Looking for Information

By Donald O. Case

Book Overview

The 4th edition of this popular text presents a comprehensive review of over a century of research on information behavior. It is intended for students in information studies and disciplines interested in research on information activities. Now co-authored, this new text includes significant structural and content changes from earlier editions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785609688
• ISBN13: 9781785609688
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Case Book is my research bible

I am a doctoral student in Information Science and reading the first edition of this book as a textbook in one of my MLS courses 4 years ago is what inspired me and motivated me to apply for a PhD program. I have read hundreds of books and thousands of articles in the field of User Studies and Information Seeking since then, but I keep coming back to this book again and again as it is like a refdesk full of information about all the major works in the field, and organized in a very easy-to-comprehend manner. I like the second edition even better on account of the added Glossary. Thank you, Dr. Case, for doing all the hard work to compile such an expansive literature review and a wonderful and thought-provoking introduction to the research in my field!

Good Book

I am using it in a graduate course I am taking and have found it to be very easy to read. It does a good job of describing the various theories concerning information seeking behavior and provides decent examples.

Great book

This book had all the information I needed. I am a graduate student working on a dissertation in health care, I found the background and theory very useful.

I have to disagree with a Reader from England...

I'm currently enrolled in a doctoral program in Information Science and, while this book isn't the sum total of all LIS knowledge, I've found it invaluable as a reference on Information Seeking. Few other places will you find this level of literature review laid out in such a compact way. I use it nearly every day in my studies and I'm grateful that Don Case wrote it. It's a roadmap and guidebook for my studies.- A reader from Texas