Richard Barrett-Jolley, Alexander J German
Variables associated with owner perceptions of the health of their dog: Further analysis of data from a large international survey
PloS one
paper reports smallscale study undertaken part higher degree aims explore informationseeking behaviour group lecturers based one site delivering nursing midwifery curriculum school health studies higher education institution checklands system thinking system practice wiley chichester 1981 soft systems methodology ssm used theoretical model derive deeper insights survey data suggest enhancements aspect teacher activity obtain statistical data survey design employed research methods including postal questionnaires complemented selected interviews small amount informal observation findings showed order access information lecturers likely access school libraries internet advice colleagues personal collections refereed journals topranked information resource professional studies research cited sought topics lecturers mentioned role library staff integral informationseeking process main problems included variable literature searching skills time pressures methodology identified several features related informationseeking behaviour lecturers resulted improved training programme lecturers prompted enhancements schools current awareness service library intranet pages use ssm study allowed analysis broad complex situation enabled key changes informationseeking behaviour lecturers implemented