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Main Author: Chatman, Elfreda A.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1986
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ345850
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Table of Contents:
  • Diffusion Theory: A Review and Test of a Conceptual Model in Information Diffusion. Chatman, Elfreda A. Access to Information Diffusion (Communication) Economically Disadvantaged Information Seeking Information Utilization Innovation Job Search Methods Library Services Low Income Groups Models Public Libraries Qualitative Research User Needs (Information) Users (Information) Reports on a study of the awareness, use, and diffusion of job information in a low-income population as a test of diffusion theory. A review of the literature is included and major models are reexamined with information rather than technology as the innovation. Implications for librarians are discussed. (EM)