Misc 608:User Studies Question Paper
Misc 608:User Studies
Course:Masters In Information Science
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
USER STUDIES (MISC 608) 3RD TRIMESTER 2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR MASTER IN INFORMATION SCIENCE DECEMBER, 2013
UNIT CODE : MISC 608
UNIT TITLE : USER STUDIES
TIME: 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS : Answer ALL Questions in Section A and THREE Questions in Section B
SECTION A (40marks)
Question One
Define the following FIVE terms in the context of user studies
Information society
Information needs
Information user
Information services
Information centres.
(10marks)
Question Two
Briefly discuss TWO methods of promoting information services. (10marks)
Question Three
Describe with illustrations TWO major roles of libraries in the support of a specified user category in a Kenya county. (10marks)
Question Four
Explain with illustrations the information seeking behavior of post graduate students in an academic institution. (10marks)
SECTION B
Question Five
ICT is central to current trends in user studies. Briefly discuss with appropriate illustrations. (20marks)
Question Six
Compare and contrast the levels of meeting information user needs in manual and automated user information services in Kenya today. (20marks)
Question Seven
Identify and define the various community profiles of information users
Suggest ways and means of supporting the identified information users.
(20marks)
Question Eight
Discuss the illustrations the TWO strengths and TWO weaknesses in the information seeking behavior of post graduate students in an academic institution. (20marks)
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