Contribution of phenomenographic studies to information science
Vol.12,No.1(2020)
Purpose – The paper is aimed at analysis of benefits and limitations of the phenomenographic methodology which has been recently applied in information studies at the Department of LIS, Comenius University in Bratislava. We analyze briefly selected phenomenographic studies in information science. (Limberg et al., 2012; Bruce, 2016; Andretta, 2010; Webber et al., 2005; Diehm & Lupton, 2012; Virkus, Bagimbola, 2013 etc.).
Design/Methodology/Approach – We apply a meta-analysis of studies based on dissertation theses focused on information literacy (Fázik, 2019), information ethics (Nováková, 2018) and the project of information behavior of researchers (Steinerová, 2019). The studies apply the phenomenographic methodology combined with data acquisition by semi-structured interviews, surveys, written tasks, information horizons of students. The analyses are combined with conceptual modeling and visualization of outcome conceptual spaces in final models of information literacy, information ethics and information environment of scholarly communication.
Results – We present common aspects of the selected phenomenographic studies, namely relations to digital technologies, emotional background, motivation and social and situational representations. Benefits of the phenomenographic analyses are rich contexts discovering causes of problems in the topics of information literacy, information ethics, and information behavior. Limitations of the methodology are difficulties of multiple analyses and interpretations of the data, verification of outcomes, overcoming subjectivity with regard to validity of research. That is why the selected methods are usually related with other methods of research, e.g. observation, tasks and problem solving, visualization of information representations, etc.
Originality – We characterized the innovative approach to phenomenographic analyses in information science. We confirmed the sociocognitive, sociotechnological and sociocultural background of information use regarding concepts of information literacy, information ethics and information behavior. Based on the analyses we present conceptual models of information interactions, digital literacy and digital ethics with the use of new knowledge of phenomenographic studies. We articulated recommendations for support of information literacy, information ethics of students and for information environment and information infrastructures of academic institutions.
phenomenography; information literacy; information ethics; information behavior
Jela Steinerová
Katedra knižničnej a informačnej vědy, Filozofická fakulta, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave
Je profesorka knižničnej a informačnej vedy a vedúca Katedry KIV FiFUK. Zaoberá sa výskumom informačného prostredia vedeckej komunikácie, informačného správania človeka, teóriou a metodológiou informačnej vedy. Bola vedúcou výskumných projektov VEGA, APVV, medzinárodného projektu DELOS. Publikovala monografie a mnoho príspevkov v zahraničí. Zorganizovala národné a medzinárodné konferencie, spolupracovala na medzinárodných projektoch, prednášala v zahraničí. Je členkou výborov medzinárodných konferencií (ECIL, ISIC, CoLIS), redakčných rád medzinárodných časopisov, prednáša na medzinárodných konferenciách, bola členkou medzinárodnej výskumnej skupiny ENWI. Od r. 2010 organizuje pravidelné medzinárodné konferencie Informačné interakcie. V súčasnosti sa zameriava na vedeckú dátovú gramotnosť a informačné správanie v digitálnom prostredí.
Jakub Fázik
Katedra knižničnej a informačnej vědy, Filozofická fakulta, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave
Absolvoval doktorandské štúdium na Katedre knižničnej a informačnej vedy FiFUK v roku 2019 s dizertačnou prácou zameranou na informačnú gramotnosť študentov. Podieľal sa na výskume v rámci projektu APVV HIBER, publikuje v odbornej tlači. V súčasnosti pracuje v Slovenskej pedagogickej knižnici.
Františka Nováková
Katedra knižničnej a informačnej vědy, Filozofická fakulta, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave
Absolvovala doktorandské štúdium na Katedre knižničnej a informačnej vedy FiFUK v roku 2018 s dizertačnou prácou zameranou na informačnú etiku. Publikovala v odbornej tlači, podieľala sa na riešení projektu APVV HIBER. Aktívne sa zúčastnila na medzinárodných konferenciách CoLIS a QQML.
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