Extending Our Reach: Surveying,Analyzing, and Planning Outreach to Extension Staff |
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| Authors: | Kristen Leigh Mastel |
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| Institution: | University of Minnesota Libraries, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study describes how University of Minnesota Extension staff locate and use information to accomplish daily activities. The major findings were: (a) information seeking is a daily or weekly need; (b) staff use predominately online resources from a variety of sources—peer-reviewed journals, technical or research reports, and government information—and use search engines most frequently to locate them; and (c) Extension staff are aware of the majority of library resources and services. Extension staff welcome advanced information-seeking tools and techniques for professional development. |
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| Keywords: | communication channels cooperative extension extension educators information sources information use outreach professional development |
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