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Katelyn A. commented on the post, LIS Model Theory Research Summary Extension, on the site INFO 200 – Information Communities 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Thank you @michael for the extensions! Life and work overload has not been very conducive to study lately so it’s much appreciated!
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Marilyn commented on the post, Article PDF: The Serious Leisure Frontier in Library and Information Science: Hobby Domains, on the site INFO 200 – Information Communities 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Thank you, @michael — yes, the videos are SO helpful! Thank you for the clarification.
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Katelyn A. posted a new activity comment 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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.
Most of the peer-reviewed articles I’m finding are…[Read more]
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Marilyn commented on the post, Article PDF: The Serious Leisure Frontier in Library and Information Science: Hobby Domains, on the site INFO 200 – Information Communities 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Dear @michael (Professor Stephens), I am reading articles by both Jenna Hartel and Robert Stebbins on SLP for my paper. Hartel credits Stebbins for coining the phrase “serious leisure” in 1982, but she has also […]
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Sarah Litschewski posted a new activity comment 2 months, 3 weeks ago
@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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Jessica L posted a new activity comment 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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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Jessica L commented on the post, Extension for Blog Report #2, on the site INFO 200 – Information Communities 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Thank you @michael for the extension. That is very helpful!
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Natalie Sheehan posted a new activity comment 2 months, 3 weeks ago
@michael thank you very much!
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Daniel Nero posted a new activity comment 2 months, 4 weeks ago
@michael I’ve been focusing on the Twitch streaming community, and I believe I found my information community. I like how I can focus on both “streamers” and the “viewers”, and it is a rather new area of research for information behaviors. Thank you for suggesting to look into Hektor!
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@hellodaniel Perfect!
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MIchelle K posted a new activity comment 2 months, 4 weeks ago
@michael Thanks for the reply. I haven’t had the uninterrupted time to dig into this topic but the little research I’ve done since posting leads me to believe I would be better off diving into the homeschool community. I am curious about the homeschooling communities in the US – where they find their curriculum and how they build community as…[Read more]
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@mkane I have had papers on homeschoolers. If I am recalling correctly there is a bit of research in LIS on the information needs and practices of homeschoolers. Might be worth it to contact our librarian for some search strategies. You may have to pull from studies of related communities to round things out.
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Asia Groves posted a new activity comment 3 months ago
@kevinm and @michael thank you both for your input! I think it will be interesting because it’s a community that’s constantly changing. People seek and then gain employment, so there’s a lot of movement in and out of the community. And different job seekers’ needs will vary so much, so there will be a broad range of information needs all with a…[Read more]
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Michael Stephens wrote a new post on the site INFO 200 – Information Communities 3 months ago
@ Usernames in Action with these Two Steps Hey all – Everyone has an @username at this site and on the Community Site. Mine in both places is @Michael. You can use that to reply to me. […]
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Arielle Strauss Brueland posted a new activity comment 3 months ago
@michael Thank you for your guidance. This is very helpful information.
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Asia Groves posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 3 months ago
I have a little brain dump document going for brainstorming my information community, but I’m feeling pretty excited about perhaps researching “job seekers” as an information community. I’m wondering if this is too broad. I already very much enjoy assisting job seekers at work in a public library and Career Services Librarian is my tentative…[Read more]
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I could be wrong, but I don’t think it’s too broad. As an overall community they have a specific goal and reason to seek and gather information. There’s definitely a good amount of information you may find to explore, but I feel it’s a fairly distinct community.
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@agroves This is a good choice. I do not know how many specific slides may focus on job seekers but there are surely applicable studies in LIS. The professional practice side will be super interesting for sure. As to theoretical framework perhaps ELIS or ISP? There are probably very interesting online spaces for jobseekers as well.
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@kevinm and @michael thank you both for your input! I think it will be interesting because it’s a community that’s constantly changing. People seek and then gain employment, so there’s a lot of movement in and out of the community. And different job seekers’ needs will vary so much, so there will be a broad range of information needs all with a…[Read more]
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@agroves I like your topic, and it sounds like it will help you for your future career! One thing I thought of is to also research about “major life transitions” or “career transitions”, and it might lead you to more insight on your information community. It might extend your search some more, but it might also retrieve info from other disciplines…[Read more]
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@hellodaniel that’s good advice, thank you!
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Sadie posted a new activity comment 3 months ago
@michael that sounds right, thank you so much!
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Daniel Nero posted a new activity comment 3 months ago
@michael Thank you for the clarification! I may have to rethink my information community, but I’m curious and excited regardless.
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@hellodaniel No worries!
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Katelyn A. posted a new activity comment 3 months, 1 weeks ago
Thanks for the reassurance that I just need to finish through the Module 2 content before I think too intensely about it. I still have a lot of reading left to complete! The Assignment Synthesis Examples (https://infocom.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/assignments/assignment-synthesis/) definitely helped frame what kind of style and detail I should…[Read more]
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@kataloging That is right on target! The examples are there to help students and we work hard to find the best from each semester to highlight.
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@kataloging Sounds good. And the primary focus should always be information behaviors and needs of the chosen community.