These primarily offer a successful showcase of library science models with great influence in theory, user’s behavior, technology adoption, and digital transformation. They represent the concepts and frameworks beneficial to library and information professionals and researchers doing their best to understand the emerging and dynamic field in library and information science. Please let me know if you need more information about specific models.
Core Models in Library Science:
- Five Laws of Library Science
Focus: Fundamental principles for library services.
Wikipedia: Five laws of library science
Personal Website: N/A - Information Search Process (ISP) Model
Focus: Stages of user information-seeking behavior.
Wikipedia: Information Search Process
Personal Website: N/A - Big6 Information Literacy Model
Focus: Six stages for developing information literacy skills.
Wikipedia: Big6
Personal Website: Big6 Information Literacy - Dervin’s Sense-Making Theory
Focus: Understanding and filling gaps in information processing.
Wikipedia: Sense-Making Theory
Personal Website: N/A - Wilson’s Information-Seeking Behavior Models
Focus: Factors affecting how individuals seek information.
Wikipedia: Information Seeking Behavior
Personal Website: N/A - Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)
Focus: Predicting and explaining technology adoption in libraries.
Wikipedia: UTAUT
Personal Website: N/A - Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
Focus: User acceptance and usage of technology.
Wikipedia: Technology Acceptance Model
Personal Website: N/A - Library Management Models
Focus: Effective planning and resource management in libraries.
Reference: Library Management, Decision-Making, and Planning
Personal Website: N/A
Information and Digital Library-Specific Models:
- Digital Libraries Evaluation Models
Focus: Usability and performance of digital libraries.
Wikipedia: Digital Library Evaluation
Personal Website: N/A - Information Literacy Competency Standards
Focus: Defining skills for information literacy.
Wikipedia: Information Literacy
Personal Website: ACRL Standards - Cognitive Load Theory in Information Retrieval
Focus: Minimizing cognitive load in accessing information.
Wikipedia: Cognitive Load Theory
Personal Website: N/A - Lotka’s Law
Focus: Author productivity in scientific literature.
Wikipedia: Lotka’s Law
Personal Website: N/A - Bradford’s Law
Focus: Dispersion of articles on a topic across journals.
Wikipedia: Bradford’s Law
Personal Website: N/A - Zipf’s Law
Focus: Word frequency distribution in text.
Wikipedia: Zipf’s Law
Personal Website: N/A - Citation Analysis Models
Focus: Tracking the impact of research through citations.
Wikipedia: Citation Analysis
Personal Website: N/A
Emerging and Advanced Models:
- Knowledge Management Models
Focus: Managing organizational knowledge effectively.
Wikipedia: Knowledge Management
Personal Website: N/A - Bibliometrics and Scientometrics Models
Focus: Quantitative analysis of literature and science.
Wikipedia: Bibliometrics
Personal Website: N/A - Information Architecture Models
Focus: Organizing and structuring information environments.
Wikipedia: Information Architecture
Personal Website: N/A - FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records)
Focus: Framework for cataloging and retrieval.
Wikipedia: FRBR
Personal Website: N/A - User-Centered Design (UCD) in Libraries
Focus: Enhancing user experience in library systems.
Wikipedia: User-Centered Design
Personal Website: N/A - Community-Led Libraries Model
Focus: Community involvement in library operations.
Wikipedia: Community Libraries
Personal Website: N/A - Open Access and Institutional Repository Models
Focus: Free availability of scholarly content.
Wikipedia: Open Access
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