Re-Thinking Our Concept of Users

Autor/in	Olsson, Michael R.
Titel	Re-Thinking Our Concept of Users
Quelle	In: Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 40 (2009) 1, S.22-35 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-8623
Schlagwörter	Holistic Approach; Criticism; Children; Social Environment; Psychological Patterns; Information Retrieval; Discourse Analysis; Interpersonal Relationship; Users (Information); Models; Context Effect; Foreign Countries; Theories; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Holistischer Ansatz; Kritik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Soziales Umfeld; Diskursanalyse; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Analogiemodell; Ausland; Theory; Theorie; Australien
Abstract	This article provides a critical analysis of some of the key theories and assumptions that underpin prevailing approaches to the concept of "information user" in contemporary information research and professional practice, suggesting that they continue to reflect a tacitly systems-oriented focus. The author draws on the Sense-Making theories of Brenda Dervin and the discourse analytic work of Michel Foucault, as well as his own research, to outline a more holistic approach to understanding the complex relationship between people, information, and their social context. This recommendation includes a greater focus on context, on long-term relationships, and the complex role of emotion and embodiment in people's sense-making. (Contains 59 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10