From the reviews: "Human information Behaviour (HIB) is one of the most popular and yet most complex research areas in the field of library and information science (LIS). ... This book is a valuable addition to the other books recently published in this area ... . the editors have done a good job organising them in a logical way linking them in their concluding chapter. ... this book is a worthwhile read that highlights issues with potential for theoretical development." (Hamid R. Jamali, Journal of Documentation, Vol. 63 (3), 2007)

• Introduction: New Directions in Human Information Behavior.- Evolutionary and Social HIB Frameworks.- Emerging Evolutionary Approach to Human Information Behavior.- Information Behavior in Pre-literate Societies.- Toward a Social Framework for Information Seeking.- Spatial and Collaborative HIB Frameworks.- Mapping Textually Mediated Information Practice in Clinical Midwifery Care.- Information Grounds: Theoretical Basis and Empirical Findings on Information Flow in Social Settings.- Information Sharing.- Multitasking, Non-linear, Organizing, and Digital Frameworks.- Multitasking and Co-ordinating Framework for Human Information Behavior.- A Non-linear Perspective on Information Seeking.- A Cognitive Framework for Human Information Behavior: The Place of Metaphor in Human Information Organizing Behavior.- The Digital Information Consumer.- Integrating Framework and Further Research.- Integrations and Further Research.

From the reviews: "Human information Behaviour (HIB) is one of the most popular and yet most complex research areas in the field of library and information science (LIS). ... This book is a valuable addition to the other books recently published in this area ... . the editors have done a good job organising them in a logical way linking them in their concluding chapter. ... this book is a worthwhile read that highlights issues with potential for theoretical development." (Hamid R. Jamali, Journal of Documentation, Vol. 63 (3), 2007)

• Introduction: New Directions in Human Information Behavior.- Evolutionary and Social HIB Frameworks.- Emerging Evolutionary Approach to Human Information Behavior.- Information Behavior in Pre-literate Societies.- Toward a Social Framework for Information Seeking.- Spatial and Collaborative HIB Frameworks.- Mapping Textually Mediated Information Practice in Clinical Midwifery Care.- Information Grounds: Theoretical Basis and Empirical Findings on Information Flow in Social Settings.- Information Sharing.- Multitasking, Non-linear, Organizing, and Digital Frameworks.- Multitasking and Co-ordinating Framework for Human Information Behavior.- A Non-linear Perspective on Information Seeking.- A Cognitive Framework for Human Information Behavior: The Place of Metaphor in Human Information Organizing Behavior.- The Digital Information Consumer.- Integrating Framework and Further Research.- Integrations and Further Research.

From the reviews: "Human information Behaviour (HIB) is one of the most popular and yet most complex research areas in the field of library and information science (LIS). ... This book is a valuable addition to the other books recently published in this area ... . the editors have done a good job organising them in a logical way linking them in their concluding chapter. ... this book is a worthwhile read that highlights issues with potential for theoretical development." (Hamid R. Jamali, Journal of Documentation, Vol. 63 (3), 2007)

• Introduction: New Directions in Human Information Behavior.- Evolutionary and Social HIB Frameworks.- Emerging Evolutionary Approach to Human Information Behavior.- Information Behavior in Pre-literate Societies.- Toward a Social Framework for Information Seeking.- Spatial and Collaborative HIB Frameworks.- Mapping Textually Mediated Information Practice in Clinical Midwifery Care.- Information Grounds: Theoretical Basis and Empirical Findings on Information Flow in Social Settings.- Information Sharing.- Multitasking, Non-linear, Organizing, and Digital Frameworks.- Multitasking and Co-ordinating Framework for Human Information Behavior.- A Non-linear Perspective on Information Seeking.- A Cognitive Framework for Human Information Behavior: The Place of Metaphor in Human Information Organizing Behavior.- The Digital Information Consumer.- Integrating Framework and Further Research.- Integrations and Further Research.