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Research Methods of Information Behavior
Márföldi, Ronald ; Němečková, Lenka (advisor) ; Trtíková, Ilona (referee)
The bachelour thesis discusses research methods of information behaviour. The introduction of this work reviews information behaviour in terms of information: need, request, seeking and search. The body introduces basic theories and models which were created at the time of studies of the mentioned subject. The core of the thesis examines methods of research based on three basic approaches: sociological, psychological and from discipline HCI. This review also consists of details on specific methods of information behaviour such as, transaction log analysis or citation analysis. Besides each method there are described advantages and disadvantages which determine the methods being applied. In conclusion the thesis shows a brief analysis of research on students and academics of Social Science and Humanities. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Meeting users in their spaces: key findings on discovery to delivery
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni ; Cyr, Chris ; Gallagher, Peggy ; Hood, Erin M. ; Brannon, Brittany ; Holloway, Jay (author of presentation and video speach)
OCLC Research has been studying how individuals get their information and resources and how they engage with technology for almost two decades. We have learned that convenience often is one of the factors that most drives individuals’ decisions for getting information and resources. However, convenience is a moving target and is dependent upon the context and situation of the individual’s need. Many factors will influence the decision-making process, such as how quickly the information or resource is needed, how important that information is to the individual need, and how much effort is required to get access to the information or resource. Our findings indicate that individuals often do not consider the library as the first place to get information and sometimes do not consider libraries at all. This often is attributed to the complexity and misunderstanding of library processes for acquiring resources and to not knowing resources or options for accessing and acquiring these resources through the library. Many individuals opt for open content since it is easy to discover and readily and quickly available in full-text. We have conducted semi-structured individual interviews with undergraduate and graduate/post graduate students and faculty in Australia and the U.S. to identify how they discover, access and acquire resources and why they make these choices and decisions, including their format preferences. We also have conducted focus group interviews with resource sharing and ILL librarians in Australia and the U.S. to identify their workflows and to discuss ideas to improve these processes to better meet the needs of their users. The findings from these interviews provide ideas for enhancing the discovery to delivery experience for both users and librarians.
Fulltext: idr-1377_1_paper -  PDF
Slides: idr-1377_2_presentation - PDF
Video: idr-1377_3_video -  MP4
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Nurses'information behaviour
Málková, Michaela ; Jarolímková, Adéla (advisor) ; Lipková, Helena (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with nurses' information behaviour working in the Institue for Clinical and Experimental Medicine at the Clinic for Anesthetics and Intensive Care. It focuses on why and how the nurses look for information related to their field and how they work with the information afterwards. It briefly outlines the characteristics of the institute and it gives a description of nursing and the nurses' job. Then, it points out nurses' motivation to find information and their orientation in information sources. The research was realised in the form of qualitative structured interviews with the nurses. The conclusion of this thesis is dedicated to the summary of the found information, it answers the defined research questions and evaluates the information provision in practice.
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Research Methods of Information Behavior
Márföldi, Ronald ; Němečková, Lenka (advisor) ; Trtíková, Ilona (referee)
The bachelour thesis discusses research methods of information behaviour. The introduction of this work reviews information behaviour in terms of information: need, request, seeking and search. The body introduces basic theories and models which were created at the time of studies of the mentioned subject. The core of the thesis examines methods of research based on three basic approaches: sociological, psychological and from discipline HCI. This review also consists of details on specific methods of information behaviour such as, transaction log analysis or citation analysis. Besides each method there are described advantages and disadvantages which determine the methods being applied. In conclusion the thesis shows a brief analysis of research on students and academics of Social Science and Humanities. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Verification of the Kuhlthau's Information Search Process Model in the Environment of the Czech Republic
Přibylová, Ludmila ; Landová, Hana (advisor) ; Němečková, Lenka (referee)
The thesis focuses on Kuhlthau's Information Search Process Model. Firstly, the author explains Kuhlthau's model of information retrieval and seeking meaning of information from user's perspective. Results of the model are the uncertainty principle and mediation - findings which change our view of library services. In the second part of the thesis, the author introduces other research texts and manuals about writing a scientific text. She pays special attention to Jadwiga Šanderová's comprehensive manual which is called How to read and write a scientific text in social sciences, and to stylistics research text by Světla Čmejrková et al. called How to write down a scientific text. Thirdly, the author evaluates the survey which verifies Kuhlthau's model in the environment of the Czech Republic. The survey has taken place among postgraduate students, teachers and scientists from chosen universities in the Czech Republic
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Information needs of editors in publishing industry
Hajdová, Marie ; Papík, Richard (advisor) ; Stöcklová, Anna (referee)
This thesis is focused on the issues of information behaviour of editors from publishing with an emphasis on information needs and the sources of information. The first part deals with the position in the information publishing companies, the trend for electronic publishing and its influence on the book market. The following is an overview of selected terminological terms from publishers and their analysis. The next chapter is a summary of information behaviour theories, related concepts, models and current research in the Czech republic. The results of research that was realized for the purpose of the thesis between Czech editors are summarized and analyzed in the conclusion. Based on these results, proposals for the increasing of information literacy of editors are included in the thesis.
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Information Behaviour of Employees of Large Companies
Kloud, Daniel ; Říhová, Zora (advisor) ; Dvořák, Martin (referee)
This thesis deals with the information behaviour of employees of large companies. Its first objective is to provide the necessary theoretical basis for solving this problem, explaining concepts such as information, communication, information behaviour and information needs. The second objective is to subsequently capture the typical information behaviour of individuals in the organisation and of their surroundings using questionnaire survey. The result of this research is confirming or disproving the expressed hypotheses and recommendation for corrective actions if any typical problems in the field of information behaviour were identified. The research is aimed at all employees of large companies operating in information-intensive industries.
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