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]

Hi everyone! I’m leaning towards the Brandon Sanderson community. He has garnered so much love and attention and he continues to write books at an insanely quick pace. He has a website and YouTube where he gives weekly updates of his writing progress on all of his books and often discusses his works. His was the largest kickstarter project for his…[Read more]

Hi again, everyone! After looking into all of the different “fandoms” out there, it is hard to narrow it down to one because they are all interesting. Would exploring the intersection between fandom/fan culture and libraries/information science be too broad of a topic? Any advice would be appreciated!

I’ve been having a hard time narrowing in on the information community I want to work with. I’m really interested in digital artists because I feel like there’s a lot of different ways they can engage with information (art tutorials, selling their art, social media, etc), but I’m having a really hard time locating appropriate sources. I find tons…[Read more]

I would like to research comic books for my information community. Would like to try to write about how comics and their place in popular culture have changed over the years.

I’m leaning toward National Parks visitors for my information community. Still not sure if and how I should narrow the scope. I’m thinking of focusing on first time visitors, amateur hikers, or those looking to visit all the national parks.

I’m thinking of researching the realm of ASMR because it feels like there’s a robust foundation for further research in regards to community and information. I also seemed to have stumbled upon an article about practices within therapy and library settings, which is great!

Additionally, I’ve consumed ASMR content for the past year and a half, so…[Read more]

I am still struggling to pick a single community for this assignment; I am interested in the film preservation community and fiction writers. However, I still need to narrow my focus on one subject within the community. For film preservation, I was interested in how the restoration of films for older films has resulted in a conflict between the…[Read more]

I’ve been brainstorming ideas for a community and I’m really interested in people who make and solve crosswords. I haven’t been able to find academic articles about crosswords yet, though. Widening the search to puzzles also hasn’t turned up anything. Is that a red flag? I could certainly find something else to focus on but was curious if anyone…[Read more]

Hello! I have been doing a lot of thinking on which community I want to focus on. One community that has peaked my interest is the BookTok community. There has been a lot of buzz around that community specifically so I thought it could be interesting. However, I’m afraid it might be a little too broad as there is a lot of sub communities that fall…[Read more]

Hey everyone, I have been pondering the homeschool family community. It is a community I fell into due to the pandemic. and there is so much there. But I am wondering if it is too broad of a subject.

Hello everyone! Like many others, I also find myself drawn to fan communities and have been kicking a few ideas around… I am considering “Rick and Morty” fans, since it’s an odd show that ranges from extremely low-brow to abstract humor–but I’m wondering if it is potentially too offensive a show? I am also considering “Outlander” fans, because…[Read more]

Hi, everyone! After reviewing the list of past information communities that have been researched for this class, I feel most drawn to the more “fan-based” communities. As of now, I’m trying to decide between Harry Potter Fans/Potterheads, Cosplayers, and a few more ideas that I came up with on my own, such as Star Trek Fans, Twilight Fans, or The…[Read more]

Hello everyone, looking through the list of past successful information communities to research on, I’m debating between many of them: Crafters, Fiction Writers, Hobbyist Cooks, Book Authors. But I’m definitely leaning more towards Crafters.

I’m thinking about the citizen science community in America. I distantly recall watching a documentary about community members of Flint, Michigan researching their own water supply to first report the issues, and how they began their efforts at their library.

A similar, but darker, alternative I am considering is “mis-information” communities,…[Read more]

Hey all,

I’m considering a few alternatives for my subject community. The ones I’m most interested in currently are 1) Clergy and 2) Recent refugees in the SF Bay Area. #1 will need refinement, but there seems to be a decent literature base and some articles with helpful calls for further research. #2 is maybe more interesting to me, but I have…[Read more]

I’m considering to choose elderly community for my research paper. I want to focus on elderly people in California who use library services. I’m struggling on gadering enough information for my research paper.