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Foster's nonlinear model of information seeking: a standalone construct

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Library and information science

a model of information seeking as concurrent, recursive core processes of opening, orientation and consolidation, shaped by internal, external and cognitive context.

In library and information science, Foster's nonlinear model of information seeking refers to a model of information seeking as concurrent, recursive core processes of opening, orientation and consolidation, shaped by internal, external and cognitive context. This meaning comes from Foster (2003) in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.[1]

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Foster, A. (2003). A nonlinear model of information‐seeking behavior. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 55(3), 228-237. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.10359

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