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In general, information practices are viewed as tools that people use to further their everyday projects. Essentially, people's information practices draw on their stocks of knowledge that form the habitual starting point of information seeking, use, and sharing. To judge the value of information available in external sources like newspapers and the Internet, people construct information source horizons. They set information sources in order of preference and suggest information seeking paths, such as "first check the net, then visit the library."

Everyday Information Practices draws on interviews with environmental activists and unemployed people during 2005 and 2006, exploring the practices of information seeking by focusing on the ways in which the participants monitored everyday events and sought information to solve specific problems. The book shows that everyday information seeking practices tend to be oriented by the principle of "good enough." Overall, the role of routines and habits is more significant than has earlier been assumed. Thus, everyday information seeking practices tend to change quite slowly.

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• Preface(p. v)
• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• 2 Practice and Information Practice: Approaching the Major Concepts(p. 15)
• 3 Conceptualizing Everyday Information Practices(p. 37)
• 4 Drawing the Empirical Picture of Information Practices(p. 77)
• 5 Practices of Everyday-Life Information Seeking(p. 83)
• 6 Information Use in Everyday Contexts(p. 149)
• 7 Practices of Information Sharing(p. 183)
• 8 Concluding Remarks(p. 201)
• Bibliography(p. 207)
• Index(p. 221)
• About the Author(p. 233)

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Aiming to fill a gap in the literature with a "general book about the everyday information practices characteristic of our time," Savolainen (Univ. of Tampere, Finland) explores what it is that drives people to seek, use, and share information in their daily lives. The author draws on social phenomenology and practice theory to develop a model of everyday information practice in nonwork contexts. His empirical study, conducted by interviewing environmental activists and unemployed persons over a two-year period, addresses questions such as "How do we perceive the information world around us?" and "How is it that we accept or reject information in our everyday life?" For comparison, earlier studies are used to illustrate how information practices have changed since the 1990s, with appropriate consideration given to the role of the Internet, which has established its position among centralized information sources. Along the way, Savolainen elucidates timely subjects, such as media credibility and information overload. The book includes extensive notes. Overall, an engaging read on a seemingly mundane topic. Summing Up: Recommended. Collections serving graduates, researchers, and faculty. J. A. Bullian Hillsborough Community College

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Reijo Savolainen is Professor at the Department of Information Studies, University of Tampere, Finland.