Psychologists' research activities and professional information-seeking behaviour: Empirical analyses with reference to the theory of the intellectual and social organization of the sciences

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-450

  Krampen, Günter ^a   Fell, Clemens ^a   Schui, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

computer searching; information services; information systems; information seeking behaviour; psychology; research activities; scale development; science research; science studies; scientists

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SEEKING; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SCALE DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE RESEARCH; SCIENCE STUDIES; SCIENTISTS;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 80051744678     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551511412148     Document Type: Article

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