ABSTRACT

Huge databases exist for literature and information in almost every professional field of study. “End-users need to be aware of these sources and have the skill to exploit the information environment effectively … or they will become its peasants” (Omaji, 1994, p. 46). With the increasing sophistication of computer hardware and software, it has become easier to rapidly find a needle of information in a haystack of data. These needles of information point researchers to information that enables them to understand a field, design research projects, write grant proposals, and develop theories.