Human Information Behavior - September 20, 2005, 8:00 - 8:30 LiSRadio Webcast: HIB Spot Series
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Guest:
![[Dr. Karen Fisher]](http://sisltcast.missouri.edu/images/fisher.jpg)
Dr. Karen Fisher
Associate Professor
The Information School, University of Washington
Dr. Fisher’s primary research and teaching area is information behavior, (social and cognitive aspects of how individuals need, seek, give and use information in different contexts). Other research and teaching areas include community information systems, qualitative research methods, and theoretical growth and activity in information science (for more info visit: http://ibec.ischool.washington.edu/default1024.aspx).
Host:
![[Dr. Sanda Erdelez]](http://sisltcast.missouri.edu/images/sanda.jpg)
Dr. Sanda Erdelez
Associate Professor
University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
Summary:
The guest of this show was Dr. Karen Fisher from the University of Washington. Dr. Fisher, who is also a chair of ASIST SIG USE, (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGUSE/) talked about the book Theories of Information Behavior (http://books.infotoday.com/asist/theorofinbeh.shtml) (Information Today, 2006) that she recently co-edited. This program is of interest to all information professionals, researchers, and students who are curious about the recent developments in the field of human information behavior.