Grover's model of the diagnostic process, Gutek's model of approaches to service, Kuhlthau's model of the information search process, and Bates' berrypicking model for information seeking. Two primary forces that shape the structure of knowledge and the knowledge society are technology and economy, both on a global basis. Take these trends and extrapolate five years into the future. The advent of the WWW and the Internet has lead to changes in how information becomes widespread. Discuss how these changes must effect policies regarding privacy, copyright, and intellectual freedom.
All models are incomplete.
All models are better at some things than others. To answer this, use material from your reading, experience and classes. Discuss how the globalization of information effects professional practice and policy at local sites. Summer 1998 1. Start your analysis from a systems perspective by examining local, state, regional, national, and international subsystems.