Looking for Information
Author | : Donald Owen Case |
Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015055083821 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book Looking for Information written by Donald Owen Case and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for Information presents examples of information seeking and reviews studies of the information-seeking behavior of both general and specific social and occupational groups: scientists, engineers, social scientists, humanists, policy experts, the aged, the poor, and "the public" in general. It also discusses general research on information seeking, including basic research on human communication behavior as found in the literature of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.