A study of information needs of Members of the Legislative Assembly in the capital city of India

Shailendra, K.; Prakash, Hari

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“…They provide professional assistance in finding desired information. Shailendra and Prakash (2007) examined the information needs of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Delhi, India. In their study, the library was defined as an information center, providing a variety of services such as bibliographic services, references services, and research.…”

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confidence: 99%

Foundational Review on Information Seeking Behavior of Legislators

Alfarhoud¹

2016

Proc Doc Acad

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Section: Role Of Information Centers/parliament Librariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Foundational Review on Information Seeking Behavior of Legislators

Alfarhoud¹

2016

Proc Doc Acad

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“…Some participants expressed reservations about the consistency of their own responses on the VAS, but the data did not bear out that concern. Newell (2004) discussed the use of graphic scales in studying information literacy assessment, and Shailendra and Prakash (2008) used graphic scales to assess the information needs of legislative members in India. Neither published study included detailed information about the scales, however.…”

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Fuzzy sets and the organization of literary texts: a conceptualization and two‐stage pilot study

Paling¹

2011

Journal of Documentation

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to describe a conceptualization and two-stage pilot study that explores ways in which fuzzy sets can be used to measure the indexability of literary texts. Design/methodology/approach -Participants provided a subject description for each in a series of literary and nonliterary texts. Each participant was also randomly assigned to one of three tasks: using a visual analog scale to rate the clarity of each text, using a visual analog scale to rate the confidence each participant felt in describing the subject of each text, or sorting the texts from most to least clear without the use of a visual analog scale. Nonparametric statistics and qualitative analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings -Participants and coders used the visual analog scales successfully. The participants perceived literary texts as less clear than nonliterary texts, and expressed less confidence in their subject description of literary texts than in their descriptions of literary texts. The study found preliminary support for the idea that fuzzy sets can provide a useful theoretical basis for examining the indexability of texts. Originality/value -A measure of the indexability of literary texts could help provide sound theoretical guidance for construction of tools to organize those texts. A structured comparison of literary and nonliterary texts could help to build a theoretical base from which to make practical decisions about whether and how to perform subject analysis on each type of text.

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“…In their study, Orton et al (2000) stated that MPs (public representatives) are expected to be knowledgeable about a wide variety of issues, while their information need is frequently unpredictable and reactive. Shailendra and Prakash (2008) mentioned that it is obvious, if we want to speed up the pace of development of our nation, we have to provide current, speedy, relevant and exhaustive information to our elected public representatives. Public representatives (Members of Parliament [MP]) are the policymakers, and the development of a nation depends upon sound policies made by them.…”

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“…The information need of a person is a situation where he/she needs some information to quench his/her thirst for information. A person needs information to perform every function (Shailendra and Prakash, 2008). Actually, information need is a cognitive process which is nothing but a gap between search begins with a problem and exigency to solve it.…”

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“…The study revealed that users were frequently uncritical and pragmatic in use of the most readily available information, sacrificing quality in favour of ease of access. Shailendra and Prakash (2008) carried out a study on "The information needs of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in India." Their research identified the information sources used by the MLAs.…”

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An assessment of the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament (MPs) in Bangladesh

Hossain

Islam

2017

ILS

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament (MPs) in Bangladesh. It aimed at determining the information sources, preferred information format, frequency of seeking information and access to information and communication technology and online information services by the MPs. The study also intended to assess the role of parliament library for satisfying the information needs of the MPs. Design/methodology/approach A survey method was adopted for data collection; the respondents were interviewed by the researchers with the guidance of a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was read out for the respondents and filled up by the interviewers based on the answers they received. Fifty MPs were selected for the study using simple random sampling. The data were analysed with the help of weighted mean. Findings The study found that the MPs mainly seek information to make a parliamentary request/inquiry, to make a speech and to make a decision. The most important sources of information were minutes of sessions, mass media, personal letters and information networks; and they preferred printed formats rather than online documents. The result also showed that only a few MPs were aware of the information services provided by the parliament library and were satisfied with the services they received. Originality/value There has been no study carried out on the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of MPs in Bangladesh prior to this research. The study will help the policymakers to improve the library services for MPs in Bangladesh.

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A study of information needs of Members of the Legislative Assembly in the capital city of India

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Foundational Review on Information Seeking Behavior of Legislators

Foundational Review on Information Seeking Behavior of Legislators

Fuzzy sets and the organization of literary texts: a conceptualization and two‐stage pilot study

An assessment of the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament (MPs) in Bangladesh

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