Research dimensions in information seeking of music: A plea for the socio-technical perspective

Abstract

This paper presents an analytical matrix for the purpose of integrating findings from different disciplines in information science related to everyday life information seeking behavior. The matrix is based on already available theoretical models and it’s anchored in the emerging socio technical perspective on information behavior and information literacy research. The Proposed matrix provides a systemic view of five different dimensions: Socio Cognitive Information Experience, Information Seeking Process, Information Retrieval and Content Consumption and Analysis. Such a merged view of different research strings is essential to develop IS which will not determine human behavior but support it in an organic way.