Information and food blogging as serious leisure

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 204-220

  Cox, Andrew M ^a   Blake, Megan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blogs; Food products; Information media; Personal needs; Photography

Indexed keywords

ACCESS MANAGEMENT; BLOGGERS; BLOGGING; DESIGN IMPLICATIONS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INFORMATION MEDIA; INFORMATION SHARING; INFORMATION SOURCES; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL NEEDS; RESEARCH LIMITATIONS;

BLOGS; FOOD PRODUCTS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; USER INTERFACES;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 79955929979     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012531111135664     Document Type: Article

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