user studies

[DR AKASH BABU JAIN]

user studies

[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]

 

 

Dear Sri Jain,

 

What is your question? (1) How to do User Studies or (2) Why to do User Studies?

The second issue usually comes first to our idea plains is'nt it? So I should first reply this.

 

Well, User Studies involves several underlying issues but has one thing common, it reflects perception of the clientele and more importantly, a feedback. They may be (a) to prepare a trend report, (b) to study the research focus; (c) to understand the viability of service potentiality or (d) potentiality of collection development principles & processes (e) to understand who wants what etc.

Coming to the first issue that is, how to do user studies, it depends upon the purpose of the seeker and nature of the Library, its resources and users. The Purposive aspect is a pre-determined issue conceived by the Library people while the nature is rather flexible and extremely diversified according to the users' component.

 

I have answered blindfold as I am not aware of the exact question and If you feel like, you can enlighten me about your requirement.

 

Regards,

 

Siddhartha S. Ray, Calcutta

[KUSUM Saini]

when a researcher performed a research then he/she conduted users study and survey as well about the information needs of users .researcher performaed basically  followes.

behaviour studies---- conduct find out overall interaction of the users communitywith the communication sustem.

use study--------find out use of any communication medium,such as primary periodical,a secondary periodical etc.or how did u find out the reference?

information study---------find out pattern of flow of information in the communication system. it have different point of view likestudies have been made  by garvey and griffith regarding the communication system in the field of psycology..