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Information encountering by an art historian: A methodological case study
Author(s) -
Buchanan Sarah A.,
Bossaller Shann,
Erdelez Sanda
Publication year - 2018
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/pra2.2018.14505501106
Subject(s) - serendipity , information behavior , period (music) , data science , computer science , epistemology , sociology , cognitive science , psychology , human–computer interaction , art , aesthetics , philosophy
Research activities of humanities scholars are complex. Novel methodologies are needed to facilitate investigation of their information behavior processes. This poster presents a case study designed to evaluate use of information encountering (IE) model as a methodological framework for soliciting rich feedback about serendipity in information behavior via research activities of an art historian. The preliminary findings reveal intricate connections between information encountering and searching that evolve over a long period of time.