The Ellis Model of Information Seeking Behavior and the Peripheral Scientific Community

2014 ◽  
pp. 78-94
Author(s):  
Simon Aristeguieta-Trillos
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Dependency Theory ◽  
Ellis Model ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter explores the relationship between the Ellis Model of Information Seeking Behavior and the scientific community of Venezuela. The research employs a qualitative method to investigate the main information seeking activities of a scientific community in the periphery in the context of dependency theory. The following elements of the Ellis model are supported by the data gathered and analysis: starting, browsing, chaining, filtering, extracting, and information management.

The Ellis Model of Information Seeking Behavior and the Peripheral Scientific Community

2015 ◽  
pp. 1301-1317
Author(s):  
Simon Aristeguieta-Trillos
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Dependency Theory ◽  
Ellis Model ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter explores the relationship between the Ellis Model of Information Seeking Behavior and the scientific community of Venezuela. The research employs a qualitative method to investigate the main information seeking activities of a scientific community in the periphery in the context of dependency theory. The following elements of the Ellis model are supported by the data gathered and analysis: starting, browsing, chaining, filtering, extracting, and information management.

scholarly journals Relationship between Characteristics of Farmers and Impact of ICT Enabled Web Portal (Krishinet)

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Vinod Singh ◽  
V. L. V. Kameswari
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Profile Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
High Information

ICT can be used reasonably in transferring the modern agricultural technologies to the farmers. ICT has many applications in agricultural extension most especially in accessing required information and knowledge. Hence, the present investigation was carried out in Jabalpur, Patan, Sihora and Panagar Blocks of Jabalpur District of Madhya Pradesh. The main objective of the study was to analyse the relationship between selected profile characteristics of farmers and impact of Krishinet Portal. A total of 280 respondents were purposively selected for the study through simple random technique. The results of the study shown that majority of the respondents (48.57%) were middle aged (38-51 years), educated upto higher secondary level (24.64%), had medium family size (51.79%), had lower income (Rs. 33000 to 55000 p.a.) (38.22%), had small (2.5 to 5 acre) land holding (43.57%), had medium information seeking behavior (58.21%), had positive attitude towards KGK (61.78%), had positive attitude towards ICT (69.29%), had medium innovativeness (52.14%) and medium economic motivation (62.50%). The relationship between selected profile characteristics and impact of Krishinet portal indicated that education, annual income, operational land holding, information seeking behavior, attitude towards KGK and attitude towards ICT were positively significantly related, which means the respondents who is more educated, more annual income, large size of operational land holding, high information seeking behavior, positive attitude towards KGK and positive attitude towards ICT, getting more benefit from use of Krishinet portal.

scholarly journals The effect of newcomers’ proactive personality on organizational socialization through information seeking behavior

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 749-773
Author(s):  
JiWoon Yoo ◽  
Jinkook Tak
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Organizational Socialization ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Leader Behaviors ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among newcomers’ proactive personality, information seeking behavior and organizational socialization. Specifically, This study investigated not only the main effect of newcomers’ proactive personality on information seeking behaviors which related to job and relationship building, and organizational socialization but also the moderating roles of team climate and leader behaviors on the relationships between proactive personality and information seeking behaviors, and between information seeking behaviors and organizational socialization. Online survey was conducted to 151 korean employees working for at least 3 months to 6 months and 151data were obtained for statistical analysis. Three steps of analysis procedures were carried out. First, correlation analysis was conducted and the results showed that there were positive relationship among main variables such as proactive personality, information seeking behavior, organizational socialization and etc. Second, the results of structural equitation model analyses showed that newcomers’ information seeking behaviors fully mediate proactive personality and organizational socialization. Third the results of hierarchial regression analyses showed that while leader behaviors which were specified to feedback behavior and consideration behavior moderated the relationship between information seeking behaviors and organizational socialization, Team openness did not moderate the relationship between proactive personality and information seeking behaviors. The implications and limitations of this study and the directions for future research were discussed on the basis of the results.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship between Information-Seeking Behavior and Adoption of Biofertilizers among Onion Farmers

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1258
Author(s):  
Hazem S. Kassem ◽  
Bader Alhafi Alotaibi ◽  
Fahd O. Aldosri ◽  
Muhammad Muddassir
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Recently, there has been increasing concern about reducing and replacing chemical fertilizers with biofertilizers to enhance soil fertility and maintain agroecosystems and sustainable agricultural production. Given that knowledge of biofertilizers is information-intensive, the lack of information-seeking behavior (ISB) might be the primary constraint for farmers adopting biofertilizers. This study aimed to analyze how ISB influences farmers’ adoption of biofertilizers, using a sample of 228 onion farmers in Al-Ahsa Governorate, Saudi Arabia. The results indicate that most farmers had a moderate level of ISB. The most frequently accessed sources were mobile applications, extension institutions, and progressive farmers. The results of cluster analysis show that farmers’ ISB differed significantly according to their main occupation. Among the onion farmers, 35%had adopted biofertilizers. The findings also reveal that farm size, attitude toward biofertilizers, the credibility of information sources, and the usefulness of the information positively and significantly influence farmers’ adoption of biofertilizers. It was concluded that understanding the relationship between adoption and ISB could assist policymakers in focusing on knowledge diffusion when designing extension programs and advisory services to facilitate better usage of biofertilizers.

scholarly journals Understanding Information Seeking Behavior of Indonesian Postgraduate Students in Malaysian Universities: An Empirical Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Subhan ◽  
Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Educational Communication ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Constructive Process ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Higher Institutions

Abstract : This study investigates Indonesian postgraduate student’s experience at the pre-sessional program of the process of seeking information and the strategies they used throughout the process. The objective is to understand their information seeking behavior particularly academic-related information in order to improve the effectiveness of educational communication in Malaysia higher institutions. Two research questions are addressed: what experiences do pre-sessional students face in the process of information seeking that can be articulated and described? What stages do pre-sessional students experience in the process of information seeking construction? Using the qualitative method, the study found that the pre-sessional students have different patterns in the constructive process of information seeking in two different groups i.e. writing and reading classes. Six stages and four stages of the search process were identified respectively for the two groups.

scholarly journals Information-Seeking Behavior in the Digital Age: A Multidisciplinary Study of Academic Researchers

2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemei Ge
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Ellis Model ◽  
Seeking Behavior

This article focuses on how electronic information resources influence the information-seeking process in the social sciences and humanities. It examines the information-seeking behavior of scholars in these fields, and extends the David Ellis model of information-seeking behavior for social scientists, which includes six characteristics: starting, chaining, browsing, differentiating, monitoring, and extracting. The study was conducted at Tennessee State University (TSU). Thirty active social sciences and humanities faculty, as well as doctoral students, were interviewed about their use of electronic information resources for research purposes, their perception of electronic and print materials, their opinions concerning the Ellis model, and ways the model might apply to them. Based on the interview results, the researcher provides suggestions on how current information services and products can be improved to better serve social sciences and humanities researchers. The author makes recommendations for improving library services and technologies to better meet the needs of social sciences and humanities scholars.

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