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The “user turn” in practice: information behaviour researchers’ constructions of information users
Download2018-12-04
Julien, Heidi, McKechnie, Lynne (E.F.), Polkinghorne, Sarah, Chabot, Roger
Introduction. This study examines how "users" (i.e., research participants) are constructed in the empirical research reported at the ISIC [Information Seeking in Context] conference between 1996 and 2016 (n=194). Method. The study uses content analysis to examine variables relating to...