Electronic Journal of Communication. Issues 2, 3, 4 (Volume 9) of the Electronic Journal of Communication contain articles which exemplify the uses of the Sense-Making Methodology which has been under development by Brenda Dervin and colleagues for the past 27 years. In contrast to most uses of the term methodology which either use the term synonymously with method or elide it into meta-theory, Sense-Making has been developed as an explicit attempt to be methodological -- i.e. to provide philosophically driven guidance for a coherent set of guiding methods for theorizing, observing, listening, analyzing, and concluding relevant to any communication practice, including research practice.
Sense-Making incorporates an elaborate set of meta-theoretic assumptions, methodological premises, and specific tools including a variety of interviewing and coding approaches and a communication-as-procedure perspective which can potentially guide all research phases. Kathleen D. Brenda Dervin The Ohio State University Kathleen D. Jayme E. The Louisville Institute! -- Sabbatical Grants for Researchers - Information. ANNUAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1 The Louisville Institute’s Sabbatical Grant for Researchers Program enables ecclesially-engaged academics and scholarly religious leaders to conduct a major study that can contribute to the vitality of Christianity in North America.
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Bring the Books: - Journal of Religious & Theological Information. Subject index-Information Research. Information behaviour, an interdisciplinary perspective. The Basis for Using the Internet to Support the Information Needs of Primary Care -- Westberg and Miller 6 (1): 6. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Associationjamia.bmj.com 1999;6:6-25 doi:10.1136/jamia.1999.0060006 The Practice of Informatics Review Paper + Author Affiliations Corresdpondence and reprints: Edward E. Westberg, MS, Eskind Biomedical Library, 4th Floor, 2209 Garland Avenue, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8340.e-mail: 〈westberg@vuse.vanderbilt.edu〉 Received 2 February 1998 Accepted 22 September 1998 Abstract Synthesizing the state of the art from the published literature, this review assesses the basis for employing the Internet to support the information needs of primary care.
Footnotes This work was supported by grants G08-LM06175-01 and G08-LM05443, and in part by grant 1-R01-LM06226-02 to RAM, all from the National Library of Medicine. Articles citing this article. Information Needs and Information-Seeking Behavior of Primary Care Physicians -- González-González et al. 5 (4): 345 -- Annals of Family Medicine. Survey of Health Professionals' Information Habits and Needs, January 11, 1980, Stinson and Mueller 243 (2): 140.