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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Born in [[New Brunswick]], [[New Jersey]] (U.S.), she graduated from [[Kean University]] in 1959, completing a [[master's degree ]] in [[Librarianship]] in 1974 at [[Rutgers University]] and later obtaining a doctorate in 1983. In that same center she was the coordinator for more than 20 years of a master's degree in Library Science and [[Documentation | Scientific Documentation] ], as well as Professor Emeritus since 2006.
Born in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], [[New Jersey]], U.S., she graduated from [[Kean University]] in 1959, completing a [[master's degree ]] in [[Librarianship]] in 1974 at [[Rutgers University]] and later obtaining a doctorate in 1983. In that same center she was the coordinator for more than 20 years of a master's degree in Library Science and [[Documentation | Scientific Documentation]], as well as Professor Emeritus since 2006.


She was the founder of the [[Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries]]. <Ref> [http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/kuhlthau.html The School Librery Media Specialist]. Accessed September 18, 2015 </ref>
She was the founder of the [[Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries]]. <Ref> [http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/kuhlthau.html The School Librery Media Specialist]. Accessed September 18, 2015 </ref>


== Information search process ==
== Information search process ==
Kuhlthau became interested in human behavior and information search strategies. She conducted a field study in various [[library]] s with students in 1989.<ref>[http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/edchoice/SLMQ_InformationSearchProcess_InfoPower.pdf American Library Association]</ref> Two years later she published the first study on the information search process called "Kuhlthau Model". In it, Kuhlthau detailed how the students still had serious problems translating the knowledge they possessed on the specific topic (s) to be investigated, to '' materialization '' in a successful search.<ref>[https://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Feb-99/kuhlthau.html Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science] Accessed September 18, 2015 </ref>
Kuhlthau became interested in human behavior and information search strategies. She conducted a field study in various [[library|libraries]] with students in 1989.<ref>[http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/edchoice/SLMQ_InformationSearchProcess_InfoPower.pdf American Library Association]</ref> Two years later she published the first study on the information search process called "Kuhlthau Model". In it, Kuhlthau detailed how the students still had serious problems translating the knowledge they possessed on the specific topic (s) to be investigated, to '' materialization '' in a successful search.<ref>[https://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Feb-99/kuhlthau.html Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science] Accessed September 18, 2015 </ref>


To resolve this point (which Kuhlthau called the "information problem"), she designed a strategy based on six successive steps or stages, but which, in no case, would be mandatory; that is, they would be taken flexibly depending on the user's skills, the library system used, the type of document required, etc.
To resolve this point (which Kuhlthau called the "information problem"), she designed a strategy based on six successive steps or stages, but which, in no case, would be mandatory; that is, they would be taken flexibly depending on the user's skills, the library system used, the type of document required, etc.

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Carol Kuhlthau
BornDecember 2, 1937 (1937-12-02) (age 86)
New Brunswick, New Jersey U.S.
EducationKean University (1959)
Occupations
  • Librarian
  • academic
  • researcher
Known forInformational human behavior, Kuhlthau model
AwardsASIST academic excellence award (2013)

Carol Collier Kuhlthau (born December 2, 1937[1]) is a retired American educator, researcher, and international speaker on learning in school libraries, information literacy, and information seeking behavior.

Biography

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S., she graduated from Kean University in 1959, completing a master's degree in Librarianship in 1974 at Rutgers University and later obtaining a doctorate in 1983. In that same center she was the coordinator for more than 20 years of a master's degree in Library Science and Scientific Documentation, as well as Professor Emeritus since 2006.

She was the founder of the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries. [2]

Information search process

Kuhlthau became interested in human behavior and information search strategies. She conducted a field study in various libraries with students in 1989.[3] Two years later she published the first study on the information search process called "Kuhlthau Model". In it, Kuhlthau detailed how the students still had serious problems translating the knowledge they possessed on the specific topic (s) to be investigated, to materialization in a successful search.[4]

To resolve this point (which Kuhlthau called the "information problem"), she designed a strategy based on six successive steps or stages, but which, in no case, would be mandatory; that is, they would be taken flexibly depending on the user's skills, the library system used, the type of document required, etc.

An important aspect is the human factor. Kuhlthau concluded that the mood of the students influenced how she developed the search.

The six steps would be:[5]

  1. Home: the user has a need for information. Here, the author considers that uncertainty is a negative element in obtaining his purposes.
  2. Selection of the topic: it is a first step of concretion without becoming definitive because his ideas are still too vague.
  3. Exploration: she begins to manage the library-documentary system with those weak ideas. At this stage it is common to rethink the research.
  4. Delimitation of the topic: with the documentation gathered, the user begins to visualize the information objective achieved.
  5. Selection of the information: the investigation is already clear and they begin to use the documentary tools profitably.
  6. Conclusion of the search: the user considers the task closed, feels relief and accumulates new knowledge and confidence to tackle the next
  7. Drafting of the final document: the work is completely finished when its investigation is presented in front of the class or in front of the public.

However, this model has been focused on school or high school students, being outdated for university students or researchers.

Research

Introduced in 1991, Kuhlthau's model of the Information Search Process (ISP) describes feelings, thoughts and actions in six stages of information seeking. The model of the ISP introduced the holistic experience of information seeking from the individual’s perspective, stressed the important role of affect in information seeking and proposed an uncertainty principle as a conceptual framework for library and information service. Kuhlthau’s work is among the most highly cited of library and information science faculty and one of the conceptualizations most often used by information science researchers.[citation needed] The ISP model represents a watershed in the development of new strategies for the delivery of K-16 library and information skills.[citation needed]

Education

Kuhlthau was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[citation needed] She received her B.S. from Kean University in 1959, Master's in Library Science (MLS) from Rutgers University in 1974 and her Doctorate in Education in 1983, also from Rutgers University.[6] Her doctoral dissertation was titled "The Library Research Process: Case Studies and Interventions with High School Seniors in Advanced Placement English Classes Using Kelly's Theory of Constructs."[7] She held several teaching and library positions before joining the Rutgers faculty in 1985 where for twenty years she directed the school library specialization in the Masters in Library and Information Science degree program that is ranked first in the United States by US News & World Report.[citation needed] During her tenure at Rutgers she was promoted to Professor II and chaired the Library and Information Science Department and retired as Professor Emerita in 2006.[citation needed] She was the founding Director of the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) at Rutgers where she continues as senior advisor.[8] Her book Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services[9] is a classic text in library and information science in the United States and abroad.[10] Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century (2007) 2nd Ed (2015), written with Leslie Maniotes and Ann Caspari, recommends learning environments where students gain deep understanding and also information literacy grounded in the Information Search Process. Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School (2012) written with Leslie Maniotes, PhD and Ann Caspari is a full description of the instructional design framework called Guided Inquiry Design a complete approach to inquiry based learning from a learning perspective.

Selected writings

  • "Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School with Leslie Maniotes and Ann Caspari (2012)
  • Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century with Leslie Maniotes and Ann Caspari (2007) revised second edition (2015)
  • Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services (2004)
  • Teaching the Library Research Process (1994, 2004)
  • “Inside the Search Process: Information Seeking from the User’s Perspective”, Journal of the American Society for Information Science (1991)

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. ^ The School Librery Media Specialist. Accessed September 18, 2015
  3. ^ American Library Association
  4. ^ Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science Accessed September 18, 2015
  5. ^ Information Research, vol 13 num 4, December 2008. Accessed September 18, 2015
  6. ^ "Kuhlthau's Vita- Rutgers University". Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  7. ^ "Kuhlthau's Vita- Rutgers University". Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "Carol Collier Kuhlthau- Rutgers University Profile". Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  9. ^ Kuhlthau, Carol (2004). Seeking Meaning: a process approach to library and information services. London: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-094-3.
  10. ^ "Review: Seeking Meaning: a process approach to library and information services". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  11. ^ "Research in Information Science Award". Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  12. ^ "The ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education". Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  13. ^ "Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology (LITA / OCLC)". Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  14. ^ "Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award Winners". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  15. ^ "LRRT's Shera Research Awards Recipients". Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  16. ^ "Distinguished Service Award". Archived from the original on December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

External links

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