Publication Date
2020
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Academic Librarianship
Abstract
This article reviews literature on information seeking theories and discusses the relevance of those theories to the information seeking habits of faculty with research expectations. A new model is constructed to depict the factors influencing scholarly information needs. The model incorporates career advancement factors, the influence of discovery tools, and the influence of interpersonal networks. Theoretical frameworks from T.D. Wilson and James Krikelas play important roles in building the model to describe scholarly information needs. This model can be of use to librarians, discovery tool designers, and university administrators supporting the information seeking, research, and teaching of faculty.
ISSN
0099-1333
Author ORCID Identifier
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102259
Volume
46
Issue
6
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Recommended Citation
Fitzgerald, Sarah, "Toward a Conceptual Framework for Scholarly Information Seeking" (2020). Journal of Academic Librarianship. 88.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102259
