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    A non-linear model of information sharing practices in academic communities

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    Authors
    Tabak, E.
    Willson, Michele
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Tabak, Edin and Willson, Michele. 2012. A non-linear model of information sharing practices in academic communities. Library and Information Science Research. 34 (2): pp. 110-116.
    Source Title
    Library and Information Science Research
    DOI
    10.1016/j.lisr.2011.11.002
    ISSN
    07408188
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44093
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    A new model of information sharing practices in academic communities is based on Latour's circulatory system of scientific facts, and some elements of Foster's non-linear model of information-seeking behavior. The main proposition of this model is that information-sharing practices and context simultaneously shape each other. The proposed model supports Foster's conceptualization of information practices as non-linear processes, but its emphasis on the interdependence between context and information practices provides a more effective means to capture complex negotiations involved in information-sharing practices. The proposition is that the major reason for nonlinearity in information practices is a continuous shifting of actors' interests, pressures, and concerns. Capturing these dynamic relations becomes possible through this model. The model also offers a way to generate a number of research questions and hypotheses, and as such it could be a useful tool for empirical studies on information sharing in academic communities.

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