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Urban exploration: Secrecy and information creation and sharing in a hobby context.

Urban exploration: Secrecy and information creation and sharing in a hobby context.

Authors :
Fulton, Crystal
Source :
Library & Information Science Research (07408188). Jul2017, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p189-198. 10p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Urban exploration is a hobby that involves visiting and capturing visual images of urban infrastructure often no longer used, including sewers, towers, factories, and military instalments. Hobbyists then frequently share their visual content via social media sites. The urban explorer's multi-layered construction of content offers an important opportunity to understand how people create information and share experiences and content in a hobby context. Data were gathered through face-to-face interviews with 17 urban explorers from Ireland and the United Kingdom and an analysis of urban explorers' digital presence. Results suggest that urban explorers believe their hobby serves both personal and civic purposes. Urban explorers' creative hobby behaviors further lead them to secretive information behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
07408188
Volume :
39
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Library & Information Science Research (07408188)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
124473867
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2017.07.003