Dr. Brian Detlor, McMaster University , Canada
Dr Chun Wei Choo, University of Toronto , Canada
Dr. Maureen McKenzie, Dowling College
Dr. Don Turnbull, consultant
Brian Detlor provided an overview of the established research about information seeking and use:
- Male vs. female is not a predictor of difference, but a self-orientation vs. other-orientation IS. This is often conflated with male vs. female.
- The type of task makes a big difference in information seeking behavior.
o browsing vs. search
o recurring vs. ad hoc information need
o good-enough vs. best information
- He is beginning a study investigating the combined effects of individual differences and tasks.
Dr. Choo presented a model of information culture in organizations, which he has evaluated in a law organization, a health organization, and an engineering organization.
See Journal of Information Science, 32(6), 491-510
JASIST 59(5) 792-804
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