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Peer reviewedEllis, David; Haugan, Merete – Journal of Documentation, 1997
Engineers and research scientists at Statoil's Research Center in Trondheim, Norway were interviewed to determine information-seeking patterns. Eight characteristics were identified: surveying, chaining, monitoring, browsing, distinguishing, filtering, extracting, and ending. The results showed that although there were differences in the features…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Engineers, Foreign Countries, Industry
