Information Horizons: A Framework for Understanding and Exploring Information Behavior (Global Perspectives on Library and Information Science) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1032896205 ISBN 13: 9781032896205

Verlag: Routledge, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Information Horizons is the updated, definitive resource for the Information Horizon Theory and Information Horizon Interview method. Embracing behavioral, cognitive and social aspects of information, the theory and method have been applied globally in information behavior research and education.

The theory posits posits that information behavior is social, material, temporal, dynamic, situational and contextual, and that information behavior can be conceptualized as Information Horizons which include affordances and constraints on information behavior. It provides the foundation for the Information Horizon Interview method that combines semi-structured interview questions with a graphical elicitation technique in which the participant draws a visualization, or map, of their Information Horizon which illustrates their information seeking behavior in specific situations and context. This volume incorporates recent developments in scholarship, technology and methodology, updating the theory and method and providing new insights and guidance for their use in research and teaching. An expert in citation content analysis shows how the theory and method have been incorporated in research since its inception. Case studies authored by renowned scholars present personal reflections on their experiences conducting Information Horizon Interviews with different populations with a level of detail not possible within a standard research report. Extensive teaching and learning examples, with a focus on hands-on exercises, demonstrate how the theory and method are used to teach information behavior concepts. Essays by students recount their experiences learning about the Information Horizon Theory and conducting Information Horizon Interviews. The book concludes with two detailed Information Horizon Interview guides for different study populations.

Information Horizons will be of interest to researchers, educators, students, and practitioners worldwide interested in researching and teaching information behavior.

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Diane H. Sonnenwald is Emerita Professor and Emerita Chair of Information & Communication Studies at the School of Information and Communication Studies at UCD, Dublin, Ireland, where she served as Head of School and Head of Subject.

Jenna Hartel is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto in Canada.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1032896205
• ISBN 13: 9781032896205
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 190
• Herausgeber: Sonnenwald Diane H., Hartel Jenna
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