The road not taken: locating desire lines across information landscapes.

Burnett, Simon; Lloyd, Annemaree

Abstract

Introduction. - The concept of desire lines is defined, contextualised and explored within the area of information landscapes. The paper problematises the existence of desire lines in relation to research which has been conducted with various refugee groups. Method. - The concept of desire lines is expanded and linked to the library and information science field by drawing from the authors empirical research projects and from the scant literature from geography, urban planning and from a social theory. Conclusion. - The concept of desire lines contributes to the nascent research area of fractured information landscapes and offers a way of understanding how information landscapes are shaped when people are resettling into a new setting. While the work presented in an emerging conceptualisation, the authors also believe there is potential to conceptualise the rebuilding of landscapes as an occurrence within any transitionary environment (e.g. starting a job, moving to a new country, or transitioning from university to work).

Citation

BURNETT, S. and LLOYD, A. 2019. The road not taken: locating desire lines across information landscapes. Information research [online], 24(4): supplement containing Proceedings of the 10th International conceptions of library and information science conference (CoLIS 2019), 16-19 June 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia, paper CoLIS 1911. Available from: http://InformationR.net/ir/24-4/colis/colis1911.html

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 10th International conceptions of library and information science conference (CoLIS 2019)
• Acceptance Date: Jul 26, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Dec 31, 2019
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 26, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 26, 2019
• Journal: Information research
• Electronic ISSN: 1368-1613
• Publisher: University of Borås, Information Research
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 4
• Article Number: Paper CoLIS 1911
• Keywords: Information landscapes; Desire lines; Research; Refugee; Library; Information science
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/321261
• Publisher URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20191217171846/http://informationr.net/ir/24-4/colis/colis1911.html
• Contract Date: Jul 26, 2019