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Dissertation Information for Donald Mikio Matsumori

NAME:
- Donald Mikio Matsumori

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of Southern California (USA) (1982)

ADVISORS:
- William T. Stanley

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Roger Greer
- Jay D. Zorn

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION TRANSFER PROCESS AMONG MUSIC SCHOOL FACULTY WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND SERVICES DESIGN

Abstract: The information needs of tenure-track music faculty members according to their roles as teacher, counselor, composer, researcher, performer, administrator, and community servant are described and analyzed in a discrete universe. The study explores the hypothesis that despite the diversity of the role activities of music faculty members, there are patterns of information needs associated with these roles, and that these information needs cannot easily be served by a traditional library. The universe of the study is the School of Music on the main campus of the University of Southern California. Five graduate assistants in the School of Music participated in a pretest of the interview questionnaire, and 31 faculty members took part in the final interview and data gathering process.

The theoretical framework of the study is comprised of symbolic interactionist theory as articulated by Herbert Blumer; and the theory of library functions, processes and levels of service as articulated by Roger Greer. The initial compression of the data was accomplished by means of a matrix which categorized faculty role activities and corresponding information needs, types and locations of materials consulted by faculty, and how the faculty used the information. The data on information needs which resulted from this initial compression was further analyzed by a functions matrix based on Greer's theory.

The general results of the study indicated that patterns of information needs are associated with each role, and that traditional library services cannot easily interact with these needs. The results therefore uphold the hypothesis of the study. The study presents a summary of the information needs which correspond to each faculty role.

The findings contain significant implications for the design of an ideal information delivery system. For example, convenience of access is a primary consideration in the use of information sources. Experts in a field are interested in current developments, and also need information peripheral to their areas of expertise. Unrecorded information that is transferred through personal contacts can be of disproportionate importance in satisfying the information needs of faculty roles.

MPACT Scores for Donald Mikio Matsumori

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calculated 2008-07-20 15:04:01

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