The Ellis Model of Information Seeking Behavior and the Peripheral Scientific Community

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Author(s): Simon Aristeguieta-Trillos (Clarion University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 17
Source title: Information Access and Library User Needs in Developing Countries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mohammed Nasser AI-Suqri (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman), Linda L. Lillard (Clarion University, USA)and Naifa Eid AI-Saleem (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4353-6.ch006

Keywords: Digital Divide & Developing Countries / Government & Law / Information Science Reference / Library Science

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This chapter explores the relationship between the Ellis Model of Information Seeking Behavior and the scientific community of Venezuela. The research employs a qualitative method to investigate the main information seeking activities of a scientific community in the periphery in the context of dependency theory. The following elements of the Ellis model are supported by the data gathered and analysis: starting, browsing, chaining, filtering, extracting, and information management.

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