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On the two conceptualizations of information experience as an object of study: a response to Yu and Liu
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On the two conceptualizations of information experience as an object of study: a response to Yu and Liu

Tim Gorichanaz
Journal of documentation
06 Sep 2022

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Computer Science Computer Science, Information Systems Information Science & Library Science Science & Technology Technology
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to further the scholarly discussion of information experience as an object of study, including how this research area fits into library and information studies more broadly. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual discussion of certain issues raised in Yu and Liu's recent paper in this journal. Findings While Yu and Liu seem to suggest that only a priori information experience research belong in library and information science (LIS), this paper suggests that a priori and a posteriori research have a synergistic relationship and both have a home in LIS. Originality/value This paper clarifies how the two conceptualizations of information experience as an object of study relate to each other, as well as how these relate to information experience as a research approach, and how all this fits within the metadisciplinary field of LIS.

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