Document (#39127)

Author

Pontis, S.
Blandford, A.

Title

Understanding "influence" : an exploratory study of academics' processes of knowledge construction through iterative and interactive information seeking

Source

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 66(2015) no.8, S.1576-1593

Year

2015

Abstract

The motivation for this study was to better understand academics' searching and sensemaking processes when solving exploratory tasks for which they lack pre-existing frames. We focus on "influence" tasks because, although they appear to be unfamiliar, they arise in much academic discourse, at least tacitly. We report the processes of academics at different levels of seniority when completing exploratory search tasks that involved identifying influential members of their academic community and "rising stars," and similarly for an unfamiliar academic community. 11 think-aloud sessions followed by semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate the roles of specific and general domain expertise in shaping information seeking and knowledge construction. Academics defined and completed the tasks through an iterative and interactive process of seeking and sensemaking, during which they constructed an understanding of their communities and determined qualities of "being influential". The Data/Frame Theory of Sensemaking was used to provide sensitising theoretical constructs. The study shows that both external and internal knowledge resources are essential to define a starting point or frame, make and support decisions, and experience satisfaction. Ill-defined or non-existent initial frames may cause unsubstantial or arbitrary decisions, and feelings of uncertainty and lack of confidence.

Content

Vgl.: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.23277/abstract.

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen

Similar documents (author)

1. Blandford, A.E.: Interactive system design (2002) 5.41

   5.4105906 = sum of:
     5.4105906 = weight(author_txt:blandford in 5250) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.4105906 = fieldWeight in 5250, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.656945 = idf(docFreq=20, maxDocs=44421)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=5250)
   

2. Attfield, S.; Blandford, A.: Conceptual misfits in Email-based current-awareness interaction (2011) 4.33

   4.3284726 = sum of:
     4.3284726 = weight(author_txt:blandford in 490) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       4.3284726 = fieldWeight in 490, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.656945 = idf(docFreq=20, maxDocs=44421)
         0.5 = fieldNorm(doc=490)
   

3. Makri, S.; Blandford, A.: Coming across information serendipitously : Part 2: A classification framework (2012) 4.33

   4.3284726 = sum of:
     4.3284726 = weight(author_txt:blandford in 1396) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       4.3284726 = fieldWeight in 1396, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.656945 = idf(docFreq=20, maxDocs=44421)
         0.5 = fieldNorm(doc=1396)
   

4. Makri, S.; Blandford, A.: Coming across information serendipitously : Part 1: A process model (2012) 4.33

   4.3284726 = sum of:
     4.3284726 = weight(author_txt:blandford in 1644) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       4.3284726 = fieldWeight in 1644, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.656945 = idf(docFreq=20, maxDocs=44421)
         0.5 = fieldNorm(doc=1644)
   

5. Pontis, S.; Blandford, A.: Understanding "influence" : an empirical test of the Data-Frame Theory of Sensemaking (2016) 4.33

   4.3284726 = sum of:
     4.3284726 = weight(author_txt:blandford in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       4.3284726 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.656945 = idf(docFreq=20, maxDocs=44421)
         0.5 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
   

Similar documents (content)

1. Pontis, S.; Blandford, A.: Understanding "influence" : an empirical test of the Data-Frame Theory of Sensemaking (2016) 0.47

   0.4723427 = sum of:
     0.4723427 = product of:
       1.1808567 = sum of:
         0.027127549 = weight(abstract_txt:community in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.027127549 = score(doc=3847,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.09125374 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.0121237 = boost
               4.7564163 = idf(docFreq=1037, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.29727602 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               4.7564163 = idf(docFreq=1037, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.11228989 = weight(abstract_txt:stars in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.11228989 = score(doc=3847,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.1867214 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.0237415 = boost
               9.622026 = idf(docFreq=7, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.60137665 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.622026 = idf(docFreq=7, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.021302221 = weight(abstract_txt:study in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.021302221 = score(doc=3847,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.07056901 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.0900863 = boost
               3.415198 = idf(docFreq=3968, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.3018637 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               3.415198 = idf(docFreq=3968, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.036046002 = weight(abstract_txt:influence in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.036046002 = score(doc=3847,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.110293105 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.1127112 = boost
               5.229121 = idf(docFreq=646, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.32682008 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               5.229121 = idf(docFreq=646, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.14537124 = weight(abstract_txt:frame in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.14537124 = score(doc=3847,freq=3.0), product of:
             0.19375618 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4748099 = boost
               6.930783 = idf(docFreq=117, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.75027925 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
                 3.0 = termFreq=3.0
               6.930783 = idf(docFreq=117, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.026541743 = weight(abstract_txt:they in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.026541743 = score(doc=3847,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.11331131 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.594997 = boost
               3.7477977 = idf(docFreq=2845, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.23423736 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.7477977 = idf(docFreq=2845, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.110254996 = weight(abstract_txt:frames in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.110254996 = score(doc=3847,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.23240341 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.615212 = boost
               7.590594 = idf(docFreq=60, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.4744121 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               7.590594 = idf(docFreq=60, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.050944544 = weight(abstract_txt:processes in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.050944544 = score(doc=3847,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.1590032 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.636277 = boost
               5.126392 = idf(docFreq=716, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.3203995 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               5.126392 = idf(docFreq=716, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.11951015 = weight(abstract_txt:tasks in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.11951015 = score(doc=3847,freq=3.0), product of:
             0.21423139 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.1931322 = boost
               5.1532483 = idf(docFreq=697, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.5578555 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
                 3.0 = termFreq=3.0
               5.1532483 = idf(docFreq=697, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
         0.53146833 = weight(abstract_txt:sensemaking in 3847) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.53146833 = score(doc=3847,freq=5.0), product of:
             0.44395164 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.734146 = boost
               8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             1.1971312 = fieldWeight in 3847, product of:
               2.236068 = tf(freq=5.0), with freq of:
                 5.0 = termFreq=5.0
               8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3847)
       0.4 = coord(10/25)
   

2. Tao, Y.; Tombros, A.: How collaborators make sense of tasks together : a comparative analysis of collaborative sensemaking behavior in collaborative information-seeking tasks (2017) 0.26

   0.26449975 = sum of:
     0.26449975 = product of:
       1.3224988 = sum of:
         0.018828683 = weight(abstract_txt:study in 4429) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.018828683 = score(doc=4429,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.07056901 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.0900863 = boost
               3.415198 = idf(docFreq=3968, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.26681235 = fieldWeight in 4429, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.415198 = idf(docFreq=3968, maxDocs=44421)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4429)
         0.048188098 = weight(abstract_txt:academic in 4429) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.048188098 = score(doc=4429,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.13203648 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4910797 = boost
               4.6714945 = idf(docFreq=1129, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.3649605 = fieldWeight in 4429, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               4.6714945 = idf(docFreq=1129, maxDocs=44421)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4429)
         0.08777647 = weight(abstract_txt:seeking in 4429) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.08777647 = score(doc=4429,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.15630618 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.6223403 = boost
               5.082729 = idf(docFreq=748, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.5615675 = fieldWeight in 4429, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               5.082729 = idf(docFreq=748, maxDocs=44421)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4429)
         0.22819348 = weight(abstract_txt:tasks in 4429) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.22819348 = score(doc=4429,freq=7.0), product of:
             0.21423139 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.1931322 = boost
               5.1532483 = idf(docFreq=697, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             1.0651729 = fieldWeight in 4429, product of:
               2.6457512 = tf(freq=7.0), with freq of:
                 7.0 = termFreq=7.0
               5.1532483 = idf(docFreq=697, maxDocs=44421)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4429)
         0.93951213 = weight(abstract_txt:sensemaking in 4429) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.93951213 = score(doc=4429,freq=10.0), product of:
             0.44395164 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.734146 = boost
               8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             2.1162488 = fieldWeight in 4429, product of:
               3.1622777 = tf(freq=10.0), with freq of:
                 10.0 = termFreq=10.0
               8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4429)
       0.2 = coord(5/25)
   

3. Qu, Y.; Furnas, G.W.: Model-driven formative evaluation of exploratory search : a study under a sensemaking framework (2008) 0.26

   0.2556016 = sum of:
     0.2556016 = product of:
       0.91286296 = sum of:
         0.070742086 = weight(abstract_txt:construction in 3043) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.070742086 = score(doc=3043,freq=3.0), product of:
             0.11987312 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.1600299 = boost
               5.4514923 = idf(docFreq=517, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.59014136 = fieldWeight in 3043, product of:
               1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
                 3.0 = termFreq=3.0
               5.4514923 = idf(docFreq=517, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3043)
         0.061188992 = weight(abstract_txt:interactive in 3043) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.061188992 = score(doc=3043,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.12457069 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.182541 = boost
               5.557282 = idf(docFreq=465, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.49119896 = fieldWeight in 3043, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               5.557282 = idf(docFreq=465, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3043)
         0.07022118 = weight(abstract_txt:seeking in 3043) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.07022118 = score(doc=3043,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.15630618 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.6223403 = boost
               5.082729 = idf(docFreq=748, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.449254 = fieldWeight in 3043, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               5.082729 = idf(docFreq=748, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3043)
         0.07204646 = weight(abstract_txt:processes in 3043) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.07204646 = score(doc=3043,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.1590032 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.636277 = boost
               5.126392 = idf(docFreq=716, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.4531133 = fieldWeight in 3043, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               5.126392 = idf(docFreq=716, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3043)
         0.12511192 = weight(abstract_txt:unfamiliar in 3043) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.12511192 = score(doc=3043,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.25283825 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.6847274 = boost
               7.917278 = idf(docFreq=43, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.49482986 = fieldWeight in 3043, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               7.917278 = idf(docFreq=43, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3043)
         0.1774222 = weight(abstract_txt:exploratory in 3043) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.1774222 = score(doc=3043,freq=3.0), product of:
             0.2533022 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.0652535 = boost
               6.470359 = idf(docFreq=186, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.7004369 = fieldWeight in 3043, product of:
               1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
                 3.0 = termFreq=3.0
               6.470359 = idf(docFreq=186, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3043)
         0.33613008 = weight(abstract_txt:sensemaking in 3043) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.33613008 = score(doc=3043,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.44395164 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.734146 = boost
               8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.75713223 = fieldWeight in 3043, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=3043)
       0.28 = coord(7/25)
   

4. Zhang, P.; Soergel, D.: Towards a comprehensive model of the cognitive process and mechanisms of individual sensemaking (2014) 0.20

   0.20417307 = sum of:
     0.20417307 = product of:
       1.0208653 = sum of:
         0.02385271 = weight(abstract_txt:knowledge in 2344) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.02385271 = score(doc=2344,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.07609496 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.1319621 = boost
               3.5463927 = idf(docFreq=3480, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.31345978 = fieldWeight in 2344, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               3.5463927 = idf(docFreq=3480, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=2344)
         0.107510455 = weight(abstract_txt:iterative in 2344) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.107510455 = score(doc=2344,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.22853047 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.6016968 = boost
               7.5270805 = idf(docFreq=64, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.47044253 = fieldWeight in 2344, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               7.5270805 = idf(docFreq=64, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=2344)
         0.04965387 = weight(abstract_txt:seeking in 2344) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.04965387 = score(doc=2344,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.15630618 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.6223403 = boost
               5.082729 = idf(docFreq=748, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.31767055 = fieldWeight in 2344, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               5.082729 = idf(docFreq=748, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=2344)
         0.08823854 = weight(abstract_txt:processes in 2344) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.08823854 = score(doc=2344,freq=3.0), product of:
             0.1590032 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.636277 = boost
               5.126392 = idf(docFreq=716, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.5549482 = fieldWeight in 2344, product of:
               1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
                 3.0 = termFreq=3.0
               5.126392 = idf(docFreq=716, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=2344)
         0.75160974 = weight(abstract_txt:sensemaking in 2344) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.75160974 = score(doc=2344,freq=10.0), product of:
             0.44395164 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.734146 = boost
               8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             1.6929991 = fieldWeight in 2344, product of:
               3.1622777 = tf(freq=10.0), with freq of:
                 10.0 = termFreq=10.0
               8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=2344)
       0.2 = coord(5/25)
   

5. Ocholla, D.N.: Information-seeking behaviour by academics : a preliminary study (1996) 0.15

   0.14760435 = sum of:
     0.14760435 = product of:
       0.73802173 = sum of:
         0.022594418 = weight(abstract_txt:study in 2019) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.022594418 = score(doc=2019,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.07056901 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.0900863 = boost
               3.415198 = idf(docFreq=3968, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.3201748 = fieldWeight in 2019, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.415198 = idf(docFreq=3968, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2019)
         0.025299622 = weight(abstract_txt:knowledge in 2019) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.025299622 = score(doc=2019,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.07609496 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.1319621 = boost
               3.5463927 = idf(docFreq=3480, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.33247432 = fieldWeight in 2019, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.5463927 = idf(docFreq=3480, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2019)
         0.039812613 = weight(abstract_txt:they in 2019) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.039812613 = score(doc=2019,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.11331131 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.594997 = boost
               3.7477977 = idf(docFreq=2845, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.35135603 = fieldWeight in 2019, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.7477977 = idf(docFreq=2845, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2019)
         0.0744808 = weight(abstract_txt:seeking in 2019) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.0744808 = score(doc=2019,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.15630618 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.6223403 = boost
               5.082729 = idf(docFreq=748, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             0.47650582 = fieldWeight in 2019, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               5.082729 = idf(docFreq=748, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2019)
         0.5758343 = weight(abstract_txt:academics in 2019) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.5758343 = score(doc=2019,freq=5.0), product of:
             0.3933699 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.9718292 = boost
               6.982969 = idf(docFreq=111, maxDocs=44421)
               0.018955586 = queryNorm
             1.4638493 = fieldWeight in 2019, product of:
               2.236068 = tf(freq=5.0), with freq of:
                 5.0 = termFreq=5.0
               6.982969 = idf(docFreq=111, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2019)
       0.2 = coord(5/25)