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A pilot study of the information behaviors of web designers
Author(s) -
Frazier T. Zachary
Publication year - 2017
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/pra2.2017.14505401109
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , information seeking , world wide web , psychology , computer science , knowledge management , internet privacy , information retrieval , paleontology , biology
Despite their large contribution to the ability of individuals to access information, little is known about how those who build websites professionally interact with information in that context. As part of a research pilot study, several individuals involved in the professional design of websites were interviewed. The interviews used a semi‐structured instrument that had a sketching activity integrated within it. Preliminary results indicate a heavy reliance on visual information and social information seeking are reported.