Researching information experience : object and domain


Autoria(s): Partridge, Helen L.; Yates, Christine
Contribuinte(s)

Bruce, Christine S.

Davis, Kate

Hughes, Hilary E.

Partridge, Helen L.

Stoodley, Ian D.

Data(s)

2014

Resumo

Information experience has emerged as a new and dynamic field of information research in recent years. This chapter will discuss and explore information experience in two distinct ways: (a) as a research object, and; (b) as a research domain. Two recent studies will provide the context for this exploration. The first study investigated the information experiences of people using social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) during natural disasters. Data was gathered by in-depth semi-structured interviews with 25 participants, from two areas affected by natural disasters (i.e., Brisbane and Townsville). The second study investigated the qualitatively different ways in which people experienced information literacy during a natural disaster. Using phenomenography, data was collected via semi-structured interviews with 7 participants. These studies represent two related yet different investigations. Taken together the studies provide a means to critically debate and reflect upon our evolving understandings of information experience, both as a research object and as a research domain. This chapter presents our preliminary reflections and concludes that further research is needed to develop and strengthen our conceptualisation of this emerging area.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/65622/

Publicador

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/65622/1/Partridge_Final.pdf

http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/promo/lisbooks.htm

Partridge, Helen L. & Yates, Christine (2014) Researching information experience : object and domain. In Bruce, Christine S., Davis, Kate, Hughes, Hilary E., Partridge, Helen L., & Stoodley, Ian D. (Eds.) Information Experience : Approaches to Theory and Practice. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley.

Direitos

Copyright 2014 Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Fonte

Centre for Emergency & Disaster Management; Faculty of Education; School of Information Systems; Science & Engineering Faculty; School of Cultural & Language Studies in Education

Palavras-Chave #080700 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES #information experience #qualitative research #information literacy #research domain #research object #library and information studies #natural disasters
Tipo

Book Chapter