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The information practices of business PhD students

Bøyum, Idunn; Aabø, Svanhild
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Date
2015
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Bøyum, I., & Aabø, S. (2015). The information practices of Business PhD students. New Library World, 116(3/4), 187-200.   http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/NLW-06-2014-0073
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to investigate how PhD students discover, choose and use

information and literature for their research.

Design/methodology/approach – Eight PhD students at the Norwegian Business School (BI) were

interviewed. The interviews were based on a phenomenological approach.

Findings – The use of both library databases and Google Scholar is frequent and contextual. The

informants ranked the library databases as more useful than Google Scholar. Methods for keeping up to

date varied and were contextual. Although formal information seeking in library databases was seen as

more academic than the tracking of references, this latter method was more widespread. Students felt

they mastered the tools associated with formal information seeking, which constituted a continuous

activity in their research practices. Wilson’s (1983) theory on cognitive authority may give a better

understanding of the findings.

Practical implications – Acquiring knowledge about the information practices of PhD students in a

specific discipline will help libraries to improve their services and acquire relevant resources for their

users.

Originality/value – This paper examines PhD students’ ranking of information resources, identifies

preferred methods for keeping up to date and reveals in which contexts the informants use either formal

or social information-seeking practices.
Publisher
Emerald
Series
New Library World;116(3/4)

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