A re-examination of information seeking behaviour in the context of activity theory

<br><b>Introduction.</b> Activity theory, developed in the USSR as a Marxist alternative to Western psychology, has been applied widely in educational studies and increasingly in human-computer interaction research. Argument. The key elements of activity theory, Motivation, Goal,...

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Main Author: Wilson T.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Borås 2006-01-01
Series:Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
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Online Access:http://informationr.net/ir/11-4/paper260.html