Department of Information Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences   Master of Library and Information Science

Mzuzu University

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