1Information: Behavior from Early Hominins to the Web

• Early humans developed information behavior capabilities • Humans have always engaged in information behavior • All humans engage in information behavior • Information behavior – an important cognitive mechanism and socio-cognitive ability • Today – the Web is a major part of peoples ’ information behavior • Information behavior is key to library and Web use 4Our Understanding of Information Behavior Today Information Behavior is the totality of human behavior in relation to sources and channels of information Major focus on:- Modeling contemporary information behaviors- Information seeking problem solving approach- Sense-making and foraging- Multitasking, cognitive shifting and cognitive coordination- Social, personality, cognitive and cultural aspects of contemporary information behavior.- Information behaviors can longitudinal, iterative and complex- May include interaction with information technologies, e.g., OPACs, We