Major types of contexts of IL
| Type/Dimension | Example contexts |
|---|---|
| Sub-personal | Biochemical and physiological factors |
| Individual | Skills and prior knowledge, personality traits, personal goals and needs, affect and motivation |
| Everyday life | Routine information seeking, use, production, privacy, well-being and health management |
| Education | Disciplinary knowledge, library instruction and lifelong learning |
| Organization/Community | Workplace policies, organizational aims, professional norms and communal information sharing |
| Cultural/Societal | Shared symbols, values and language practices |
| Political economy | Employability, Information society/age, knowledge economy, neoliberal governance, citizenship and democracy |
| Physical/Technological | Material artifacts, infrastructure, devices, platforms, algorithms, spatial location and temporal |
| Informational | Metadata, paratexts, content and lifecycle of information |
| Type/Dimension | Example contexts |
|---|---|
| Sub-personal | Biochemical and physiological factors |
| Individual | Skills and prior knowledge, personality traits, personal goals and needs, affect and motivation |
| Everyday life | Routine information seeking, use, production, privacy, well-being and health management |
| Education | Disciplinary knowledge, library instruction and lifelong learning |
| Organization/Community | Workplace policies, organizational aims, professional norms and communal information sharing |
| Cultural/Societal | Shared symbols, values and language practices |
| Political economy | Employability, Information society/age, knowledge economy, neoliberal governance, citizenship and democracy |
| Physical/Technological | Material artifacts, infrastructure, devices, platforms, algorithms, spatial location and temporal |
| Informational | Metadata, paratexts, content and lifecycle of information |
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