Looking for Information
Emerald Group Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-78560-968-8 (ISBN)
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The 4th edition of this popular and well-cited text is now co-authored, and includes significant changes from earlier texts. Presenting a comprehensive review of over a century of research on information behavior (IB), this book is intended for students in information studies and disciplines interested in research on information activities. The initial two chapters introduce IB as a multi-disciplinary topic, the 3rd provides a brief history of research on information seeking. Chapter four discusses what is meant by the terms "information" and "knowledge. "Chapter five discusses "information needs," and how they are addressed. The 6th chapter identifies many related concepts. Twelve models of information behavior (expanded from earlier editions) are illustrated in chapter seven. Chapter eight reviews various paradigms and theories informing IB research. Chapter nine examines research methods invoked in IB studies and a discussion of qualitative and mixed approaches. The 10th chapter gives examples of IB studies by context. The final chapter looks at strengths and weaknesses, recent trends, and future development.
Donald O. Case, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Lisa M. Given, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia
PART I: INTRODUCTION, TYPICAL SCENARIOS, AND HISTORY OF RESEARCH
1. Information Behavior: An Introduction
2. The Complex Nature of Information Behavior
3. The History and Focus of Information Behavior Research
PART II: CONCEPTS RELEVANT TO INFORMATION BEHAVIOR
4. The Concept of Information
5. Information Needs, Motivations, and Use
6. Related Concepts
PART III: MODELS AND THEORIES OF INFORMATION BEHAVIOR
7. Models of Information Behavior
8. Metatheories, Theories, and Paradigms
PART IV: RESEARCH DESIGNS AND METHODS FOR STUDYING IB
9. Research Design, Methodology, and Methods
PART V: REVIEWING AND CRITIQUING RESEARCH
10. Research by Roles and Contexts
11. Reviewing, Critiquing, Concluding
Erscheinungsdatum | 29.04.2016 |
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Reihe/Serie | Studies in Information |
Verlagsort | Bingley |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen |
ISBN-10 | 1-78560-968-8 / 1785609688 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78560-968-8 / 9781785609688 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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