Models of Information Seeking Behaviour: An Overview

Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol.4, Issue 5, April 2016

3 Pages Posted: 17 Apr 2016

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Sudip Bhattacharjee

Assam University - Department of Library and Information Science

Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha

Assam University, Silchar; Assam University , Silchar

Date Written: April 1, 2016

Abstract

Information can be defined as a collection of facts organized in such a way that they have additional value beyond the value of the facts themselves. In simple word “information” can be defined as a processed data. Information, in the most restricted technical sense; it is an ordered sequence of symbols that can be interpreted as a message. This study aims to propose an overview of the various models and to find out how models are related to each other. These will serve the information community to illustrate that a number of factors which were responsible for, and contribute to, the different forms of sustainability of digital information services.

Keywords: Models, Information Seeking, Information Seeking Behaviour, Digital Information Seeking Pattern

Suggested Citation

Bhattacharjee, Sudip and Sinha, Manoj Kumar, Models of Information Seeking Behaviour: An Overview (April 1, 2016). Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol.4, Issue 5, April 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2761872 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2761872

Sudip Bhattacharjee (Contact Author)

Assam University - Department of Library and Information Science ( email )

Department of Library and Information Science
Assam University , Dargakona
Silchar, 788011
India

Manoj Kumar Sinha

Assam University, Silchar ( email )

P.O. Assam University, Silchar
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SILCHAR, Assam 788011
India
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Assam University , Silchar ( email )

P.O. Assam University
Assam University , Dargakona
Silchar, Assam 788011
India
9435231672 (Phone)
788011 (Fax)

HOME PAGE: http://www.aus.ac.in

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