Information Behavior An Evolutionary Instinct /

• Main Author: Spink, Amanda (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Information Science and Knowledge Management, 16
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Library science.; Computers and civilization.; Anthropology.; Social Sciences.; Computers and Society.; Learning & Instruction.; Library Science.

Information behavior has emerged as an important aspect of human life, however our knowledge and understanding of it is incomplete and underdeveloped scientifically. Research on the topic is largely contemporary in focus and has generally not incorporated results from other disciplines. In this mono...

Table of Contents:

• Information Behavior Framework
• Evolutionary Foundation
• Instinct Versus Environment
• Human Cognition and Social Behavior
• Lifetime DevelopmentLifetime Development
• Information Behavior Sub-processes
• Supporting Information Behavior over the Ages
• Key Propositions and Conclusions.