Psychological determinants of information needs: a small-scale study of higher education students
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of librarianship
- Vol. 18 (1) , 47-62
- https://doi.org/10.1177/096100068601800103
Abstract
A model of 'critical thinking' practised by individuals seeking and using information in a college of higher education library is presented, on the basis of 22 hours of tape-recorded interviews with 34 higher education students Behind ostensibly similar library activities-using catalogues, borrowing items and requesting services and information—were very different mental states and processes The data give insights into the quality of learning being experienced by different library users Implications for librarianship are discussedKeywords
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