González-Teruel, Aurora and Abad-García, Francisca Grounded theory for generating theory in the study of information behavior. Library & Information Science Research, 2012, vol. 34, n. 1, pp. 31-36. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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The use of grounded theory procedures for the study of information behavior has contributed to generating theory in this field. Thirty-one works were analyzed with regard to a) their relationship to the context in which the research was carried out, b) the aspect of information behavior researched, c) the use of grounded theory procedures, and d) the generation of theory. Most of the studies were carried out in the context of health information, and grounded theory procedures were for the most part only partially applied. The theoretical propositions produced depended on the subject being studied. Although this methodology is suitable for the study of an individual's interaction with information from that individual's own point of view, documentation of the procedures involved is often deficient.
Item type: | Journal article (Paginated) |
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Keywords: | Grounded theory, information behavior |
Subjects: | A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AB. Information theory and library theory. B. Information use and sociology of information C. Users, literacy and reading. > CB. User studies. |
Depositing user: | Aurora Gonzalez-Teruel |
Date deposited: | 23 Mar 2015 10:39 |
Last modified: | 23 Mar 2015 10:39 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/24748 |
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