Tom Wilson: The person and his influence on my research

Introduction. Since my years as a Ph.D. student in the early 2000s, I have used Tom Wilson’s models in my research. They helped explain the field of human information behaviour to me. Later, I interacted with him during the review process of my papers for Information Research. I learned a lot more a...

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Published inInformation research Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 78 - 84
Main Author Agarwal, Naresh Kumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Borås 16.05.2025
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interview
project oneness world
tom wilson
wilson's models
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Summary:Introduction. Since my years as a Ph.D. student in the early 2000s, I have used Tom Wilson’s models in my research. They helped explain the field of human information behaviour to me. Later, I interacted with him during the review process of my papers for Information Research. I learned a lot more about the person, Tom Wilson, when I interviewed him for Project Oneness World. Method, Results. In this paper, I summarize parts of my research that were shaped by Wilson’s models. Rather than reproducing his whole interview, which is available on the project website and its social media channels, I provide snippets from his interview that were the most compelling to me. Conclusion. Through this write up, we get a glimpse of how Wilson’s models can influence the research journey of other researchers and how learnings from his life can inspire other people to follow in his footsteps.
ISSN:1368-1613
1368-1613
DOI:10.47989/ir30251502