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Christine Walker posted an update in the group
INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 2 months, 2 weeks agoHello. When I tried to click on Article Human Information Behavior under Week 3 Things to Explore, I could not get to it. When I clicked on the view online, I was taken to a page that has EBSCOhost Database: Library & Information Science Source Publications on it, as well as the words, Publication Details For “Informing Science.” Any ideas on what…[Read more]
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Michael Stephens posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHey all – Remember you can get search help at King Library:
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Thank you for the reminder of where we can get help.
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Mimi posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHi everyone – I am interested in looking into how deaf or hard-of-hearing folks share and seek information – a preliminary search into this on our Library and Information Source Database showed few peer-reviewed results, which surprises me since I feel like libraries often discuss accessibility in resources and programming for deaf patrons. I may…[Read more]
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@doremimimimi I have had successful papers on the Deaf Information Community. I recall there are some LIS articles looking at the Deaf as well the broader category of disabled individuals.
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Christine Walker posted an update in the group
INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 2 months, 3 weeks agoIn the Third Edition INFORMATION SERVICES TODAY An Introduction book, there is “Research on information communities offer five characteristics:
1. Emphasis on collaboration among diverse information providers
2. Capacity to form around people’s needs to access and use information
3. Capacity to exploit the information-sharing qualities of…[Read more]-
@christinew12 I think using Fisher and Fulton as a way of framing your community description is a good idea. You might also share a bit about the types of information your community uses, looks for, etc. The Tiny House example for Blog Report #2 is a good one to look at for…[Read more]
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Thank you. Sorry I didn’t respond sooner.
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@christinew12 No worries.
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Emily posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHi all, I am interested in looking at how people learn indigenous languages, and specifically wanted to research those who are learning Quechua. I’m still wondering if I should focus specifically on Quechua learning in the States, or if I should broaden the scope and look at both Quechua learning in North and South America. In a similar vein, I…[Read more]
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@ectaina I would suggest focusing on the Quechua learning community broadly. My thought is you will have to pull in LIS studies of language learners, learners in general, etc. It might be good to do some preliminary searches in the databases. See this for links to search…[Read more]
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Thank you for the response, and for the tip about looking into language learners.
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@ectaina Glad to help!
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Selene Aguilar posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHello:) I am thinking about Children’s Book Publishers as an Info Community. I am curious about how books are selected, trends started and then the power that publishers have over the types of info and availability of info distributed. I am wondering though if this is too broad of a topic?
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@bookflyer This is interesting. I am not aware of how much published LIS literature there would be on the information behaviors and needs of Children’s Book Publishers. It may be more focused on publishers in general or authors… I have had papers on the info behaviors and needs of authors and artists before. You may want to do some trial s…[Read more]
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Thanks for the feedback. I may need to switch gears entirely.
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@bookflyer Give it some thought.
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Claire Isola posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHello! I’m thinking of researching teenagers seeking out sex education. I was a bit concerned about finding academic articles on the subject since its a community with concerns over privacy and discretion (and safety, in many cases), but I’m actually finding quite a few. I think libraries have the potential to be an instrumental sex ed resource,…[Read more]
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@cmisola This is an important area. There is robust research on info behaviors and seeking of Yes and that includes sex education. LGBTQ+ YAs are also an important subgroup…and somewhat vulnerable these days. Agree with you about libraries serving them.
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Priscilla posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHi Ya’ll,
I am still uncertain about the community I wish to research. A few ideas that I have in mind are prison inmates and their accessibility to information. Or Chicano mural artists and how they use information to organize resistance through art.
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@priscilla023 Both of these would work. One unique thing about the incarcerated community is the fact that most of the literature is focused on offering services to those in prison more than the usual focus of research. It is all viewed through the lens of prison libraries. For the other, you might find useful studies related to info behaviors of…[Read more]
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Alannah Ford posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoI am strongly considering focusing on addiction recovery communities, but I am concerned as it is recommended to choose a community you are not directly involved with. I could choose an addiction that I am not in recovery for, but I am worried that in doing so, it may limit the research and literature available to me? I know that the recovery…[Read more]
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@alannahford I have had successful papers on information communities made up of folks in recovery. You could go broad and focus on various addiction recovery communities.
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@Michael thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback!
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@alannahford You are very welcome!
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Melissa Thornton / @sweetmj posted an update in the group
INFO 200 Assignment Q & A 2 months, 3 weeks agoJust a clarification please, in the INFO 200 Criteria for Grading Blog reports it refer’s to Fisher and Bishop’s five Characteristics of information communities, is this the same as Fisher and Fulton’s definition and characteristics of Information Communities?
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@sweetmj YES! Thanks for catching that. In the 2nd edition of our textbook, it was Fisher and Bishop writing in info communities. I will update that document. I recall do a universal find on “Bishop” when the new book came out. Hehe
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Christine Walker posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHello. Would writing about manga translations and scanlations be all right?
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@christinew12 We discussed this in the chat. I think it would work to highlight those things as part of your explorations of the information behaviors and needs of the manga community.
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Sorry. I wrote this before I asked the question in the chat. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
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@christinew12 No worries!
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Lauren Hayes posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHi everyone!
I would love to write about Taylor Swift and Swifties for my information community. I know this would fall into the broader category of Serious Leisure / Enthusiasts, and I was thinking I could focus on Taylor using her platform to inform fans on politics and feminism. I know it was said that it is hard to write about your own fandom…[Read more]-
@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.
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Kelli Vukadinovich posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHi everyone! I’m leaning towards the Brandon Sanderson community. He has garnered so much love and attention and he continues to write books at an insanely quick pace. He has a website and YouTube where he gives weekly updates of his writing progress on all of his books and often discusses his works. His was the largest kickstarter project for his…[Read more]
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@kellivukadinovich This is right on track and yes to the SLP/E angle.
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Alyssa Williams posted an update in the group
Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks agoHi again, everyone! After looking into all of the different “fandoms” out there, it is hard to narrow it down to one because they are all interesting. Would exploring the intersection between fandom/fan culture and libraries/information science be too broad of a topic? Any advice would be appreciated!
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@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]
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@christinew12 Int looks like Ebsco rolled off older issues. The other link tothat article direct to Informing Science works, Download PDF here:
https://www.informingscience.org/Publications/576?Search=human%20information%20behavior
Thank you for the link. I was able to get the article.
@christinew12 Great!