@laurenhayes66 The TS info community would be perfect and you would have the LIS research related to fandom info behaviors as well as all the studies of how folks use social media etc. to further causes, share etc.

@kellivukadinovich This is right on track and yes to the SLP/E angle.

@awilliams1998 One thing you could do is focus very broadly on fan communities as information communities. In the discussion section of your paper you could explore the library response to fan groups such as libraries that host “cons” and cosplay programs, or other service focused on fans. On the other side of that work, you would have a really…[Read more]

@elenaporton Take a look at the artists example on the synthesis page. You will see how the student used broader studies on the info behavior and needs of artists to craft a view of her community. It is also just fine to use an article that focuses on the information behaviors and needs of creatives in general.

Also, this group (or broader travelers) would fall into the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) and Enthusiasts area of the literature as well.

@laurafong This sounds good. You may not need to narrow specifically but you could address first time visitors etc in your explorations.

@christinew12 If you are thinking about comic book fans, I have had successful papers on the community. You can pull from the literature related to the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) and Enthusiasts.

@izgz See above! I messed up your @username.

@ines My thought is you would be focusing on the information behaviors and needs of ASMR creators/consumers. I could see the literature related to the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) and Enthusiasts working well (I have mentioned this are of research a lot in comments below). Info behaviors of YouTube creators would fit as well…even creators…[Read more]

@cchristine The focus of all of the assignments in 200 is on the information behaviors and needs of an ion community. How I could see your Cameron example working would be researching the info behaviors and needs of film restoration fans and how they create and share info. Im thinking of all the YT’ers that made videos critiquing the Cameron’s 4K…[Read more]

@jrogoff This group sounds like they would fit well under the banner of Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) and Enthusiasts. There may not be specific LIS research on the information behaviors and needs of folks who make and solve crosswords or puzzles, but there is a lot of literature regarding how folks spin leisure time and what their information…[Read more]

@meganshipston054 BookTok would be fun and you van pull from the LIS literature on info behaviors and needs of enthusiasts as well as info behaviors and needs of social media users. Readers as well!

I have also had successful papers on gamers and bakers!

@sweetmj The Homeschooling Information Community is not too broad at all. I have had papers in the past on the group. I do seem to recall there is not as much LIS research as I thought.

@erin999 See my comments below about fan information communities. Yay for Outlander! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I don’t think you would be mocking the “bronies.”

TikTok would be a good choice as well. I have had successful papers on various TT communities.

@awilliams1998 Oh yes! Any of your choices of fan communities would be good. There is some super interesting research happening in this space. This would also fall into the broader category of Serious Leisure / Enthusiasts as I mentioned below.

@tlueders No worries! This is an important decision. I appreciate your participation here… and everyone!