Information Search Behavior of Students of the Islamic Library and Information Science Undergraduate Program, Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo Using the Ellis Model

Perilaku pencarian informasi mahasiswa program studi Sarjana ilmu perpustakaan dan informasi islam Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo menggunakan model Ellis

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Students need relevant information to support productivity in their studies. This study aims to identify the information-seeking behavior of students at the University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo (UMPO). This study used a descriptive qualitative method with observation and in-depth interviews with four students of the Islamic Library and Information Science (IPII) Study Program from various intakes (2022–2024). Data were analyzed through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, verification, and conclusion drawing, and interpreted based on Ellis's information-seeking behavior model theory. The results showed that most informants had systematically applied the stages in Ellis's model, starting from starting, chaining, browsing, differentiating, monitoring, extracting, verifying, to ending. However, it was found that a small number of informants did not use any of these stages. This finding illustrates that the majority of students have a structured information-seeking pattern in accordance with Ellis's theoretical framework.

Keywords: information-seeking behavior; ellis model; information sources