Sorry. The same thing happened when I clicked on Article Inside the search process: Information seeking from the user’s perspective.

Hello. When I tried to click on Article Human Information Behavior under Week 3 Things to Explore, I could not get to it. When I clicked on the view online, I was taken to a page that has EBSCOhost Database: Library & Information Science Source Publications on it, as well as the words, Publication Details For “Informing Science.” Any ideas on what…[Read more]

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Hi everyone – I am interested in looking into how deaf or hard-of-hearing folks share and seek information – a preliminary search into this on our Library and Information Source Database showed few peer-reviewed results, which surprises me since I feel like libraries often discuss accessibility in resources and programming for deaf patrons. I may…[Read more]

In the Third Edition INFORMATION SERVICES TODAY An Introduction book, there is “Research on information communities offer five characteristics:
1. Emphasis on collaboration among diverse information providers
2. Capacity to form around people’s needs to access and use information
3. Capacity to exploit the information-sharing qualities of…[Read more]

Hi all, I am interested in looking at how people learn indigenous languages, and specifically wanted to research those who are learning Quechua. I’m still wondering if I should focus specifically on Quechua learning in the States, or if I should broaden the scope and look at both Quechua learning in North and South America. In a similar vein, I…[Read more]

Hello:) I am thinking about Children’s Book Publishers as an Info Community. I am curious about how books are selected, trends started and then the power that publishers have over the types of info and availability of info distributed. I am wondering though if this is too broad of a topic?

Hello! I’m thinking of researching teenagers seeking out sex education. I was a bit concerned about finding academic articles on the subject since its a community with concerns over privacy and discretion (and safety, in many cases), but I’m actually finding quite a few. I think libraries have the potential to be an instrumental sex ed resource,…[Read more]

Hi Ya’ll,

I am still uncertain about the community I wish to research. A few ideas that I have in mind are prison inmates and their accessibility to information. Or Chicano mural artists and how they use information to organize resistance through art.

I am strongly considering focusing on addiction recovery communities, but I am concerned as it is recommended to choose a community you are not directly involved with. I could choose an addiction that I am not in recovery for, but I am worried that in doing so, it may limit the research and literature available to me? I know that the recovery…[Read more]

Just a clarification please, in the INFO 200 Criteria for Grading Blog reports it refer’s to Fisher and Bishop’s five Characteristics of information communities, is this the same as Fisher and Fulton’s definition and characteristics of Information Communities?

Hello. Would writing about manga translations and scanlations be all right?

Hi everyone!
I would love to write about Taylor Swift and Swifties for my information community. I know this would fall into the broader category of Serious Leisure / Enthusiasts, and I was thinking I could focus on Taylor using her platform to inform fans on politics and feminism. I know it was said that it is hard to write about your own fandom…[Read more]