Chinese Journal of Medical Library and Information Science  2014;(5):16-20

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-3982.2014.05.005

Correlation between cognition need and information seeking behaviors

Xihong GUO ; Nannan ZOU ; Wenying CHENG ; Qiulin FU ; Jindan CAO

Keywords

Cognition need; information seeking behaviors; Information literacy; Users; Undergraduates; Scales; Correlation

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

The effect of cognition need on information seeking behaviors of information users and the difference in behaviors of information users were investigated in 184 undergraduates from the same grade with different back-grounds of subjects using the cognition need scale and undergraduates information-seeking behaviors scale ,respec-tively.The data were analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, rank test, and multivariate linear regression analysis , respectively , showing that the cognition need is significantly correlated with the informa-tion seeking behaviors of undergraduates in terms of information evaluation, information searching, information management and information use .