Information Needs and Media and Information Literacy of Modern Researchers

The Library for Natural Sciences of the RAS (LNS RAS) has always paid great attention to analyzing information needs of users. In 2024, a study was conducted to collect data about information services for various categories of users. For this purpose, a survey was developed containing questions about job positions and age groups of the respondents, ways to obtain scientometric data, as well as other additional services that can be provided to users of the scientific library.
The number of respondents who took part in the study was 108 people. The survey demonstrated the interest of all categories of users in obtaining information about results of their research activities, as well as the willingness of the respondents to use the library’s advisory services in order to gain scientometric data and update the indicators of their author profiles on various platforms.
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has also affected libraries, in particular, the use of neural networks. Neural network search allows us to process huge amounts of data and makes it possible to use them to acquire subject information. In this regard, the survey included questions related to informing users about the capabilities of neural networks for searching and analyzing subject information.
The conducted research has shown the expediency of introducing modern forms of reference and information library services for researchers of the Russian Academy of Sciences, including application of AI technologies. A significant number of users are interested in receiving advice from library staff.

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