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Dissertation Information for Idris Guclu

NAME:
- Idris Guclu

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of North Texas (USA) (2011)

ADVISORS:
- Linda Schamber
- Brian Clark O'Connor

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Suleyman Ozeren
- Miguel Enrique Ruiz

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: The information-seeking behavior of police officers in Turkish National Police

Abstract: A current trend that has emerged as a result of the information age is information-seeking behavior. From individuals to large social institutions, information-seeking behavior is utilized to attain a wide variety of goals. This body of work investigates the information-seeking behaviors of police officers who work in police stations in the Turkish National Police force.

The study utilizes Leckie et al.'s (1996) model of information-seeking behavior of professionals. The findings indicated that police officers initially consulted their personal knowledge and experience. Next, officers rely upon their colleagues and then official documents. These information source were consulted in the context of both conducting tasks and staying current.

However, contrary to expectation, they rarely consulted informants. In addition police officers rarely consulted printed journals, libraries, books and attendance at conferences as information sources. The results of this study show that there were significant differences in the information sources used by police officers based on their gender in the context of staying current. On the other hand, there were no significant differences in the context of conducting police station tasks, by gender.

Surprisingly, there were no significant differences in the information sources used by police officers based on their educational level. There were significant differences in the use of information sources by age, service years in police stations and service years in policing in the context of conducting police station tasks.

Lastly, the results of this study indicated that service years in policing and the roles in police station were significantly correlated with the information sources used by police officers regarding staying current. This body of work offers insight into the factors that guide the information-seeking behaviors of police officers.

MPACT Scores for Idris Guclu

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calculated 2012-08-19 15:51:06

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