Making sense of the past: The embodied information practices of field archaeologists

Olsson, M

Making sense of the past: The embodied information practices of field archaeologists

Olsson, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Information Science, 2015, 42 (3), pp. 410 - 419
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Olsson, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2814-0876	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Information Science, 2015, 42 (3), pp. 410 - 419	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0165-5515	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43836
dc.description.abstract	© The Author(s) 2016. This paper reports the findings of a study of the information practices of archaeologists, students and volunteers undertaking an excavation in the field. Conceptually, the study was guided by a social constructionist and practice-theoretical epistemological standpoint. Methodologically, the study employed a multi-faceted approach incorporating both ethnographic observation of archaeologists working in the field and in-depth interviews. The findings show that participants' practices were both social and embodied in nature.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Information Science	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0165551515621839	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Information & Library Sciences	en_US
dc.title	Making sense of the past: The embodied information practices of field archaeologists	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	42	en_US
utslib.for	0807 Library and Information Studies	en_US
utslib.for	08 Information and Computing Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/IKM and Digital Studies Program
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	42	en_US

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© The Author(s) 2016. This paper reports the findings of a study of the information practices of archaeologists, students and volunteers undertaking an excavation in the field. Conceptually, the study was guided by a social constructionist and practice-theoretical epistemological standpoint. Methodologically, the study employed a multi-faceted approach incorporating both ethnographic observation of archaeologists working in the field and in-depth interviews. The findings show that participants' practices were both social and embodied in nature.

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