Information seeking retrieval, reading and storing behaviour of library users

Turner, Kristine

Information seeking retrieval, reading and storing behaviour of library users

dc.contributor.author	Turner, Kristine
dc.date.accessioned	2008-10-20T03:52:24Z
dc.date.available	2008-10-20T03:52:24Z
dc.date.issued	1997-06
dc.description.abstract	In the interest of digital libraries, it is advisable that designers be aware of the potential behaviour of the users of such a system. There are two distinct parts under investigation, the interaction between traditional libraries involving the seeking and retrieval of relevant material, and the reading and storage behaviours ensuing. Through this analysis, the findings could be incorporated into digital library facilities. There has been copious amounts of research on information seeking leading to the development of behavioural models to describe the process. Often research on the information seeking practices of individuals is based on the task and field of study. The information seeking model, presented by Ellis et al. (1993), characterises the format of this study where it is used to compare various research on the information seeking practices of groups of people (from academics to professionals). It is found that, although researchers do make use of library facilities, they tend to rely heavily on their own collections and primarily use the library as a source for previously identified information, browsing and interloan. It was found that there are significant differences in user behaviour between the groups analysed. When looking at the reading and storage of material it was hard to draw conclusions, due to the lack of substantial research and information on the topic. However, through the use of reading strategies, a general idea on how readers behave can be developed. Designers of digital libraries can benefit from the guidelines presented here to better understand their audience.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.citation	Turner, K. (1997). Information seeking retrieval, reading and storing behaviour of library users. (Working paper 97/15). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato, Department of Computer Science.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1170-487X
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10289/1078
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Computer Science, University of Waikato	en_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Computer Science Working Papers
dc.subject	computer science	en_US
dc.title	Information seeking retrieval, reading and storing behaviour of library users	en_US
dc.type	Working Paper	en_US
pubs.declined	2014-06-05T17:47:32.115+1200
pubs.elements-id	54749
pubs.place-of-publication	Hamilton	en_NZ
uow.relation.series	97/15