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Exploring context in information behavior : seeker, situation, surroundings, and shared identities /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Agarwal, Naresh Kumar (Author)
Corporate Author: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [San Rafael, California] : Morgan & Claypool, 2018.
Series:Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
Synthesis lectures on information concepts, retrieval, and services ; # 61.
Subjects:
Context-aware computing.
Information behavior.
context
contextual identity framework
environment
information behavior
information seeking
situation
source
task
user
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book (PDF)
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: why context?
  • 1.1 The field of information behavior
  • 1.1.1 Why is context relevant to information behavior?
  • 1.2 What is context?
  • 1.2.1 The many facets and types of context
  • 1.3 Chapter summary
  • 2. Literature review: the influence of context on information behavior
  • 2.1 Models and frameworks incorporating context
  • 2.2 Empirical studies incorporating context
  • 2.2.1 Populations studied
  • 2.2.2 Methods used
  • 2.2.3 Variables studied
  • 2.2.4 Application of context in system design
  • 2.3 Mapping theoretical conceptions to one contextual element
  • 2.4 Chapter summary
  • 3. Mapping the conceptual space of context
  • 3.1 Background
  • 3.1.1 So, what does context really mean? How do we map the conceptual space of context?
  • 3.2 Delineating the boundaries of context: contextual identity framework
  • 3.2.1 The scope of context
  • 3.2.2 The context behind my study of context
  • 3.2.3 Theoretical lens--social identity theory
  • 3.2.4 Contextual identity framework
  • 3.3 Delineating the elements of context
  • 3.4 Delineating the variables comprising context
  • 3.5 Chapter summary
  • 4. Discussion
  • 4.1 Designing research studies incorporating context
  • 4.2 Stereotyped context and the movement between stereotyped and shared contexts
  • 4.2.1 Yin-yang: stereotyping within shared view of context
  • 4.2.2 Contextual identity framework and social phenomenology
  • 4.3 Context overlap and continuous change
  • 4.3.1 Layers of context or overlapping contexts
  • 4.3.2 Continuous reshaping of context
  • 4.4 Chapter summary
  • 5. Definition and conclusions
  • 5.1 Toward a unified definition of "context in information behavior"
  • 5.2 Limitations and future work
  • 5.3 Conclusions and implications
  • 5.4 Context now and in the near future
  • 5.5 Chapter summary
  • 6. Further reading
  • Bibliography
  • Author's biography.