Information behaviour: an interdisciplinary perspective

Contents


Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Information-seeking behaviour

Chapter 3 Health information needs

Chapter 4 Intervening variables in information-seeking behaviour

Chapter 5 Information-seeking and acquisition

Chapter 6 Information processing and use

Chapter 7 A revised general model of information behaviour

Bibliography

Other publications contributing to the review



A note on the authors:

Professor Tom Wilson was Head of the Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield at the time this research was carried out.. He is responsible for this Web version of the report. Christina Walsh was Research Assistant to Professor Wilson.


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