Human information behavior

Information behavior studies are a growing body of research that highlights the importance of information for everyone in the information age. This e-book presents an international and diverse range of studies and insights into the current state of theories and models of information behavior. There...

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Other Authors: Spink, Amanda., Foster, Allen.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Bradford, England : Emerald Group Pub., c2007.
Series:Journal of documentation ; v. 63, no. 1.
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Summary:Information behavior studies are a growing body of research that highlights the importance of information for everyone in the information age. This e-book presents an international and diverse range of studies and insights into the current state of theories and models of information behavior. There is an emphasis on the social personal human dimensions of information seeking using social science methods and theoretical frameworks. The studies particularly draw on the methods and theories of anthropology, sociology and psychology to produce interpretations of the way in which information is exp.
Physical Description:1 online resource (166 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781846633539 (electronic bk.)
1846633532 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0022-0418 ;