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Learning and Information Seeking
University of Borås, Swedish School of Library and Information Science. (LinCS)
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2010 (English)In: Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science / [ed] M Bates, M.N Maack, Taylor and Francis Group , 2010, p. 3252-3262Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this entry is to present and analyze the relationship between learning and information seeking. The analysis draws on research studies on information seeking set in educational contexts and is framed in theories of learning, mainly constructivism. Themes of the entry are based on five dimensions of the relationship between learning and information seeking: 1) seeking information for learning purposes; 2) learning information seeking; 3) teaching information seeking; 4) learning from information; and 5) reshaping conditions for information seeking and learning through information and communications technologies (ICTs). Conclusions are that the fields of learning and information seeking draw nearer to one another partly due to educational ideas based in constructivism and partly due to the development of digital tools that reshape conditions for learning in postmodern society. This development contributes to the transformation of the professional role of librarians, implying an emphasis on the pedagogical aspects of the profession. Future prospects for information seeking research and practice linked to learning may involve strengthened interests in the cognitive authority and expertise of information as well as information sharing through communicative interaction.

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Taylor and Francis Group , 2010. p. 3252-3262
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information seeking
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Information Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-2829DOI: 10.1081/E-ELIS3-120044669Local ID: 2320/6686OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-2829DiVA, id: diva2:870923
Available from: 2015-11-13 Created: 2015-11-13 Last updated: 2018-03-21Bibliographically approved

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