Impact of academic degree on researcher's information seeking behavior: Case study of Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute
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Background And Aim
Usually, researchers who have different levels of academic degrees, are different in terms of specialized knowledge. Also, academic degree may affect the information seeking behavior of researchers. Therefore, in this study, the difference of information seeking behavior of researchers with different academic degree for conducting the research and updating scientific information was investigated.Methods
Survey method was used to conduct the research. In order to gather data, self made questionnaire was used. We have not sampled. In total, 140 researchers (70%), out of the 200, completed the questionnaires. Data were analyzed with descriptive and analytical statistics methods and were performed using IBM SPSS 22. In order to analysis the data, Kruskal-Wallis and Friedman's tests were used.Results
Findings showed that the use of journal articles (high and very high more than 90%) was a top priority of PhD and master students and PhDs. In order to access scientific information, PhD and master students" and masters/professional doctors mostly used communication and consultation with Iranian experts and researchers (high and very high with 75%) and personal experiences (high and very high with 65%). While minimal use of communication and consultation with foreign experts and researchers (low and never with 56%) and participating in foreign congresses (low and never with 69%) was used by masters/professional doctors.Conclusion
Just in using the "journal articles" was significant difference in order to "update scientific information" and "research" (pKeywords:
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Persian
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Human Information Interaction, Volume:4 Issue: 1, 2017
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