However only a selected questions were picked where the researcher felt that the respondents could further express themselves. Only five willing respondents were used in the interviews as others were not willing to be interviewed. Telephone interview was chosen as more convenient by respondents since they do not have much time during the day due to their parliamentary work commitments.MPs in Lesotho have indicated their information needs as all information that can be helpful in their parliamentary work such as during debates, when attending meetings be it workshops, conferences and interviews on political issues. Besides other information sources, such as newspapers, reports and the Internet, MPs rely mostly on books. They also use other fellow parliamentarians as sources of information. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Investigation of information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament in Lesotho TI - Investigation of information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament in Lesotho UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8070 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8070
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLithebe MT. Investigation of information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament in Lesotho. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8070en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentLibrary and Information Studies Centre (LISC)en_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherLibrary and Information Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleInvestigation of information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament in Lesothoen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMBiblen_ZA
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