Overview
"In general, information practices are viewed as tools that people use to further their everyday projects. Essentially, people's information practices draw on their stocks of knowledge that form the habitual starting point of information seeking, use, and sharing. To judge the value of information available in external sources like newspapers and the Internet, people construct information source horizons. They set information sources in order of preference and suggest information seeking paths, such as ""first check the net, then visit the library."" Everyday Information Practices draws on interviews with environmental activists and unemployed people during 2005 and 2006, exploring the practices of information seeking by focusing on the ways in which the participants monitored everyday events and sought information to solve specific problems. The book shows that everyday information seeking practices tend to be oriented by the principle of ""good enough."" Overall, the role of routines and habits is more significant than has earlier been assumed. Thus, everyday information seeking practices tend to change quite slowly."
Full Product Details
Author: Reijo Savolainen
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.395kg
ISBN: 9780810861114
ISBN 10: 0810861119
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 13 June 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
An interesting read...Everyday Information Practice is recommended...It is a welcome addition to the field of information-seeking behaviors. College and Research Libraries, January 2009 A thoughtful new book...useful...Attention to detail and thoughtful consideration of multidisciplinary theory...of greatest interest to those who research and teach in related areas, and to doctoral students interested in this work. Library and Information Science Research Aiming to fill a gap in the literature with a 'general book about the every-day information practices characteristic of our time,' Savolainene explores what it is that drives people to seek, use, and share information in their daily lives...The book includes extensive notes. Overall, an engaging read on a seemingly mundane topic. Recommended. Choice, December 2008
An interesting read...Everyday Information Practice is recommended...It is a welcome addition to the field of information-seeking behaviors. College & Research Libraries, January 2009 A thoughtful new book...useful...Attention to detail and thoughtful consideration of multidisciplinary theory...of greatest interest to those who research and teach in related areas, and to doctoral students interested in this work. Library and Information Science Research Aiming to fill a gap in the literature with a 'general book about the every-day information practices characteristic of our time,' Savolainene explores what it is that drives people to seek, use, and share information in their daily lives...The book includes extensive notes. Overall, an engaging read on a seemingly mundane topic. Recommended. CHOICE, December 2008
Author Information
Reijo Savolainen is Professor at the Department of Information Studies, University of Tampere, Finland.
