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Choosing Your Community Discussion 4 days, 12 hours agoHi everyone,
After some deconstructing of what exactly I wanted to research in the realm of this class I am shifting my topic to the professional community of veterinarians. I have been able to lay the groundwork for this community much better than my previous choice because there is a much higher demand for this type of information sharing. I…[Read more]-
Hi Sarah,
That’s awesome that you were able to find a community you find interesting and can engage with! I know I was struggling to find enough information for my initial community, as well. I’m looking forward to reading your blog.
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Hi Cesar,
Thank you it feels great to be back on track, I am sure you feel the same!
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This is an interesting information community, Sarah! There are a few vets in my family and they are so full of information! I am always wondering how they can stay current with drugs and treatments and it seems that there are so many different kinds of animals to take care of.
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Hi Michelle,
Thank you, I also have a family vet connection! I agree they are so knowledgeable especially considering the extent of patients they treat.
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@sarahjj Nice – good choice!
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Haley Walker posted an update in the tribe
Choosing Your Community Discussion 6 days, 22 hours agoHello everyone,
I like the nerds who write words so I’m going to pick the fan-fiction community. I find that form of creative writing fascinating and I’ve found several articles already on the subject.
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@hwalker Sounds good. Any type of literature on info behaviors of fans might be applicable too. See also Henry Jenkins for his participatory culture and fan stuff.
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Winter Veloria posted an update in the tribe
Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 week agoHi everyone, I spent a lot of time thinking about a community/communities that I would like to research:
1. Costume designers for film and t.v. (I’ve got the t.v. adpatation of The Alienist and other series and films on my mind, am interested in the obvious-or maybe not so obvious- information behaviors and needs of costume designers…as an…[Read more]-
I’m adding to my “essay of ideas…” In reviewing helper posts and the “Successful Information Communities,” I thought of communities that may not have as many issues researching:
-Secondlife/ virtual world communities (I do not know if focusing on use of virtual worlds for educational/instructional purposes narrows it too much, VCARA also…[Read more]-
@winterv Cool ideas! I was also considering people who are trying to “date” vintage clothing but I was having trouble finding much. But maybe the fashion blogger literature would work?
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@sarahrainey Thank you! Yes, fashion, not dressers (I’m cringing at word choice, hah), fashion blogger! Thanks for the literature suggestion! I’ve refined my list and this community is one of three communities I’m comparing literature results with to pick one.
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@michael and others, to avoid reading the above essay and list hybrid…
1. Anthropologists- Students? Folklore emphasis?
2. Vintage/ retro fashion blogger/ community
3. Virtual world community (Secondlife? Too narrow? With educational/ instructional focus/purpose?)
4. Costume designers for film & t.v./ stage too?-
@winterv I like the way you are thinking. I love the idea of costume designers but I do not know how much info behavior stuff you would find on them or similar. Any type of blogger community would be interesting – could pull in all the lit on info exchange etc in virtual spaces. Folklore is fascinating too – they could be scholars (thus pulling in…[Read more]
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@michael Thank you! I found plenty for virtual worlds, some focusing on Second Life, which is most promising. Will most likely stick with virtual worlds and/or Second Life, am kind of bummed I couldn’t find what I wanted for the other topics, but my searches for those were probably in obscure territory.
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@winterv Sounds good.
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Angela B posted an update in the tribe
Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 week agoNow I’m thinking about doing the information community of Translators (and/or Interpreters). I have some experience working in this field and I find it really interesting. For this first blog post though, I think I’m getting bogged down in the weeds… I’m doing searches in databases for “translators AND information-seeking” and I’m getting some…[Read more]
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@abrindle This is a great question. Here’s my thought: if you can find enough related LIS research, it would work well. Translators may have information needs similar to other groups that work with language, in service positions, etc. It might be good to explore the topic a bit and see what is out there. As I have said in other conversations here,…[Read more]
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It might be good to see, for example, what interests you if you search information behaviors of people who work in the field of language….
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@michael OK, I think I understand now more what you meant about going broader – like use broader research that can be related to the info community. I don’t think I made that connection before now… Thank you so much for your responses, really helpful and makes me reinspired for the topic. I also emailed the LIS librarian last night and asked for…[Read more]
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@abrindle great! Message anytime!
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Diana Saint James posted an update in the tribe
Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 week, 1 day agoI am thinking about choosing the community of blind and visually impaired people. Access to information continually enhances their independence. I am intrigued by the use of Braille, advancements in accessible technology, the role of the Library of Congress, etc. Is this group too broad? Should I narrow it down to USA vs global? Should I narrow…[Read more]
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@dianasaintjames No need to narrow down. It will be easier to find LIS studies on information behaviors of blind/visually impaired. You can also pull in broader literature related to info behaviors of related communities (people with disabilities, etc)
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Sounds good. Thank you!
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Christopher Hosler posted an update in the tribe
Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 week, 1 day agoHi everyone! I am thinking about doing my topic on journalists! I have always been fascinated about how they are able to find the information they need to report on stories. Would this be to broad of a topic or should I refine it to be more about a specific type like investigative journalists or sports journalists, etc.?
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Hi @chris92 This is a good group to look at. I know there is a bit of research out there. I would stay broad for this. Also look for related LIS studies on similar professions.
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Michelle Paraschac posted an update in the tribe
Research Paper Q & A 1 week, 2 days agoHi all,
Is anyone else confused about how to cite articles? I was looking at the exemplars and there were 3 different ways Christensen & Levinson were cited. Maybe because of a change in the APA? I am struggling with the APA’s 7th edition manual, there are so many examples…-
@mparaschac Yes – some of the examples came during the switch to APA 7. I would suggest following APA 7 not the examples. We’ll be working on the APA helper this semester too.
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👍 Thanks, I will do my best!
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@mparaschac Perfect! I look more at expression of ideas and research when I grade the paper. 🙂
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Yay!!!!
Thank you! Thank you!🙌
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yes i’m struggling with this too, @michael I found an online survey made by a PR firm that I wanted to cite but it’s difficult for me to find enough info about the survey to make a proper citation. Also, it seems really confusing to cite an article inside of a book written by one author when the book itself is listed under another.
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@sarahrainey Do the best you can! Send quirky ones my way…
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@michael i might do that, thank you
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Erica Drake posted an update in the tribe
Choosing Your Community Discussion 1 week, 3 days agoHi everyone! I think I’m leaning towards choosing educators/teachers as my info community. I have a particular interest in elementary school teachers because I worked at one recently. It seemed like the needs of an elementary school teacher would be very different from a high school teacher but I’m not sure how specific the literature gets when…[Read more]
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Hi Erica,
If I may give you some advice on your paper as I was a general education elementary school and middle school teacher as well as tutored/tutor high school students. Teachers may search for different content based on what level they are teaching, but overall there isn’t much of a difference in their informational needs. Even if the a…[Read more]-
That is extremely helpful, thank you! I did figure that lesson plans would be the commonality between the different age groups. I was also thinking in terms of classroom management tips and childhood development but the need would be generally the same. I appreciate your input!
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@edrake26 An important community. Perhaps part of the focus would be on how teachers exchange info etc in online forums. There should be some related LIS literature on info behaviors of educators you could use.
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