scholarly journals The everyday life information seeking behaviours of first-time mothers

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Loudon ◽  
Steven Buchanan ◽  
Ian Ruthven
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
Everyday Life Information Seeking ◽  
First Time

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the everyday life information seeking behaviours of first-time mothers, as they encounter new, significant and pressing information needs which arise alongside their new responsibilities. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative approach combined narrative interviews with participatory methods to facilitate engagement and remain sensitive to the social context. Findings – Mothers particularly valued the experiential nature of information received from peers or family members. However, fear of judgement influenced their use of interpersonal sources, both on- and off-line. Their accounts of information seeking contained instances of confusion, tension, conflict and information overload. Feeling under pressure to be “good mothers”, they withheld information needs from others, including healthcare professionals. Research limitations/implications – There was a notable absence of younger ( < 20 year old) and/or less educated mothers in the study. This corresponds to previous findings which report that very young mothers are reluctant to participate in support groups with older mothers. They remain an understudied and potentially marginalised group. Practical implications – The findings show how social support groups can mitigate for societal pressures which impact upon mothers’ information behaviour, allowing them to connect and share information within a trusted environment. The study highlights the importance of healthcare and information services professionals remaining sensitive to such pressures. Relatedly, the finding that public libraries are used very little has implications for audience engagement and service provision. Originality/value – Focused upon first-time mothers’ information behaviours during the early stages of parenthood, the study provides insight into how relationships and experiences with others influence information seeking behaviours. It provides evidence that fear of judgement can influence information seeking behaviour, helping us to understand why some information sources, although considered important and useful, can be used very little.

Mapping the everyday life information needs of Catholic clergy

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Dankasa
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Catholic Clergy ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Everyday Life Information Seeking ◽  
Model Apply

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the pattern of everyday life information needs of a group of people in an area with limited access to information, and to investigate how the major dimensions of the everyday life information seeking (ELIS) model apply to information needs in the contexts of the Catholic clergy. Design/methodology/approach – The study applied the concurrent triangulation strategy of mixed-methods research. Data from 15 episodic interviews and surveys of 109 Catholic clergy in Northern Nigeria were collected and analyzed. Findings – A map of the everyday life information needs was developed. Three types of everyday life information needs were identified: essential needs; circumstantial needs; and occasional needs. The information needs of these clergy did not fit into the two major dimensions of Savolainen’s ELIS model. Research limitations/implications – The study was conducted only with Catholic clergy serving in the Northern Catholic dioceses of Nigeria. Originality/value – Although the ELIS model has been applied in several studies, not much attention has been given to comparing how the major dimensions of the model apply to information needs of a group of people in a variety of contexts. This study contributes to the ELIS model by pointing to other contextual situations where seeking orienting and practical information may not be sufficient to account for the everyday life information needs of some types of users.

scholarly journals Everyday Life Information Needs of Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Hirsh
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Developmental Needs ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Everyday Life Information Seeking

This literature review explores the Everyday Life Information-Seeking needs of adolescents. Adolescents are at a unique stage in their development and have needs that distinguish them from both younger children and adults. This review first defines Everyday Life Information-Seeking and adolescence. It then explores arguments that ELIS needs grow out of developmental needs. It describes several typologies of adolescents’ ELIS needs. Finally, it examines the ELIS needs of specific adolescent populations.

scholarly journals Resident university students’ everyday-life information seeking behaviour in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asif Naveed ◽  
◽  
Syeda Hina Batool ◽  
Mumtaz Ali Anwar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Everyday Life Information Seeking ◽  
The University

Introduction. This study seeks to investigate the everyday-life information seeking behaviour of postgraduate students living in the residence halls of the University of the Punjab, Lahore. Method. A critical incident technique, a qualitative research approach, was used in order to achieve its objectives. Face to face interviews of twenty postgraduate students, having a rural background, selected through purposive sampling, using a semi-structured interview approach were conducted. Analysis. The verbal data was organized and analysed using thematic analysis. The important data was coded and grouped for deriving themes. Results. The participants' situations were centred on health, socio-economic, cultural, technological, and legal issues. These students mainly relied on inter-personal information sources in order to resolve their everyday-life issues. The role of university libraries was non-existent in meeting the everyday-life information needs of these participants. Some participants suspected the quality and scope of information received from news and social media. These participants were mostly unsuccessful in accessing needed everyday-life information on time due to lack of information sources. Conclusions. The results have implications for both theory and practice. It extends the scope of the everyday-life information seeking model by adding a new dimension and provides insights into trans-national perspectives. If the everyday-life issues of resident postgraduate university students remained unresolved due to lack of information and institutional support, it might affect their academic achievement and research productivity. Therefore, the university administration should plan on-campus consultancy services within student affairs offices for supporting such students to overcome difficulties in light of their everyday-life information needs. The library staff should also design services to support those provided by the university administration.

How college students use the Web to conduct everyday life research

First Monday ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison J Head ◽  
Michael B. Eisenberg
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Everyday Life Information Seeking ◽  
Almost All

This paper reports on college students’ everyday life information-seeking behavior and is based on findings from 8,353 survey respondents on 25 U.S. college campuses. A large majority of respondents had looked for news and, to a slightly lesser extent, decision-making information about purchases and health and wellness within the previous six months. Almost all the respondents used search engines, though students planning to purchase something were more likely to use search engines, and those looking for spiritual information were least likely to use search engines. Despite the widespread use of search engines, the process of filtering relevant from non-relevant search results was reportedly the most difficult part of everyday life research. As a whole, these students used a hybrid information-seeking strategy for meeting their everyday life information needs, turning to search engines and Wikipedia almost as much as they did to friends and family. A preliminary theory is introduced that describes the relationship between students’ evaluation practices and their risk-associated searches.

Everyday Life Information Seeking Behaviour of New Muslim I mmigrants in Montreal

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hawa Alnaki
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Science Field ◽  
Muslim Immigrants ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Everyday Life Information Seeking

The study will examine the everyday life information seeking behavior of new Muslim immigrants in Montreal, as well as their information needs and the challenges they face. While there has been some work that focuses on the information needs and information seeking behavior of new immigrants in the United States, to date there has been little research within the Canadian context. Specifically, there is a failure to account for new Muslim immigrants' information needs in Montreal from the perspective of the library and information science field. Most information behavior research categorizes Muslim immigrants in Canada according to nationality or gender.

scholarly journals Information seeking abroad: an everyday-life study of international students

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 1298-1316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morten Hertzum ◽  
Jette Seiden Hyldegård
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Content Type ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Life Study

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how four international students at a Danish university cope with their study-related and everyday information needs, behaviorally as well as affectively, and how their information seeking blends with their cross-cultural adaptation. Design/methodology/approach Each of the four participants contributed ten diaries and took part in three interviews during the first semester of their stay. Findings International students’ information needs and seeking behavior are shaped by their host university but also by cross-cultural, personal and situational issues. While the cross-cultural issues set international students apart from domestic students, the personal and situational issues create individual differences that call for more individually tailored support. The studied international students lacked information about both study-related and everyday issues. These two types of issues were intertwined and experienced as equally stressful. However, study-related information needs were more important, whereas everyday information needs were more difficult to resolve. In addition, participants tended to feel on their own when it came to finding needed information, but studying abroad also had elements of personal growth in meeting life’s challenges. Research limitations/implications More participants are needed to investigate how international students’ information seeking evolves over time. Originality/value This study contributes detailed information about international students’ study-related and everyday information seeking during their first semester abroad. The study has implications for everyday-life studies of international students’ information behavior and the international classroom in general.

scholarly journals Everyday Life Information Seeking Patterns of Resident Female University Students in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3884
Author(s):  
Sadaf Rafiq ◽  
Abid Iqbal ◽  
Shafiq Ur Rehman ◽  
Muhammad Waqas ◽  
Muhammad Asif Naveed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Everyday Life Information Seeking

Purpose: Everyday life information seeking (ELIS) is essential for the mastery of life and plays a central role in the daily problem-solving activities of all human beings. This study aimed to investigate the everyday life information seeking of female university students residing at hostels in Lahore, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative research approach using a survey method was adopted to identify the dimensions of ELIS and to fill the paucity of research on the topic. Two-hundred and forty-eight female students living in various university and private hostels in Lahore, Pakistan, were surveyed, and the collected data was analyzed using Statistics Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Findings: Results of the study revealed that hostel living expanded the social circle of students, as it offered exposure to diverse multicultural social groups. Female students living in hostels required information related to their academic needs, safety concerns, social life, and self-help issues. They relied mainly on mobiles phones, the internet, social media, and inter-personal relationships for everyday information. Cultural differences, natural hesitation, language barriers, time concerns, and difficulty in identifying reliable information were the primary obstacles in meeting everyday life information needs. Originality/value: The findings of this study can be used as a premise for developing interventions and information services for female students that allow them to live comfortably in a safe environment in hostels and achieve their educational goals. The study results may also provide useful insights for university administrations to establish libraries in hostels to better cater to their female residents’ information needs.

scholarly journals The complex information needs of disadvantaged young first-time mothers: insights into multiplicity of needs

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 1135-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Buchanan ◽  
Cara Jardine
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Simultaneous Occurrence ◽  
Young Mothers ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
First Time

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to holistically explore the information needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged young first-time mothers and associated issues of complexity.Design/methodology/approachThis paper used survey and semi-structured field interviews with 39 young mothers (aged 15–23) from UK areas of multiple deprivations.FindingsParticipants reported multiple and complex needs spanning interrelated topics of parenting, poverty and personal development. In the majority of instances, participants were either unsure of their ability to meet their needs or needed help with needs, and several described situations of considerable anxiety and stress. Multiplicity is identified and conceptualised as an important factor contributing to complexity, including three component elements: simultaneous occurrence of needs (concurrency), relationships between needs (interconnectivity) and evolving needs (fluidity). In various combinations, these elements influenced a mother's actions and/or ability to selectively attend to needs, with multiple needs often competing for attention, and compounding issues of cognitive load and affect.Research limitations/implicationsThis study draws attention to multiplicity of needs as an understudied topic within human information behaviour and calls for further research into how people recognise and attend to complex needs and influencing factors.Practical implicationsThis study raises important questions regarding how we approach complexity of information needs in our design and delivery of information systems and services.Originality/valueEvidences disadvantaged young mothers to have more extensive and complex information needs than previously understood, and identifies and conceptualised multiplicity as an important factor contributing to the complexity of information needs during major life transitions such as motherhood.

Periodic Information-seeking Behaviors of First-time Mothers in China

Libri ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-274
Author(s):  
Yinxia Hu ◽  
Ping Ke
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Source Selection ◽  
Information Demand ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviors ◽  
First Time

Abstract First-time mothers have a unique and varied set of information needs, but at present, these needs are seldom adequately addressed by libraries in China. As a first step in making libraries more helpful to this group, this study reports the results of a series of interviews aimed at understanding new mothers’ current information seeking behaviors. Thirty-seven first-time mothers (children from first year of birth to six years of age) took part in semi-structured in-depth interviews, answering questions about their information demand, information source selection (and factors influencing this selection), and obstacles encountered in the process of information search. It was found that first-time mothers’ information-seeking behavior varies from stage to stage, e. g. between pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period. Internet search plays an important role because of its perceived convenience and accessibility, but trust is the key factor during the process of information selection, regardless of source. Overall, the mothers we interviewed seldom use the library. This paper puts forward some suggestions to remedy that situation: libraries might consider opening a first-time-mothers reading room, increasing cooperative promotions with other institutions, providing diversified service projects, and organizing reading-promotion activities for first-time mothers at different stages. If implemented, these suggestions promise to help mothers navigate the transitions of pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.

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