Looking for information: A survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior

DO Case, LM Given - 2016 - books.google.com
The 4th edition of this popular and well-cited text is now co-authored, and includes
significant changes from earlier texts. Presenting a comprehensive review of over a century …

End of life care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the qualitative literature

M Gysels, C Pell, L Straus, R Pool - BMC palliative care, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background End of life (EoL) care in sub-Saharan Africa still lacks the sound
evidence-base needed for the development of effective, appropriate service provision. It is …

Using internet groups in situations of information poverty: Topics and information needs

L Hasler, I Ruthven, S Buchanan - Journal of the Association …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study explores the use of online newsgroups and discussion groups by people in
situations of information poverty. Through a qualitative content analysis of 200 posts across …

[图书][B] Dealing with change through information sculpting

I Ruthven - 2022 - emerald.com
Abdelrahman, OH (2016). Use of library technology and services by the visually impaired
and the blind in the University of Khartoum, Sudan. DESIDOC Journal of Library & …

Dying at home of cancer: whose needs are being met? The experience of family carers and healthcare professionals (a multiperspective qualitative study)

J Pottle, J Hiscock, RD Neal… - BMJ supportive & …, 2020 - spcare.bmj.com
Objectives Supporting patients to die in the place of their choosing is an important aspect of
end of life care. Our study set out to answer the question:'How does the home environment …

Information seeking behaviour of parents and caregivers of children with mental illness in Tanzania

E Tandi Lwoga, N Florence Mosha - Library Review, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–The aim of this paper is to assess information needs and information seeking
behaviour of parents and caregivers of children with mental illness at the Kilimanjaro …

Developing and sustaining a sense of place: The role of social information

K Williamson, J Roberts - Library & Information Science Research, 2010 - Elsevier
This exploration of the role of information in helping people to develop and sustain feelings
of belonging, or a sense of place, is based on a study that investigated the reasons for the …

[HTML][HTML] Spirituality and everyday information behaviour in a non-Western context: sense-making in Buddhist Laos

N Gaston, D Dorner, D Johnstone - 2015 - informationr.net
Introduction. We report an investigation into everyday information behaviour in Laos, a non-
Western context, that revealed religious and spiritual beliefs played a significant role in …

[图书][B] Third space, information sharing, and participatory design

P Hansen, I Fourie, A Meyer - 2021 - books.google.com
Society faces many challenges in workplaces, everyday life situations, and education
contexts. Within information behavior research, there are often calls to bridge inclusiveness …

Tailoring health communication: the perspective of information users' health information behaviour in relation to their physical health status

H Enwald - 2013 - oulurepo.oulu.fi
The aim of this thesis was twofold: firstly, to increase understanding about the user of health
information; namely about differences of users' characteristics of health information …