Models in information behaviour research

Author(s):

T.D. Wilson (Department of Information Studies University of Sheffield)

Abstract:

This paper presents an outline of models of information seeking and other aspects of information behaviour, showing the relationship between communication and information behaviour in general with information seeking and information searching in information retrieval systems. It is suggested that these models address issues at various levels of information behaviour and that they can be related by envisaging a ‘nesting’ of models. It is also suggested that, within both information seeking research and information searching research, alternative models address similar issues in related ways and that the models are complementary rather than conflicting. Finally, an alternative, problem‐solving model is presented, which, it is suggested, provides a basis for relating the models in appropriate research strategies.

Keywords:

Information retrieval, Problem solving, Research

Type:

Research paperCase study

Publisher:

MCB UP Ltd

Copyright:

© MCB UP Limited 1999
Published by MCB UP Ltd

Citation:

T.D. Wilson, (1999) "Models in information behaviour research", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 55 Issue: 3, pp.249-270, https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007145

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