Open AccessInformation outsiders of the 21 st Century: Access and implications for information behavior research
Author(s) -
Arns Jennifer W.,
Copeland Clayton A.,
Jaeger Paul T.,
Subramaniam Mega,
Mehra Bharat
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14504901163
Subject(s) - group information management , information behavior , information access , equity (law) , access to information , politics , poverty , information literacy , sociology , information needs , personal information management , information science , public relations , internet privacy , information system , library science , political science , computer science , management information systems , law
Abstract Equity of access is an imperative in the global information world of the 21 st Century. For the information outsider however, or those who are disenfranchised by social constructions, or economic, educational, or political circumstances, information poverty is a disheartening reality (Chatman, 1992; 1996; 2000; Burnett, Bessant, & Chatman, 2001). The functions of this panel are to explore the information worlds of select marginalized populations and the resulting implications for information behavior. It is intended to begin providing a framework for understanding the interactions between information, information access, and information behavior. The presentations and ensuing discussion offer insight into physical and virtual or digital information access for information outsiders and implications for Library and Information Science (LIS) education and practice.