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Spagnoli, Paola, Antonio Caetano, Giancarlo Tanucci, and Vera Lourenço de Sousa. "Information‐seeking behaviour." Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management 10, no. 1 (June 2012): 6–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1536-541211228504.

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Osiobe, Stephen A. "Information seeking behaviour." International Library Review 20, no. 3 (July 1988): 337–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-7837(88)90006-4.

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Jeebakaran, M., and S. Shanmugathasan. "Students’ Information Seeking Behaviour." Sri Lanka Library Review 36, no. 1 (May 1, 2022): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sllr.v36i1.48.

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Manavadaria, Mital P., and Dr Niharika Udani. "ICT Based Information Seeking Behaviour of Surgeon in Junagadh District." Indian Journal of Applied Research 2, no. 2 (October 1, 2011): 90–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/nov2012/33.

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O, Idiake-Ochei, Onemolease EA, and Erie GO. "Information-Seeking Behaviour of Extension Personnel in Edo State, Nigeria." Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences 3, no. 4 (July 2016): 318–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/sjavs.2016.3.4.10.

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Ocholla, Dennis N. "Information-seeking Behaviour by Academics." International Information & Library Review 28, no. 4 (December 1996): 345–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10572317.1996.10762407.

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Zanchetta, Margareth S. "Uncertainty and health information-seeking behaviour." Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing 4, no. 2 (April 17, 2005): 31–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.17665/1676-4285.20054856.

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This conceptual analysis explored the influence of “uncertainty” on the health information-seeking behaviour. The concepts of uncertainty in illness and uncertainty orientation were analyzed within two theoretical frameworks applying Wilson’s 1method. The results proved relevant to the field of health promotion indicating that cognitive meaning, behavioural tendency, wishes, motivation and performance were at play in information-seeking. In conclusion, self-protection, transition, transformation and transcendence justified such behaviour. The results contribute to the reflective practice and incorporation of theories into practice. New studies with other motivational theories will further contribute to redesign educative interventions and to sustain interventions related to health behaviour.

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Timmers, Caroline F., and Cees A. W. Glas. "Developing scales for information‐seeking behaviour." Journal of Documentation 66, no. 1 (January 19, 2010): 46–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00220411011016362.

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Kostagiolas, Petros A., Charilaos Lavranos, Nikolaos Korfiatis, Joseph Papadatos, and Sozon Papavlasopoulos. "Music, musicians and information seeking behaviour." Journal of Documentation 71, no. 1 (January 12, 2015): 3–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-07-2013-0083.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine information seeking behaviour targeted to music information seeking by amateur musicians, accompanied with empirical evidence from a survey on a community concert band. While several studies in the literature have examined information seeking in the context of hedonic motives (e.g. entertainment oriented), music information can also be used for utilitarian purposes by providing amateur musicians the necessary tools to improve their skill and become better in their practice. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the literature on music information seeking and an empirical study on members of an amateur concert band are presented. The theoretical construct of the survey is informed by Wilsons’ macro model of information seeking behaviour. This is employed in order to understand information motives and needs, as well as obstacles in information seeking of musicians. Findings – Musicians seek information not only for entertainment but for educational purposes as well as for the acquisition of certain music works. The use of the internet for information seeking as well as the gradual adoption of online social networks has provided access to new musical resources within the digital music networks. Originality/value – A person-centred approach for information seeking behaviour is studied and adapted for musicians. The survey provides new information behaviour results for designers of music information spaces which in turn are creating a new model of the relationship between music and society.

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Wilson, T. D. "Information-seeking behaviour and the digital information world." Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing 25, no. 1 (April 2006): 28–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/indexer.2006.9.

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Faraijia, Vijeta. "Information Seeking Behaviour of Engineers at Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO) Lucknow." Global Journal For Research Analysis 3, no. 3 (June 15, 2012): 61–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778160/mar2014/22.

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KUMAR, MANOJ. "Information Seeking Behaviour of the Farmers in Unchahar-Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh: A Survey." Global Journal For Research Analysis 3, no. 3 (June 15, 2012): 74–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778160/mar2014/25.

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Faraijia, Vijeta, Dr M. P. Singh Dr. M. P. Singh, and Dr Anurag Shrivastava. "Information Seeking Behaviour Of Medical & Engineering Professionals Of Lucknow: A Comparative Study." International Journal of Scientific Research 1, no. 3 (June 1, 2012): 56–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778179/aug2012/20.

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Sujana, MA, Dr Ir Janti G. "THE INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR MODEL OF IPB UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BASED ON STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING." Jurnal Pustakawan Indonesia 18, no. 1 (August 19, 2020): 33–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jpi.18.1.33-41.

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The abundant of information on the internet has become a competitor for libraries as information service providers. Therefore to survive and thrive, the libraries must change and adopt to a rapidly evolving external environment. Understanding user information seeking behaviour is very useful for redesigning various services that suit to user needs. The objectives of this study were: 1). To analyze the characteristics of digital natives and digital immigrants of IPB University students related to their information seeking behaviour; 2). To develop a model of information seeking behaviour of both digital natives and digital immigrants of IPB University students based on structural equation modeling. The study was mainly quantitative and questionnaire was designed to study students’ information-seeking behaviour. The findings showed that the dominant behaviours and preferences of digital natives in their information seeking behaviour were influenced by environmental variables, especially the availability of information. For the information seeking behaviour variables of students, the dominant indicator were asking for printed and digital information to the lecturer. While for immigrant digital students their information seeking behaviour were dominantly influenced by environmental variables, especially the availability of information. The indicators for information seeking behaviour of digital immigrant student were dominated by asking printed information to friends, and requesting digital information to the lecturer. The success of getting information is dominant in the speed-of-getting-information indicator, both for digital natives and digital immigrant students.

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Mansour, Essam, and Husain Ghuloum. "The information-seeking behaviour of Kuwaiti judges." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 49, no. 4 (June 22, 2016): 468–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000616654749.

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The key purpose of this study is to show the information-seeking behaviour of Kuwaiti judges. Being one of the few studies about the information needs and information-seeking behaviour conducted in Arab and developing countries, this study is a pioneer one among many studies conducted in information seeking, especially with this significant group of information users. The authors tried to investigate this seeking behavior in terms of Kuwaiti judges’ thoughts, perceptions, motivations, techniques, preferences, tools and barriers met when seeking information. The authors employed a questionnaire, with a response rate of 77.2%. This study showed that most Kuwaiti judges were likely to be older, educated and with a work experience ranging from new to old. There was a statistically reliable significant difference between Kuwaiti judges’ demographic characteristics and some sources of information, such as books, encyclopedias, references and mass media. Kuwaiti judges were using information moderately to make decisions, to be in line with current events, to collect statistics and to do specific/general research. The office and home were the most frequent location from which Kuwaiti judges were accessing information. Their efficiency level in the English language was described to be moderately good, and a number of them confirmed that their efficiency level in French was not bad. The assistance provided by colleagues, followed by consultants, translators, secretaries and librarians were found to be the strongest types of assistance needed when seeking information. Mobile apps, followed by PCs, information networks (the Internet) and information databases were the highest technology tool used. Printed materials, followed by non-printed and audiovisual materials were the most preferred information formats used. The use of languages, the recency of information and the place of information, the deficit in the library’s role to deliver information were at least significant barriers to Kuwaiti judges when seeking information.

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PATEL, VISHVAJEET, and N. M. CHAUAHAN. "Information seeking behaviour of the rice growers." AGRICULTURE UPDATE 9, no. 4 (November 15, 2014): 480–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.15740/has/au/9.4/480-483.

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Zimmerman, Margaret S., and George Shaw. "Health information seeking behaviour: a concept analysis." Health Information & Libraries Journal 37, no. 3 (February 12, 2020): 173–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hir.12287.

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Nicholas, David, Paul Huntington, Hamid R. Jamali, Ian Rowlands, and Maggie Fieldhouse. "Student digital information‐seeking behaviour in context." Journal of Documentation 65, no. 1 (January 16, 2009): 106–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00220410910926149.

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Callinan, Joanne E. "Information‐seeking behaviour of undergraduate biology students." Library Review 54, no. 2 (February 2005): 86–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00242530510583039.

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Berné, Carmen, Jose M. Múgica, Marta Pedraja, and Pilar Rivera. "Factors involved in price information-seeking behaviour." Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 8, no. 2 (March 2001): 71–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0969-6989(99)00027-2.

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Norbert, Gadau Lotalis, and Edda Tandi Lwoga. "Information seeking behaviour of physicians in Tanzania." Information Development 29, no. 2 (July 9, 2012): 172–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666912450449.

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Afida, Intan, Shaharudin Idrus, and Halimaton Saadiah Hashim. "Information seeking behaviour of Malaysian town planners." Library Review 66, no. 4/5 (July 4, 2017): 330–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-04-2016-0034.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of Malaysian Town Planners (MTPs) in fulfilling their specific work task, which is to prepare the Development Proposal Report (DPR) that incorporates flood risk reduction aspects for planning permission purposes. The researcher investigated MTPs’ involvement in the DPR preparation, types of information sought from five town planning reference instruments, the uses of five town planning reference instruments and additional information sources and the problem faced when seeking for and using of the information from five town planning reference instruments for the DPR preparation. Design/methodology/approach This study was based on quantitative research using the postal survey method. Data were collected from 60 MTPs using questionnaires, with a response rate of 81.7 per cent. Findings The study showed that limited professional knowledge is the main factor influencing information-seeking behaviour of MTPs in the DPR preparation. The study revealed that MTPs seek information which are mainly related to the incorporation of flood risk reduction aspects in site planning, detailed information on existing conditions for all planning sectors especially for planning sectors that influence flood risks, detailed information on how development controls that influence the risks of flooding should be considered and detailed information on site planning aspects that influence flood risks from five town planning reference instruments. The MTPs gave various answers for the seven factors influencing their choice of use for each town planning reference instruments. Familiarity and prior success and trustworthiness factors got the most absolutely very important answers; followed by the quality factor with the most important answers; the timeliness factor with the most moderately important answers; accessibility factor with the most somewhat important answers; the cost factor with the most not so important answers; and the packaging factor with the most not important at all answers. The MTPs used additional sources such as the local planning authority, other agencies, colleagues, internet, clients, books, journals, seminar or conference papers and magazines to get useful information for the DPR preparation besides the five town planning reference instruments. The study found that the top three problems encountered by the MTPs during their information seeking for and using of information were the related information on incorporation of flood risk reduction aspects in site planning in all five town planning reference instruments were not sufficient, not in detail and not complete. Research limitations/implications Only 60 MTPs, whose DPRs for lowland development areas with planning permission from the Selayang Municipal Council, Selangor, Malaysia, from the year 2012 to 2014 were chosen as samples in this study. Besides that, only site planning aspects in five town planning reference instruments were taken into account in this study. Practical implications This paper provides useful understanding of the information-seeking behaviour of MTPs in fulfilling one of their professional tasks, which is preparing the DPR that incorporates flood risk reduction aspects for planning permission purposes. Originality value Being the first study on information-seeking behaviour of MTPs, it contributes to the very limited research literature on the topic for this profession in the world generally and Malaysia specifically.

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Owusu, Charlotte, and Philip Kwaku Kankam. "Information seeking behaviour of beggars in Accra." Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication 69, no. 4/5 (November 21, 2019): 205–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/gkmc-07-2019-0080.

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Purpose It is evident that human existence is highly dependent on information. Information is considered to be an essential right of every single individual to sustain life and enjoy it as well. The benefits of looking into the information behaviour of people can, therefore, not be overemphasised. However, there is a yawning gap in research conducted into the information behaviour of marginalised groups such as beggars. This study aims to investigate the information seeking behaviour of beggars in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Through a case study design, the study used a qualitative approach and interpretivist paradigm to look into this phenomenon. In total, ten beggars were sampled from the beggar population in Accra through the use of convenient and snowball sampling techniques. A semi-structured interview schedule was used as data collection tool to solicit responses from the participants. Findings The study revealed that beggars in Accra lacked understanding of their information needs, although they were heavily dependent on information for their tasks and survival. Again, the findings of the study showed that beggars were faced with information seeking barriers such as illiteracy, lack of information literacy skills and financial resources. The study recommends the need for stakeholders to look into the social welfare and literacy needs of beggars. Originality/value The authors consider the study original both in conceptualisation and design. The main question being interrogated stems from identified gaps in the literature and the study intends to fill these knowledge gaps. The study’s originality also stems from the fact that there is a paucity of information on the subject of study in the context of Ghana.

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Jamali, Hamid R., and David Nicholas. "Information‐seeking behaviour of physicists and astronomers." Aslib Proceedings 60, no. 5 (September 19, 2008): 444–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00012530810908184.

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Sahu, Hemant Kumar, and Surya Nath Singh. "Information seeking behaviour of astronomy/astrophysics scientists." Aslib Proceedings 65, no. 2 (February 2013): 109–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00012531311313961.

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Robson, Andrew, and Lyn Robinson. "The Information Seeking and Communication Model." Journal of Documentation 71, no. 5 (September 14, 2015): 1043–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-01-2015-0023.

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Purpose – This study investigated the application in the field of healthcare of a recently developed model of information seeking and communication. The purpose of this paper is to test the model’s validity and to identify insights that it may provide. Design/methodology/approach – To investigate the model’s application to information users, the findings from published literature on physicians’ information behaviour were studied. To investigate its application to information providers, interviews were carried out with staff working for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and with employees of pharmaceutical companies. The findings were examined using deductive content analysis. Findings – The findings endorse the validity of the model, with minor modifications. The model provides practical insights into the behaviour of both users and providers of information and the factors that influence them. It can be used to identify ways in which information behaviour may be positively modified in both finding and communicating healthcare information. Originality/value – This research demonstrates the practical value of a new model of information behaviour which was developed using insights from earlier models. In doing so it answers criticisms that research in library and information science often fails to build on previous research and that it has little practical usefulness.

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Ebrahimzadeh, Sanam, Saeed Rezaei Sharifabadi, Masoumeh Karbala Aghaie Kamran, and Kimiz Dalkir. "Triggers and strategies related to the collaborative information-seeking behaviour of researchers in ResearchGate." Online Information Review 44, no. 5 (July 8, 2020): 1077–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-12-2019-0380.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the triggers, strategies and outcomes of collaborative information-seeking behaviours of researchers on the ResearchGate social networking site.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from the population of researchers who use ResearchGate. The sample was limited to the Ph.D. students and assistant professors in the library and information science domain. Qualitative interviews were used for data collection.FindingsBased on the findings of the study, informal communications and complex information needs lead to a decision to use collaborative information-seeking behaviour. Also, easy access to sources of information and finding relevant information were the major positive factors contributing to collaborative information-seeking behaviour of the ResearchGate users. Users moved from collaborative Q&A strategies to sharing information, synthesising information and networking strategies based on their needs. Analysis of information-seeking behaviour showed that ResearchGate users bridged the information gap by internalizing new knowledge, making collaborative decisions and increasing their work's visibility.Originality/valueAs one of the initial studies on the collaborative information-seeking behaviour of ResearchGate users, this study provides a holistic picture of different triggers that affect researchers' information-seeking on ResearchGate.

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Al-Wreikat, Asma, Pauline Rafferty, and Allen Foster. "Cross-language information seeking behaviour English vs Arabic." Library Review 64, no. 6/7 (September 7, 2015): 446–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-04-2015-0044.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the results and the methods of a study which applied grounded theory to the information-seeking behaviour of social scientists when searching Arabic and English academic databases using both languages. Design/methodology/approach – The research applied the grounded theory approach using search experiments and semi-structured interviews. Think-aloud protocol during the experiment was used to capture the data from the subjects to allow a detailed analysis for the experiment. The semi-structured interviews followed each experiment and were analysed using the Strauss and Corbin (1990) version of the grounded theory, as were the think-aloud protocols. Findings – The results of the think-aloud protocols and the semi-structured interviews suggest that the information needs of the subjects varied depending on the language used. In addition, it was discovered that social scientists followed more tactics in searching the Arabic database for the same tasks searched in English during the experiment. This allowed more search strategies and search tactics to appear in seeking information in Arabic language. The study also proposed a model to account for the cross-language information-seeking behaviour. Research limitations/implications – This study identifies and compares the information-seeking behaviour of the social scientists in Jordanian universities in searching both Arabic and English academic databases. Therefore, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to other Arab countries, unless there was similar context. Originality/value – Few studies have investigated information-seeking behaviour using academic Arabic databases and proposed information-seeking behaviour models. No studies have compared information-seeking behaviour when using Arabic and English academic databases. The value of the current study arises by being the first study to identify and compare the information-seeking behaviour of social scientists by using grounded theory and proposing a cross-language information-seeking behaviour model.

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Timpka, Toomas, Marie Ekström, and Per Bjurulf. "Information Needs and Information Seeking behaviour in Primary Health Care." Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 7, no. 2 (January 1989): 105–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02813438909088656.

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Islam, Md Shariful, and S. M. Zabed Ahmed. "The information needs and information-seeking behaviour of rural dwellers." IFLA Journal 38, no. 2 (May 29, 2012): 137–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0340035212444513.

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Reviews research studies on the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of rural dwellers in developed and developing countries. The analysis suggests that the information needs of rural communities from all countries are very similar, although rural communities they do vary from region to region and from country to country depending on socio-economic conditions. These needs are mostly related to the daily life of rural dwellers.

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Jalali, Afsaneh, Asghar Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Farzad Mirzaei Aghjehgheshlagh, Jhalukpreya Surjulal, and Anastasios Michailidis. "Information needs and information seeking behaviour of dairy farm managers." International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics 6, no. 2 (2020): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijsami.2020.108359.

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Stam, Deirdre C. "Tracking art historians: on information needs and information-seeking behaviour." Art Libraries Journal 14, no. 3 (1989): 13–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200006349.

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The information-gathering activities of art historians have been studied from three different perspectives: in terms of the books they use; through their own accounts of their working processes; and by informal, systematic observation, written up as ‘user studies’, by art librarians. While observation implies objectivity, a distance between observer and observed, in practice art librarians are very much involved with the art historian in the work of art history and in the development of its methodologies.

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Bryant, Sue Lacey. "The information needs and information seeking behaviour of family doctors." Health Information & Libraries Journal 21, no. 2 (June 10, 2004): 84–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2004.00490.x.

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Patel, Maneesh, and Mritunjay Anand. "Information seeking behaviour of users in IIT Patna." Library Herald 58, no. 2and3 (2020): 80. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0976-2469.2020.00025.1.

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Burke, Mary A. "Implications of microcomputer availability for information seeking behaviour." Information Services & Use 10, no. 3 (May 1, 1990): 169–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/isu-1990-10305.

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Rahmawati, Widya, Jane C. Willcox, Paige van der Pligt, and Anthony Worsley. "Nutrition information-seeking behaviour of Indonesian pregnant women." Midwifery 100 (September 2021): 103040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.103040.

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Magne Nylenna, Olaf Gjerløw Aasland. "Primary care physicians and their information-seeking behaviour." Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 18, no. 1 (January 2000): 9–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813430050202488.

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Chung, Yi-Shih, Cheng-Lung Wu, and Wan-Erh Chiang. "Air passengers' shopping motivation and information seeking behaviour." Journal of Air Transport Management 27 (March 2013): 25–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2012.11.006.

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Riedl, Christoph, Johannes Bjelland, Geoffrey Canright, Asif Iqbal, Kenth Engø-Monsen, Taimur Qureshi, Pål Roe Sundsøy, and David Lazer. "Product diffusion through on-demand information-seeking behaviour." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 15, no. 139 (February 2018): 20170751. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0751.

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Most models of product adoption predict S-shaped adoption curves. Here we report results from two country-scale experiments in which we find linear adoption curves. We show evidence that the observed linear pattern is the result of active information-seeking behaviour: individuals actively pulling information from several central sources facilitated by modern Internet searches. Thus, a constant baseline rate of interest sustains product diffusion, resulting in a linear diffusion process instead of the S-shaped curve of adoption predicted by many diffusion models. The main experiment seeded 70 000 (48 000 in Experiment 2) unique voucher codes for the same product with randomly sampled nodes in a social network of approximately 43 million individuals with about 567 million ties. We find that the experiment reached over 800 000 individuals with 80% of adopters adopting the same product—a winner-take-all dynamic consistent with search engine driven rankings that would not have emerged had the products spread only through a network of social contacts. We provide evidence for (and characterization of) this diffusion process driven by active information-seeking behaviour through analyses investigating (a) patterns of geographical spreading; (b) the branching process; and (c) diffusion heterogeneity. Using data on adopters' geolocation we show that social spreading is highly localized, while on-demand diffusion is geographically independent. We also show that cascades started by individuals who actively pull information from central sources are more effective at spreading the product among their peers.

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Andrew, Shenton, and Pat Dixon. "The development of young people's information-seeking behaviour." Library and Information Research 28, no. 90 (September 14, 2009): 31–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/lirg172.

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This article uses the results of a recent research project to explore young people's information-seeking behaviour and how it develops during childhood. Young first schoolers learn much through practical experience and conversation with adults but, in the later stages of this school phase, books, CD-ROM and the Internet assume increasing importance. In the middle school, the Internet is used more frequently and CD-ROM exploitation gradually diminishes. Books from departmental libraries and textbooks provided by teachers play key roles in satisfying the academic information needs of high schoolers. It is in this phase that use of the Internet is greatest, although many teenagers are highly critical of it. Whilst the information-seeking behaviour of high schoolers is markedly more sophisticated than that of young children, some essential similarities remain. The article closes by discussing how the overall findings of the research have implications for practice, especially within schools and public libraries.

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Nicholas, David, Peter Williams, Ian Rowlands, and Hamid R. Jamali. "Researchers’ e-journal use and information seeking behaviour." Journal of Information Science 36, no. 4 (June 2010): 494–516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165551510371883.

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Shukla, Gyan, M. N. Ansari, A. K. Singh, A. K. Paswan, and Satyaprakash. "Agricultural information seeking behaviour of farmers through mobile." Indian Journal of Extension Education 57, no. 4 (2021): 102–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2454-552x.2021.00139.0.

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Bharadwaj, Versha, and Javed Khan. "INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND ITS PRACTICAL UTILITY." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 10 (October 31, 2016): 58–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i10.2016.2491.

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Information behaviour is also the term of art used in library and information science to refer to a sub-discipline that engages in a wide range of types of research conducted in order to understand the human relationship to information. Information seeking behavior refers to those activities a person engages in when identifying his or her own need for information, searching for such information in any way and using or transferring of information. The term information seeking often serves as an umbrella overarching a set of related concepts and issues. In the library world, discussions of database construction and management, community information needs, reference services, and many other topics resonate with the term.

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Elgllab, Mohammed Fathy Mahmoud, and Ahmed Maher Khafaga Shehata. "Information seeking behavior in Arabic and English: A case study of scholars at Shaqra University." Information Development 35, no. 3 (July 20, 2017): 351–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666917721059.

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the information seeking behaviour of scholars working at Shaqra University in both Arabic and English languages; to investigate if there are differences in the way scholars seek information while using different languages; to identify challenges while seeking information and to describe the approaches followed by the scholars to seek information. The study deployed a quasi-experimental approach. The sample of the study consisted of 20 participants who are affiliated to Shaqra University. Each participant was asked to solve five tasks, which were designed to capture participants’ information seeking behaviour. Think aloud protocol was also used to gather more data from the participants to enrich the collected data and to fully understand scholars’ behavior. The study found that the participants’ information seeking consists of four main stages: identifying the information needs, selecting the keywords, examining the results and filtering the results. The data revealed that there is no difference between information seeking in Arabic and English languages. However, participants who are from a non-Arabic background were more accustomed to searching information in the English language. There are few studies investigating information seeking behavior of Arabic language speakers. Additionally, fewer studies have tried to explore differences in information seeking behavior while using different languages. The value of the current study lies in being the first study that focuses on investigating information seeking behavior at Shaqra University. Additionally, it is one of a few studies that examine cross-language information seeking practices of Arabic language speakers and the obstacles that face them.

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Lavranos, Charilaos, Petros A. Kostagiolas, Konstantina Martzoukou, and Joseph Papadatos. "Music information seeking behaviour as motivator for musical creativity." Journal of Documentation 71, no. 5 (September 14, 2015): 1070–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-10-2014-0139.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the connection between musicians’ information seeking behaviour and the creative process in music, providing a framework for understanding the role of information needs satisfaction in musical creativity. A number of studies in information science literature have been carried out attempting to model cognitive, affective, behavioural and contextual factors associated with music information seeking behaviour. However, only few studies have addressed the relationship between information seeking behaviour and musical creative activities such as composition, performance and improvisation, listening and analysis. Design/methodology/approach – The focus of this paper is to provide a framework for the study of information seeking behaviour for the purposes of satisfying musical creativity information needs, combining the theoretical basis of an established model of information behaviour developed by Wilson and the theoretical perspectives of a music creative thinking model proposed by Webster. The key features of the two models are synthesized in a unified model of information seeking behaviour for musical creativity and enriched with research findings identified in the literature of both musical information seeking and musical creativity. Findings – The proposed conceptual framework offers an integrated interpretation of the combinations of information needs, information resources and environmental/personal barriers, which enable musical creativity. In the authors’ approach “musical creativity” is treated as a musician’s aim or ambition or drive for expression and is influenced by the way musicians seek information for that purpose. Therefore, musical creativity is an intentional behaviour which acts as motivator for information seeking and is affected by the available information and the musician’s information seeking profile. The current study include three important findings: first, the design and development of music library and information services for musical creativity; second, the development of music information literacy skills for creativity; and third, the information seeking behavioural perspective for universal musical creativity, and the implications for cultural musical heritage diffusion around the world. Originality/value – An integrated information seeking behaviour model which includes musical creativity is developed through the synthesis of two already existing approaches, that of Wilson for information seeking behaviour and that of Webster for creative thinking in music. The present conceptual study presents a three stage pattern or process for modelling information seeking for musical creativity: the process initiates with the intention-motivation for creativity, then proceeds to information seeking behaviour and then concludes with the musical creativity outcomes. This is the first study that seeks to understand the relationships between creativity and information seeking behaviour.

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Mohamed Shuhidan, Shamila, Wan Aida Wan Yahya, Azma Asnawishah Abd Hakim, Husain Hashim, Shuhaida Mohamed Shuhidan, and Norizan Anwar. "Information Seeking Behaviour among Millennial Students in Higher Education." Social and Management Research Journal 17, no. 1 (February 28, 2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v17i1.8136.

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This paper investigates various information seeking behaviour demonstrated by millennial students in higher education. The impact of disruptive technology changes the students' information seeking behaviour as millennial students nowadays depend on the Internet too much to locate the information for their academic purposes. Studies also found that millennial students have difficulty in learning and were marked by uncertainty because they are facing information overload, inability to obtain and evaluate the information. Identifying and recognising appropriate information seeking processes is crucial in determining the effectiveness of the information-seeking behaviour and the quality of the information gathered in order to support their learning process and experience. Therefore, this paper focuses on the behaviour applied by these students to fulfil demands of academic compliance especially in efforts to seek research-based information. About 328 students took part in this online survey. Findings of this research use quantitative descriptive analysis. From the findings, respondents claim that they are familiar with information seeking processes with mean value is 3.63, however 30.5% respondents claim they still lacking in information seeking skills. This research provides a valuable insight regarding the information seeking behaviour of millennial students and make a recommendation that role of modern libraries should facilitated this demand by ensuring that services such as online library resources are accessible and set-up for use by the millennial students.

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Robson, Andrew, and Lyn Robinson. "Building on models of information behaviour: linking information seeking and communication." Journal of Documentation 69, no. 2 (March 2013): 169–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00220411311300039.

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Wales, Tim. "Practice makes perfect? Vets’ information seeking behaviour and information use explored." Aslib Proceedings 52, no. 7 (September 2000): 235–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007017.

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Murray, JaN, Esther Carey, and Suzanne Walker. "The information needs and information seeking behaviour of medical research staff." Health Libraries Review 16, no. 1 (March 1999): 46–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2532.1999.00194-1.x.

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Fauzi, Nur Fadhilah Binti Muhamed, and Razilan Abd Kadir. "Information Seeking Behaviour of the Adolescents with Reference to Sexual Information." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 211 (November 2015): 790–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.11.169.

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