Tag: information communities

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #7: A Personal Reflection on Information Communities

June 28, 2024

Taking this course has helped me gain a better understanding of information communities, their information behavior and their information needs. Through my explorations and research, I’ve learned the definition of an information community and the five characteristics that constitute one. By reviewing the assigned readings I’ve come to understand how information communities can be studied … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #7: A Personal Reflection on Information Communities

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #6: The K-pop’s Community’s Use of Emerging Technologies

June 21, 2024

Infographic: The K-pop’s Community’s Use of Emerging Technologies Originally written April 17th, 2019. For this entry, I created an infographic about The K-pop Community’s Use of Emerging Technologies. Unfortunately, I’m unable to post the interactive version here (I can embed it here but then when I press update the infographic disappears so I don’t know what’s going … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #6: The K-pop’s Community’s Use of Emerging Technologies

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #4: A K-Pop Peer-Reviewed Article Summary

June 17, 2024

Title: “An Analysis of the Korean Wave as Transnational Popular Culture: North American Youth Engage Through Social Media as TV Becomes Obsolete” by Dal Yong Jin. Author’s Credentials: Dal Yong Jin is a media studies scholar and a professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He earned his B.A. … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #4: A K-Pop Peer-Reviewed Article Summary

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #3: The K-Pop Community’s Information Needs and Information-Seeking Behaviors

June 12, 2024

Originally written February 21st, 2019 Introduction: When discussing K-pop, it is important to note that it is one of the main aspects of Korean popular culture. Korean popular culture, aka Hallyu (Korean wave) includes Korean music, television shows, films, online games, and comics.  For many in the community, K-pop (along with K-dramas) is the entryway … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #3: The K-Pop Community’s Information Needs and Information-Seeking Behaviors

Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #1: Exploring the Kpop Community

May 29, 2024

Information Seeking Communities: An Exploration of the KPop Community Originally written February 4, 2019 The information community I’ve chosen to explore is the KPop community. While I’m a part of this group, my knowledge is limited and I’m curious as to what the community’s needs are and how information is distributed throughout the community. But … More Jocasta Nu’s Padawan #1: Exploring the Kpop Community