Conceptions of place in the information practices of the Mahamewnawa Asapuwa Temple community

Yerbury, H; Perera, P; Olsson, M

Conceptions of place in the information practices of the Mahamewnawa Asapuwa Temple community

Yerbury, H

Perera, P Olsson, M

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Publisher:: University of Boras, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Information Research an international electronic journal, 2022, 27
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Yerbury, H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1525-3268
dc.contributor.author	Perera, P
dc.contributor.author	Olsson, M
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-12T21:12:52Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-12T21:12:52Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Information Research an international electronic journal, 2022, 27
dc.identifier.issn	1368-1613
dc.identifier.issn	1368-1613
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/164899
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>The findings of a study of the information practices of devotees and monks associated with a Buddhist temple are used to examine the way place is understood, and to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the conceptualisations presented in the literature. An insider approach facilitated the collection of data through interviews of monks and devotees, observations and analysis of websites and social media platforms produced by the temple community. Thematic analysis was used to analyse interview transcripts, the researcher’s field notes and online content. Place can be physical, modified by time, symbolic, created through the affordances of technology and organisational. Three categories of information practices emerged, being cultural, everyday life and organisational information practices. Existing conceptualisations of place in information research, including information grounds, information landscapes and space of flows were insufficient to cover the ways that place was expressed in this study. Understandings of place and associated information practices are tied to cultural knowledge and beliefs. The outsider researcher may only make sense of data through the use of metaphor or analogy. Further analytical and empirical work is essential to develop guidelines for establishing appropriate metaphors.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	University of Boras, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT
dc.relation.ispartof	Information Research an international electronic journal
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.47989/irisic2237
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0806 Information Systems, 0807 Library and Information Studies
dc.subject.classification	Information & Library Sciences
dc.title	Conceptions of place in the information practices of the Mahamewnawa Asapuwa Temple community
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	27
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems
utslib.for	0807 Library and Information Studies
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
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dc.date.updated	2023-01-12T21:12:51Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	27

Abstract:

The findings of a study of the information practices of devotees and monks associated with a Buddhist temple are used to examine the way place is understood, and to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the conceptualisations presented in the literature. An insider approach facilitated the collection of data through interviews of monks and devotees, observations and analysis of websites and social media platforms produced by the temple community. Thematic analysis was used to analyse interview transcripts, the researcher’s field notes and online content. Place can be physical, modified by time, symbolic, created through the affordances of technology and organisational. Three categories of information practices emerged, being cultural, everyday life and organisational information practices. Existing conceptualisations of place in information research, including information grounds, information landscapes and space of flows were insufficient to cover the ways that place was expressed in this study. Understandings of place and associated information practices are tied to cultural knowledge and beliefs. The outsider researcher may only make sense of data through the use of metaphor or analogy. Further analytical and empirical work is essential to develop guidelines for establishing appropriate metaphors.

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