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2. Information Behavior Framework

Author : Amanda Spink

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Abstract

As McBrearty and Brooks (2000) argue above, knowledge sharing and human information behaviors originated in early humans and are not just a twentieth century phenomenon. However in our twenty-first century information society when we think about our behavior we do not generally think about our information-related behavior. When using our information behavior abilities such as information finding, organizing and using, with all the benefits they entail, we often think more about the technologies such as the Internet or Web that are designed to support our information behaviors.

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Metadata
Title
Information Behavior Framework
Author
Amanda Spink
Copyright Year
2010
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Information Behavior

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-11496-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-11497-7

Copyright Year: 2010

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11497-7_2

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