information seeking
Hunting for answers
Information seeking is the process of actively looking for facts, answers, or knowledge.
The term appears often in research contexts—library science, human-computer interaction, online behavior studies: information-seeking behavior, information-seeking skills.
It covers everything from asking a question to conducting systematic research.
Her information seeking led her down a rabbit hole of Wikipedia articles.
- seekTry to find
- findLocate through effort
- libraryBook collection or building
- searchAct of seeking
- locateDiscover the position of
knowledge · probe · need to know · look for · discovery · Socratic method · curiosity · open mind · critical thinking · inquiry · browsing · exploration · evaluating · due diligence · foraging · conceptual understanding · data · intelligence
- child curiositywonder, questions, why questions, exploration, imagination
- curiosityinquisitiveness, wonder, questioning, inquiry, interest
- librarieslibrarians, public libraries, librarian, public library, library card
- digital skillsdigital literacy, computer literacy, tech literacy, web search, media literacy
- patient behaviorsadherence, noncompliance, self-care, follow-up, pill taking
information seekingpassive learning
Absorbing without engaging
spoon-feeding · channel surfing · passive listening · doomscrolling
information seekingwillful ignorance
Purposely remaining uninformed
apathy · disinterest · incuriosity · ignorance · head-in-the-sand
information seekingtelling
Meaningfully indicative
broadcasting · disseminating · divulging · revealing · teaching
information, seeking, inform, informed, informing, informer, informers, informant, informants