Conceptual Analysis: A Method for Understanding Information as Evidence, and Evidence as Information

Furner, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s10502-005-2594-8

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“…Following Furner [16], this method can be defined as an approach that treats concepts like cognitive barrier or sub-concepts such as poor search skills as classes of objects, events, properties or relationships. It involves defining the meaning of a given concept by identifying and specifying the contexts in which any entity or phenomenon is classified under the concept in question.…”

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confidence: 99%

Cognitive barriers to information seeking: A conceptual analysis

Savolainen

2015

Journal of Information Science

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Based on the conceptual analysis, the study examines the features of cognitive barriers and their impact on information seeking. The study resulted in a typology specifying six sub-types of cognitive barriers: unwillingness to see one's needs as information needs, inability to articulate one's information needs, unawareness of information sources, low self-efficacy, poor search skills and inability to deal with information overload. The sub-types were reviewed at two stages of the information-seeking process: identifying and articulating information needs; and selecting and accessing information sources. The impact of cognitive barriers is mainly negative because they block, limit or hamper information seeking, or give rise to negative reactions such as frustration. Cognitive barriers can also impact positively by helping the individual to concentrate on a few, good enough sources of information.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cognitive barriers to information seeking: A conceptual analysis

Savolainen

2015

Journal of Information Science

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“…This coding process conceptualizes the social interactions taking place between participants and the people around them. The study also established the frequency of these interactions by counting the occurrence of instances (Furner, ). In this study, the concepts referred to the interactions between tourists and the people around them.…”

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A study of social interaction during mobile information seeking

Tan

Goh

2015

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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With the increasing importance of social media in people's lives, more mobile applications have incorporated features to support social networking activities. These applications enable communication between people, using features such as chatting and blogging. There is, however, little consideration of the collaboration between people during information seeking. Mobile applications should support the seeking, sharing, confirming, and validating of information systematically to help users complete their tasks and fulfill their information needs. To support information seeking, especially collaboratively as a group, there is a need to understand people's social interaction behavior. Using tourism as a domain, we conducted a diary study to look into tourists' social interaction during information seeking. Further, based on the diary study findings and current research, we describe a set of triggers that lead to collaboration for each step in the information-seeking process. Here we present the social collaboration patterns between tourists and the people around them. Further, based on a diary study and current research, we describe a set of triggers that lead to collaboration for each step in the BIG6 information-seeking process.

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“…Conceptual analysis treats the components of an object of study as classes of objects, events, properties, or relationships (Furner 2004). More specifically, it involves defining the meaning of a given component by identifying and specifying the contexts in which it is classified under the concept in question.…”

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Developing measures for information ergonomics in knowledge work

2015

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Information ergonomics is an evolving application domain of ergonomics focusing on the management of workload in the real-world contexts of information-intensive tasks. This study introduces a method for the evaluation of information ergonomics in knowledge work. To this end, five key dimensions of information ergonomics were identified: contextual factors of knowledge work, multitasking, interruptions at work, practices for managing information load, and perceived job control and productivity. In total, 24 measures focusing on the above dimensions were constructed. The measures include, for example, the number of fragmented work tasks per work day. The measures were preliminarily tested in two Finnish organisations, making use of empirical data gathered by interviews, electronic questionnaires and log data applications tracking work processes on personal computers. The measures are applicable to the evaluation of information ergonomics, even though individual measures vary with regard to the amount of work and time needed for data analysis. Practitioner Summary: The study introduces a method for the evaluation of information ergonomics in knowledge work. To this end, 24 measures were constructed and tested empirically. The measures focus on contextual factors of knowledge work, multitasking, interruptions at work, practices for managing information load, and perceived job control and productivity.

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Conceptual Analysis: A Method for Understanding Information as Evidence, and Evidence as Information

Cited by 118 publications

References 9 publications

Cognitive barriers to information seeking: A conceptual analysis

Cognitive barriers to information seeking: A conceptual analysis

A study of social interaction during mobile information seeking

Developing measures for information ergonomics in knowledge work

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