Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviour of the Dwellers of Satjelia, Sundarbans
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 10
Abstract
Sundarban, the largest habitat of Royal Bengal Tiger is the world‟s largest mangrove forest. Here people of different classes and religions live together along with its wildlife. Most of the population suffers from poverty, illiteracy, poor communication, natural calamities and threats of the wild. They are fighting against various difficulties day in and day out and they are living at the edge of devastation and death. Yet they add colors of their tradition, rituals, bravery and experiences to the land of tide and ebb. This study tries to find out the information need and behavior of the inhabitants of Satjelia island of Sundarban and states about the sources of information mostly used by them and probes into the varieties of traditional knowledge that are orally transferred from generation to generation. At the end there are some suggestions of the duties and responsibilities of LIS professionals regarding improvement of information service in this area.
Authors and Affiliations
Pratyusha Mukherjee And Dr. Kankan Kumar Chowdhury
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