The study of information seeking behavior of Allameh Tabataba i university faculty members in using online resources

Information technology and Internet development and research in the scientific community has resulted in a wide variation and the use of technology has affected the scientific activities. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the information seeking behavior of academic staff in the use of online resources is Tabatabai University.
This study is a descriptive survey research application is executed. The instrument used for data collection questionnaire was developed by the 472 members of the faculty at the University of Allameh Tabatabai distributed.
The results show that 80 percent of faculty members through the Internet search and online sources familiar with the individual studies are and their main goal is conducting research on the use of online resources and up to date information is. Among a variety of magazines, online resources and electronic books more than other types of applications. 88 percent of faculty Tabatabai free information resources to meet the needs of their own. The main criteria for the evaluation of the new and updated information is available online resources.
Results Shows that they were not accessible due to subscription databases are not constant in time and the lack of a comprehensive policy in this area and also among the most important obstacles speed Internet Allameh Tabatabai University faculty members use the online resources listed.