Information Experience: Approaches to Theory and Practice

摘要

Information behaviour scholarship has evolved over the years from a simplistic to a more complex understanding of people's interaction with information. Whereas research was previously focused on how people search for information in online catalogues and full text databases, current research is focused on the role information has in the lives of individuals. Due to this paradigm shift in information behaviour scholarship, researchers have come to realise that people's interaction with information is subjective, individualistic, imprecise, uncertain and fluid. While grappling with these complexities, scholars continuously reflect on the role of information in more holistic ways.