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M., & Rice, R. E. (1999). Trends in analyzing access to
information,
Part II: Unique and integrating conceptualizations. Information
Processing
and Management, 35(1), 77-99.
Part II summarizes and extends the review of
fundamental
conceptualizations
of access to information across six relevant research literatures
developed
in part I. It identifies unique underlying assumptions of the concept
‘access
to information’ within each of the different disciplines. We discuss
implications
of the conceptualizations of access, and of influences and constraints
on access. We then integrate the common and unique conceptualizations
and
the implications to propose a general model of access to information.
The
goal of the two articles is to identify common and unique, as well as
hidden
and overlooked, aspects of how access is conceptualized in a selected
set
of relevant literature, and to suggest a comprehensive perspective that
may be applied to future studies and policies related to information
access.
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