Libraries Staff Publications
This collection contains publications of staff at the University of Alberta Libraries.
Items in this Collection
- 22Polkinghorne, Sarah
- 2Julien, Heidi
- 1Carlson, Lauren
- 1Chabot, Roger
- 1Chambers, Thane
- 1Given, Lisa M.
- 8Book reviews
- 6Information literacy
- 4Information science
- 3information behaviour
- 2Library instruction
- 2Open access week
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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...
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2015-09-09
Within our field, and more widely, there is a way of thinking that equates effective teaching with effective entertaining. This way of thinking can be referred to as a “discourse of edutainment.” It underpins some of the publications and conversations that encourage librarians to make their...