Purpose

This study examines the information practices of Israeli lawyers highlighting the central role that information plays in professional communities of practice. Examining the information practices of lawyers characterizes the information behavior of this community of practice.

Design/methodology/approach

Information practices are those recurrent practices related to actively seeking information for a variety of sources socially and contextually situated within members of a professional community. Twenty semi-structured interviews were carried out with lawyers in Israel that investigated the different ways by which lawyers interact with information in their professional work. Data collected in the interviews were analyzed using a grounded theory approach.

Findings

Findings from the content analysis of the interviews revealed three main themes: information assimilation, networking and self-promotion and content creation that encompass a wide variety of information practices related to seeking information related to a case, preparing and presenting a case, providing support for the client, collaborating with other members of the professional community and promoting their professional practice.

Originality/value

This study provides an innovating perspective of the ways by which an information-rich community of practice engages with information, solves problems, build social connections and creates new content.

中文翻译：

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律师信息化实践探索

目的

本研究考察了以色列律师的信息实践，强调了信息在专业实践社区中发挥的核心作用。检查律师的信息实践是这个实践社区的信息行为的特征。

设计/方法/方法

信息实践是与积极为专业社区成员内的各种社会和上下文来源寻找信息相关的重复实践。对以色列的律师进行了 20 次半结构化访谈，调查了律师在其专业工作中与信息互动的不同方式。访谈中收集的数据使用扎根理论方法进行分析。

发现

访谈内容分析的结果揭示了三个主要主题：信息同化、网络和自我宣传以及内容创建，包括与寻求与案例相关的信息、准备和展示案例、为客户，与专业社区的其他成员合作并促进他们的专业实践。

原创性/价值

本研究为信息丰富的实践社区处理信息、解决问题、建立社会联系和创造新内容的方式提供了一个创新的视角。