2.3 Research Questions

In support of the objectives stated above the following questions will be addressed in the course of the study.

• What is the profile of the whakapapa researcher, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, level of research experience, and motivations?
• What key sources do whakapapa researchers seek out and use in public libraries?
• What resources do whakapapa researchers use in public libraries?
• What search strategies do whakapapa researchers employ?
• Are whakapapa researchers confident users of information technology?

To a large degree these research questions mirror those used by Kuglin (2004) in order to compile similar data sets that lend themselves well to comparison in the analysis phase of the study.