Autonomous Information Behaviour: Towards a Conceptual Model

Information behaviour meets social capital: a conceptual model

Much research has been done on the favourable influence of social environment and social networks on knowledge production. The aim of this article is to design a theoretical framework where both information behaviour (IB) research and social capital (SC) research are integrated. Integrating these areas is seen as an advantage when focusing on the social construction of knowledge, and a model is...

Beyond information seeking: towards a general model of information behaviour

Introduction. The aim of the paper is to propose new models of information behaviour that extend the concept beyond simply information seeking to consider other modes of behaviour. The models chiefly explored are those of Wilson and Dervin. Argument A shortcoming of some models of information behaviour is that they present a sequence of stages where it is evident that actual behaviour is not al...

Towards a conceptual reference model for project management information systems

Project management information systems have changed considerably over the last decade. They no longer focus on scheduling and resource management alone. Instead, they have become comprehensive systems that support the entire life-cycle of projects, project programs, and project portfolios. In this context, project-oriented organizations are facing a new challenge: the design, implementation, an...

Behaviour-based Autonomous Systems: towards an Analysis Framework Behaviour-based Autonomous Systems: towards an Analysis Framework

In this paper we address the crucial problem of the behaviour-based control, namely: given a set of behaviours connected in some way, what will be the result of their concurrent and independent execu-tion? We present a very simple example showing that analysis of this problem is not at all simple, depending on a large number of variables. Moreover we suggest that usage of diierent design and im...

restoring the double disconnect: towards a conceptual reinstatement of opiate addiction as a high risk behaviour