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About the
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In 2017, the University of Toronto’s iSchool designed a new Library and Information Science (LIS) curriculum, which introduced four new required courses. One of the courses, “The Information Experience”, which was designed and taught by Dr. Jenna Hartel, covers the fundamentals on information behaviour. The major assignment of “The Information Experience” was for students to design and conduct their own information behaviour research study using Dr. Sonnenwald's (2005) Information Horizon Interview (IHI) method. The assignment, worth 75% of the students’ final grade, was spread across the semester with three elements: a worksheet where students explored their topic within LIS literature, the original research project using the IHI with three different informants and written as a formal paper, and a group presentation in collaboration with their cluster members. Early in the course students decided on a topic and population to study and were subsequently put into a cluster based on their topic. The clusters were academia, family, health, leisure, the pleasurable and the profound, and work. Beyond the presentations, the clusters consisted of 4-5 student that became a peer-to-peer support group, with further support from the course’s Teaching Assistants--Anh Thu Nguyen and Christie Oh. 

Hartel, J., Oh, C., & Nguyen, A. (2018). Teaching Information Behavior with the Information Horizon Interview. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 59(3), 67-79. doi:10.3138/jelis.59.3.2018-0017.07

About the IHI

The Information Horizon Interview (IHI) method was created by Dr. Diane Sonnenwald. The IHI allows a researcher to obtain a visual representation of information behaviours regarding certain populations or locations. Ultimately, the IHI research method helps to answer questions regarding the type of resources certain demographics use and how those individuals get the information they need. This can help information professionals create useful and accessible systems, tools, and resources for those that need them.

Academia

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Sam Frederick
​Inspiration and Limitations: The Intersection of Academia and Creativity in Information-Seeking Behaviours of Music Performance Students
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Hugh Samson
Academic Information Horizons: Exploring the Red Thread of Information in the Information Studies Doctoral Program Application Process
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Julia Warren
Following the Red Thread of Information Overseas: Graduate Students' Information Behaviours Pertaining to Academic Travel
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Anna Lutsky
Continuing Education Through the Eyes of Anders Hektor
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Cordelia (Xiaomeng) Tang
How Much Is Enough: Information Behaviours in Immigrants’ Education-Related
​Decision-Making
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Family

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​Ciara O'Kelly
Table Topics: The Role of Information in Family Dinners
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Brittany Sabharwal
Information Seeking Behaviours of First Time Mothers: Implications for Public Libraries
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Weronika Waszewski
Breastfeeding Women: Are They Information Seekers or
​Society Pleasers?
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Tamaira N. Blackwood
The Information-Seeking Behaviours of Parents and Grocery Shopping
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Leah Fiore
​Understanding Parents Today: A Study of the Information Behaviour of Parents in Favor of Extra-Curricular Activities for Infants and Toddlers
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Stefanie Martin
Information Practices and Resources of Filipino
Immigrants in Canada
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Health

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Kieran McGarry
Type 2 Diabetes: A Lifelong Information Seeking Process
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Alannah
Vanderburgh-Oakley
Seeking Autonomy: Women's Search for Reproductive
​Health Information
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Leisure

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Hannah Brown
Signal Processors: The Information Behaviours of Experimental Improvising Musicians
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Megan Ferguson
The Information Behaviour
​of Cyclists
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Kenya Hewitt
Inside the Information Behaviour of Hobby Record Collectors
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(Bibi) Lubnaa Jaumdally
Romancing Information: Romance Readers and Their Information Resources
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Allen Kwan
Virtual Meeting Places: Video Games as Information Grounds
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Xiao Yin Lu
Information Phenomena in the Hobby of Travel Photography
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Ashley Nicol
Pokemon GO: Quick Scanning for Mobile Information Grounds
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Lauren Simon
The Integrated Information-Seeking Practices of
​Dungeon Masters
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Sara Stonehouse
The High-Performance Fencer's Equipment Purchases: Serendipitous Social Berrypicking and Cognitive
​Self-Autonomization
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Sydney Stype
Light the Lamp: Illuminating the Information Behaviour of
​Sports Fans
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Kimberly Trusty
Alone Together: The Information Seeking Behaviours of Adult Readers of Superhero/Costume Comic Books
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Carmen Peters
The Information Behavior of Table Top Game Facilitators: How Dungeon Masters Craft Collaborative Stories
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Caroline Prelich
​Escaping Reality:
The Information Behaviours
of Erotic ​Novel Readers
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Pleasurable & Profound

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Shannon Deverell
It's a Nice Day for a "Wired" Wedding: The Information Behaviour of Brides
​Planning a Wedding
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Tiffany Luk
A Small Exploratory Study on Generation Y's Information Seeking Behaviours for Novel Dining Venues
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Alice Norton-Bell
The Information Behaviours of Novice Tarot Card Readers
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​Peter Szuban
Too Many Catfish in the Sea: Information Behaviour and Dating Resources
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Hailey Mullock
Ink Me: The Information Behaviours of People with Tattoos
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Katherine Policicchio
​​Tasty, Tasteful Tidbits: A Study of Information Resources and Behaviours Involved in Planning Dinner Parties
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Work

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Dandi Feng
The Art and Tactics of Job Interviews for the Introverted: An Information Perspective
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Nataliia Mykhaylychenko
Information-Seeking Behaviours of Established Professionals When Building Their Wardrobes
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Jordan Pedersen
We CAN: Information Seeking Behaviour of Farmer's
Experiencing Animal
​Health Emergencies
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