by Carol Collier Kuhlthau
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FIGURE 1. Progression and Development of Kuhlthau's Information Search Process |
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| Date | Title of Selected Research Reports | Significance |
| 1985 | A Process Approach to Library Skills Instruction. School Library Media Quarterly, 13 (1), 35-40 | First study of the ISP with 25 HS students |
| 1985 | An Emerging Theory of Library Instruction. School Library Media Quarterly, 16 (1), 23-28. | Process is important in teaching research |
| 1988 | Perceptions of the Information Search Process in Libraries: A Study of Changes from High School Through College. Information Processing & Management, 24 (4), 419-427. | Transference of skills from high school to college: a survey study |
| 1988 | Longitudinal Case Studies of the Information Search Process of Users in Libraries. Library and Information Science Research, 10 (3), 257-304. | In depth case study of six students from high school through college |
| 1988 | Meeting the Information Needs of Children and Young Adults: Basing Library Media Programs on Developmental States. Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 2 (1), 51-57. | Connecting cognitive-development stages to learning in libraries |
| 1989 | The Information Search Process of High-, Middle-, and Low-Achieving High School Seniors. School Library Media Quarterly, 17 (4), 224-228. | Large scale examination of the ISP high school seniors |
| 1989 | Information Search Process: A Summary of Research and Implications for School Library Media Programs. School Library Media Quarterly, 18 (5), 19-25. | Practical application using the model of the ISP in schools |
| 1990 | Validating A Model of the Search Process: A Comparison of Academic, Public, and School Library Users. Library and Information Science Research, 12 (1), 5-32. | Confirmation of the ISP in various types of libraries With Turock, George and Belvin |
| 1991 | Inside the Search Process: Information Seeking from the User's Perspective. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42 (5), 361-371. | Highly cited article on cognitive and affective aspect of information seeking |
| 1993 | Implementing a Process Approach to Information Skills: A Study Identifying Indicators of Success in Library Media Programs. School Library Media Quarterly, 22 (1), 11-18. | Identified inhibitors and enablers of implementing the ISP in K-12 contexts |
| 1993 | A Principle of Uncertainty for Information Seeking. Journal of Documentation, 49 (4), 339-355. | Explanation of the impact of emotion on the ISP |
| 1994 | Students and the Information Search Process: Zones of Intervention for Librarians. In Advances in Librarianship, Academic Press, 57-72. | Introduction of critical moments where students need assistance and guidance |
| 1996 | The Concept of a Zone of Intervention for Identifying the Role of Intermediaries in the Information Search Process. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science Annual Meeting, 367-376. | Develops notion of a “Zone of Intervention” for library and information services |
| 1997 | Learning in Digital Libraries: An Information Search Process Approach. Library Trends, 45 (4), 707-723. | Information technology and the ISP, the problem of seeking meaning from abundance of information |
| 1999 | Student Learning in the Library: What Library Power Librarians Say. School Libraries Worldwide. 5 (2), 80-96. | Using library for inquiry learning |
| 1999 | Accommodating the User's Information Search Process: Challenges for Information Retrieval System Designers. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 25 (3), 12-16. | Implication of ISP for information system design |
| 1999 | The Role of Experience in the Information Search Process of an Early Career Information Worker: Perceptions of Uncertainty, Complexity, Construction and Sources. Journal American Society for Information Science, 50 (5), 399-412. | Comparison of novice/expert use of ISP in the workplace |
| 2001 | Information Seeking for Learning: A Study of Librarians Perceptions of Learning in School Libraries. New Review of Information Behaviour Research, 2, 31-46. | ISP of students in science projects With McNally |
| 2001 | Information Search Process of Lawyers: A Call For 'Just For Me' Information Services. Journal of Documentation, 57 (1), 31-46. | Evidence of ISP in the workplace and need for creating meaning With Tama |
| 2001 | The Information Search Process (ISP) A Search for Meaning Rather than Answers. Doshisha Journal of Library and Information Science, 1 (6), 31-46. | Uncovers problem of seeking meaning from information |
| 2001 | Rethinking Libraries for the Information Age School: Vital Roles in Inquiry Learning. Proceedings of the International Association of School Librarianship Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand. | Consideration of changes in schools to prepare students for ISP in workplace |
| 2004 | Meeting the Challenge of Intellectual Access: Vital roles for librarians. Margaret Mann Lecture, School of Information, University of Michigan. | ISP in the context of education and the workplace that indicate new roles for librarians |
| 2006 | Information Literacy through Guided Inquiry: Preparing Students for the 21st Century. Proceedings of the International Association of School Librarians Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. | Guided Inquiry for preparing students for information environment |