Professor Rita Marcella r.c.marcella@rgu.ac.uk
Lecturer
Investigates attitudes amongst decision makers in the European Parliament to the role of information in their work, and their ability to identify, access and evaluate that information most relevant to their needs. Aims to elicit data regarding levels of satisfaction amongst MEPs in relation to information retrieval, and to identify areas of information need which were not being addressed. Describes research methodology and analyses results. Results reveal the wide range of subjects that are of interest to MEPs; that all MEPs have research assistants to help in their work, with an average of 3.5 assistants per MEP; the majority of these assistants are based in the UK and are employed full-time; and that the most popular sources were unofficial, informal contacts and MEPs own files, as opposed to the official EU databases and services. Finds that the main problems faced by MEPs in information retrieval are pressure of time and the overwhelming number and variety of information sources available. Makes recommendations for further research.
MARCELLA, R., CARCARY, I. and BAXTER, G. 1999. The information needs of United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Library management [online], 20(3), pages 168-178. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129910259667
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 1, 1999 |
Online Publication Date | May 1, 1999 |
Publication Date | May 1, 1999 |
Deposit Date | Feb 18, 2008 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 18, 2008 |
Journal | Library management |
Print ISSN | 0143-5124 |
Electronic ISSN | 1758-7921 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 168-178 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129910259667 |
Keywords | European Parliament; Governance; Information management; Information retrieval |
Public URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10059/132 |
Contract Date | Feb 18, 2008 |
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