An evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Council

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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Janet Gretchenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMilligan, George Allanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T04:19:29Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T04:19:29Z
dc.date.issued1984en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Institute for Medical Literature (IML) provides an online bibliographic service to the biomedical community in South Africa. The requirements of the users of the services of IML were evaluated in respect of needs and satisfaction of these needs. A non-user population was also identified and evaluated. The research study was undertaken by (a) conducting a review of the literature; and (b) conducting an empirical study of users and non-users of IML to construct both a "personal" and "information behaviour" profile of both the user and non-user groups. The literature was studied to provide (i) a conceptual framework for the field of research, (ii) a compilation of findings in studies related to this study and (iii) a basis for the selection of the methodology employed in the study. The "personal" profile comprised details of age, rank and work activity type and the "information behaviour" profile comprised details of use of information channels. The needs of the users, as measured by various criteria for satisfaction of these needs, were also measured. The reasons for the non-use of the service were also investigated. The principal conclusions reached were: (a) The expressed information need of the users of IML were satisfied; (b) the majority of non-users had not heard of IML; (c) there was a difference between the information seeking behaviour of users and non-users of IML; and (d) age, rank and work activity type influenced the use or non-use of IML.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMilligan, G. A. (1984). <i>An evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Council</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15787en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMilligan, George Allan. <i>"An evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Council."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 1984. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15787en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMilligan, G. 1984. An evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Council. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Milligan, George Allan AB - The Institute for Medical Literature (IML) provides an online bibliographic service to the biomedical community in South Africa. The requirements of the users of the services of IML were evaluated in respect of needs and satisfaction of these needs. A non-user population was also identified and evaluated. The research study was undertaken by (a) conducting a review of the literature; and (b) conducting an empirical study of users and non-users of IML to construct both a "personal" and "information behaviour" profile of both the user and non-user groups. The literature was studied to provide (i) a conceptual framework for the field of research, (ii) a compilation of findings in studies related to this study and (iii) a basis for the selection of the methodology employed in the study. The "personal" profile comprised details of age, rank and work activity type and the "information behaviour" profile comprised details of use of information channels. The needs of the users, as measured by various criteria for satisfaction of these needs, were also measured. The reasons for the non-use of the service were also investigated. The principal conclusions reached were: (a) The expressed information need of the users of IML were satisfied; (b) the majority of non-users had not heard of IML; (c) there was a difference between the information seeking behaviour of users and non-users of IML; and (d) age, rank and work activity type influenced the use or non-use of IML. DA - 1984 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1984 T1 - An evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Council TI - An evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Council UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15787 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15787
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMilligan GA. An evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Council. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 1984 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15787en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentLibrary and Information Studies Centre (LISC)en_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation storage and retrieval systems - Medicineen_ZA
dc.subject.otherInformation storage and retrieval systems - Biologyen_ZA
dc.titleAn evaluation of the requirements of users of biomedical informational services as provided by the South African Medical Research Councilen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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