A non-linear model of information sharing practices in academic communities
dc.contributor.author | Tabak, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Willson, Michele | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T15:12:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T15:12:03Z | |
dc.date.created | 2013-02-19T20:00:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44093 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.lisr.2011.11.002 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.title | A non-linear model of information sharing practices in academic communities | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 34 | |
dcterms.source.number | 2 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 110 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 116 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 07408188 | |
dcterms.source.title | Library and Information Science Research | |
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curtin.accessStatus | Open access |