A study of the information needs of rural health workers in Ebikoro, Owerri north LGA of Imo state Department:Library and Information Science By: jessy03 Project ID: 370 Rating: (3.1) votes: 43 Price:₦1000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractRural health care workers need a wide range of specialized information but have difficulties locating and accessing information resources. The research studied information needs of rural health workers in Ebikoro using distributed questionnaires. The research showed that clinical trial information is major and very important to health workers followed by health status indicators and medical research among other information sought to support their work. While discussions with colleagues and personal library and experiences ranked the best source of information which meets the information needs of health workers followed by Journal Articles among others used by rural health workers. Also, it was equally observed that rural health workers in Ebikoro accessed material mainly from personal files and colleagues’ collection(s) among others means. Equally from the analysis, about 70% of the rural health workers in Ebikoro do not have a personal computer and about 65% do not have internet connected device meaning accessing information online is restricted to a limited few. It was observed that cost and time is a major barrier to information use followed by inadequate technology and technological skill and geographical isolation. Recommendations for solving some of the information problems include providing the personalized services of a health information specialist working from a centralized rural health clearinghouse or library training of health workers on the use of information subsidizing the costs of information identification and delivery so needed information will be available on an equitable basis to all who need it when they need it and ensure maximized access through increased use of internet connected device like phones, lap-tops or computers with modem which will make online searching easier, and government provision of the local library online resources for rural usage....Preview Download Preview +Other Library and Information Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Staff Motivation in Academic Libraries»The effect of social media on reading culture among students»Annotated bibliography on information and communication technology»Library catalogue utilization among students in academic libraries - a case study of Federal Polytechnic Idah library»Product marketing: a strategic step for libraries in the information age (a case study of Imo state library board, Owerri)»Awareness and utilization of electronic information resources by library and information science students (a case study of Nnamdi Azikiwe university, Awka) »Effects of poor implementation of collection development policy in academic libraries»Information needs and seeking behaviour of senior non-academic staff of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri»Information needs and information seeking behaviour of children in public libraries - a case study of Kwara State library board, Ilorin»Challenges of ICT applications in law libraries»The availability and utilization of modern information resources in teaching and learning in selected private secondary schools in Owerri metropolis»Annotated bibliography on English language»Challenges of the management of staff appraisal programme in the library of Imo state (a case study of Imo state university)»A study of the information needs of rural health workers in Ebikoro, Owerri north LGA of Imo state»Effects of library on the academic performances of students in tertiary institutions