Information Behaviour Research: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going? / La recherche en comportement informationnel : D’où nous venons, vers quoi nous nous dirigeons?

Abstract

A quantitative content analysis of recently published research in information behaviour is compared with previous analyses to create a 30-year profile of work in the field. Variables of particular interest include research methods employed, user groups studied, relative interdisciplinarity, theoretical frameworks applied, attention to affect, and attention to systems design.

Human information behavior during the Covid-19 health crisis. A literature review

“…During the first year of the pandemic, the availability of massive datasets under circumstances of social distancing has encouraged the application of quantitative research methodologies in HIB research, instead of qualitative, direct and closer research methodologies focused on individuals or small communities, and many of the reviewed works analyze HIB through very large sample surveys or datasets from different social media platforms and search engines, confirming previous informal reviews (Eriksson-Backa, 2020). In this sense, it is possible to perceive a difference from the dominant methodological patterns outlined by Julien and O'Brien (2014), who pointed to interviews as the most used methods in information behavior research during the period 2009-2013. However, in line with the more traditional focus of HIB research on people, most contributions have implied some kind of collaboration with citizens whose experiences, perceptions, and opinions have been gathered through surveys, interviews, or focus groups, pointing to a highly engaged research community willing to get involved in societal issues.…”

Investigación del comportamiento de la información en América del Norte

“…Another longitudinal analysis of information behaviour publications reveals much about the field as it has evolved over the past three decades (cf. Julien & O'Brien, 2014). This set of papers has tracked several variables, including authorship, interdisciplinarity, research methods, use of theory, and focus on cognition, affect, and implications of findings for systems design.…”

Ljudsko informacijsko ponašanje

“…Case and Given, 2016). Istodobno, objavljen je niz preglednih članaka koji evaluiraju zrelost toga znanstvenog područja (Julien and O'Brien, 2014). Brojni su kritički radovi koji ukazuju na značajne nedostatke, kao što su nedostatak kohezivne teorije (Wilson et al, 2020, nejasni koncepti (Kari, 2007 fokus modela na posao i zadatak (Talja and Nyce, 2015) te nedostatak istraživanja afektivnih aspekata individualnog informacijskog ponašanja (Fourie and Julien, 2014.…”