INLS 151

1. INLS 151 wednesday, january 13

2. agenda / learning outcomes • First-day “quiz” follow-up • Putting a $ on information • Case reading • how might we define information? • starting to thing about human information behavior • dubious assumptions about info seeking • “Google effect” brief – your reactions Correction from first day handout: “status report” Course schedule webpage – ongoing updates…

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11. Donald Case reading Introductory chapter on current research perspectives on information seeking, information needs and information behavior

12. human information interaction • people interact with information routinely • seekers • targeted audience • “innocent bystanders” • prospectors • interactions are influenced by situational variables • information as a personal construct

13. Carefully craft one sentence to answer: WHAT IS INFORMATION?

14. information as Thing Something that is evidence that: • we can study • has meaning • can pass from one person to another Tangible physical objects, items, and entities are examples. Knowledge and ideas must be represented – and representations are “things”

15. information as Thing Information appears to us in a material form … and can be described in a language of physical things. As material objects, [information] can then be collected, organized, and retrieved for use. Raber, 2003 *Western view/perspective

16. information as Process Involves learning, it is the act of informing – as you learn, you change Information as a “verb” – transfer of information, communication.

17. information as Knowledge When information is internalized – it becomes part of you Intangible ideas, etc. are examples

18. more definitions of information • Marchionini • anything that changes one’s understanding • Shannon & Weaver • uncertainty reduction

19. Data= “are sets of symbols not necessarily understood by, found meaningful by, or causing a change of state in the destination.” (e.g. hieroglyphics) Information= “if a message is understood, found meaningful, or changes the state, then it is properly called information.”“….it gets through to the recipient’s mind (or mechanical equivalent).” Knowledge= when information is used to make a decision, take an action, to understand future messages… “…knowledge is seen as the …integration of information received by any given entity”

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27. Information Interactions Caveats • We interact with information constantly • Our interactions are related to our past experiences, our current situation, and our goals (among other things) • We do not have the same reactions to the same piece of information • We do not notice the same things • Designing interaction is a complex problem

28. In the reading from Information Behavior, the author attempts to explain the difference in and the shift from "old" to "new" ways of information seeking. What is the difference between the two and are there some ways that we still follow the "old" way of information seeking. If so, is it because we have to or because we choose to?  -Kalsey

30. Quick overview of a study that explored the cognitive consequences of having information at our fingertips and effect on memory • when people expect to have future access to information, they have lower rates of recall of the information itself and enhanced recall instead for where to access it. • the Internet has become a primary form of external or transactive memory, where information is stored collectively outside ourselves.

32. The author states in the article the plethora of complications that come with the dependency of the Internet in present society compared to previous years. I agree that individuals are becoming very dependent for the internet to remember and store information, but I feel that the article tries to craft the internet as a negative contribution. Although an increase in internet dependency is faced, the Internet has benefits and aided in more progressive endeavors for individuals. I also was curious of the dependency had any effect on individuals in the work place or in departments of work?? -Anis Your comments, thoughts, reactions?

33. 10 dubious assumptions • In small groups discuss one or two of the ten myths surrounding information seeking asdescribed by Case/Dervin • Do you agree / disagree with the “myth” label? How strongly? • Identify a real-world example that supports the label of myth • Identify a real-world example that contradicts the label of myth handout

34. For next week… • Monday: volunteer/service opportunities? • Wednesday: organizing information – categories, classifying, how do we (professionals, regular folk, institutions, etc.) do that? How do we as information seekers use these systems to find what we need effectively? • Question to ask your other professors: How do they regularly encounter new information in the field? What journal(s) do they regularly read?