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Everyday information : the evolution of information seeking in America / edited by William Aspray and Barbara M. Hayes.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Aspray, William.
Hayes, Barbara M., 1955-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Information behavior--United States--Case studies.
Information behavior.
Information society--United States--History--Case studies.
Information society.
Human information processing--History--Case studies.
Human information processing.
Information retrieval--United States--History--Case studies.
Information retrieval.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (366 p.)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
An intimate, everyday perspective on information-seeking behavior, reaching into the social context of American history and American homes.
Contents:
100 years of car buying / William Aspray
Informed giving : information on philanthropy in everyday life / Barbara Hayes
Airline travel : a history of information seeking behavior by leisure and business passengers / Rachel Little, Cecelia Williams, and Jeffrey Yost
Genealogy as a hobby / James Cortada
Sports fans and their information gathering habits : how media technologies have brought fans closer to their teams over time / Jameson Otto, Sara Metz, and Nathan Ensmenger
Information in the hobby of gourmet cooking : four contexts / Jenna Hartel
The transformation of public information in the United States / Gary Chapman and Angela Newell
Active readership : the case of the American comic reader / George Royer, Beth Nettels, and William Aspray
Information exchange and relationship maintenance among American youth : the case of text messaging / Arturo Longoria, Gesse Stark-Smith, and Barbara Hayes.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
1-283-11919-6
9786613119193
0-262-29573-3
OCLC:
727951561

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