Accidentally Found on Purpose: Information-Seeking Behavior of Historians in Archives

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Wendy M. Duff et Catherine A. Johnson, “Accidentally Found on Purpose: Information-Seeking Behavior of Historians in Archives,” Portail documentaire EnJeu[x], consulté le 3 décembre 2024, https://collections.enfance-jeunesse.fr/items/show/1477.

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TitreAccidentally Found on Purpose: Information-Seeking Behavior of Historians in Archives
CréateurWendy M. Duff
CréateurCatherine A. Johnson
Dateoctobre 1, 2002
DroitsCopyright © 2002 The University of Chicago Press
Langueen
TypeJournal Article
AuthorWendy M. Duff
AuthorCatherine A. Johnson
Type de contenuJournal Article
ISSN0024-2519
Abstract NoteThis article reports on a qualitative research study of the information-seeking behavior of historians. Based on semistructured interviews with ten midcareer historians, it investigates how they locate primary sources, carry out their research, and use archival material. The study identified four different types of information-seeking activities, including (1) orienting oneself to archives, finding aids, sources, or a collection; (2) seeking known material; (3) building contextual knowledge; and (4) identifying relevant material.
Access Date2015-07-07 09:11:58
Dateoctobre 1, 2002
Issue4
Journal AbbreviationThe Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy
Langueen
Library CatalogJSTOR
Pages472-496
Publication TitleThe Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy
DroitsCopyright © 2002 The University of Chicago Press
Short TitleAccidentally Found on Purpose
TitreAccidentally Found on Purpose: Information-Seeking Behavior of Historians in Archives
URLhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/40039793
Volume72
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