What is 'Pathfinder'?
A Pathfinder is a guide to the literature and resources in a paticular subject area. It is subject-oriented research guide designed to encourage researchers a self directed use of the library.
Sunday, 25 December 2011
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Information Poverty
Definition of 'Information':
1. Facts provided or learned about something or someone
2. What is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things
Definition of 'Poverty':
1. The state of being extremely poor
2. The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount
- Online Oxford Dictionary
Chatman defined information poverty as:
Lacking necessary resources such as adequate social networks, social capital and information finding skills that enable everyday life information seeking. - (Chatman 1996)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)