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Peer reviewedGiese, Thomas D.; Weisenberger, T. M. – Journal of Education for Business, 1985
Reports on consumers' use and perception of information sources. The focus is on the use of information when making a purchase decision; what sources consumers have used for a variety of products, what sources they might use, and how helpful they feel nonbiased sources in particular would be. (CT)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Information Sources
Krikelas, James – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1983
This paper examines the elements of user studies and presents them as unified concepts within a model of information-seeking behavior. Definitions of information-seeking behavior, information needs, information gathering, information giving, and source preference are discussed. Thirty-two references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Needs
