An Examination of Canadian Information Professionals' Involvement in the Provision of Business Information Synthesis and Analysis Services

Autor/inn/en	Patterson, Liane; Martzoukou, Konstantina
Titel	An Examination of Canadian Information Professionals' Involvement in the Provision of Business Information Synthesis and Analysis Services
Quelle	In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 44 (2012) 1, S.47-64 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0961-0006
DOI	10.1177/0961000611426215
Schlagwörter	Information Needs; Information Seeking; Information Scientists; Internet; Business; Data Collection; Surveys; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Information Services; Decision Making; Librarians; Libraries; Evaluation; Questionnaires; Canada; North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; Informationserschließung; Informationswissenschaftler; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Data capture; Datensammlung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Informationstätigkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Library; Bibliothek; Evaluierung; Fragebogen; Kanada; Nordamerika
Abstract	The present study investigated the processes information professionals, working in a business environment, follow to meet business clients' information needs and particularly their involvement in information synthesis and analysis practices. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data was collected via a survey of 98 information professionals across North America and follow-up interviews with eight Canadian information professionals. It was found that there is an increasing need for value-added services, which incorporate synthesis and analysis but the level of information professionals' involvement differs depending on a range of factors such as clients' needs and attitudes, information professionals' knowledge of the subject area and their length of time working in a particular organization. Information synthesis and analysis in a business context is mostly a collaborative process and principles of analysis are required throughout the entire cycle of information seeking. For the effective transition of information professionals to information synthesists and analysts more effective support may be required to develop a set of essential skills and knowledge. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10