Background and Aim: Under the influence of various factors, people use different methods and methods to obtain information and express different information behaviors. These behaviors have been introduced in the form of patterns and models of information retrieval by information science experts in recent decades, which can be used in various fields. One of these areas that almost all people are...

خریداران عموماً در مورد کالاها براساس ویژگیهای بیرونی (extrinsic cues) آنها قضاوت می کنند ، به ویژه هنگامیکه سنجش ویژگیهای ذاتی کالا مشکل باشد. به همین علت است که کشـور سـازنده کـالـا، (country of origin or coo) ، یکی از این ویژگیهای بیرونی محصول ، عموماً برای ارزیابی کالاهای خارجی مورد استفاده قرار میگیرد. اثرات کشور سازنده کالا در حوزه رفتار خرید مصرف کننده (consumer buying behavior)بطور گسترده...

Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of determining the information seeking behavior in web for higher education students of Razi University (Kermanshah). Methodology: In the quantitative and qualitative parts of the research, survey methodology and Grounded Theory were followed, respectively. In the first part, data analysis was performed using SPSS 11 for the survey, while in th...

Abstract Background and Aim: The socio-cognitive theory introduced in information science by Horland and Alberchtsen. The socio-cognitive view turns the traditional cognitive program upside down. The socio-cognitive theory emphasizes on different cultural and social structures of users. Hence, the aim of the article is to explain the role of socio - cognitive theory in information retrieval (I...

Purpose: This study was carried out to assess the information seeking behavior among nurses and to recognize their information needs through analysis of research papers published in this field in international journals. Methodology: Citation analysis was used. The population under study included the articles in the field of nurses’ information seeking behavior, which were indexed in databases ...

Background and aim: Information seeking behaviors are the reflection of users' needs that Identifying and understanding them correctly is imperative in information seeking endeavors. Experts have presented cognitive and Process user-oriented approach models to better understand scholars’ information seeking behaviors.  The intent of models are to define and clarify the conditions that predict p...