%0 Journal Article
%T Information behaviour of recent Chinese immigrants in Auckland, New Zealand
%A Myrna Machet
%A Kasturi Sandra Govender
%J South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science
%D 2012
%I Stellenbosch University
%R 10.7553/78-1-44
%X Public library services in New Zealand are being re-examined in light of the developments in ICT and an increasingly multicultural population. The research question investigated was ¡°Can an internet portal on a public library website be used to meet the information needs of new Chinese Mandarin immigrants to the Auckland region of New Zealand?¡± In an attempt to effectively answer the research question and sub-questions a literature survey was carried out focusing on two aspects relevant to the study: immigration theory and information behaviour (IB). Thirty Chinese Mandarin speaking recent migrants to the Auckland region of New Zealand were interviewed in-depth to determine their IB and resources used. The findings indicate that respondents were in need of everyday survival information. The findings suggest that a more coordinated approach to information provision, for example through a library web portal, will assist respondents in their search for information relating to their initial settlement.
%K Digital libraries
%K information behaviour
%K migrants
%K multicultural library web services
%K public libraries
%K user studies
%U http://sajlis.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/44