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QMin posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months ago
Hello, everyone! It’s been interesting reading everyone’s information community choices and seeing all of the variety there is! I’ve been giving my choice some thought too, and I think I want to focus on a topic that relates to the medical field, whether that be on a certain group of medical professionals like doctors, or on immigrants and how…[Read more]
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@qminmin253 I have had many strong papers on the information behaviors and needs of immigrants. I recall one student working on the information behaviors in needs of doctors and I think it might’ve been a bit of a struggle, but there could be more research now. I think either of these would be viable, depending on what Research is out there.
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Janet posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months ago
Hi everyone! I’ve been thinking a lot about the topic of tiny homes. It’s a community that I have always found fascinating but can never do myself (it feels too claustrophobic). The more I think about it, the topic can branch off into mobile/permanent tiny homes or even tiny homes vs tiny living (such as small condos). I haven’t done much research…[Read more]
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@janetkong yes, tiny homes is one of our assignment synthesis. Examples and you will see that the student pulled from literature related to minimalism and information behaviors as well. There is also a thriving online community devoted to tiny home, living with YouTube channels, such as Living Big in a tiny house, etc..
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Sam Diaz posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months ago
Hi everyone! I’ve been thinking of picking the 3D Printing community for my choice. I am not in this community but I do have some friends who are and it seems so interesting. There have been many innovations that I have seen in my research so far including industrial sized 3D printers that I hope to learn more about!
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@spalmerdiaz I have had successful papers on makers of all kinds and 3-D printing community would fall under the banner for sure. There is some useful research related to the information behaviors, and needs of makers. I think serious leisure would come in to play here as well.
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Jessica L posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months ago
Hi everybody! I hope it is becoming a little easier to decide on your chosen community. In my case, I keep over thinking everything haha! When I last posted I was considering either the gluten free community or the film preservation community. Since then, I have added another option to the mix!
I’ve thought a lot about focusing on international…[Read more]
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@jessabelle this is also a viable community to pursue. I think they would be great interest in the academic library community on meeting the needs of international students so the research is most probably robust.
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Thanks @michael that’s exactly what I was thinking. I think I’ve decided on my community! Yippee!
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@jessabelle Yay!!
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@jessabelle I have decided to examine first generation college students – similar to your topic. I look forward to reading your blog post.
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Hi @mkane that sounds like a great topic to explore! I look forward to reading yours as well 🙂
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Jessica L commented on the post, Extension for Blog Report #2, on the site INFO 200 – Information Communities 3 months, 1 weeks ago
Thank you @michael for the extension. That is very helpful!
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Carolina Aguilar posted an update 3 months, 1 weeks ago
Hey everyone,
So I have been giving my topic some considerable thought (Harry Potter Fans community) and I have decided that I am going to switch my community over to D&D (Dungeons and Dragons community). When I started considering how this will help me later down the road in my career I thought that D&D might be a better choice because there are…[Read more] -
Natalie Sheehan posted an update in the group INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 3 months, 1 weeks ago
Hi all!
I’ve been seeing the terms “serious leisure” and “fandom” in relation to lenses and frameworks, and I feel silly for asking this, but where can I find more information on these? Are they in our resources somewhere? I combed through the lectures and readings given so far, and can’t seem to find anything on these frameworks. Help please!
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@masterkeyper We are moving into the 2 modules focused on info behavior models and theories. For right now, you can read a bit about Serious Leisure on this page:
Hi all!I’ve been seeing the terms “serious leisure” and “fandom” in relation to lenses and frameworks, and I feel silly for asking this, but where can I find more information on these? Are they in our resources somewhere? I combed through the lectures and readings given so far, and can’t seem to find anything on these frameworks. Help please![Read more]– Natalie Sheehan (@masterkeyper) February 11, 2024
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@michael thank you very much!
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Sarah Litschewski posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months, 1 weeks ago
As I’ve been brainstorming for my information community, I’ve been considering two ideas. One idea I have had is gardening, but I’m not sure if gardening would be too broad and if I should make it more specific as home gardeners? Another idea I have been considering as well is genealogy. For genealogy, I was wondering if in picking a community,…[Read more]
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Hello @sarahlitschewski I have had many incredible papers on genealogists. I’ve summed that just focused on the family, historian or hobby genealogists, and some that are focused on professional and hobby genealogists. This area has great research.
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@sarahlitschewski I should have addressed the gardening angle as well. I have had successful papers on all types of gardeners, usually through the Serious Leisure framework.
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@michael Thank you for the great insight on both topics, it was very helpful in being able to decide which community I would like to do! I think I have decided to focus on hobby genealogists, it sounds like there is lots of exciting research on the community.
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I was also interested in gardening, but had difficulty in finding research with my initial search. I once visited a library at a botanical garden so perhaps there is something out there for special libraries. Still, I personally decided on one of my other ideas instead.
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I wanted to share my difficulties so you could sooner make use of additional resources if you are really interested. I don’t want my comment to seem discouraging.
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Daniel Nero commented on the post, Behold! Our OPML File for all the Class Blogs, on the site INFO 200 – Information Communities 3 months, 1 weeks ago
I love that Feedly houses all the blogs in one spot. Thanks for sharing this resource with us!
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MTav posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months, 1 weeks ago
I’ve been brainstorming for a bit, but haven’t gotten a good idea of the kinds of information some group might be using/looking for. I find idea of cults and reality/game show contestants to be interesting, but seems like there’s such variety among them. I’m so used to thinking about groups from a psychology/sociology perspective, switching to…[Read more]
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@marissatavener You could pull from the broader LIS lit devoted to enthusiasts and serious leisure for tattoo enthusiasts. Probably virtual community info behaviors as well. Might be worth it to try some searches or schedule with our King librarian to try some search strategies.
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MTav commented on the post, Class Social Time Recording, on the site INFO 200 – Information Communities 3 months, 1 weeks ago
Just wanted to echo the same thanks as above. Very helpful to have this recording posted, hopefully I can make the next one!
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Kateri posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months, 1 weeks ago
I’ve been considering focusing on zine makers as my information community, but I’m not sure if that’s too narrow, still haven’t done enough looking to see if I’ll be able to find adequate research. Broadening the scope I might consider self-publishers since zine makers would be captured by that as well
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@kwarnick I could see this as a feasible community. You could draw from related studies on content creators etc. Serious Leisure for sure would be a good route – enthusiasts.
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