Evaluating informational behaviour of users of the page “com açucar, com afeto” on Facebook

Authors

  • Celio Andrade Santana Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-3172
  • Steffane Ramires Lima Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE
  • Tatianna Lacerda Dias Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE
  • Chriz Taine Silva Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2016.282

Keywords:

Facebook, Information behavior, Wilson model

Abstract

This research presents the evaluation of information behaviour of users in the page “Com Açucar, Com Afeto” on Facebook. This page is focused on Brazilian popular music (MPB) and the interaction between the users occurs through Facebook posts. To identify the information behaviour of the users in this page, we had assessed a total of 120 posts and elements such as "like", "share" and “comments” from each one of these posts in one-day interval and also we had interviewed 15 users to collect data about information needs on the page. The data collection was based on the qualitative method netnography from the analysis of user behaviour and we conducted interviews to collect complementary data. The collected data were analyzed based on the information behavior model developed by Tom Wilson. The results show that users looking for the group to meet cognitive and psychological information needs enabled by music and this behaviour are augmented when they belong to social groups (network).

Author Biographies

Celio Andrade Santana, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE

Professor no Departamento de Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE.

Steffane Ramires Lima, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE

Bacharel em Gestão da Informação pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE.

Tatianna Lacerda Dias, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE

Bacharel em Gestão da Informação pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE.

Chriz Taine Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE

Bacharel em Gestão da Informação pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE.

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2016-11-21

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Santana, C. A., Lima, S. R., Dias, T. L., & Silva, C. T. (2016). Evaluating informational behaviour of users of the page “com açucar, com afeto” on Facebook. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (64), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2016.282

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