The information user: past, present and future Export

@article{citeulike:2996931, abstract = {The emergence of research on various aspects of `information behaviour' is explored and its growth as a subject of academic research is documented. The origin of the field as a potential aid to the development of library and information services is noted, as is the transition from this status to that of a subject for research at PhD level and beyond. The development of the field has thus led to a division between the needs of academia for theoretically grounded work, and the needs of the field of practice for guidance for service development. There is, today, a disconnection between research and practice, to a significant extent: early research was undertaken by practitioners but today academic research dominates the scene. Suggestions are made as to how this disconnection can be repaired. 10.1177/0165551508091309}, author = {Wilson, Tom}, citeulike-article-id = {2996931}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165551508091309}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jis.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/34/4/457}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0165551508091309}, journal = {Journal of Information Science}, keywords = {information, knowledge, management}, month = {August}, number = {4}, pages = {457--464}, posted-at = {2008-07-13 02:10:37}, priority = {3}, title = {The information user: past, present and future}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165551508091309}, volume = {34}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2996931 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2996931 N2 - The emergence of research on various aspects of `information behaviour' is explored and its growth as a subject of academic research is documented. The origin of the field as a potential aid to the development of library and information services is noted, as is the transition from this status to that of a subject for research at PhD level and beyond. The development of the field has thus led to a division between the needs of academia for theoretically grounded work, and the needs of the field of practice for guidance for service development. There is, today, a disconnection between research and practice, to a significant extent: early research was undertaken by practitioners but today academic research dominates the scene. Suggestions are made as to how this disconnection can be repaired. 10.1177/0165551508091309 IS - 4 JF - Journal of Information Science EP - 464 TI - The information user: past, present and future VL - 34 SP - 457 KW - information KW - knowledge KW - management AU - Wilson, Tom PY - 2008/08/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165551508091309 ER -