Accidental Information Discovery

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-84334-750-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 244 g

Accidental Information Discovery: Cultivating Serendipity in the Digital Age provides readers with an interesting discussion on the ways serendipity-defined as the accidental discovery of valued information-plays an important role in creative problem-solving.

This insightful resource brings together discussions on serendipity and information discovery, research in computer and information science, and interesting thoughts on the creative process. Five thorough chapters explore the significance of serendipity in creativity and innovation, the characteristics of serendipity-friendly tools and minds, and how future discovery environments may encourage serendipity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Race, Tammera M.

Makri, Stephann

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introducing Serendipity Chapter 2: Making Room for Serendipity Chapter 3: Teaching Serendipity Chapter 4: Serendipity in Current Digital Information Environments Chapter 5: Serendipity in Future Digital Information Environments

Über Autor(innen)

Makri, Stephann
Stephann Makri is is a faculty researcher and Lecturer at City University London. He has worked on a £1.82m UK Research Council project on accidental information discovery (SerenA: Chance Encounters in the Space of Ideas). His research on the topic has been published in the Journal of Documentation and Journal of the Association for Society for Information Science and Technology. This research has also received extensive media coverage, including from the BBC, Readers Digest, and The Sunday Times.