The Context of Information Behavior of Prison Inmates
Publication year:
2005
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: "Information Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Perspective" by T.D. Wilson is used to explain the use of information by prison inmates. This article is comprised of the following sections: information behavior; context of information need; activating mechanism and stress/coping theory; intervening variables; psychological; demographics; role-related or inter-personal; environmental; source characteristics; risk/reward theory; social learning theory -- self-efficacy; information processing and use; and conclusion.