A Comparison of Internet Information-Seeking Behavior:A study on Management and Accounting Faculty of Allameh Tabatabaee University

In this research information-seeking behavior in using internet and electronic resources has been studied. Research population has been faculty members and post-graduate students of Management and Accounting Faculty of Allameh Tabatabaee University. Using a questionnaire variable including types of information resources, manners, and tools of information retrieval, types of access to resources, and the range of users knowledge have been measured. Findings show that basic knowledge of internet is above average, and the use of internet is more dominant at home than the faculty. Besides, the main use of internet and electronic resources is shown to be for research activities; therefore full text databases have the most use. A significant difference in using Bolean logic and satisfaction rate among different fields has been observed as well.