Looking for Information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs and behavior

Looking for Information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs and behavior / edited by Donald O. Case.

Other author/creator	Case, Donald Owen.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	3rd ed.
Publication Info	Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Pub., 2012.
Description	xvi, 491 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Information retrieval. Research. Information behavior. Information behavior--Research. Human information processing. Searching behavior.

Portion of title	Survey of research on information seeking, needs and behavior
Portion of title	Information seeking, needs and behavior
Series	Library and information science, 1876-0562 Library and information science (New York, N.Y.) ^A2507
Contents	Introductions and examples: Information behavior : an introduction ; Common examples of information behavior -- Concepts relevant to information behavior: Concept of information ; Information needs and information seeking ; Related concepts -- Models, paradigms, and theories in the study of information behavior: Models of information behavior ; Metatheories, paradigms, and theories -- Methods for studying information behavior: The research process ; Methods : examples by type -- Research results and reflections: Reviewing the research : its history, size, and topics ; Research by occupation ; Research by social role and demographic group ; Reviewing, critiquing, concluding -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Questions for discussion and application.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-480) and indexes.
ISBN	9781780526546
ISBN	1780526547

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	ZA3075 .L665 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold