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information seeking behavior: a standalone construct

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informationseeking behavior1 CONSTRUCTInformation seekingWILSON · INFORMATION SCIENCE

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the purposive activities people undertake to find information in response to a need, situated within broader information behavior.

In information science, information seeking behavior refers to the purposive activities people undertake to find information in response to a need, situated within broader information behavior. This meaning comes from Wilson (1999) in Journal of Documentation.[1]

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  1. Wilson, T. D. (1999). Models in information behaviour research. Journal of Documentation, 55(3), 249-270. https://doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007145

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