INST 352 Lecture 15: INST352 Lecture 15: Categories and Contexts of IB
10 Feb 2019
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Inst352 lecture 15: categories and contexts of ib. Reviewers have approached the research corpus in a variety of ways. Most make a similar distinction to that of choo (1998, quoted previously), between studies that are actually investigating information channels (e. g. , journals) or systems (e. g. , libraries) and those that are studying people (the emphasis in this book). Review authors have used varying terminology to reflect the latter type of investigations. Auster, they are studies of work, organizational, and social settings of the users . users" membership in professional or social groups, their demographic backgrounds (1993, p. 284). Talja, keso, and pietila inen (1999, p. 752) speak of socioeconomic conditions, work roles, tasks, problem situations, communities and organizations as variables typically examined. Taylor (1991) talks about information use environments as consisting of four types: professions, entrepreneurs (including managers), special interest groups, and socioeconomic groups.
