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Information Horizons
A Framework for Understanding and Exploring Information Behavior
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
605 kr
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Information Horizons is the updated, definitive resource for the Information Horizon Theory and Information Horizon Interview method. Embracing behavioral, cognitive and social aspects of information, the theory and method have been applied globally in information behavior research and education.The theory posits posits that information behavior is social, material, temporal, dynamic, situational and contextual, and that information behavior can be conceptualized as Information Horizons which include affordances and constraints on information behavior. It provides the foundation for the Information Horizon Interview method that combines semi-structured interview questions with a graphical elicitation technique in which the participant draws a visualization, or map, of their Information Horizon which illustrates their information seeking behavior in specific situations and context. This volume incorporates recent developments in scholarship, technology and methodology, updating the theory and method and providing new insights and guidance for their use in research and teaching. An expert in citation content analysis shows how the theory and method have been incorporated in research since its inception. Case studies authored by renowned scholars present personal reflections on their experiences conducting Information Horizon Interviews with different populations with a level of detail not possible within a standard research report. Extensive teaching and learning examples, with a focus on hands-on exercises, demonstrate how the theory and method are used to teach information behavior concepts. Essays by students recount their experiences learning about the Information Horizon Theory and conducting Information Horizon Interviews. The book concludes with two detailed Information Horizon Interview guides for different study populations.Information Horizons will be of interest to researchers, educators, students, and practitioners worldwide interested in researching and teaching information behavior.
Information Horizons
A Framework for Understanding and Exploring Information Behavior
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
2 226 kr
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Information Horizons is the updated, definitive resource for the Information Horizon Theory and Information Horizon Interview method. Embracing behavioral, cognitive and social aspects of information, the theory and method have been applied globally in information behavior research and education.The theory posits posits that information behavior is social, material, temporal, dynamic, situational and contextual, and that information behavior can be conceptualized as Information Horizons which include affordances and constraints on information behavior. It provides the foundation for the Information Horizon Interview method that combines semi-structured interview questions with a graphical elicitation technique in which the participant draws a visualization, or map, of their Information Horizon which illustrates their information seeking behavior in specific situations and context. This volume incorporates recent developments in scholarship, technology and methodology, updating the theory and method and providing new insights and guidance for their use in research and teaching. An expert in citation content analysis shows how the theory and method have been incorporated in research since its inception. Case studies authored by renowned scholars present personal reflections on their experiences conducting Information Horizon Interviews with different populations with a level of detail not possible within a standard research report. Extensive teaching and learning examples, with a focus on hands-on exercises, demonstrate how the theory and method are used to teach information behavior concepts. Essays by students recount their experiences learning about the Information Horizon Theory and conducting Information Horizon Interviews. The book concludes with two detailed Information Horizon Interview guides for different study populations.Information Horizons will be of interest to researchers, educators, students, and practitioners worldwide interested in researching and teaching information behavior.
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Emerging as a discipline in the first half of the twentieth century, the information sciences study how people, groups, organizations, and governments create, share, disseminate, manage, search, access, evaluate, and protect information, as well as how different technologies and policies can facilitate and constrain these activities. Given the broad span of the information sciences, it is perhaps not surprising that there is no consensus regarding its underlying theory-the purposes of it, the types of it, or how one goes about developing new theories to talk about new research questions.Diane H. Sonnenwald and the contributors to this volume seek to shed light on these issues by sharing reflections on the theory-development process. These reflections are not meant to revolve around data collection and analysis; rather, they focus on the struggles, challenges, successes, and excitement of developing theories. The particular theories that the contributors explore in their essays range widely, from theories of literacy and reading to theories of design and digital search. Several chapters engage with theories of the behavior of individuals and groups; some deal with processes of evaluation; others reflect on questions of design; and the rest treat cultural and scientific heritage. The ultimate goal, Sonnenwald writes in her introduction, is to “encourage, inspire, and assist individuals striving to develop and/or teach theory development.”