ASIS&T annual meeting award winners: Award of merit acceptance speech. Issue 3 (28th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuhlthau, Carol Collier
• Is Part Of: Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Volume 40:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 39
• Page End: 40
• Publication Date: 2014-02-28
• Subjects: Information science -- Periodicals; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 020
• DOI: 10.1002/bult.2014.1720400312
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-9223

Abstract

Abstract: EDITOR'S SUMMARY As the recipient of ASIS&T's Award of Merit, Carol Collier Kuhlthau expressed appreciation for the association's influence on her scholarly development. Kuhlthau recounted the field's expansion and evolution from library school studies to information science, communication and social construction. Her focus on the information search process has been driven by questions about purpose in information seeking, user experience and affect. Her research into information seeking in learning has led pragmatically to Guided Inquiry, an educational design framework based on the scholar's research into the information search process. Highlighting information as central to people's everyday lives, Kuhlthau urged information scientists to focus on the practical implications of their work and how their research can be broadly applied to improve society.