Türkiye’de Gazetecilerin Bilgi Gereksinimlerinin ve Arama Davran lar n n De erlendirilmesi / Assessment of Journalists’ Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour in Turkey

[Turkish abstract] Ara t rman n amac , Türkiye’de gazetecilerin bilgi gereksinimlerini ve arama davran lar n ortaya karmakt r. Ocak 2007 ile Haziran 2008 tarihlerinde ger ekle tirilen bu ara t rmada, Türk e olarak yay nlanan 31 ulusal günlük gazetede g rev yapan 217 gazetecinin zellikleri, bilgi gereksinimleri, ilgileri, bilgi kaynaklar n ve bilgi merkezlerini kullanma ama lar saptanm t r. Gazetecilerin ara t rma alanlar n n ba nda haberin yaz m ile ilgili bilgiler geldi inden, bu do rultuda geni kapsaml , güncel ve orijinal bilgiye en k sa zamanda ula mak istenmektedir. Yap sal de i imler, ekonomik gü lükler ve enformasyon teknolojisinin kullan m , gazetecilerin bilgi gereksinimlerini ve bilgi arama davran lar n de i tirmi tir. Gazetecilerin kütüphanelerde ve ar ivlerde kar la t klar bilgi eri im engellerinin ba nda bilgiye-belgeye hemen eri ememe, aran lan kayna bulamama, bilgi hizmetlerine yabanc l k, z bilgiye eri ememe gibi sorunlar gelmektedir. al man n sonunda mevcut durumu iyile tirmek i in baz neriler sunulmu tur. B ylece gelecekte bilgi eri imi kolayla t ran sistemlerin hayata ge irilmesi beklenmektedir. [English abstract]The purpose of this research was to investigate the information needs and information seeking behaviour of working journalists in Turkey. It investigated characteristics, information needs, interests, sources and purposes, libraries used and services required by 217 journalists in 31 national Turkish daily newspapers, during the period among January 2007 and June 2008 by means of a conducted survey. Journalists have a need for large volumes of very current and authoritative information, and they felt urged to ask the required information very quickly. Throughout the time it seems that shifts in newspaper coverage, the changing economic conditions, and the information flood provided through the new information technologies altered journalists' information requirements and information seeking behaviour. Considered as well were the barriers against meeting information needs in libraries and archives — in terms of time, resources, education, access and information overload. Conclusively, several recommendations are made for improving the existing situation. Future developments involving the library as an intermediary between electronic networks and the newspaper organization offer promises for in-house system designers to reach solutions to problems of accessibility and ease of use.