Autoethnography for Librarians and Information Scientists

Ina Fourie is a full professor and Head of Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria. Professor Fourie is currently Vice Chair of the ISIC (Information Seeking in Context) Steering Committee and part of the ASIS&T (Association of Information Science and Technology) Executive Board as Treasurer. She has published more than 130 articles, books and conference papers and has presented in more than 16 countries.

• Part 1: Introduction to Autoethnography as a Research Method for Librarians 1. What is Autoethnography? Ina Fourie 2. Practice to Theory: The Case for Autoethnography Anne-Marie Deitering Part 2: Different Types of Autoethnography 3. Evoking is as Evoking Does: Understanding the Work/Role of Evocative Autoethnography Lisa P. Spinazola, Carolyn Ellis and Arthur Bochner 4. Analytic Autoethnography Ina Fourie 5. Collaborative Autoethnography as Method and Praxis: Self-reflexivity, Sociocultural Understanding, and Beyond Heewon Chang and Kathy-Ann Hernandez Part 3: Challenges of Autoethnography 6. End-to-end Rigor in Autoethnography Tim Gorichanaz 7. Ethical Challenges and Protection of Privacy Anika Meyer and Ina Fourie 8. Supplementary and Alternative Methods: Dervin’s Sense-making Methodology Christine Urquhart and Louisa Lam Part 4: Authoethnography in Context 9. Autoethnography: A Tool for Cultural Competence and Working with Indigenous Communities Fiona Blackburn 10. Autoethnography, Law Enforcement and Libraries Naailah Parbhoo-Ebrahim and Ina Fourie 11. Caregiving and Autoethnography: A Librarian Perspective Reinforced by Experience as an Academic and Researcher Olívia Pestana Part 5: The Way Forward 12. Autoethnography, Personal Growth and Keeping Momentum Ina Fourie 13. Concluding Remarks