Individual Differences in Information Seeking: An Empirical Study.

Ford, Nigel; Wilson, Tom; Ellis, David; Foster, Allen; Spink, Amanda

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ERIC Number: EJ618396

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Individual Differences in Information Seeking: An Empirical Study.

Ford, Nigel; Wilson, Tom; Ellis, David; Foster, Allen; Spink, Amanda

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v37 p14-24 2000

Provides preliminary results from a study of mediated information retrieval at the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom) based on data from 121 information seekers who requested mediated searches. Focuses on results related to the relationship between participants' gender, cognitive styles, and information seeking behaviors. (Contains 21 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Search Intermediaries, Search Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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