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ERIC Number: EJ625205
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0418
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A Theory of the Task-based Information Retrieval Process: A Summary and Generalisation of a Longitudinal Study.
Vakkari, Pertti
Journal of Documentation, v57 n1 p44-60 Jan 2001
Summarizes empirical results reported earlier on relations between students' problem stages (mental model) in writing research proposals for a masters' thesis and the information sought, choice of search terms, and relevance assessments; refines Kuhlthau's model of the information search process; and proposes a theory of a task-based information retrieval process. (Author/LRW)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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