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Purpose: The study examines the use of information resources and services and its impact on the research output of faculty members of the University of Peshawar. Design/methodology/approach: Population of the study consists of all 398 permanent/regular faculty members of the University of Peshawar. The study used simple cluster sampling technique with equal percentage of representation from all six faculties selecting 45% subjects from each faculty. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. For data collection, a questionnaire was prepared using similar studies with some modification. The questionnaire with a cronbach alpha reliability coefficient (a=0.82) was utilized on a total sample of 180 faculty members of the University of Peshawar,, Pakistan, out of which 160 responded positively with a response rate of 91.66%. Research limitation(s): The study is limited to the University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covering all its six faculties. . It does not include constituent colleges of the University of Peshawar. Key finding(s): Results of the study revealed that faculty members used scholarly journals, abstracts and indices more heavily for their research needs. The study did not find any variations in terms of intensity of use of resources between male and female faculty. Journals related to Numerical and Physical Sciences were read most, followed by journals in the field Life and Environmental Sciences. Results indicated that young researchers produced more research articles than the older faculty. They preferred to use the internet or online services offered by their respective libraries. Respondents evaluated information on the bases of currency, coverage and accuracy of information whereas they gave least importance to the interactivity with websites, authority of publisher and relevance of information while evaluating their required stuff for teaching, learning and research. Contribution to knowledge: The findings of this study are useful in building a holistic model of information resources and services that could meet the research needs of the faculty members effectively. Practical implication(s): The findings of this study are useful in understanding the utilization of information resources and their impact on the research output of faculty members of Pakistani universities in general and University of Peshawar in particular, which would help in framing appropriate policies related to collection development and improvement of the quality of information resources and services in university libraries and information centers.
Muhammad Ismail, Asad Khan. (2020) Impact of Information Resources and Services on the Research Output of University Faculty: A Case Study of the University of Peshawar, Pakistan , International Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Volume-5, Issue-1.
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