LIS 74 - Information Seeking Behavior

    Recent Professors
    Jane Mckenna
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    38–40 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSUCSU GE Area E
    Description
    Introduction to information-seeking theories, methods, and user behaviors; examination of social-scientific principles, research methodologies, value systems, and ethics used to study how individuals and groups seek, interpret, and use information; analysis of information behavior as a cultural and social phenomenon shaped by psychological, economic, and technological systems; exploration of issues such as power, bias, inequities in access, privacy, data ethics, AI, censorship, and intellectual property.