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Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
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ISSN 1368-1613 · University of Borås · 1.022 artikel di indeks
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A Word of Thanks to Our Peer Reviewers
The editors of Information Research would like to offer a special word of thanks to all the people who have volunteered their time to peer review the articles in this issue. Their invaluable efforts directly contribute to the high quality standards our Journal aims to uphold.
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Platforms, algorithms, and the shifting boundaries of information horizons
Introduction. This paper revisits Sonnenwald’s (1999) information horizons theory to better account for the socio-technical conditions of contemporary digital life. Method. Using conceptual analysis (Furner, 2004) and a critical synthesis of interdisciplinary literature across education and…
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Exploring health information needs in Islamic contexts through health fatwa questions in Saudi Arabia
Introduction. Many people with chronic illness in Saudi Arabia ask fatwas to align healthcare and worship with Islamic teachings. This study examines the health-religious information needs expressed in these questions. Method. The research adopted a qualitative approach and analysed 340…
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Who’s a heretic now? Conceptualising information seeking on controversial topics
Introduction. Controversial topics are an increasingly important and understudied context for information seeking. Method. This paper is a conceptual paper based on a meta-ethnography of literature on controversial topics, followed by an assessment of the characteristics of controversial topics…
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Repetition, regulation and reappraisal: Information behaviour in persistent coping with chronic illness in families
Introduction. Little is known about how specific information behaviours and coping strategies intersect within family groups over time, thus we report on a longitudinal investigation of the information and coping behaviours of families managing chronic illness. Method. Longitudinal, mixed methods…
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Information behaviour of data breach victims and the relevance of health information avoidance
Introduction. This study conducts a scoping review and comparative analysis of human information behaviour following data breaches, with a focus on information avoidance. Drawing on parallels with health information behaviour, the research explores how the psychological repercussions of data…
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Educational technology and the everyday information practices that shape student thinking and learning
Introduction. As technology becomes increasingly embedded in K–12 classrooms worldwide, it is essential to understand teachers’ and students’ everyday information practices—especially in light of declining student engagement and the urgent calls to foster critical thinking. This study draws on the…
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Navigating subjectivity in causal context: a non-deterministic approach for information behaviour research
Introduction. Information behaviour research often asks causal questions with tools that describe associations. Conventional, regression-based models struggle when constructs are subjective, context-bound, and difficult to estimate. The academic setting is one example where behaviour is often…
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Seeking relations and kin: pursuing the information seeking practices and experiences of Indigenous students
Introduction. This study reports the findings of our study on the information needs of Indigenous undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Toronto. Indigenous students are the fastest growing demographic in Canadian higher education, yet little attention in the literature has been…
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Taxonomies as boundary objects for social change: enhancing visibility of academics’ impact-related information behaviours
Introduction. This paper analyses taxonomies of societal engagement and impact associated with research as ‘boundary objects’ that mediate and make visible the information behaviours of academics undertaking this work. Method. The study uses ‘boundary objects’ (Star & Griesemer, 1989) as an…
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Information practices are environmental
Introduction. Existing research into information practices has largely neglected their fundamental environmental dimension. Despite earlier research into information environments, ecosystems, and environmental information, a sustained investigation into the reciprocal relationship between…
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Situated storywalks: a participant-led elicitation method
Introduction. Information behaviour research has traditionally relied on researcher-led methods such as interviews, surveys, or experiments. While these approaches provide control and comparability, they often limit the potential to observe unexpected or situated information behaviour. Method. This…
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Social media practices among academics: the case of Sri Lankan universities
Introduction. This study examines how Sri Lankan university academics engage with social media for professional purposes, focusing on demographic and job-related factors associated with platform adoption, frequency of access, and perceived satisfaction, as well as the competencies and skills…
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Foraging for instruction: a microethnography of academic librarians’ information behaviours and practices in instructional planning
Introduction. Academic librarians regularly deliver information and digital literacy instruction. This study explores the information behaviours and practices exhibited by academic librarians in the context of instructional planning, with a focus on information foraging and information-resource…
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Floating libraries and Bible rolling papers: accessing books and information while incarcerated
Introduction. Prisons are environments of restriction, including what and how inmates access books and information. As federal prisons in Canada do not allow internet access, physical books and prison libraries are of particular importance. This research, part of a larger project looking at inmate…
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‘I’d rather not have known this’: a study of information regret
Introduction. This article introduces the concept of ‘information regret’, which refers to the phenomenon where people regret having received certain information, challenging the typical information science view that obtaining information is always positive. This concept broadens the perspective of…
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Viewing leisure as experience
Introduction. Serious leisure is a well-established concept in leisure studies and combined with the everyday information seeking model, has led to an increased study of leisure activities in library and information science. Considering the limitations of the serious leisure perspective, this…
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Cultural community as an information ground of Middle Eastern women refugees in Sweden: a road to better integration into society
Introduction. Integration into a host society is often complex and challenging for refugees, requiring access to relevant information sources. This study explores the role of place as an informal information source that supports the integration of Middle Eastern women refugees in Sweden. Method…
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Exploring emerging knowledge landscapes through preprints: a DIKW-based computational framework for transforming data into actionable scholarly insights
Introduction. Preprints offer a critical vantage point for tracing emerging knowledge trajectories but remain underexamined. Within the data–information–knowledge–wisdom (DIKW) framework, preprints are positioned as raw data requiring computational transformation into interpretable knowledge…
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‘Helping people with literally everything under the sun’: exploring the work and information behaviours of constituency caseworkers
Introduction. This study explores the work conducted by constituency caseworkers in Scotland with a focus on their information behaviours. Caseworkers act as information intermediaries, finding and sharing information with constituents on behalf of elected political representatives. As yet, they…
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