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Sadie posted an update in the group INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 5 days, 20 hours ago
Hi! I am wanting to use JSTOR’s offline solution, which has significantly expanded this year, as my research-based info source for my information community (people experiencing incarceration), and was hoping to get some feedback to see if that sounded right. Thanks for reading!
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Jessica L posted an update in the group INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 6 days, 4 hours ago
I’m currently working on my #sourcessurvey. Is there a major penalty for going over the word limit? I’m at 1577 words and trying to cut down, but I am finding difficulty.
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MTav posted an update in the group INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 1 week ago
Do the articles in our lit review need to be organized in the matrix in any particular order? I noticed in the examples many were in alphabetical order by author last name, but I wasn’t seeing anything about that in the instructions (or maybe I missed it?). Was considering organizing mine more in thematic groupings to help with research paper…[Read more]
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Hello @marissatavener – There is no requirement for how they are listed. Some students use alphabetical order, others in order of interest. I like the idea of thematic groupings!
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Emily Sapien posted an update in the group INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 3 weeks, 1 day ago
It does not seem like there is a peer-reviewed article specifically about the information behavior for my community (hobby crochet). For Blog #4, should I use an article that has my community as participants and has parts that can be interpreted as information behavior, an article that is for information behavior of a similar hobby community, or…[Read more]
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Katelyn A. posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 month, 1 week ago
Hey everyone, I know our blog post #2 is just around the corner but I’m wondering if anyone else is worried about finding adequate peer-reviewed references. I thought I would find plenty with my chosen topic, but I’m struggling! Most of the specific resources I’ve been able to find are dissertations, and it’s also been challenging to find…[Read more]
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Hello @kataloging – Did you choose historical re-enactors? I have had successful papers on this group and similar, usually through the enthusiasts/serious leisure perspective.
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Thank you for the speedy reply @michael! I wanted my primary topic to be amateur historians, but I might have to change my focus to history enthusiasts in general. I think that including some related topics such as historical societies, re-enactment, and fan groups can flesh it out further.
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@kataloging Sounds good. And the primary focus should always be information behaviors and needs of the chosen community.
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QMin posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 month, 1 week 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 1 month, 1 week 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 1 month, 1 week 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 1 month, 2 weeks 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!
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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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Natalie Sheehan posted an update in the group INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 1 month, 2 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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Cassandra Belliston joined the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Sarah Litschewski posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 month, 2 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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@trases Hello – thanks for posting. I do not weigh in on specific choices because that is a major part of the assignment. Perhaps some of your classmates will chime in. 😀
From the Nautilus example I posted:
A Research-based information source is:
• Published by experts or academics
• Intended for use by many different people (community members, academics, etc.)
• One-way communication (from expert to reader)
• Provides fact-based authoritative content
• Fact-checked and edited
• May be formally preserved (…[Read more]
Of course, thank you!
@trases 👍😀