Looking for information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior / by Donald O. Case, University of Kentucky, KY, USA, Lisa M. Given, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
"The 4th edition of this popular and well-cited text presents a comprehensive review of more than a century of research on information behavior (IB) and related topics with over 1500 citations to relevant works. The book is intended for students and scholars in information studies, education, c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bingley, UK :
Emerald,
2016.
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
| Series: | Studies in information.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction, typical scenarios, and history of research
- Information behavior: an introduction
- The complex nature of information behavior
- The history and focus of information behavior research
- Concepts relevant to information behavior
- The concept of information
- Information needs, motivations, and use
- Related concepts
- Models and theories of information behavior
- Models of information behavior
- Metatheories, theories, and paradigms
- Research designs and methods for studying IB
- Research design, methodology, and methods
- Reviewing and critiquing research
- Research by roles and contexts
- Reviewing, critiquing, concluding.