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Foraging in the Information Ecosystem

Foraging in the Information Ecosystem

Update: 2025-04-09
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Information Foraging Theory explains how users navigate information spaces by following scent trails to valuable resources, while Cost-Structure Analysis examines the cognitive operations required to transform found information into meaningful understanding. Together these complementary frameworks illuminate the entire findability challenge, from initial search behaviors to the development of coherent knowledge structures.

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Foraging in the Information Ecosystem

Foraging in the Information Ecosystem

Drew Wiberg