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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Biometric tools in information science

the example of an information literacy study – a holiday planning experiment

Justyna Jasiewicz Małgorzata Kisilowska Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska

pp. 23-32

Abstract

Effective studies within interdisciplinary research fields, such as information literacy, require complex research methodologies. The purpose of the paper is to present the possibilities of biometric tools in the field of information science in triangulation with other methods and techniques. In addition to a literature review, the paper presents the project concerning information skills of young respondents in everyday life tasks. The study was conducted with the triangulation of a behavioral experiment, biometric measurements, and individual interviews. Results proved that young people are not as fluent in social media usage as it may seem. College students have limited communication and content creation skills. University students, however, present more advanced information skills. That might implicate the positive influence of university education and socialization on information literacy. During the project the biometric measures proved to be effective tools in exploring psychophysiological reactions while executing information tasks.

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Kurbanolu Serap, Boustany Joumana, Grassian Esther, Mizrachi Diane, Roy Loriene (2019) Information literacy in everyday life: 6th European conference, ecil 2018, oulu, finland, september 24–27, 2018, revised selected papers. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 23-32

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13472-3_3

Full citation:

Jasiewicz Justyna, Kisilowska Małgorzata, Jupowicz-Ginalska Anna (2019) „Biometric tools in information science: the example of an information literacy study – a holiday planning experiment“, In: S. Kurbanolu, J. Boustany, E. Grassian, D. Mizrachi & L. Roy (eds.), Information literacy in everyday life, Dordrecht, Springer, 23–32.