Information-seeking Behaviour: a comparison of two models

Starting from a literature review on concepts related to information-seeking behaviour, the paper presents and compares two models of information seeking: a behavioural model, developed by David Ellis from a study on Social Scientist, and a model of a process, developed by Carol Kuhlthau from a stud...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Crespo, Isabel Merlo, Caregnato, Sônia Elisa
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2006
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repository:Em Questão (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/73
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/73
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Busca de informação
comportamento de busca de informação
modelo do processo de busca de informação
Kuhlthau
modelo do comportamento de busca de informação - Ellis
Information Seeking. Information-Seeking Behavior. Information Search Process Model Kuhlthau. Behavioral Seeking Information Model - Ellis.
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Summary:Starting from a literature review on concepts related to information-seeking behaviour, the paper presents and compares two models of information seeking: a behavioural model, developed by David Ellis from a study on Social Scientist, and a model of a process, developed by Carol Kuhlthau from a study of undergraduate students. It concludes that both models offer valid theoretical background, even though Ellis´s model appears to be more appropriate for the study of information seeking in scientific contexts.