moore_singley_2019.pdf (667.99 kB)
Understanding the information behaviors of doctoral students: An exploratory study
journal contribution
posted on 2021-10-14, 00:00 authored by Emily Singley, Monica MooreThis exploratory study seeks to understand how the research experiences of humanities PhD students influence their information behavior. The authors interviewed 10 participants from two academic institutions multiple times over several months. The study used open-ended, unstructured interviewing techniques in an attempt to avoid the introduction of library bias. The authors found that the information behavior of PhD students is driven by their need to understand and follow a scholarly dialogue. Resource discovery was heavily influenced by people, and resource use was varied, distributed, and unpredictable.
History
Date Modified
2021-10-14Language
- English
Rights Statement
Originally published in portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019, 19(2), 10.1353/pla.2019.0016Usage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedKeywords
Licence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC