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Citizenship information research at the School of Information and Media. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2000. Citizenship information research at the School of Information and Media. Presented at the 7th Information for Scotland conference, 16 November 2000, Edinburgh, UK.

Discusses recent and current research into citizenship information needs at the School of Information and Media, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Reviews the most important results from two large-scale, nation-wide surveys (funded by the Briti... Read More about Citizenship information research at the School of Information and Media..

The impact of social class and status on citizenship information need: the results of two national surveys in the UK. (2000)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2000. The impact of social class and status on citizenship information need: the results of two national surveys in the UK. Journal of information science [online], 26(4), pages 239-254. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150002600404

This paper reports the key results of the Citizenship Information research project funded by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre. This research comprised two large-scale surveys of the citizenship information needs of the UK public. Th... Read More about The impact of social class and status on citizenship information need: the results of two national surveys in the UK..

A random walk around Britain: a critical assessment of the random walk sample as a method of collecting data on the public's citizenship information needs. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2001. A random walk around Britain: a critical assessment of the random walk sample as a method of collecting data on the public's citizenship information needs. New review of information behaviour research, 1(1): proceedings of the 3rd International conference on research in information needs, seeking and use in different contexts (ISIC III), 16-18 August 2000, Gothenburg, Sweden, pages 87-104.

This paper discusses the second stage of the Citizenship Information research project, funded by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre: a national survey, by personal doorstep interview and using the random walk sample method, of the cit... Read More about A random walk around Britain: a critical assessment of the random walk sample as a method of collecting data on the public's citizenship information needs..

An observational study of the information seeking behaviour of members of Parliament in the United Kingdom. (2000)
Journal Article
ORTON, R., MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2000. An observational study of the information seeking behaviour of members of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Aslib proceedings [online], 52(6), pages 207-217. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007015

This paper describes the results of an observational study of the information seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament. It is argued that political life functions on a flow of information and that information itself is a prime resource. The study s... Read More about An observational study of the information seeking behaviour of members of Parliament in the United Kingdom..

Professional development and the recently qualified information and library studies professional: factors affecting success in attainment of the Library Association's associate status. (2000)
Journal Article
CAMPBELL, F., MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2000. Professional development and the recently qualified information and library studies professional: factors affecting success in attainment of the Library Association's associate status. Education for information [online], 18(2-3), pages 169-199. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-2000-182-307

This paper describes a project funded by the UK Library Association (LA) which sought to investigate factors impacting upon length of time taken to achieve Associateship of the Library Association and to gather attitudinal data as to the benefits of... Read More about Professional development and the recently qualified information and library studies professional: factors affecting success in attainment of the Library Association's associate status..

The long and winding road. (2000)
Newspaper / Magazine
CAMPBELL, F., MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2000. The long and winding road. Library Association record, 102(4), pages 214-215.

For some years now, staff in the Library Association Professional Qualifications Department have noticed that, while a proportion of candidates for Associateship of the LA complete the necessary requirements fairly quickly after registering, a signif... Read More about The long and winding road..

Citizenship information needs in the UK: results of a national survey of the general public by personal doorstep interview. (2000)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2000. Citizenship information needs in the UK: results of a national survey of the general public by personal doorstep interview. Aslib proceedings [online], 52(3), pages 115-123. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007005

This paper reports the results of the second stage of the Citizenship Information research project funded by the BLR&IC: a national survey, by personal doorstep interview, of the citizenship information needs of 898 members of the UK public. Major fi... Read More about Citizenship information needs in the UK: results of a national survey of the general public by personal doorstep interview..

Information need, information seeking behaviour and participation, with special reference to needs related to citizenship: results of a national survey. (2000)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2000. Information need, information seeking behaviour and participation, with special reference to needs related to citizenship: results of a national survey. Journal of documentation [online], 56(2), pages 136-160. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007112

This paper reports the results of the second stage of the Citizenship Information research project funded by the BLR&IC: a nation-wide survey, by personal doorstep interview, of the citizenship information needs of almost 900 members of the UK public... Read More about Information need, information seeking behaviour and participation, with special reference to needs related to citizenship: results of a national survey..

Citizenship information service provision in the United Kingdom: a study of 27 case agencies. (2000)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2000. Citizenship information service provision in the United Kingdom: a study of 27 case agencies. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], 32(1), pages 9-25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/096100060003200103

Reports results of 27 case study visits to UK public libraries, Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABx) and other advice agencies to examine existing levels of citizenship information provision within these organizations. The study covered all 13 UK Governmen... Read More about Citizenship information service provision in the United Kingdom: a study of 27 case agencies..