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    | • | much information seeking is haphazard, ill- 
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    |  | defined. May not know exactly what you are 
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    |  | looking for. Iterative and fluid. Exploration. 
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    | Scanning – covering a large area quickly and without depth 
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    | Browsing – following an undirected path by associations 
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    | Searching – looking for an explicit target 
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    | Exploring – finding out the full extent and diversity of what 
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    | Wandering – random and unstructured movement without 
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