Everyday life information seeking: Approaching information seeking in the context of "way of life" Export

@article{Savolainen1995, abstract = {The study offers a framework for the study of everyday life information seeking (ELIS) in the context of way of and mastery of life. Way of life is defined as the "order of things," manifesting itself, for example, in the relationship between work and leisure time, models of consumption, and nature of hobbies. Mastery of life is interpreted as "keeping things in order;" four ideal types of mastery of life with their implications for ELIS, namely optimistic-cognitive, pessimistic-cognitive, defensive-affective and pessimistic-affective mastery of life are outlined. The article reviews two major dimensions of ELIS, there are. the seeking of orienting and practical information. The research framework was tested in an empirical study based on interviews with teachers and industrial workers, eleven of both. The main features of seeking orienting and practical information are reviewed, followed by suggestions for refinement of the research framework.}, author = {Savolainen, Reijo}, citeulike-article-id = {1267070}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6W5R-463PRGJ-4/2/70648abc69cd2240a2f275e5609e0c02}, journal = {Library \& Information Science Research}, keywords = {behaviour, information}, month = {}, number = {3}, pages = {259--294}, posted-at = {2009-07-07 11:40:03}, priority = {0}, title = {Everyday life information seeking: Approaching information seeking in the context of "way of life"}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6W5R-463PRGJ-4/2/70648abc69cd2240a2f275e5609e0c02}, volume = {17}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - Savolainen1995 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1267070 N2 - The study offers a framework for the study of everyday life information seeking (ELIS) in the context of way of and mastery of life. Way of life is defined as the "order of things," manifesting itself, for example, in the relationship between work and leisure time, models of consumption, and nature of hobbies. Mastery of life is interpreted as "keeping things in order;" four ideal types of mastery of life with their implications for ELIS, namely optimistic-cognitive, pessimistic-cognitive, defensive-affective and pessimistic-affective mastery of life are outlined. The article reviews two major dimensions of ELIS, there are. the seeking of orienting and practical information. The research framework was tested in an empirical study based on interviews with teachers and industrial workers, eleven of both. The main features of seeking orienting and practical information are reviewed, followed by suggestions for refinement of the research framework. IS - 3 JF - Library & Information Science Research EP - 294 TI - Everyday life information seeking: Approaching information seeking in the context of "way of life" VL - 17 SP - 259 KW - behaviour KW - information AU - Savolainen, Reijo PY - 1995/0// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6W5R-463PRGJ-4/2/70648abc69cd2240a2f275e5609e0c02 ER -