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The Information World of Low-Skilled Workers.
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Chatman, Elfreda A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
A study of the information world of custodial workers at a large university in the South revealed: (1) information needs in the areas of health, career opportunities, and interpersonal relationships; (2) little information exchange among workers; and (3) little use of the public library. The interview schedule is appended. (51 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Seeking, Interviews, Public Libraries
Life in a Small World: Applicability of Gratification Theory to Information-Seeking Behavior.
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Chatman, Elfreda A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Explains the conceptual framework of gratification theory and describes a study that investigated the information-seeking behaviors of a lower working class population. The usefulness of gratification theory in explaining their information-seeking behavior is discussed, and implications for librarians and other information professionals are…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Science, Information Seeking, Life Style
The Impoverished Life-World of Outsiders.
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Chatman, Elfreda A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1996
Proposes a theory of information poverty based on four concepts that serve as the basis for defining an impoverished life-world: risk taking, secrecy, deception, and situational relevance. A conceptual framework that links the world of the information-poor, the outsiders, with a world of insiders, is developed. Contains 64 references. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Deception, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Information Needs
Small World Lives: Implications for the Public Library.
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Pendleton, Victoria EM; Chatman, Elfreda A. – Library Trends, 1998
Addresses ways to reexamine the world of information from small world perspectives and suggests implications for public libraries. Highlights include a conceptual scheme to examine small world lives, including social norms, world views, social types, and information behavior; and ethnographic inquiries to illustrate how qualitative methodology can…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Ethnography, Information Needs, Information Science
Opinion Leadership, Poverty, and Information Sharing.
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Chatman, Elfreda A. – RQ, 1987
This test of theory of opinion leadership in a low-income environment addressed three questions: (1) whether opinion leaders exist, their characteristics, and their role in information dissemination; (2) what the information world of this population is; and (3) whether this population views the library as a source of useful information. (EM)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Seeking
Information, Mass Media Use, and the Working Poor.
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Chatman, Elfreda A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Fifty women enrolled in an urban Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program were interviewed about their use of the mass media and the public library for useful information, preferences in the use of mass media, and their attitudes about source credibility. A 23-item interview guide is appended. (25 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Credibility, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Information Needs