Looking for information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior
By: Case, Donald O
Title By: Given, Lisa M [Edited by] | Mai, Jens-Erik [Series Editor]
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BookSeries: Library and information sciencePublisher: Bingley, UK : Emerald, c2016.Edition: 4th ed.Description: xvi, 507 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 978-1785609688Subject(s): Information retrieval | Information behavior | Human information processingDDC classification: 025.524 CA LO Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 020.72 PI RE Research methods in information / | 025.040721 FO RM Formulating research methods for information systems | 025.0425 SA GE The Sage handbook of online research methods | 025.524 CA LO Looking for information : | 070.43 JO UR Journalism research and investigation in a digital world | 150.15118 QU AL Qualitative mathematics for the social sciences : mathematical models for research on cultural dynamics | 150.28553 MA IN An introduction to MATLAB for behavioral researchers / |
Introduction, typical scenarios, and history of research -- Information behavior: an introduction -- The complex nature of information behavior -- The history and focus of information behavior researsh -- 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.
The 4th edition of this popular text presents a comprehensive review of over a century of research on information behavior. It is intended for students in information studies and disciplines interested in research on information activities. Now co-authored, this new text includes significant structural and content changes from earlier editions.