IRS, information services and LIS research - a reminder about affect and the affective paradigm… and a question

dc.contributor.authorFourie, Ina
dc.contributor.authorJulien, Heidi
dc.contributor.emailina.fourie@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-07T06:02:12Z
dc.date.available2014-07-07T06:02:12Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE – A previous contribution (Fourie, 2013) argues in favour of a balance in emphasis between information communication technology (ICT); information retrieval systems (IRS) such as databases, library catalogues, repositories, Google Scholar, digital libraries, portals, search engines; and, the users of these systems. This contribution pursues the need to consider affect and an affective paradigm more prominently in the design, evaluation, promotion and use of IRS and library and information services (LIS). DESIGN / METHODOLOGY / APPROACH – The contribution is written against the background of research in information behaviour, user studies, systems design, and information literacy. FINDINGS – Although the literature from LIS and other disciplines notes an affective paradigm or even paradigms, it is not strongly positioned compared with the systems and cognitive paradigms. A growing body of research and work practices such as information representation and tagging, and information skills training, is taking a slant towards affect and emotion. The question, however, is whether current work is sufficient to argue for an affective paradigm complimentary to the systems, cognitive and socio-cognitive paradigms, and how an affective paradigm should be introduced in training/education for LIS. ORIGINALITY / VALUE – Although there are a number of publications on affect and emotion, and references to an affective paradigm, this contribution is aimed at stimulating thought on whether we should prominently introduce the affective paradigm into LIS curricula as preparation for adding more value to IRS, library services, and in dealing with emotion-laden jobs, and if so, how.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0737-8831en_US
dc.identifier.citationFourie, I & Julien, H 2014, 'IRS, information services and LIS research - a reminder about affect and the affective paradigm... and a question', Library Hi Tech, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 190-201.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0737-8831 (print)
dc.identifier.other10.1108/LHT-10-2013-0144
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/40556
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.rights© Emerald Group Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.subjectInformation servicesen_US
dc.subjectEffecten_US
dc.subjectEmotionen_US
dc.subjectAffective paradigmen_US
dc.subjectInformation behaviouren_US
dc.subjectInformation retrieval systems (IRS)en_US
dc.subjectInformation communication technology (ICT)en_US
dc.titleIRS, information services and LIS research - a reminder about affect and the affective paradigm… and a questionen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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