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Models in Information Behavior Research.

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Wilson, T. D. – Journal of Documentation, 1999

Presents an outline of models of information seeking and other aspects of information behavior, showing the relationship between communication and information behavior in general with information seeking and information searching in information-retrieval systems. Also presents an alternative, problem-solving model which provides a basis for…

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication, Information Retrieval

The Information Needs and the Information Seeking Behavior of a National Sample of the Population in the United Kingdom, with Special Reference to Needs Related to Citizenship.

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Marcella, Rita; Baxter, Graeme – Journal of Documentation, 1999

Reports results of a survey of information needs and information seeking behavior of a national sample of the United Kingdom population. Fourteen tables show results, including: demographic details of respondents; past and future information needs; preferred sources of information; preferred methods of obtaining information; and perceived…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Behavior Patterns, Data Analysis, Data Collection