caa a22 4500 378911171 CHVBK 20180305123542.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e200403 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1515/LIBR.2004.54 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.1515/LIBR.2004.54 Information Seeking Behavior of the Informal Sector Entrepreneurs: The Uganda Experience [Elektronische Daten] [Robert Ikoja-Odongo, Dennis N. Ocholla] This article reports the results of a study aimed at identifying the information needs and uses of the informal sector in Uganda. The demographic and business characteristics of these entrepreneurs are highlighted and empirically tested with regard to their information needs. This study has largely employed qualitative research methodologies, such as the critical incidence technique for interviews with 602 informal sector entrepreneurs from a variety of trades. Observations of the entrepreneurs' work environments and historical methods were also employed. The results suggest that modern/exotic models of information transfer based on textual media and ICT exhibit less impact on the entrepreneurs' information needs and use at macro levels because of poverty, illiteracy and poor information infrastructure. It is however noted that most ‘elite' models share a platform with information behaviour of entrepreneurs at the micro levels. The study concludes that an appropriate model for information behaviour for the information poor community must be grounded on oral traditions and indigenous knowledge and be sensitive to poverty, infrastructure and illiteracy. Recognition is also made of the need for information repackaging and the use of appropriate media for information provision. © 2004 by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH, Federal Republic of Germany Ikoja-Odongo Robert East African School of Library and Information Science, Makarere University, Kampala Uganda aut Ocholla Dennis N. Department of Library and Information Science, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa South Africa aut Libri Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG 54/1(2004-03), 54-66 0024-2667 54:1<54 2004 54 LIBR https://doi.org/10.1515/LIBR.2004.54 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1515/LIBR.2004.54 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ikoja-Odongo Robert East African School of Library and Information Science, Makarere University, Kampala Uganda aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ocholla Dennis N. Department of Library and Information Science, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa South Africa aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Libri Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG 54/1(2004-03), 54-66 0024-2667 54:1<54 2004 54 LIBR CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter