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Many authors have highlighted the challenge of analyzing the contextual dimension of information practice. This article seeks to contribute to the field by borrowing conceptual tools used in sociological study. The article outlines a case study of young adults in the resource centre of a Carrefour jeunesse-emploi in Quebec in order to observe information practice. The routes of approximately one hundred paths were mapped out within the centre, not only demonstrating the significance of specific information sources and their relation to external social spaces, but also the importance of considering the background of young adults' lives, to try and better understand their information practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]