Human Information Behavior (17:610:510): Specific Resources

Library professional associations often have fantastic amounts of resources on their home pages, including guides to the research needs of specific populations. Also helpful for reaching out to practitioners for consultation and advice. Try searching for:

• Independent special library groups, like the
  • Medical Librarians Association or
  • American Association of Law Libraries, and their sub-groups
• National umbrella organizations, like the
  • American Library Association,
  • Association of College and Research Libraries, or
  • Public Library Association, and their special interest groups and round tables
• State and regional organizations and consortia, like the
  • New Jersey Library Association,
  • Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium
• Library associations organized around specific user groups or needs, like
  • Association for Rural and Small Libraries or
  • HBCU Library Alliance
• Broader groups including other cultural resource providers, like the
  • Association for Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Here are some general resources for both Human Information behavior and librarianship in general:

Wilson's Model of Information Behavior: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson%27s_model_of_information_behavior

UNC Human Information Behavior research guide: https://guides.lib.unc.edu/INLS203

Overview of Information Seeking Behavior Theories: https://infocom.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/assignments/assignment-helper-overview-of-information-seeking-behavior-theories/

Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science: https://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_about.aspx

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203757635