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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore meta-models that pertain to informationbehaviour. It seeks to highlight the possibilities they offer to researchers wishing to develop their ownand to readers more generally interested in information behaviour literature.Design/methodology/approach – Various frameworks that may be regarded as informationbehaviour meta-models were examined and three separate types were identified. These are discussedin turn, with particular characteristics of individual meta-models used to illustrate the types.Findings – A meta-model is considered here to be a model that has been derived from one or moreexisting models. Information behaviour meta-models fall into three categories: those that unify, withinone framework, disparate models/theories from a number of areas; those that integrate thefundamentals of several models which share common strands; and those that recast an establishedmodel for a particular purpose.Research limitations/implications – The extent of the typology presented in the paper is boundby the limits of the authors’ endeavours in uncovering relevant meta-models. Should furthermeta-models be traced, it is possible that other types would also come to light.Originality/value – The work will aid the reader’s understanding of how theoretical frameworks ininformation behaviour are developed. It will help those who study the field’s literature to graspvariations in the origin of the individual models they see, by demonstrating that models may bederived from others in different ways. It will also enable readers intent on constructing their ownmodels to understand some of the courses of action open to them.
Author(s): Shenton AK, Hay-Gibson NV
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Library Review
Year: 2012
Volume: 61
Issue: 2
Pages: 92-109
Print publication date: 24/01/2012
ISSN (print): 0024-2535
ISSN (electronic): 1758-793X
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00242531211220735
DOI: 10.1108/00242531211220735
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