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Information informing design: Information Science research with implications for the design of digital information environments
Author(s) -
Makri Stephann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.903
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 2330-1643
pISSN - 2330-1635
DOI - 10.1002/asi.24418
Subject(s) - information design , computer science , information science , design science , intersection (aeronautics) , human centered computing , information system , theme (computing) , information architecture , information behavior , information needs , data science , natural (archaeology) , design science research , knowledge management , world wide web , human–computer interaction , management information systems , engineering , library science , electrical engineering , aerospace engineering , archaeology , history
This debut curated “virtual special issue” of JASIST is on the theme of “information informing design.” It comprises several excellent scholarly research articles previously published in JASIST with important implications for the design of digital information environments. It covers articles that motivate the need for Information Science research to inform design and those that have empirically examined information‐related concepts such as information behavior, practices, interaction, and experience and, based on their findings, proposed recommendations or posed questions for design. This article argues that as JASIST exists at the intersection between information, systems, and users, it is natural to want to understand how people engage with information to inform design and, by doing so, Information Science research can build bridges between Information Science and computing disciplines and make contributions that transcend its discipline boundaries. It argues that Information Science research not only has the potential but also the duty to inform the design of future digital information environments.