What is it about?
What's information for? Information science, ironically, hasn't much considered that question. Instead, it has worked feverishly to promote broad access to information of all kinds. But it's clear now that access is not enough. Information professionals (such as librarians) and information systems (such as Google) need to focus on helping people build understanding from information. But to do that, we need to get a view of how that actually happens. This paper explores the building of understanding in one particular context: ultramarathon running.
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Why is it important?
Some recent discussions in information science have argued for investigation into "understanding." This work contributes to that current.
Perspectives
We use information in all aspects of our lives. Sometimes it's document-based information, like in reading, and sometimes it's bodily or otherwise experiential information. For this study, I picked one context to look at—one that's close to me personally. Ultramarathon running is my favorite hobby, and it's one that's full of information processes.
Dr Tim Gorichanaz
Drexel University
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This page is a summary of: There’s no shortcut: Building understanding from information in ultrarunning, Journal of Information Science, October 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0165551516670099.
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