Communication channels and their potential applicability in enhancing agricultural research data sharing among agricultural eesearchers in Tanzania
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Date
2023
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The Journal of Association of European Research Librarries
Abstract
The goal of this research was to investigate the communication channels
that enhance data sharing among agriculture researchers in Tanzania.
Specifically, the study aimed to identify communication channels that are
used by agricultural researchers in Tanzania, examine the extent to which
such channels were used to enhance data sharing among agricultural
researchers, and examine the factors that influence the choices of channels
used in data sharing. A descriptive cross-sectional design, alongside uantitative, and qualitative approaches, was employed to collect data from
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204 respondents. The Concentric Layered Model for the channel choices was
used to guide this study. Results indicate that both mediated, and non-medi-
ated channels existed and were used as data-sharing avenues and channels.
The majority of the researchers (77.9%) preferred to use non-mediated chan-
nels. Also, the findings indicate that more than 50% of respondents agreed
that timely delivery, the cost of the channel, and convenience of a channel
were among the factors influencing researchers in their channel selection.
It can be concluded therefore that research institutions should invest in
mediated channels that have been underutilized to strengthen data-sharing
practices among researchers.
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Research article
Keywords
Agricultural Research, Agricultural Research Data, Communication Channels, Data Sharing, Agricultural researchers