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Modeling the Users of Information Systems
- Source :
- The Reference Librarian. 28:3-25
- Publication Year :
- 1998
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 1998.
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Abstract
- Summary Understanding user needs and the ways in which users utilize information systems is important since it can help us in developing and designing more effective and efficient information systems. This paper examines some of the theories that have evolved to explain what kind of mental processes are required for the use of information systems. Research on users of information systems is categorized into two basic groups (system-oriented vs. user-oriented studies), and reviewed. A sample of methodologies used for examining users and their information seeking behavior is then introduced and described. Finally, implications of these theories and methods for librarians and information specialists are discussed.
Details
- ISSN :
- 15411117 and 02763877
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Reference Librarian
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........c5ae6985a331bb33709192e611d7deb5