Human information interaction : an ecological approach to information behavior / Raya Fidel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fidel, Raya, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information behavior.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Information retrieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this work, Raya Fidel proposes a research approach that bridges the study of human information interaction and the design of information systems: cognitive work analysis (CWA).

Contents:

I Introduction to Human Information Interaction 1

1 Basic Concepts 3

2 What Is Human Information Interaction? 17

II Conceptual Constructs and Themes in Information-Seeking Behavior 45

3 Theoretical Constructs and Models in Information-Seeking Behavior 49

4 Information Need and the Decision Ladder 83

5 Five Search Strategies 97

III Conceptual Traditions in Human Information Behavior 119

6 Two Generations of Research 121

7 In-Context Research 145

8 Theoretical Traditions in Human Information Behavior 167

IV Human Information Behavior and Systems Design 183

9 Interlude: Models and Their Contribution to Design 185

10 Human Information Behavior and Information Retrieval: Is Collaboration Possible? 199

11 Cognitive Work Analysis: Dimensions for Analysis 225

12 Cognitive Work Analysis: Harnessing Complexity 241

V An Ecological Approach to Information Behavior: Conclusions 253

13 Enhancing the Impact of Research in Human Information Interaction 255.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262301473

0262301474

OCLC:

782918222

Access Restriction:

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