scholarly journals Hjorland, Birger. Information Seeking and Subject Representation: An Activity-Theoretical Approach to Information Science. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Pr. (New Directions in Information Management, no. 34), 1997. 213p. alk. paper, $59.95 (ISBN 0-313-29893-9). LC 96-51136.

1998 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-288
Author(s):  
P. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Science ◽  
New Directions

scholarly journals Blurred reputations: Managing professional and private information online

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances V.C. Ryan ◽  
Peter Cruickshank ◽  
Hazel Hall ◽  
Alistair Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Private Lives ◽  
Professional Reputation ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Everyday Life Information Seeking ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reputation Building

Results are reported from a study that investigated patterns of information behaviour and use as related to personal reputation building and management in online environments. An everyday life information seeking (ELIS) perspective was adopted. Data were collected by diary and interview from 45 social media users who hold professional and managerial work roles, and who are users of Twitter, Facebook and/or LinkedIn. These data were first transcribed, then coded with NVivo10 according to themes identified from a preliminary literature review, with further codes added as they emerged from the content of the participant diaries and interviews. The main findings reveal that the portrayal of different personas online contributes to the presentation (but not the creation) of identity, that information-sharing practices for reputation building and management vary according to social media platform, and that the management of online connections and censorship are important to the protection of reputation. The maintenance of professional reputation is more important than private reputation to these users. They are aware of the ‘blur’ between professional and private lives in online contexts, and the influence that it bears on efforts to manage an environment where LinkedIn is most the useful of the three sites considered, and Facebook the most risky. With its novel focus on the ‘whole self’, this work extends understandings of the impact of information on the building and management of reputation from an information science perspective.

scholarly journals El futuro de nuestro entorno informacional

COMeIN ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Ortoll ◽  
Josep Cobarsí-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Computer Library ◽  
Carlos Iii

El pasado 27 de octubre tuvo lugar en Barcelona, hospedado por la UOC, el workshop “Future of Information Environments, Thinking and Building with ASIS&T”, organizado por ASIS&T (Association for Information Science and Technology), OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), el Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y el grupo de investigación KIMO (Knowledge and Information Management in Organizations) de la UOC. En el workshop, primer acto organizado por ASIS&T en España, se discutieron algunas tendencias sobre el futuro de los entornos de información y sobre como las personas interactúan con las tecnologías.

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