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- 1. Biographers Fall 2010 LIS 608 Human Information Seeking Behavior Lauren Orso Emily Fairey Caitlin Arndt People Seeking People
- 5. Tibbo (2003) The study focuses on U.S. History scholars and their access to primary source materials According to Tibbo’s breakdown, it’s clear that biographical historians make use of a wide variety of resources (digital, print or otherwise). Tibbo suggests that history scholars actually want digital resources, not necessarily technophobes. Biographers Tibbo, H.R. (2003). Primarily history in America: How U.S. historians search for primary materials at the dawn of the digital age. American Archivist 66(1), 9-50.
- 6. Tibbo (2003) What needs to be done? More directed study of biographical historians How can archives better serve the biographer’s need for primary source material? Biographers
- 13. Our Study
- 16. Survey Results Biographers In addition to the 85 % who plan to publish in book form, there are also several different modes used by a 1/7 minority, such as journal articles, theses, instruction, and even websites. Goal of Research Academics
- 18. Survey Results Biographers Conversely, popular biographers think primarily of book publication, with a small percentage (28%) aiming to publish in magazines. The overall majority of book publication is significant. Goal of Research Popular
- 20. Survey Results Surprise! Scholars like to talk with one another!
- 21. Survey Results 3 respondents added comments emphasizing the importance of interviews
- 23. Interview Models: “Wider and wider concentric circles of searching” and “Putting out the fishing line and seeing what you get—where does that lead you next?”
- 27. Conclusions Biographers Motivated to PUBLISH! Goals of Research (combined) Publication (book) (58%) Publication (periodical) (15%) Instruction (11%) Thesis/Dissertation (11%) Personal Website (5%)
- 29. Questions?
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- Discussion of the weight of literature being behind historical biography. What exactly is the relationship between history and biography? Discussion of biography as a form of entertainment for popular consumption. The existence of non-historian professional biographers and mass-market biographies shows that biography can also serve as enjoyment and diversion. This leads us to question…
- Do the information needs and seeking strategies match between these two types? In terms of their research what divides and unites these groups?
- I figure we can include in this section the articles we choose for the class to read and then maybe one or two more? However many we need to get across the gist of our literature review. I’ll gladly put together the other slides if you let me know of the other articles you want to include.
- Following a short discussion of the study, we can mention what about the study/ies led us to question further for each article?
- They doubt historian’s connectedness will their colleagues.
- Three aspects of the research process of biography stand out as key and we hope to learn the perspective of each group on these matters and see what discrepancies or similarities arise.