User Information Studies in the Perspective of Informational Practices

Authors

  • Andrea Heloiza Goulart University of Brasília
  • Ivette Kafure University of Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v44n3e334004

Keywords:

study of users, social approach, information practices, everyday life information seeking

Abstract

The article briefly characterizes user studies in Information Science and goes on to set out the Information Science paradigms and relate them to the different approaches employed in the studies of information users. With its focus on the social prism and the perspective of informational practices, the text goes deeper into these concepts and presents three examples of research developed in this light. Finally, the ways in which these concepts can be applied in practice are discussed. 

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Author Biographies

Andrea Heloiza Goulart, University of Brasília

Master's Degree in Information Science, University of Brasília, Brazil, 2018. Postgraduate in Marketing, Higher School of Advertising and Marketing, Brazil, 2002. Undergraduate in Social Communication, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil, 1995. PhD candidate in Information Science in the University of Brasilia, Brazil.

Ivette Kafure, University of Brasília

PhD in Information Science, University of Brasília, Brazil. Master's Degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil. Specialized in Pedagogy of Cooperation and Collaborative Methodologies at the University of Peace (Unipaz) in collaboration with the Paulista University (Unip), DF, Brazil. Specialization in Audiovisual Practices at the Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. Systems Engineer from the Autonomous University of Manizales, Manizales, Colombia. Professor at the Faculty of Information Science of the University of Brasília, Brazil.

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Published

2021-08-31

How to Cite

Goulart, A. H., & Kafure, I. (2021). User Information Studies in the Perspective of Informational Practices. Revista Interamericana De Bibliotecología, 44(3), 11. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v44n3e334004

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