Playing dice with a digital library: Analysis of an artist using a new information resource for her art production

Heli Kautonen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21006-3_41

Playing dice with a digital library: Analysis of an artist using a new information resource for her art production

Heli Kautonen^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

Artists are a lesser-known group of information resource users. Previous research on their information behavior and needs are few, and there is not enough evidence of artists’ experiences of information systems in a natural context of use. This paper presents a reflective study of an artist using a new online information resource during seven intensive days for her artistic production. The resource is a digital library, which combines materials from a wide range of archives, libraries, and museums in one nation. The analysis was based on data collected during two interviews with the artist, as well as artifacts she produced during the production. The key findings were validated with a survey among a community of artists. The results indicate an impulsive and strongly associative, yet extremely goal-oriented, information usage pattern that challenges developers of the digital library service. Similar usage behavior and needs may be common among other user groups.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction
Subtitle of host publication	Users and Contexts - 17th International Conference, HCI International 2015, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	430-440
Number of pages	11
Volume	9171
ISBN (Print)	9783319210056
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21006-3_41
Publication status	Published - 2015
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Los Angeles, United States Duration: 5 Aug 2015 → 7 Aug 2015 Conference number: 17

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9171
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Abbreviated title	HCI
Country	United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	05/08/2015 → 07/08/2015

Keywords

Artists
Contextual design
Cultural-Historical Activity Theory
Digital library
Information search and retrieval
User experience

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Kautonen, H. (2015). Playing dice with a digital library: Analysis of an artist using a new information resource for her art production. In Human-Computer Interaction: Users and Contexts - 17th International Conference, HCI International 2015, Proceedings (Vol. 9171, pp. 430-440). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9171). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21006-3_41

Kautonen, Heli. / Playing dice with a digital library : Analysis of an artist using a new information resource for her art production. Human-Computer Interaction: Users and Contexts - 17th International Conference, HCI International 2015, Proceedings. Vol. 9171 Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 430-440 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Kautonen, H 2015, Playing dice with a digital library: Analysis of an artist using a new information resource for her art production. in Human-Computer Interaction: Users and Contexts - 17th International Conference, HCI International 2015, Proceedings. vol. 9171, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9171, Springer Verlag, pp. 430-440, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Los Angeles, United States, 05/08/2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21006-3_41

Playing dice with a digital library : Analysis of an artist using a new information resource for her art production. / Kautonen, Heli.

Human-Computer Interaction: Users and Contexts - 17th International Conference, HCI International 2015, Proceedings. Vol. 9171 Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 430-440 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9171).

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Kautonen H. Playing dice with a digital library: Analysis of an artist using a new information resource for her art production. In Human-Computer Interaction: Users and Contexts - 17th International Conference, HCI International 2015, Proceedings. Vol. 9171. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 430-440. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21006-3_41