The citation impact of information behavior theories in scholarly literature

Publication date: Available online 15 October 2019Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Brady D. LundAbstractTheories of information behavior have been developed and used in a variety of disciplines to describe the needs, seeking/search/sharing behaviors, and uses of information among individuals and groups in a variety of contexts. While the development of a theory is a complex, evolutionary process, often involving many thinkers over a long period of time, there is generally a single or small group of publications that can be pointed to as the genesis of a theory. The genesis publications for information behavior theories were examined to determine the information behavior theories receiving the most direct citations in scholarly literature. The findings of this study may be beneficial to library and information science researchers in identifying influential and growing theories of information behavior for incorporation as the foundation of their own research.
Source: Library and Information Science Research - Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research