摘要：The study compares two recent models of information seeking. The fi rst model developed by Meho and Tibbo (2003) reinterprets Ellis´ conception of information seeking. The second model proposed by Foster (2004) stands for a nonlinear holistic conception of information seeking. The paper examines the above models in order to identify their similarities and differences. The comparison is carried out by applying criteria for the evaluation of conceptual models. The fi ndings suggest that even though the two models have a different perspective on information seeking they have a major similarity: they are cyclical. Together these two new models represent an apparent change in information seeking research: a shift from linear stage models to cyclical process models. The comparison of the models also points to a need to study further the relationship between contexts and processes of information seeking.
