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Masters
of Library and Information Science
Instructor: Winner Chawinga (Doctoral Student)
Course:
Information Behaviour
Course
Code: MLIS 6102
Level: One
Semester: One
Lesson
1
Date:
Monday, 29th October, 2018
Venue:
ODL Building
Time:
08hrs – 11hrs
Aim
of lesson
· Understand
and apply the concept of information seeking
Expected
outcomes
·
Students to articulate various terms
that are relevant to the concept of information – information, wants and needs.
·
Students should be able to demonstrate
an understanding and application of the concept of information behaviour as conceptualised by various authors
·
Students to clearly discuss issues of
information needs, information sources and information barriers.
Activity
Students MUST
read the following sources in preparation for the lesson:
Beautyman, W., & Shenton, A. K. (2009). When
does an academic information need stimulate
a school-inspired information want?. Journal
of Librarianship and Information Science,
41(2), 67-80.
Chawinga,
W.D. & Zozie, P.A. (2016). Information needs and barriers to information sources by open and distance learners: a
case of Mzuzu University, Malawi. South African Journal of Information Management,
18(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajim.v18i1.692.
Wilson, T. D. (2000).
Human information behavior. Informing science, 3(2), 49-56.
Note: Students can request handout after class by sending an email (winnchawinga@gmail.com) or Twitter
