PREDICTING LIBRARY, INTERNET AND OTHER SOURCE USE:

A COMPARISON OF THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF TWO USER-DEFINED CATEGORIZATIONS OF INFORMATION SEEKING SITUATIONS  --

NATURE OF SITUATION  VERSUS  SITUATION "EMOTIONS" ASSESSMENTS

POSTER PAPER AT:   American Society for Information Science & Technology annual meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 18-25, 2007

by

Brenda Dervin and CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

School of Communication, Ohio State University

3016 Derby Hall, 154 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, Ohio 43210

dervin.1@osu.edu reinhard.27@osu.edu

LINKS TO:

* 300 word abstract

http://imlsproject.comm.ohio-state.edu/imls_papers/asist07poster_300words.pdf

* 4 page more detailed overview

http://imlsproject.comm.ohio-state.edu/imls_papers/Dervin_Reinhard_poster062607.pdf

* 31-page background paper with executive summary, tables, figures, references

http://imlsproject.comm.ohio-state.edu/imls_papers/asist07poster_full.pdf

* supporting literature reviews

http://imlsproject.comm.ohio-state.edu/imls_papers/asist07poster_litREVS.pdf

* pdf of poster

http://imlsproject.comm.ohio-state.edu/imls_papers/asist07poster.pdf