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2010 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Author : Amanda Spink

Published in: Information Behavior

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

This book takes the reader on a long journey. We travel into the world of information behavior where humans seek, forage, organize and use information. We also journey from the beginnings of human existence on planet Earth to the twenty-first century of today. On this journey the reader will gradually appreciate that the scope of this book is broad and the tone of the book is quite theoretical in nature.

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Metadata
Title
Introduction
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_1

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