105 !"#$%&'()*+,-. !"#$$%222004.9105-124 !"#$%&'()*+,-. A Study of University Faculty’s Information Seeking Behavior for Professional Development in Teaching *! **! *** Ying-Chen Lee, Hsiu-Ping Yueh, Shihkuan Hsu !"#$%&'()'&*+,-./0123456789:;<5=>?@ !"#$%&183!"#$%&'()*+,-./0!123-.456 !"#$%&'()*+,-./1!"#$%&'()*+,$-. !"#$% !"!#$ !"#$%&'("#)!*+, ! !"#$ 2 !"#$%&'()*+,-.(/012,34(56 3 !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;2<=>?@ABC !"#$%&'()*+,(-(,./0123456789:;<=>?6@A !"#$%&'()*+,-. !!"#$%&'($%&)(*+ Abstract University faculty constantly seeks information to improve their teaching. The purpose of this study was to survey the areas of demand, and the strategies faculty use to pursue professional development in teaching. A total of 183 questionnaire was collected from teachers of three universities and colleges in northern Taiwan. The results of this study suggested: 1).The highest demand and application in teaching professional development was "to facilitate student’s learning;" the lowest was "to use instructional methods and the strategies". 2).The information channel most frequently used by teachers was print materials, and the next was Internet resources. 3). Individual backgrounds such as age and disciplines influenced the demand on professional development, the level of application, and the information seek- ing behavior significantly. Suggestions related to the future research topics and for the teaching profes- sional development of higher educations were presented at the end. Keywords: teaching professional development; information need; information seeking behavior * !"#$%&'#()*+, (Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Extension, National Taiwan University) ** !"#$%&'#()*+,-./ (Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension, National Taiwan University) *** !"#$%&'()*+,- (Associate Professor, Center for Teacher Education, National Taiwan University)