Looking for Information A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior

Name: Looking for Information A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior
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ISBN: 9780123694300

ISBN-10: 0123694302

ISBN-13: 9780123694300

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Donald O. Case

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Looking for Information explores human information seeking and use. It provides examples of methods, models and theories used in information behavior research, and reviews more than four decades of research on the topic. The book should prove useful for scholars in related fields, but also for students at the graduate and advanced undergraduate levels. It is intended for use not only in information studies and communication, but also in the disciplines of education, management, business, medicine, nursing, public health, and social work. This second editon of Looking for Information reflects a vastly increased literature on the topic of information behavior. Among the additions are over 400…

Book details

List price: $83.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 423
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English




Information behavior : an introduction



Common examples of information behavior



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