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The missing link: information behavior research and its estranged relationship with embodiment
Citation
Lueg, CP, The missing link: information behavior research and its estranged relationship with embodiment, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 66, (12) pp. 2704-2707. ISSN 2330-1643 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
In this brief contribution we argue that an apparent dichotomy between information behavior seen as the behavior of
individuals and their respective information styles and information behavior considered a social practice may be resolved by
considering the under-researched corporeality of the human body aka embodiment which is a fundamental aspect of any kind
of behavior, including information behavior. Practice is inherently embodied too which means embodiment can be utilized as
a vantage point to seek conceptual grounding for the rather diverse range of theories and models in information behavior
research. The challenge then is to articulate in what way and on what level a particular approach contributes to advancing
information behavior research. Conceptual clarity would also help information behavior models and theories developed in
library and information science become more accessible and hopefully also more relevant to researchers in cognate
disciplines.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | information behavior, information styles, information practice, embodiment, cognition |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Library and information studies |
Research Field: | Human information behaviour |
Objective Division: | Information and Communication Services |
Objective Group: | Other information and communication services |
Objective Field: | Other information and communication services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Lueg, CP (Professor Christopher Lueg) |
ID Code: | 95121 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 19 |
Deposited By: | Information and Communication Technology |
Deposited On: | 2014-09-25 |
Last Modified: | 2018-01-23 |
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