a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior Case, Donald Owen creator author. Given, Lisa M. author. text bibliography enk 2016 2016 Fourth edition. monographic eng

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xvi, 507 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Introduction, typical scenarios, and history of research -- Information behavior: an introduction -- The complex nature of information behavior -- The history and focus of information behavior researsh -- Concepts relevant to information behavior -- The concept of information -- Information needs, motivations, and use -- Related concepts -- Models and theories of information behavior -- Models of information behavior -- Metatheories, theories, and paradigms -- Research designs and methods for studying IB -- Research design, methodology, and methods -- Reviewing and critiquing research -- Research by roles and contexts -- Reviewing, critiquing, concluding. by Donald O. Case, University of Kentucky, KY, USA, Lisa M. Given, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia. Includes blbliographical references (pages 389-473) and indexes. Information retrieval Information behavior Human information processing Human information processing Information behavior Information retrieval ZA3075 .C37 2016 025.524 025.5/24 9781785609688 (hbk) 1785609688 (hbk) 2015478225 YDXCP 160929 20170602115746.0 19295135 eng