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Dissertation Information for Robert Lloyd Phillips

NAME:
- Robert Lloyd Phillips

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of North Texas (USA) (1992)

ADVISORS:
- Rose Mary Magrill

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- [Indecipherable1]
- Herman L. Totten

MPACT Status: Complete - Except Indecipherables

Title: The relationship between work roles and information-seeking behaviors among selected Protestant ministers in Tarrant County, Texas

Abstract: Is there a relationship between work role and information seeking behavior? Three behaviors were examined: choice of information channel, choice of method for information retrieval, and choice of method for storing retrieved information. The Protestant clergy was selected as a profession with clearly identified work roles, including preacher and administrator. Questionnaires were mailed to 150 randomly selected ministers in Tarrant County, Texas. Sixty-four responded. Additionally, fifteen ministers selected at random were interviewed for additional data. The data collected through the questionnaires were analyzed using nonparametric statistical techniques.

The research showed relationships between information seeking behaviors and both choice of information channel and choice of method for retrieving information. The research did not show a relationship between work role and choice of method for storing information.

When choosing an information channel, the minister as preacher preferred a relatively few formal information channels, especially a personal book collection, a personal pamphlet file, and books specifically purchased for the sermon. In the administrator role, the minister was more likely to use a wide variety of informal information channels and only a few formal channels. These informal channels included another minister, a member of the congregation, or a staff colleague. A preferred formal channel for administration was printed information received from a denominational office.

When choosing a method for retrieving information, the minister as administrator preferred those methods which provided direct, immediate access to the information channel, especially interpersonal contact or a telephone conversation. The minister as preacher preferred individualistic or impersonal means for accessing information such as reading a book.

In addition to work role, the study also found a relationship between information seeking behaviors and years of experience, educational background, size of congregation served, denominational affiliation, and dollars spent to add materials to one's personal library. It could not show a relationship between age and the choice of information channels.

MPACT Scores for Robert Lloyd Phillips

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TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:21:07

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