Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2014

Models of Information Behaviour in the Internet Era

T. Thilagavathi, Dr. A. Thirunavukkarasu

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Information is a treasure and it has to be passed on to the generations as the legacy of present society. The need for information is one of the cognitive needs of humankind. Information seeking is a conscious effort to acquire information in response to a need or gap in knowledge. Information seeking behaviour is a complex activity, requiring access to diverse information resources to deal with work–related, personal, and social information problems. The information flow on all sides ought changes in the users’ information needs and seeking behaviour. The changing information needs of the user exert pressure in information dissemination process. The aim of the study is to learn the accessible models in the field of information behaviour and it is a journey towards finding out the suitable model. This article describes the salient features of each model to help the researchers to have a glimpse before taking up an user study. This shall also help in better organization of existing service delivery systems,

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T. Thilagavathi, Dr. A. Thirunavukkarasu Models of Information Behaviour in the Internet Era Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 11 November 2014

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