Abstract
In this article, I explore the relationships between how humans have evolved to interact with the material world and how we interact with our information worlds. I argue that shaping processes, exemplified by how early humans created stone tools, are core ways to interact with the world that are appropriated to interact with information to create information solutions. To test these claims, I examine existing studies of information use from a shaping perspective. I finish by discussing how this evolutionary perspective to information use can benefit discussions of information behavior.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 469-482 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 16 Jan 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2024 |
Keywords
- information behaviour
- information practices
- evolution
- information use