MSU Libraries Reports
Description
A group of faculty and staff of the MSU Libraries (J. Johnson, coordinator, L. Cline, W. Edgar, S. Fischer, G. Jackson-Brown, A. Miller), assisted by W. Meadows of the MSU Department of Anthropology, conducted an ethnographic study using direct observation and semi-structured interviews of a sample of MSU faculty members to gain knowledge about faculty scholarly information seeking habits and behaviors to provide insight into the following research questions:
● What information sources and technologies are used by MSU faculty members in their scholarship?
● Where do faculty members conduct their research?
● Whom do faculty members consult for research, writing, and information seeking assistance?
Files
Download Full Text (951 KB)
Download Lynn Cline's addendum (33 KB)
Download Appendix 2 - Preliminary Survey Results (896 KB)
Download Appendix 3 - Resources Noted During MSU Faculty Interviews (395 KB)
Download Appendix 4 - Interviewee Demographics (575 KB)
Download Appendix 5a - Spring 2003 Meyer Library Satisfaction Survey (209 KB)
Download Appendix 5b - Library Constituency Survey 2012 (1.0 MB)
Download Appendix 5c - Library Survey Report - 2014 (1.6 MB)
Publication Date
5-1-2018
Publisher
Missouri State University Libraries
City
Springfield, MO
Disciplines
Collection Development and Management
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Janelle; Cline, Lynn; Edgar, William; Fischer, Scott; Jackson-Brown, Grace; and Miller, Andrea, "Scholarly Information Seeking Habits and Behaviors of Missouri State University (MSU) Faculty" (2018). MSU Libraries Reports. 1.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/reports-lib/1
