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Rethinking information behavior in the context of universal design
Beyene, Wondwossen M.; Byström, Katriina
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/96674
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- Title
- Rethinking information behavior in the context of universal design
- Author(s)
- Beyene, Wondwossen M.
- Byström, Katriina
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Keyword(s)
- Universal design
- Information behavior
- Information services accessibility
- Information systems accessibility
- Human information interaction
- Abstract
- Universal design represents the idea of designing products and services to be accessible and usable to all, including to persons with disabilities. Its intent in the design of information systems could be understood as tackling user diversity, which relates it to part of studies in human information behavior. Both areas share concerns of users, context, and technology diversity in their respective undertakings. This conceptual paper analyzes the overlaps in the context of each research direction and highlights the challenges that need to be tackled so that their concerted efforts could enhance the design of accessible and usable information systems. It also attempts to reexamine the field of information behavior and explore its potential for providing much-needed “human input” to universal design endeavors which have been driven mainly by sets of guidelines and technical specifications.
- Publisher
- iSchools
- Series/Report Name or Number
- iConference 2017 Proceedings
- Type of Resource
- text
- Language
- en
- Permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/2142/96674
- Copyright and License Information
- Copyright 2017 Wondwossen M. Beyene and Katriina Byström
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