Third Space Information Sharing And Participatory Design 1st Edition Anika Meyer by Anika Meyer, Denmark, And Ina Fourie 9781636391724, 9781636391717, 1636391729, 1636391710, 978163639173 instant download after payment.

Society faces many challenges in workplaces, everyday life situations, and education contexts.
Within information behavior research, there are often calls to bridge inclusiveness and for greater
collaboration, with user-centered design approaches and, more specifically, participatory design
practices. Collaboration and participation are essential in addressing contemporary societal chal-
lenges, designing creative information objects and processes, as well as developing spaces for
learning, and information and research interventions. The intention is to improve access to in-
formation and the benefits to be gained from that. This also applies to bridging the digital divide
and for embracing artificial intelligence. With regard to research and practices within information
behavior, it is crucial to consider that all users should be involved. Many information activities
(i.e., activities falling under the umbrella terms of information behavior and information practices)
manifest through participation, and thus, methods such as participatory design may help unfold
both information behavior and practices as well as the creation of information objects, new models,
and theories. Information sharing is one of its core activities. For participatory design with its value
set of democratic, inclusive, and open participation towards innovative practices in a diversity of
contexts, it is essential to understand how information activities such as sharing manifest itself. For
information behavior studies it is essential to deepen understanding of how information sharing
manifests in order to improve access to information and the use of information.