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| Communication (Thought… | 1 |
| Cultural Context | 1 |
| Databases | 1 |
| Information Needs | 1 |
| Information Retrieval | 1 |
| Information Scientists | 1 |
| Information Seeking | 1 |
| Libraries | 1 |
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| Journal of Education for… | 1 |
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| Altheide, David L. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedAltheide, David L. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1990
Discusses the relevance of communication, meaning, and identity in putting information work into a cultural context. The process of information seeking is discussed, the mediation of communication formats and devices in determining meaning is described, and implications for information specialists are suggested. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Context, Databases, Information Needs
