
Looking for Information
A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs and Behavior
Donald O. Case(Editor)
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
3rd Edition
Published on 19. April 2012
Book
Hardback
389 pages
978-1-78052-654-6 (ISBN)
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Description
"Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior" reviews more than 50 years of research on information seeking and related topics, and contains over 1,300 citations to relevant works. Now in its third edition, this book is the most comprehensive text on the topics of information seeking, information behavior and information practices. Coverage includes the nature of information, information needs and uses, sensemaking, information avoidance, communication among scientists and scholars, relevant social and psychological theories, models of information behavior, and applicable research methodologies. Interdisciplinary in the choice of examples, the book cites research in information studies, communication, education, management, medicine, sociology and psychology. The book is intended for students and scholars in library and information science, communication, education and related disciplines. Presenting a broad view of these topics, this text is suitable as a companion for courses ranging from undergraduate level to doctoral studies related to information-seeking, information practices and information behavior. In addition, it is a useful reference guide for established scholars.
Reviews / Votes
"""And so to the 75-dollar question: Should I buy this new edition? I think the answer must be an unqualified, Yes... Donald Case has done the field a huge favour in continually updating and expanding his master work: he deserves our thanks.""" Wilson, T.D. (2012). Review of: Case, Donald O. Looking for information: a survey of research on information seeking, needs and behavior. 3rd ed. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Group, 2012. Information Research, 17(2), review no. R440 [Available at: http://informationr.net/ir/reviews/revs440.html]More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
902 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78052-654-6 (9781780526546)
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Donald O. Case | Lisa M. Given
Looking for Information
A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior
Book
04/2016
4th Edition
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
€96.74
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Previous edition
Donald O. Case
Looking for Information
A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior
Book
12/2006
2nd Edition
Academic Press
€56.89
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