Editors:
- Leading edge interdisciplinary HIB theories and models
- Examines new direction in HIB research and thinking
- Broad, holist and more integrated perspective on the nature of human information behavior
- Highlights the need to understand HIB over the human millennium
- Overview of key trends and further research
Part of the book series: Information Science and Knowledge Management (ISKM, volume 8)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Evolutionary and Social HIB Frameworks
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Spatial and Collaborative HIB Frameworks
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Multitasking, Non-linear, Organizing, and Digital Frameworks
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Integrating Framework and Further Research
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Back Matter
About this book
New Directions in Human Information Behavior, co-edited by Drs. Amanda Spink and Charles Cole provides an understanding of the new directions, leading edge theories and models in human information behavior. Information behavior is conceptualized as complex human information related processes that are embedded within an individual’s everyday social and life processes.
The book presents chapters by an interdisciplinary range of scholars who show new directions that often challenge the established views and paradigms of information behavior studies. Beginning with an evolutionary framework, the book examines information behaviors over various epochs of human existence from the Palaeolithic Era and within pre-literate societies, to contemporary behaviors by 21st century humans. Drawing upon social and psychological science theories the book presents a more integrated and holistic approach to the understanding of information behaviors that include multitasking and non-linear longitudinal processes, individuals’ information ground, information practices and information sharing, digital behaviors and human information organizing behaviors. The final chapter of the book integrates these new approaches and presents an overview of the key trends, theories and models for further research.
This book is directly relevant to information scientists, librarians, social and evolutionary psychologists. Undergraduate and graduate students, academics and information professionals interested in human information behavior will find this book of particular benefit.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Human information Behaviour (HIB) is one of the most popular and yet most complex research areas in the field of library and information science (LIS). … This book is a valuable addition to the other books recently published in this area … . the editors have done a good job organising them in a logical way linking them in their concluding chapter. … this book is a worthwhile read that highlights issues with potential for theoretical development." (Hamid R. Jamali, Journal of Documentation, Vol. 63 (3), 2007)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Amanda Spink
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McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Charles Cole
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: New Directions in Human Information Behavior
Editors: Amanda Spink, Charles Cole
Series Title: Information Science and Knowledge Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3670-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3667-5Published: 31 January 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6923-8Published: 22 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3670-5Published: 11 July 2006
Series ISSN: 1568-1300
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 256
Topics: Computer Science, general, Human Geography, Library Science, Social Sciences, general, Personality and Social Psychology