Browse ALISE 2021 Works-in-Progress Showcase by Series/Report "Information seeking"

  • Care as a motive for families’ information work 
    Ortiz-Myers, Maria (2021-09-20)
    Qualitative interviews with a small number of parents of transgender and non-binary youth reveal that for some, their child’s gender identity disclosure is unexpected and difficult to understand. Families respond to their ...

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  • The role of cognitive authority in social media 
    Khader, Malak; Zimmerman, Tara; Allen, Jeff; Njeri, Millicent; Bank, Nicole; Guevara, Antonia (2021-09-20)
    This poster discusses the role that cognitive authority may play in the context of social media. A term coined by TD Wilson, “cognitive authority” refers to the authority that someone or some sources may have over the ...

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