LSC 635 Human Information Behavior

This course focuses on understanding how different groups of people and communities seek, gather, retrieve, and use information in a variety of environments. It engages students with theories and research on human information behavior, drawing on research and insights from information science, psychology, and sociology. It explores the full cycle of information interaction, from information need through seeking, obtaining, evaluating, using, sharing, and retaining. The course also addresses the practical application of knowledge about information behavior to the management of libraries, archives, museums and other information services.

Credits

3.00

Cross Listed Courses

LSC 335 & LSC 635

Prerequisite

LSC 553 or CLSC 553