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Palmer, Judith – Journal of Documentation, 1991
Describes a study that used interviews to explore the influence of personality, subject discipline, and organizational structure on the information behavior of scientists. The use of cluster analysis to reveal groupings in the data is explained, computer use is examined, and gender differences are discussed. (60 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classification, Cluster Analysis, Information Needs