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ERIC Number: EJ298483
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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Information-Seeking Behavior: Patterns and Concepts.
Krikelas, James
Drexel Library Quarterly, (Foundations of Library Practice) v19 n2 p5-20 Spr 1983
This paper examines the elements of user studies and presents them as unified concepts within a model of information-seeking behavior. Definitions of information-seeking behavior, information needs, information gathering, information giving, and source preference are discussed. Thirty-two references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Information Utilization, Library Research, Literature Reviews, Models, Use Studies, User Satisfaction (Information)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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