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Information needs and information-seeking behaviors of on-call radiology residents

Academic Radiology, 1999

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The authors performed a baseline analysis of the information needs and i... more RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The authors performed a baseline analysis of the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of on-call radiology residents to learn how to better serve their on-call information needs in the future. MATERIALS AND METHODS Print, electronic, and human information resources were made conveniently available to on-call radiology residents. A prospective, descriptive study was performed by using a modification of the critical incident technique to gather data from the residents every morning after being on call. Residents were asked to recall questions that arose, whether they sought answers to the questions, where they searched for answers, whether their search was successful, and whether they believed that patient care was affected. RESULTS The residents had 182 questions that encompassed all organ systems, imaging modalities, and aspects of radiologic practice. Residents sought answers to 138 of the 182 questions (76%) by using a wide variety of resources, with staff members and textbooks being the most common. They found answers to 114 of 138 questions (83%); 100 of the 114 (88%) answered questions affected patient care. CONCLUSION The ideal way to meet the information needs of on-call radiology residents is to devise an authoritative information resource that is compatible with their information-seeking behaviors.

Art in the Hellenistic Age

The Classical World, 1989

Acknowledgements Preface Maps Introduction. Hellenistic art and the temperament of the Hellenisti... more Acknowledgements Preface Maps Introduction. Hellenistic art and the temperament of the Hellenistic age Prologue. The phases of Hellenistic art 1. Royal iconography 2. Lysippos and his school 3. Personality and psychology in portraiture 4. The sculpture of Pergamon 5. Hellenistic baroque 6. Rococo, realism, and the exotic 7. Rome as a center of Hellenistic art 8. Style and retrospection: neoclassicism and archaism 9. Pictorial illusion and narration 10. Hellenistic mosaics 11. Hellenistic architecture: theatrical and scholarly forms 12. Alexandria and the Pharoah Appendices: I. The chronology of Hellenistic sculpture II. The ruler cult and its imagery III. Aspects of royal patronage IV. Bactria and India V. The tomb at Belevi Abbreviations Bibliography Notes Sources of illustrations Index.

An exploratory study into the information needs and information behaviour of Lesbian, Gay & Bi-se... more An exploratory study into the information needs and information behaviour of Lesbian, Gay & Bi-sexual (LGBT) students at tertiary institutions in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The research delves into LGBT identity and LGBT identity formation and the information sources that help infer, develop or create the LGBT identity.

An intellectual might argue that history is as old as time itself, but the post-structuralist ind... more An intellectual might argue that history is as old as time itself, but the post-structuralist individual questions the definition of time and the use of the word history. What does time refer to and what does history mean? Sources and academia also fall into this abyss of criticism. Thought and intellectualism are words that do not necessarily have a tangible basis and you as a reader making an interpretation is based on your individual biases and that may differ from the writer's intention.

This paper discusses the mitigating factors to drive Hecuba to seek revenge in the play by Euripi... more This paper discusses the mitigating factors to drive Hecuba to seek revenge in the play by Euripides.

A brief discussion on Greek art and its development during the Hellenistic era.

A semiotic analysis of Coca-Cola South Africa's website and how the use of colours and images inf... more A semiotic analysis of Coca-Cola South Africa's website and how the use of colours and images influence consumers.

Evaluating the relationship created by businesses who conduct business using an online platform. ... more Evaluating the relationship created by businesses who conduct business using an online platform. The key question is the relationship between digital communication and digital culture, digital labour and digital economy and the impact they have on one another.

This paper seeks to look the evangelical efforts of early Christian missionaries as well as the i... more This paper seeks to look the evangelical efforts of early Christian missionaries as well as the impact of Christianity on the Indentured Indian communities. The societal comparisons between missionaries who were white and converts who were of colour in early South Africa.

The purpose of this research website is to investigate the connection between the South African p... more The purpose of this research website is to investigate the connection between the South African police force and the different communities that the police interact with on a daily basis. In order to understand the present day characterization of the police, we need to go back in time and look at the history that allowed the police to develop in the way that it has. A particular key point of the debate when discussing the present day connection between the police and communities is the incidents occurring in Cape Town. As such we will be focusing this research on the city of Cape Town

Information needs and information-seeking behaviors of on-call radiology residents

Academic Radiology, 1999

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The authors performed a baseline analysis of the information needs and i... more RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The authors performed a baseline analysis of the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of on-call radiology residents to learn how to better serve their on-call information needs in the future. MATERIALS AND METHODS Print, electronic, and human information resources were made conveniently available to on-call radiology residents. A prospective, descriptive study was performed by using a modification of the critical incident technique to gather data from the residents every morning after being on call. Residents were asked to recall questions that arose, whether they sought answers to the questions, where they searched for answers, whether their search was successful, and whether they believed that patient care was affected. RESULTS The residents had 182 questions that encompassed all organ systems, imaging modalities, and aspects of radiologic practice. Residents sought answers to 138 of the 182 questions (76%) by using a wide variety of resources, with staff members and textbooks being the most common. They found answers to 114 of 138 questions (83%); 100 of the 114 (88%) answered questions affected patient care. CONCLUSION The ideal way to meet the information needs of on-call radiology residents is to devise an authoritative information resource that is compatible with their information-seeking behaviors.

Art in the Hellenistic Age

The Classical World, 1989

Acknowledgements Preface Maps Introduction. Hellenistic art and the temperament of the Hellenisti... more Acknowledgements Preface Maps Introduction. Hellenistic art and the temperament of the Hellenistic age Prologue. The phases of Hellenistic art 1. Royal iconography 2. Lysippos and his school 3. Personality and psychology in portraiture 4. The sculpture of Pergamon 5. Hellenistic baroque 6. Rococo, realism, and the exotic 7. Rome as a center of Hellenistic art 8. Style and retrospection: neoclassicism and archaism 9. Pictorial illusion and narration 10. Hellenistic mosaics 11. Hellenistic architecture: theatrical and scholarly forms 12. Alexandria and the Pharoah Appendices: I. The chronology of Hellenistic sculpture II. The ruler cult and its imagery III. Aspects of royal patronage IV. Bactria and India V. The tomb at Belevi Abbreviations Bibliography Notes Sources of illustrations Index.

An exploratory study into the information needs and information behaviour of Lesbian, Gay & Bi-se... more An exploratory study into the information needs and information behaviour of Lesbian, Gay & Bi-sexual (LGBT) students at tertiary institutions in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The research delves into LGBT identity and LGBT identity formation and the information sources that help infer, develop or create the LGBT identity.

An intellectual might argue that history is as old as time itself, but the post-structuralist ind... more An intellectual might argue that history is as old as time itself, but the post-structuralist individual questions the definition of time and the use of the word history. What does time refer to and what does history mean? Sources and academia also fall into this abyss of criticism. Thought and intellectualism are words that do not necessarily have a tangible basis and you as a reader making an interpretation is based on your individual biases and that may differ from the writer's intention.

This paper discusses the mitigating factors to drive Hecuba to seek revenge in the play by Euripi... more This paper discusses the mitigating factors to drive Hecuba to seek revenge in the play by Euripides.

A brief discussion on Greek art and its development during the Hellenistic era.

A semiotic analysis of Coca-Cola South Africa's website and how the use of colours and images inf... more A semiotic analysis of Coca-Cola South Africa's website and how the use of colours and images influence consumers.

Evaluating the relationship created by businesses who conduct business using an online platform. ... more Evaluating the relationship created by businesses who conduct business using an online platform. The key question is the relationship between digital communication and digital culture, digital labour and digital economy and the impact they have on one another.

This paper seeks to look the evangelical efforts of early Christian missionaries as well as the i... more This paper seeks to look the evangelical efforts of early Christian missionaries as well as the impact of Christianity on the Indentured Indian communities. The societal comparisons between missionaries who were white and converts who were of colour in early South Africa.

The purpose of this research website is to investigate the connection between the South African p... more The purpose of this research website is to investigate the connection between the South African police force and the different communities that the police interact with on a daily basis. In order to understand the present day characterization of the police, we need to go back in time and look at the history that allowed the police to develop in the way that it has. A particular key point of the debate when discussing the present day connection between the police and communities is the incidents occurring in Cape Town. As such we will be focusing this research on the city of Cape Town