Information-Seeking Behavior of Clergy: The Research, the Results, and the Future

This article examines information-seeking studies carried out on the professional roles of the clergy, their use of information resources, the place of the Internet in their information-seeking behavior, and the amount of studies conducted on the clergy across different religions. Results show signi...

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Main Author: Dankasa, Jacob (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2015]
In: Journal of religious and theological information
Year: 2015, Volume: 14, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 13-29
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
CA Christianity
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Literature Review
B religious professionals
B Clergy
B information-seeking behavior
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