Full Description
Information Horizons presents the Information Horizons (IH) theory and method, provides examples of its use in research and teaching, and shows how it can be used in combination with other research methods.
Embracing the behavioral, cognitive, and social aspects of information seeking, sharing, and use, the IH research method is the first to originate in information science that uses a graphical data collection technique. The method has been used in numerous investigations around the globe, especially to learn from communities and domains not traditionally included in scientific research studies and to support UN Sustainable Development Goals. Offering study participants an opportunity to tell their story and to create a map that illustrates their information seeking patterns, the method is less intrusive and time-consuming than observational techniques. The book includes chapters by authors who have used the method and describe their use of it, including the benefits and challenges that they experienced. A toolkit chapter provides data collection and data analysis materials to facilitate use of the method. The book also includes chapters contributed by instructors who use the method in their teaching. These chapters provide details about how the theory and method are taught, with a special focus on hands-on exercises.
Information Horizons will be of interest to information science researchers, educators and practitioners worldwide
Contents
List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Part 1: Introduction to Information Horizons: 1. The Information Horizon Theory; 2. The Information Horizon Interview Research Method; 3. The Information Horizon Interview Research Method in Conjunction with Other Methods; 4. Diffusion and influence of Sonnenwald's Information Horizon Theory and Method; Part 2: Information Horizon Case Studies: 5. Investigating the Information Behavior of Vehicle Residents; 6. Applying Information Horizons Using Different Research Designs in Multilingual and Cross-Cultural Academic Contexts; 7. Assessing the Health Literacy of Diverse Populations; 8. Supporting the development of disaster preparedness education: Field experience of IHI in Indonesia; Part 3: Information Horizons in Teaching and Learning: 9. Information Horizons in Higher Education: An Introduction; 10. Teaching and Learning Information Behavior with the Information Horizon Interview: A Case Study and Guide for Educators; 11. Delving into Information Horizons in an Undergraduate Information Behavior Course; 12. A Student's Experience with the Information Horizon Interview; 13. Mastering the Information Horizon Interview: A student's lessons from the thesis journey; Appendix A: Information Horizon Interview Guide; Appendix B: An Information Horizon Interview Guide for an Opioid-use Population; Index.
