{"id":441,"date":"2025-10-30T02:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2025-12-23T00:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:46:34","slug":"information-behavior-and-practices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/research-areas\/information-behavior-and-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Behavior and Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SLIS_horiz_white_PMS-e1766111514584.jpg\" alt=\"Simmons University School of Library and Information Science\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>Information Behavior and Practices<\/h3>\n<p>Explores how individuals and groups look for, use, and respond to information in different contexts.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the names below to see the research projects by faculty members in the area of Information Behavior and Practices.<\/p>\n<h3>IS&amp;T Lab Faculty<\/h3>\n<h3>Research Areas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/naresh-agarwal\/#IBP-NA\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNaresh Agarwal<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/kyong-eun-oh\/#IBP-KO\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKyong Eun Oh<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/sanda-erdelez\/#IBP-SE\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSanda Erdelez<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/shengang-wang\/#IBP-SW\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><br 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