A type of information gathering that is defined by a repetitious or iterative return to an information source. Examples would be reading the same newspaper or watching the same TV program every day. 

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Monitoring is directed and passive information seeking. A user who is monitoring has an interest or question in mind, but does not actively search for information. They wait for relevant information to appear.

Monitoring Mode of Information Seeking

Gathering Activities in the Hektor Model

Hektor, A. (2001). What's the use: Internet and information behavior in everyday life. Linkoping University. (Linkoping Studies in Arts and Science 240). Retrieved from http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A254863&dswid=6661

What's the Use: Internet and Information Behavior in Everyday Life

Monitoring in the Hektor Model

A more informal and less directed form of information seeking and gathering. This entails sifting through objects to appraise their utility. 


Browsing in the Hektor Model

A type of information gathering and communicating that entails deep engagement with and retention of information. This is akin to extracting in the Ellis Model. 

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