Ethnomethodologically Informed Ethnography and Information System Design.

Crabtree, Andy; Nichols, David M.; O'Brien, Jon; Rouncefield, Mark; Twidale, Michael B.

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ERIC Number: EJ606762

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Publication Date: 2000

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Ethnomethodologically Informed Ethnography and Information System Design.

Crabtree, Andy; Nichols, David M.; O'Brien, Jon; Rouncefield, Mark; Twidale, Michael B.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v51 n7 p666-82 May 2000

Describes Ethnomethodologically informed ethnography (EM) as a methodology for information science research, illustrating the approach with the results of a study in a university library. Topics include differences between the practical orientation of EM and theoretical orientation of other ethnographic approaches; systems design; and interdisciplinary work. (Contains 74 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Ethnography, Higher Education, Information Systems, Interdisciplinary Approach, Research Methodology, Theory Practice Relationship

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Language: English

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