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Information seeking behavior of cosplayers
Author(s) -
Vardell Emily,
Thomas Paul,
Wang Ting
Publication year - 2020
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/pra2.401
Subject(s) - anime , information seeking , information behavior , qualitative research , information seeking behavior , knowledge management , psychology , world wide web , sociology , computer science , human–computer interaction , social science , information retrieval , artificial intelligence
This qualitative study explores the information seeking behavior of cosplayers (i.e., individuals who create costumes from films, video games, anime, etc.). Interviewed participants outlined information practices including search strategy development, locating curated resources within a Facebook group, collaboration, and strategies for overcoming information hurdles. The findings demonstrate that fan communities are rich socio‐cultural environments, replete with sophisticated information practices.