Wilson, T.D.

1. Assignment
MLS 730
Model and Theories of Information
Seeking
(Wilson, T.D.)

2. By:
Wan Mohd. Khairi bin Wan Awang
(2008765477)
Prepared for:
Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Sharif Saad

3. Table Of Contents:
 1. 0 INTRODUCTION
 2. 0 WILSON, T. D. PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
 3. 0 WILSON, T. D. – LATEST PUBLICATIONS
 4. 0 RESEARCH INTERESTS
 5. 0 WILSON’ S MODELS OF INFORMATION BEHAVIOUR
 6. 0 CONCLUSSION
 Ref er ences

4. 1. 0 INTRODUCTION
 The t er m i nf o r ma t i o n s e e ki ng be ha v i o r has
been used i n t he r esear ch l i t er at ur e about
sci ent i st s and r esear cher s si nce t he 1950' s.
 Under st andi ng t he pr ocess of i nf or mat i on
seeki ng can hel p t o answer quest i ons such
as:
 what shoul d t he l i br ar y and i nf or mat i on ski l l s
cur r i cul um encompass;
 what speci f i c ski l l s and pr ocesses shoul d be t aught ;
 what ar e t he appr opr i at e t eachi ng met hods; and
 what i s t he r el at i onshi p of t he l i br ar y and
i nf or mat i on ski l l s cur r i cul um t o t he academi c
cur r i cul um.

5. 2. 0 WILSON, T. D. PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Name Thomas Dani el Wi l son
Nat i onal i t y Br i t i sh
Qual i f i cat i ons
 1961 Fel l ow of t he Li br ar y Associ at i on
 1970 B. Sc. ( Econ) Uni ver si t y of London
 1975 Ph. D. Uni ver si t y of Shef f i el d
Honours and Awards
 1993 Honor ar y Fel l ow of t he I nst i t ut e of
I nf or mat i on Sci ent i st s ( now Char t er ed
I nst i t ut e of I nf or mat i on and Li br ar y
Pr of essi onal s)
 2000 2000 ALI SE Awar d f or Pr of essi onal
Cont r i but i on t o Li br ar y and I nf or mat i on
Educat i on
 2005 Honor ar y Doct or at e ( Fi l osof i e
Heder sdokt or ) , Uni ver si t y of Got henbur g,
Sweden.

6. Present posi t i ons
 Pr of essor Emer i t us, Uni ver si t y of Shef f i el d.
 Vi si t i ng Pr of essor , Uni ver si t y of Leeds Busi ness
School .
 Vi si t i ng Pr of essor , Högskol an i Bor ås, Sweden.
Prof essi onal experi ence
 1983- 2000 Pr of essor of I nf or mat i on St udi es,
Uni ver si t y of Shef f i el d.
 1982- 97 Head of Depar t ment , Depar t ment of
I nf or mat i on St udi es, Uni ver si t y of
Shef f i el d
 1981- 83 Reader i n I nf or mat i on St udi es, Uni ver si t y
of Shef f i el d, PGSLI S.
 1973- 81 Lect ur er t o Seni or Lect ur er , Post gr aduat e
School of Li br ar i anshi p &
I nf or mat i on Sci ence,
Uni ver si t y of Shef f i el d et c.

7. 3. 0 T. D. WILSON – LATEST
PUBLICATIONS
 Ther e so many publ i cat i ons publ i sh by Wi l son
T. D. unt i l now. Her e i s a publ i cat i on t hat
publ i shed onl y i n 2008 such as:

Macevi ci ut e, E. and Wi l son, T. D. ( 2008) .
Eval uat i on of l ear ni ng obj ect s f r om t he user ' s
per spect i ve: t he case of t he EURI DI CE ser vi ce.
I nt er di sci pl i nar y Jour nal of E- Lear ni ng and
Lear ni ng Obj ect s 4, 83- 95. . ( Ar chi ved by
WebCi t e® at
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8. 4. 0 RESEARCH INTERESTS
 Over a number of year s, hi s i nt er est s have
cent r ed on i nf or mat i on seeki ng behavi our , and
i nf or mat i on needs but he al so car r i ed out wor k
i n t he ar eas of of f i ce aut omat i on, i nf or mat i on
syst ems st r at egi es, i nf or mat i on ser vi ce
eval uat i on, and ot her aspect s of t he i mpact of
i nf or mat i on t echnol ogy on or gani zat i ons.

9. 5. 0 WILSON’ S MODELS OF INFORMATION
BEHAVIOUR
5. 1 Wi l son’ s, 1981 f i rst model
Fi gur e 1: Wi l son' s i nf or mat i on behavi our model

10. 5. 2 Wi l son, 1981 ( second model )
Fi gur e 2: Wi l son' s i nf or mat i on- seeki ng
behavi our model

11. 5. 3 Wi l son, 1996
Fi gur e 3: Wi l son' s model of 1996

12. 5. 4 Wi l son, 1999
Fi gur e 4: Wi l son' s 1999 nest ed
model of i nf or mat i on behavi our

13. 5. 4 Wi l son, 1999
 Fi gur e 5: A st age pr ocess ver si on of El l i s' s
behavi our al f r amewor k and compar i son wi t h Kul t hau' s
st age pr ocess model - by Wi l son 1999

14. 6. 0 CONCLUSSION

I hope t hat Wi l son model s pr esent some of
t he mai n t hemes i n moder n i nf or mat i on
sci ence i n a way t hat i s cl ear and usef ul
and, as such, may ser ve as a st ep t owar ds
a gener al model of i nf or mat i on behavi our .