Hey all – if you are looking at fan communities: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/ludiprice/model-of-fan-information-behaviour/ Please cite published studies as those are peer reviewed!
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I finished grading the LIS Model/Theory Research Summary assignments Saturday and noticed that quite a few papers went over the word count limit. As a reminder, the assignment instructions state: The LIS Model/Theory Research Summary, including the reference list, should be a minimum of 1000 words in length and no more than 1250 words. It … Continue reading “Word Counts & Future Assignments”
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Module 7 can be found here. This module explores community-created information communities and how libraries are working with these groups to enhance services. This module will frame your explorations of community-based resources for future assignments.
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Greetings, all! I’ve finished grading the LIS Theory/Model assignments, and overall, you did very well! Your scores are in Canvas. I was especially impressed by the strong connections many of you made to information science theories, models, and course resources. Several papers included robust reference lists, showing you’ve found valuable studies—this level of research is … Continue reading “Thoughts on Future Assignments & Academic Writing”
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In this nine-minute screencast SJSU Writing Center tutor Arthur Kolat introduces various resources you can use to improve your writing. Familiarize yourself with these resources so you can return to them throughout the semester whenever you have questions about scholarly writing. This video will live in Module 2 but I wanted to share it here … Continue reading “New Video from Arthur Kolat on Writing Center Resources”
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Hey all – You may find Pew Research or Pew Internet & Tech very useful for your community descriptions in the formal assignments. Their research can be very useful for background and supporting demographic data, data on technology use and access, etc. For example: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/11/30/key-findings-about-u-s-immigrants/
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Greetings everyone, I just wanted to let you know I am doing a six-hour workshop/discussion for a group of librarians in Tennessee today. I will keep an eye on my email during breaks and lunchtime, so please email me if anything comes up and you have a question. I started grading the model in theory … Continue reading “Workshop Today”
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From LIS professor Dr. Jenna Hartel – The second episode of the *Information and Leisure* video series focuses entirely on the concept of leisure and a theoretical framework of leisure known as the Serious Leisure Perspective, or SLP. After defining leisure, the SLP’s key concepts are introduced and illustrated, namely: casual leisure, serious leisure, devotee … Continue reading “Useful Video on Serious Leisure”
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In our recent assignment chat (now available as a recording), we talked about a model that many INFO 200 students have found extremely useful when analyzing their chosen information communities: Anders Hektor’s model of information activities. I want to highlight it again because it can be such a strong organizing framework for your work. In … Continue reading “Revisiting Hektor’s Model of Information Activities”
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Thanks to all who attended! We covered a lot of ground with the Sources Survey, LRM and more. I hope the questions highlighted the way to navigate the assignments to culminate at the research paper. Please be sure to view this recording for a deep dive on the assignments.