Psychological Needs and Source Linkages in Undergraduate Information-Seeking Behavior
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Psychological motivation for information searching is an important area of research that has received relatively little attention. This study addresses these motivatio11s in an academic environment. Psychological needs causing undergraudates to seek informtion in the context of continuing motivation are identified. In addition, the study identifies categories of sources used to satisfy these information needs and empirically establishes significant relationships between the motivating needs and categories of sources used.
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