Abstract

Information technologies and the information resources produced and presented in digital formats have considerably changed the information-seeking, information-accessibility and information-use behavior of faculty at universities. These changing behaviors of faculty has affected and shaped the information services of university libraries. In this study, data about the information-seeking behavior of 1907 teaching staff from different universities (Tabriz University, Azerbaijan Tarbiyat Moallem University, Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Islamic Azad University, Sahand Industrial University) have been gathered and examined. The findings show that information technologies have had a considerable impact on the information-seeking behavior and information literacy habits of the teaching staff at the universities in Tabriz as well as the collection of information, collection development and the policies of information services at the information centers of these universities.

Keywords: Information seeking behaviour, University libraries, Information technology, Communications technology, Iran

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How to Cite

Najjari, T. (2010). Information Seeking Behaviors of Faculty Members of Universities in Tabriz and Impact of Information- Communication Technologies on this Behavior. Information World, 11(2), 390-407. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2010.243