The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim

This study explores how information is used by policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of information and information services. A survey administered to 400 top government officers involved in policy making and, policy formulation, attempts to identify the policy-makers; elicit the types of p...

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Main Authors: Yaacob, Raja Abdullah, Hashim, Laili
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Language:English
Published: Biro Penyelidikan dan Perundingan, Institut Teknologi MARA 1994
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spelling uitm-114892016-11-18T04:50:06Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11489/ The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim Yaacob, Raja Abdullah Hashim, Laili Malaysia Malaysia Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy Malaysia This study explores how information is used by policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of information and information services. A survey administered to 400 top government officers involved in policy making and, policy formulation, attempts to identify the policy-makers; elicit the types of policies; the role of information in policy-making and formulation; the types and forms of information used; methods of information usage: types of information provided; the policy-makers' awareness of library and information services; and the dissemination of information in the future. Findings regarding the use of information and the role of information, especially those related to the country, show that information is very important and necessary for effective decision-making. There is also an awareness of the need for increased computerized services. Although there is an awareness of the importance of libraries and information centres, more concerted effort should be made to market and increase the potential of information so that the information needs of the policy-makers could be met. Biro Penyelidikan dan Perundingan, Institut Teknologi MARA 1994 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11489/1/AJ_RAJA%20ABDULLAH%20YAACOB%20BRCJ%2094.pdf Yaacob, Raja Abdullah and Hashim, Laili (1994) The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim. Journal of the Bureau of Research and Consultancy, 1 (2). pp. 69-74. ISSN 0128-7141
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language English
topic Malaysia
Malaysia
Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy
Malaysia
spellingShingle Malaysia
Malaysia
Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy
Malaysia
Yaacob, Raja Abdullah
Hashim, Laili
The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim
description This study explores how information is used by policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of information and information services. A survey administered to 400 top government officers involved in policy making and, policy formulation, attempts to identify the policy-makers; elicit the types of policies; the role of information in policy-making and formulation; the types and forms of information used; methods of information usage: types of information provided; the policy-makers' awareness of library and information services; and the dissemination of information in the future. Findings regarding the use of information and the role of information, especially those related to the country, show that information is very important and necessary for effective decision-making. There is also an awareness of the need for increased computerized services. Although there is an awareness of the importance of libraries and information centres, more concerted effort should be made to market and increase the potential of information so that the information needs of the policy-makers could be met.
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author Yaacob, Raja Abdullah
Hashim, Laili
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author_sort Yaacob, Raja Abdullah
title The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim
title_short The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim
title_full The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim
title_fullStr The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim
title_full_unstemmed The use of information by the policy-makers in Malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Laili Hashim
title_sort use of information by the policy-makers in malaysia and their awareness of the library and information services / raja abdullah yaacob and laili hashim
publisher Biro Penyelidikan dan Perundingan, Institut Teknologi MARA
publishDate 1994
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11489/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11489/1/AJ_RAJA%20ABDULLAH%20YAACOB%20BRCJ%2094.pdf
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