The Information Seeking Behaviour of Faculty Members in the Universities in Andhra Pradesh, A Study

This study investigates the information seeking beh aviour of faculty members in the Universities of An dhra Pradesh. The population of the study is the full ti me faculty members in Universities in Andhra Prades h. A structured questionnaire has been used for gathering data from the Universities. The data collected using the que stionnaire was analyzed using frequency, bar chart, Weighted Arith metic Mean (WAM) and percentage for easy interpreta tion. The research finding shows that the majority of the respondents use the formal sources like Books/Monographs and Journals/Periodicals and informal sources, Conversations with Colleague’s and attending the Meetings / Seminar / Conferences / Workshops and the Problems in Seeking Information or information is scattered in too man y sources, Unavailability of materials and some of information materials are out dated. The following are recomme nded in line with the findings of the study: Libraries should improve th collections, and the faculty members should co ntact the librarians to increase the electronic resources.