...Reijo Savolainen Purpose To elaborate the nature of critique presented in the models and concepts of human information behaviour (HIB) research by identifying the issues to which the critique is directed and the ways in which the critique is conducted. Design/methodology/approach Conceptual...

... and contributes to holistic understanding of human information behavior. Research limitations/implications As the study focuses on information seeking and sharing, no attention is devoted to other activities constitutive of information behavior, for example, information use. Originality/value The study...

... Academic libraries Librarians Human information behaviour Information technology adoption The use of digital technology for accessing and disseminating information continues to rise in academia (Phan et al., 2014). From digitized collections of traditional print materials to electronic...