Information Seeking

Why “seeking”?

Information Need

Berry Picking

Information Foraging

Vocabulary Problem

Anomalous State of Knowledge

Three aspects of Information Seeking

Cognitive Factors

Affective Factors – Kuhlthau (93)

Implications of Kuhlthau (93)

Situational Factors

Dimensions of Accessibility –
Culnan (85)

Quality is (often) secondary!

Putting the models together