Four imperatives for building the conceptual framework of library and information science¶

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Description¶

The article proposes four imperatives for fostering collaboration across the branches of library and information science: "Stay with a problem to develop concepts", apply the field's conceptual framework to findings, develop research projects of interest to more than one area, and design application of concepts for implementation into systems and services. The framework responds to the finding that scholars in different branches do not cite or read each other, which "severely limits our ability to solve users' information problems".

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Sustained attention to a problem area; application of the evolving framework; projects relevant to more than one interest group; evolving research findings into systems and services

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• researchers and practitioners in library and information science

Target Learning Objectives¶

• integrating concepts across branches of the field to address users' information problems

Claims¶

• Task complexity moderates whether users experience the constructive information search process [+W]

Related Theories¶

Examples¶

• Zone of intervention in library reference and instruction services
• Guided Inquiry: immersing students in information seeking as a way of learning

Key Sources¶

• Kuhlthau, C. C. (2005). Towards collaboration between information seeking and information retrieval. Information Research, 10(2) paper 225. http://InformationR.net/ir/10-2/paper225.html