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Information behaviour meets social capital: a conceptual model

Gunilla Widén-Wulff

Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland, gunilla.widen-wulff{at}abo.fi

Stefan Ek

Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

Mariam Ginman

Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

Reija Perttilä

Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

Pia Södergård

Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

Anna-Karin Tötterman

Information Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

Much research has been done on the favourable influence of social environment and social networks on knowledge production. The aim of this article is to design a theoretical framework where both information behaviour (IB) research and social capital (SC) research are integrated. Integrating these areas is seen as an advantage when focusing on the social construction of knowledge, and a model is proposed to illuminate sources and consequences of social capital and knowledge sharing. This framework will function as a basis on which to build when the authors proceed with a number of empirical studies involving the university context, social networks of the unemployed, and virtual networks of young people.

Key Words: social capital • social capital dimensions • social network • information behaviour • information sharing • knowledge sharing

This version was published on June 1, 2008

Journal of Information Science, Vol. 34, No. 3, 346-355 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0165551507084679
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