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The Information Gap Theory

This helps explain a lot of librarians roles as bridges between information and knowledge.

Stephen

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Posted on: May 18, 2010, 9:09 am Category: Uncategorized

By: stephen

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  1. LC F said
    on May 18, 2010 11:50 am

    this post is interesting and helpful for the librarians. It will inspire them to be more creative in reaching out and teaching the lirbary users to use the library facilities or even appreciate the nature of librarianship too 🙂

  2. Dean Riley said
    on May 19, 2010 3:51 pm

    I believe Dr. Brenda Dervin (sense-making theory) and Carol Kuhlthau also promote variations on the gap theory.

  3. Michelle Boucher said
    on May 19, 2010 5:33 pm

    Not really knew–education theorists (e.g., Lev Vygotsky) have been talking about this kind of learning for many years (zone of proximal dvelopment. Nice explanation, though.