Looking for information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior

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Looking for information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior

Donald O. Case

(Library and information science / consulting editors, Harold Borko and Elaine Svenonius)

Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier Science, c2002

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Bibliography: p. 305-334

Includes index

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Description

Looking for Information presents examples of information seeking and reviews studies of the information-seeking behavior of both general and specific social and occupational groups: scientists, engineers, social scientists, humanists, policy experts, the aged, the poor, and the public in general. It also discusses general research on information seeking, including basic research on human communication behavior as found in the literature of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.

Table of Contents

Information Behavior: An Introduction Common Examples The Concept of Information Information Needs and Information Seeking Related Concepts Models of Information Behavior Perspectives, Paradigms, and Theories The Research Process Methods: Examples by Type Reviewing the Research: Its History, Size, and Topics Research by Occupation Research by Social Role and Demographic Group Reviewing, Critiquing, Concluding Index

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