Disciplinary differences and undergraduates' information‐seeking behavior

Ethelene Whitmire

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002, vol. 53, issue 8, 631-638

Abstract: This study applied the Biglan model of disciplinary differences to the information‐seeking behavior patterns of 5,175 undergraduates responding to questions on the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ). The Biglan model categorizes academic disciplines along three dimensions: (1) hard‐soft, (2) pure‐applied, and (3) life–nonlife systems. Using t‐tests, this model proved to be valid for distinguishing differences in undergraduates' information‐seeking behavior patterns among various academic disciplines. The results indicate that the Biglan model has implications for the redesign of academic library services and use as a valid theoretical framework for future library and information science research.

Date: 2002
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