Open AccessCapturing the Information-seeking of Students Employing a Wearable Camera: Discussions of Application in School Libraries
Author(s) -
Nancy Everhart
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl8279
Subject(s) - think aloud protocol , neurotypical , protocol (science) , feeling , wearable computer , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , information seeking , participant observation , psychology , multimedia , world wide web , medical education , human–computer interaction , sociology , library science , social psychology , autism , autism spectrum disorder , medicine , developmental psychology , computer network , alternative medicine , pathology , usability , embedded system , anthropology
Utilizing wayfinding, think-aloud protocol (TAP), retrospective think-aloud protocol (RTAP), and a wearable camera, the actions, thoughts and feelings of an autistic college freshman and a neurotypical peer are recorded as they navigate their campus library in search of materials. The library website, virtual maps to resource locations, and library workers served equally as enablers and barriers to both students in their information seeking. This proof of concept study demonstrates that participant viewpoint ethnography is a viable research methodology that could be applied in school libraries for both neurotypical and autistic students.