INLS 180 Day 4 Notes
Sept. 21, 2005
Points
Stereotypes (and labels) are for the jelly jar
Tannen dated vs Tannen relevant
Rogers is NOT about adoption of technology
Info poverty is not only about economics
Impatience with gender discussion
Questions
If different groups do not adopt/use the same com tech, effects on inter-group com? (consider diplomacy)
How can adoption research be used to control epidemics? (don’t get to a tipping point)
Is email gender neutral?
The sticky keys?
Adoption of ideas vs technology?
Are laggards non adopters? (includes very late and non)
How to adopt Rogers’ model to get info to the info poor?
Are librarians barriers to communication? [channels]
Do we sometimes adopt things too fast?
Projects/projects/projects????
The questions
Adding details (adjectives, synonyms, brief to full bib record) vs adding facets (new concepts) vs adding syntax (e.g., articles, formal phrases)
When is a query too long? [noise; bandwidth waste]
What are the consequences of extraneous information for people? For search engines?
Navigation to a place/person vs navigate to information
The fuzzy boundaries between KI, KA, N, T questions
Cell phone issues: fatigue, text limit, abbreviations, small view for input, auto complete good?
Can a cell phone/IM shorthand lead to positive results? (e.g., minimize noise and bandwidth as above)
Media: QBE, better I/O (voice, sheet music/notes, drawing) but human limitations)
Context: shape, place, place viewed, date, medium, etc.
Dialogue system to elicit more context (ala ref interview)
What about motion?
Marchionini, G. (1995). Information Seeking in Electronic Environments. pp 27-60. (Note: The book is located behind the reference desk; also online).
Optional: Dervin, B., & Nilan, M. (1986). Information needs and uses.
Optional: Ingwersen (1992) Chapter 2
6. One-minute paper concept
What was the big point you learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?