Everyday information the evolution of information seeking in America / edited by William Aspray and Barbara M. Hayes.

Other author Aspray, William.
Other author Hayes, Barbara M., 1955-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,
Description359 p. ; 23 cm.
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Subjects
Information behavior--United States. --Case studies.
Information society--United States. --History. --Case studies.
Human information processing--History. --Case studies.
Information retrieval--United States. --History. --Case studies.

Contents One hundred years of car buying / William Aspray -- Informed giving : information on philanthropy in everyday life / Barbara M. Hayes -- Airline travel : a history of information-seeking behavior by leisure and business passengers / Rachel D. Little, Cecelia D. Williams, and Jeffrey R. Yost -- Genealogy as a hobby / James W. Cortada -- Sports fans and their information-gathering habits : how media technologies have brought fans closer to their teams over time / Jameson Otto, Sara Metz, and Nathan Ensmenger -- Information in the hobby of gourmet cooking : four contexts / Jenna Hartel -- The transformation of public information in the United States / Gary Chapman and Angela Newell -- Active readership : the case of the American comics reader / George Royer, Beth Nettels, and William Aspray -- Information exchange and relationship maintenance among American youth : the case of text messaging / Arturo Longoria, Gesse Stark-Smith, and Barbara M. Hayes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010020602
ISBN0262015013 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780262015011 (alk. paper)
ISBN026251561X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780262515610 (pbk. : alk. paper)