INLS 180 Day 9 Notes
Main Points
There are a variety of
factors that influence info seeking
Analytical and browsing
search continuum
Info seeking is not a linear
process
We are all insiders and
outsiders in various situations.
Intelligence is making the
most of the info you have rather than how much info you’ve got
Info poverty and economic
poverty not the same thing
Questions
What are our goals for info
systems? Can we make things too easy for people?
Can we measure info poverty
through com system analysis ala Pool?
When is it beneficial to be
info poor?
Can an outsider study and
understand insiders?
How has internet changed
views of browsing?
How to bridge gaps between
insiders/outsiders? Info poor and wealthy? Theory and engineering/practice?
What is info poverty? Info that you want and don’t have or info you
need but don’t know you need?
What is it to be info
wealthy? [A.J.
Jacobs has read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in a quest to become the
world's smartest human being., NPR Feb 7]
How are info providers
affected by questions?
A note about questions.
Question development, question execution, and question
answering are central to human problem solving and scientific progress on the
general side as well as the practice of most professional activities on the
practical side.
2. User Needs
i.
Reading room
interviews and observations
ii.
Day-care center
questionnaire
iii.
Document analysis
i.
Expert critiques
ii.
Interviews
(staff)
iii.
Focus groups
(users)
iv.
Email content
analysis
v.
Usabilty tests
vi.
Transaction log
analyses
3. One-minute paper
What was the big point you learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered question you leave class
with today?