Description: Information Foraging Theory: Adaptive Interaction with Information (Human Technology Interaction Series) Product Overview Although much of the hubris and hyperbole surrounding the 1990's Internet has softened to a reasonable level, the inexorable momentum of information growth continues unabated. This wealth of information provides resources for adapting to the problems posed by our increasingly complex world, but the simple availability of more information does not guarantee its successful transformation into valuable knowledge that shapes, guides, and improves our activity. When faced with something like the analysis of sense-making behavior on the web, traditional research models tell us a lot about learning and performance with browser operations, but very little about how people will actively navigate and search through information structures, what information they will choose to consume, and what conceptual models they will induce about the landscape of cyberspace. Thus, it is fortunate that a new field of research, Adaptive Information Interaction (AII), is becoming possible. AII centers on the problems of understanding and improving human-information interaction. It is about how people will best shape themselves to their information environments, and how information environments can best be shaped to people. Its roots lie in human-computer interaction (HCI), information retrieval, and the behavioral and social sciences. This book is about Information Foraging Theory (IFT), a new theory in Adaptive Information Interaction that is one example of a recent flourish of theories in adaptationist psychology that draw upon evolutionary-ecological theory in biology. IFT assumes that people (indeed, all organisms) are ecologically rational, and that human information-seeking mechanisms and strategies adapt the structure of the information environments in which they operate. Its main aim is to create technology that is better shaped to users. Information Foraging Theory will be of interest to student and professional researchers in HCI and cognitive psychology. Read more Details Publisher : Oxford University Press; 1st edition (April 12, 2007) Language : English Hardcover : 226 pages ISBN-10 : 0195173325 ISBN-13 : 21 Item Weight : 1.42 pounds Dimensions : 10 x 0.7 x 7.2 inches Best Sellers Rank: #6,546,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,812 in Library & Information Science (Books) #2,627 in Cognitive Psychology (Books) #5,120 in General Library & Information Sciences #1,812 in Library & Information Science (Books) #2,627 in Cognitive Psychology (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0195173325
ISBN10: 0195173325
ISBN13: 9780195173321
EAN: 9780195173321
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GTIN: 09780195173321
Number of Pages: 226 Pages
Publication Name: Information Foraging Theory : Adaptive Interaction with Information
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2007
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.2 Oz
Subject Area: Computers, Psychology
Item Length: 7.2 in
Author: Peter L. T. Pirolli
Item Width: 10 in
Series: Human Technology Interaction Ser.
Format: Hardcover
