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Purpose – This paper aims to explore health and lifestyle information seeking behaviour by examining the connection between purposive information seeking and information encountering. Design/methodology/approach – Data on purposive seeking and information encountering, gathered from postal...
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whether use of the internet displaces use of the public library. This survey aims to explore how the use of the internet is … author also studies which factors in addition to internet use predict the use of public libraries for these purposes. Design … internet is positively associated with the use of public libraries. Those using the internet tend also to use the public …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a study of order effect in interactive information retrieval (IIR) studies. The phenomenon of order effect is well-known, and it is the main reason why searches are permuted (counter-balanced) between test participants in IIR studies. However,...
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the same information practices as more established artists. They place reliance on internet and social networks, while … access to the internet. No observation or interviews were carried out. Practical implications – The results will provide …
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Purpose – During multitasking, humans handle multiple tasks through task switching or engage in multitasking information behaviors. For example, a user switches between seeking new kitchen information and medical information. Recent studies provide insights these complex multitasking human...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to build a unified model of human information behavior (HIB) for integrating classical constructs and reformulating the structure of HIB theory. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs equilibrium perspective from partial equilibrium theory to...
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This paper provides an empirical characterization of elicitation purposes related to search tasks during mediated information retrieval. During retrieval, a human search intermediary consults with an information seeker about their information problem, and then conducts a search on the elicited...
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The Web is a communication and information technology that is often used for the distribution and retrieval of personal information. Many people and organizations mount Web sites containing large amounts of information on individuals, particularly about celebrities. However, limited studies have...
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