Theories of Information Behavior and Problem Solving

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These two areas of research run in parallel (show it in literature mapping) and have provided very closely related models.

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Objects of Study

What is information behaviour? The archetypical information behavior is an information question or a case of decision making (e.g what printer to buy) What is problem solving? The stereotypical problem is a puzzle (e.g. the nine-dots problem)

Models

In information science: Nice review in http://informationr.net/ir/9-1/paper164.html Problem-solving: Book review

Factors, processes and stages, approach

Intersections

Open questions

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