A tool for analysing the information behaviour of expectant and new mothers

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dc.contributor.authorMahony, Carolanne
dc.contributor.authorHeavin, Ciara
dc.contributor.authorSammon, David
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-10T14:20:32Z
dc.date.available2018-05-10T14:20:32Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.date.updated2018-05-10T10:52:44Z
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, there has been an increase in the variety and availability of information resources in nearly every area of life. Unfortunately, variety and availability don’t always signal quality. With health information, it’s important not only to have quality information resources but also to ensure resources meet the needs of their audience. Expectant and new mothers have become active consumers of health information. They access and combine information from offline and online resources when making healthcare decisions. This paper presents a tool that analyses the information behaviour of expectant and new mothers. The Information Behaviour Analysis Tool (IBAT) is based on a theoretical model of information behaviour that is adapted from extant literature. We use interview and activity diary data from the first stage of a longitudinal exploratory study to create and demonstrate the tool. The IBAT can be used to map the information behaviour of new and expectant mothers from beginning to end. Three different search episodes are used to demonstrate the efficacy of the tool and to highlight different types of search strategies. These examples demonstrate the variability of uncertainty as a factor during information behaviour and the interaction it can have when processing different information resources.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMahony, C., Heavin, C. and Sammon, D. (2013) 'A Tool for Analysing the Information Behaviour of Expectant and New Mothers', ECIS 2013: 21st European Conference on Information Systems, 5 - 8 June, Utrecht, The Netherlands, in Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Information Systems. Available online http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2013_cr/178en
dc.identifier.endpage12en
dc.identifier.journaltitleECIS 2013:21st European Conference on Information Systemsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6077
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAIS Electronic Library (AISeL)en
dc.relation.urihttps://sites.google.com/site/ecis2013nl/
dc.relation.urihttp://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2013_cr/178/
dc.rights© 2013 the authors.en
dc.subjectInformation behaviouren
dc.subjectInformation needsen
dc.subjectHealthen
dc.subjectLongitudinalen
dc.subjectData analysis toolen
dc.subjectCognitiveen
dc.subjectAffectiveen
dc.subjectUncertaintyen
dc.subjectExpectant mothersen
dc.subjectNew mothers and pregnancyen
dc.titleA tool for analysing the information behaviour of expectant and new mothersen
dc.typeConference itemen
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