ASIST: Information Grounds
Information GroundsTuesday, November 1, 2005, 5pm
Karen FisherSee Fisher et al, JASIST 2004 for IG Propositions
Broad range of settings, Most popular
- Church (lower income)
- Workplace lunchroom (higher income)
Bonding and bridging social capital
IG as hostage phenomenon – when people are stuck together
Lynne McKechnie, Baby Storytime as Information GroundBackground, everyday information seeking, storytime articles
Exploratory study using participant observation.
Emerging results
Children: physical, literacy, social learning
Adult: learning, information sharing
(she told great stories)