Practical and scholarly implications of information behavior research: A pilot study of research literature

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dc.contributor.authorKoh, Kyungwon
dc.contributor.authorRubenstein, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Kelvin
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-13T16:49:07Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:33:25Z
dc.date.available2016-01-13T16:49:07Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:33:25Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.description.abstractIntroduction. This pilot study examined how current information behaviour research addresses the implications and potential impacts of its findings. The goal was to understand what implications and contributions the field has made and how effectively authors communicate implications of their findings. Methods. We conducted a content analysis of 30 randomly selected refereed research papers on information behaviour published between 2008 and 2012 in the U.S. and Canada. Analysis. Analysed elements included journal, year, author affiliation, types of implications, theory, methodology, context and scope of implications, location of implications, intended audience, beneficiaries, and future research. Results. Twenty-three papers offered practical implications; seven included both practical and scholarly implications. Only eight papers referenced theory and of these, only three generated theoretical implications. Seventy percent of studies discussed practical implications for librarians and archivists. Implications were often context-bound in that they related to a particular group or environment. Conclusion. The impact of information behaviour research encompasses a range of areas. A stronger relationship between theory, practice and research must be achieved to advance the field. To facilitate generation of stronger implications, we proposed six components of implications and suggested criteria for strong, moderate and weak research implications.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationKoh, K., Rubenstein, E. & White, K.(2015). Practical and scholarly implications of information behaviour research: a pilot study of research literature Information Research, 20(4), paper 691.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/24824
dc.languageenen_US
dc.subjectlibrary science, information behavior researchen_US
dc.titlePractical and scholarly implications of information behavior research: A pilot study of research literatureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::School of Library and Information Studiesen_US

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