My Experience with Kuhlthau's Model of the Information Search Process

By focussing on my experiences during my own research, I have found that I have become more aware of the feelings and stages that my students must go through when they are set research tasks.  I feel that I will be better prepared to support students as I have recently encountered similar problems or feelings of frustration.

The process students go through to find information today is very different than when I was a student at primary school.  Students have access to many more resources due to advancements in technology.  The exposure to vast amounts of information impacts on the exploration and formulation stages found in Kuhlthau's Model of the Information Search Process(Kuhlthau, Maniotes, Caspari, 2007).  I found this to be true during my own information search where I would come across hundreds of thousands of documents and found it difficult to narrow down the results to find and form a focus for my research.
       

(Kuhlthau, Maniotes, Caspari, 2007, p.19)

References:
Kuhlthau, C., Maniotes, L., Caspari, A. (2007), Guided Inquiry, Learning in the 21st Century, Libraries Unlimited, Connecticut, USA.