Modelling the information behaviour of children and young people: More inspiration from beyond LIS

Abstract

Purpose – This paper seeks to draw on the linguistic model of narrative recursion developed by Ochs and Capps and on data collected and analysed in previous research projects conducted by Shenton in order to synthesise a new framework that represents the information behaviour of children and young people.Design/methodology/approach – The model of narrative recursion provides the basis of the framework proposed. However, additional, LIS‐specific details have been introduced to ensure that the reworked version represents the phenomenon of information behaviour pertaining to the young as appropriately as possible.Findings – The individual elements within the Ochs and Capps model correspond closely to three phases typically associated with information behaviour – the emergence of an information need, information‐seeking action, and information use.Research limitations/implications – No claim is made that the model delineates all instances of information behaviour. It ignores cases where information is acquire...