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Toward Collaboration Between Toward Collaboration Between Information Seeking and Information Seeking and
Information RetrievalInformation Retrieval
Carol KuhlthauCarol KuhlthauProfessor IIProfessor II
School of Communication, School of Communication, Information and Library StudiesInformation and Library StudiesRutgers, the State University of Rutgers, the State University of
New JerseyNew [email protected]@scils.rutgers.edu
cissl.scils.rutgers.educissl.scils.rutgers.eduwww.scils.rutgers.edu/~kuhlthauwww.scils.rutgers.edu/~kuhlthau
Field of Library and Information Field of Library and Information ScienceScience
LibrarianshipLibrarianship – cultural, social and educational;– cultural, social and educational;collection development, organization and collection development, organization and disseminationdissemination
User studiesUser studies – insight into user’s perspective in – insight into user’s perspective in variety of contextsvariety of contexts
Information retrieval and information systemsInformation retrieval and information systems – – innovation of information technologyinnovation of information technology
Four Imperatives for CollaborationFour Imperatives for Collaboration
Stay with a problemStay with a problem
Apply conceptual framework of LISApply conceptual framework of LIS
Develop collaborative research projectsDevelop collaborative research projects
Design application for implementationDesign application for implementation
Stay with a problem …Stay with a problem …
to verify findingsto verify findings
to test in variety of contextsto test in variety of contexts
to develop conceptsto develop concepts
Apply conceptual framework of LISApply conceptual framework of LIS
Examples of Fertile ConceptsExamples of Fertile Concepts
SensemakingSensemaking RelevanceRelevance UncertaintyUncertainty ASKASK IUEIUE EDIBEDIB
Two Concepts I have used-Two Concepts I have used-
Task ComplexityTask Complexity
Information GoalsInformation Goals
Develop collaborative research Develop collaborative research projectsprojects
Research that incorporates more than one areaResearch that incorporates more than one area
Vakkari – collaboration of IS and IRVakkari – collaboration of IS and IR
CISSL Rutgers Center for InternationalCISSL Rutgers Center for InternationalScholarship in School Libraries - Study of Impact of Scholarship in School Libraries - Study of Impact of school libraries on student learning school libraries on student learning
Design application for Design application for implementationimplementation
Some useful concepts for improving systems and Some useful concepts for improving systems and servicesservices
Browsing – ChangBrowsing – ChangBerrypicking – BatesBerrypicking – BatesChaining – EllisChaining – EllisMonitoring – ChooMonitoring – ChooResearch styles – HeinstromResearch styles – HeinstromFinding without seeking – Ross; ErdelezFinding without seeking – Ross; Erdelez
Zone of InterventionZone of Intervention
That area in which an information user can do with That area in which an information user can do with advice and assistance what he or she cannot do advice and assistance what he or she cannot do alone or can do only with great difficulty.alone or can do only with great difficulty.
Model of the Information Search ProcessModel of the Information Search Process
Tasks Initiation Selection Exploration Formulation Collection Presentation
Feelings uncertainly optimism confusion/ clarity sense of satisfaction or(affective) frustration/ direction/ disappointment
doubt confidence
Thoughts vague focused(cognitive)
increased interest
Actions seeking relevant information seeking pertinent information(physical) exploring documenting
Application for implementationApplication for implementation
Task oriented systemsTask oriented systems
‘‘Just for me’ approach to designJust for me’ approach to design
Guided Inquiry – preparing the next Guided Inquiry – preparing the next generation of usersgeneration of users
Four Imperatives for CollaborationFour Imperatives for Collaboration
Stay with a problem to develop conceptsStay with a problem to develop concepts
Apply conceptual framework of LISApply conceptual framework of LIS
Develop collaborative research projectsDevelop collaborative research projects
Design application for implementation in Design application for implementation in system designsystem design