Internet use by faculty members in various disciplines: A comparative case study
✍ Scribed by Lazinger, Susan S. ;Bar-Ilan, Judit ;Peritz, Bluma C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8231
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✦ Synopsis
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare research was to provide insights into two areas, one genuse of the Internet among various sectors of the faculty, eral, one specific: (1) In the general area of informationin order to verify the influence of a number of parameters seeking behavior of faculty members in various discion this use, e.g.: (1) The field and research interests of plines, and (2) in the specific area of Internet use in a the faculty members; (2) formal training in the use of the representative academic community by faculty members. Internet via courses, workshops, etc.; (3) self-instruction in the use of the Internet by means of manuals, how-to Both of these are vital areas of interest in the Social books, etc.; (4) general use and knowledge of comput-Sciences and the Sciences, the first-Information-Seekers; and (5) perceived need for the information this neting Behavior-in disciplines such as Scientometrics (the work can provide. Questionnaires were sent to faculty science of science) and Bibliometrics, and the secondmembers in all departments and professional schools of Use of the Internet-in broad areas of technology, Infor-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a total population of 918 for both the pilot project and the main study. Re-mation Science and Computer Science. The results are sults indicated that Internet use is consistently higher intended to help supply potential answers for future planamong faculty members in the sciences and agriculture ning of information resources in the university, such as (''Sciagr'') than among those in the humanities or social expanded Internet access, additional training courses, etc., sciences (''Humsoc''), suggesting that, among other and to show precisely where in the academic community things, the connectivity level of the Humsoc group may be lower than that of the Sciagr group. The Humsoc these resources are most needed and utilized. group also showed a higher demand for courses in Internet use. Suggestions for raising the level of Internet Previous Studies use among the various disciplines of the faculty are included.