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Title Accidental information discovery : cultivating serendipity in the digital age / edited by Tammera M. Race, Stephann Makri.

Publication Info. Cambridge, MA : Chandos Publishing, [2016]
©2016
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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations.
Series Chandos information professional series
Chandos information professional series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Introducing serendipity -- 2. Making room for serendipity -- 3. Teaching serendipity -- 4. Serendipity in current digital information environments -- 5. Serendipity in future digital information environments.
Summary This book discusses the ways serendipity--defined as the accidental discovery of valued information--plays an important role in creative problem-solving. It brings together discussions on serendipity and information discovery, research in computer and information science, and interesting thoughts on the creative process.
Subject Information retrieval.
Information Storage and Retrieval
Recherche de l'information.
information retrieval.
Information retrieval
Added Author Race, Tammera M., editor.
Makri, Stephann, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Accidental information discovery : cultivating serendipity in the digital age. Amsterdam, Netherlands : Chandos Publishing, c2016 xvii, 118 pages Chandos information professional series. 9781843347507 2016932034
ISBN 9781780634319
1780634315
1843347504
9781843347507
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