Everyday Information Practices : A Social Phenomenological Perspective

In general, information practices are viewed as tools that people use to further their everyday projects. Essentially, information practices draw on personal stocks of knowledge that form the habitual starting point of information seeking, use, and sharing. To judge the value of information available in external sources like newspapers and the Internet, people construct information-source horizons: assigning an order of preference to information sources and information-seeking paths, such as "first check the 'net, then visit the library."