Information behaviour meta‐models

Abstract

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Establishing information literacy principles as a foundation for cross-curricular scholarly investigation in England

“…Table 1. Relationship between generic phases of scholarly investigation defined by Shenton and Hay-Gibson (2012) and learning skills noted by the Library Association (1991). Comparisons can be drawn between the aim of this paper and the concept of ''consilience'', as discussed by E.O.…”

“…In later work, Shenton has moved closer to the development of an overall meta-model by defining six broad stages found in all three modes of investigation: initiate enquiry plan action to follow implement; acquire material for scrutiny construct meaning record for others consider and assess. (Shenton and Hay-Gibson, 2012).…”

“…The purpose of this paper, then, lies in exploring the ways in which the six stages of investigation identified by Shenton and Hay-Gibson (2012) emerge across a variety of National Curriculum subjects. The analysis bears some comparison with work undertaken many years ago by the Library Association (1991), in that this body has also shown how the same generic scholarly processes are evident in fields as seemingly disparate as Mathematics, Science, English and Technology.…”

Autonomous Information Behaviour: Towards a Conceptual Model

“…While a number integrated IB models have been proposed (Godbold, 2006;J. Liu, 2017;Nahl, 2007;Narayan, 2010;Robson & Robinson, 2013;Shenton & Hay-Gibson, 2012;Zhang & Soergel, 2014), it is Wilson's model that most approximates a general theory of IB and can serve as a benchmark for AIB (Wilson, 1981(Wilson, , 1999(Wilson, , 2016.…”

PLS SEM, a quantitative methodology to test theoretical models from library and information science

“…In Latin America, most studies conducted more than 10 years ago were almost exclusively dedicated to conduct descriptive analyzes over the usage of information resources and services (IRS) and tried to establish correlations with some performance parameters, such as user satisfaction and learning. Most of the LIS TCMs are kept to a theoretical level and seldom specify the relationship between their propositions, and are grouped or quantitatively tested (Wilson, 1999; Shenton and Hay-Gibson, 2012; Savolainen, 2016). However, if the majority of studies remain at such level, there are still doubts about, for instance, if IRS really affect aspects such as university competitiveness.…”