Information Needs and Seeking Behavior of Science & Technology Teachers of the University of the Punjab, Lahore

The paper focuses on enquiring the information needs andinformation seeking behavior of science and technology (s&t)teachers of the university of the punjab (pu). their preferencesregarding various formats of information sources (printed andelectronic) and importance of formal and informal sources havebeen explored through quantitative survey. self-completionquestionnaire was used to reach whole population ofinstitutions/colleges/departments of all science and technologyfaculties. findings reveal: both libraries and e-resources areplaying important role in meeting respondents’ information needs;direct access to e-sources has slightly decreased the number oftheir visits to departmental and central libraries; and faculty spendcomparatively more time on searching web sources than printsources.