User research: A review of information behaviour studies in science and technology
Edition: No
Series: No
Publisher: Bilio Infon Services
Published: 1988
Language: eng
Format: A review book
Number of pages: 90
Copyright date: 1988 M S Sridhar
Other titles: No
Table of contents: title: ABOUT THE BOOK : A handbook for researchers, practitioners, managers, teachers and students of library and information science as well as those in the area of science, scientific communication, sociology of science, scientometrics; covers user, use information behaviour, communication behaviour, information transfer, scientific communication, knowledge dissemination and utilisation, information requirement, need and related studies;  Brings together and presents in juxtaposition the widely dispersed works and their findings; Compares and consolidates work done in the area. Indicates gaps that exist and evaluates the results.; title: "It has been an excellent information analysis and consolidation of research work of three decades of information users and their characteristics.  Experience of a specialist librarian is visible in presentation of text.  It also presents an inkling into research problems to be pursued for precision in prediction and analysis" says Dr. M.A.Gopinath.