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Getting creative in everyday life: Investigating arts and crafts hobbyists' information behavior
Author(s) -
Lee Lo,
Ocepek Melissa G.,
Makri Stephann,
Buchanan George,
McKay Dana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
proceedings of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2373-9231
DOI - 10.1002/pra2.141
Subject(s) - the arts , handicraft , context (archaeology) , everyday life , visual arts , information gap , domain (mathematical analysis) , sociology , art , computer science , political science , history , bridging (networking) , computer network , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , law
While there has been increasing interest in how creative professionals find information to drive creative outputs, previous information behavior research has largely ignored how arts and crafts hobbyists look for information sources in their everyday lives. To fill this literature gap, we conducted interviews and observations with arts and crafts hobbyists to find out how they conceive potential DIY projects. The findings highlight three themes: the dearth of human sources, the prevalence of domain‐specific information, and the use of self‐curated information. In addition to empirical results, this work also broadens the understanding of information behavior in an arts and crafts context by studying populations beyond professional artists.