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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
Peer reviewedMarcella, 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
