The Concepts and Characteristics of Wilson's Information Seeking Behavior Model: A Literature Review

Document Type : مقاله مروری نقلی

Authors
Mousa YaminFirooz 1
Fatemeh NooshinFard 2
Hasan Siamian 3
1 Lecturer, General Education, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran (Corresponding Author) Email: yaminfirooz@yahoo.com
2 Assistant Professor, Library and Information Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 PhD Student, Library and Information Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran AND Lecturer, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Abstract
This study aimed to describe the concepts and characteristics of Wilson's information seeking
behavior model, as the highly cited pattern in information seeking behavior debates and tracing
its completion, expansion and development process. Wilson's information seeking behavior
model is the base for other subsequent related models. It has been the highly cited model amongst
other information seeking behavior models worldwide. Having revised four times since 1981, the
model has been revised by many researchers as a theory rather than a theoretical framework. In
other words, despite the role of theory in its final formation, the aim of the model is to connect
theory to practice. It is important to note that Wilson's general model has been constructed and
evolved continuously and the understanding of the connections and relations of the charts and
conceptions embedded in the model in details has been important for its explanation. No pattern
is complete by itself and for showing the growth trends of research ideas from the model, it is
necessary to revise the charts and concepts embedded in both 1981 and 1996 Wilson's model
varieties and practice accordingly. In this study, concepts and features of Wilson's information
seeking model have been expressed, and a brief overview of the information seeking behavior
theories and analysis of the Wilson's information seeking behavior models have been performed

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