dc.contributor.author | Vardell, Emily | |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Ting | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomas, Paul A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-25T19:16:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-25T19:16:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08-13 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vardell, E., Wang, T. and Thomas, P.A. (2021), "“I found what I needed, which was a supportive community”: an ethnographic study of shared information practices in an online cosplay community", Journal of Documentation. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2021-0034 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/31880 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose:
This study explored the information practices of cosplayers, as well as the social norms, social types and information infrastructure of an online cosplay Facebook group, the Rey Cosplay Community (RCC).Design/Methodology/Approach:
To better understand individual behavior, the authors made use of ethnographic methods and semi-structured interviews. Observation of the RCC was combined with information gleaned from select participant interviews.Findings:
The results suggest that the RCC can be conceived of as an information community where fans obtain and share information about cosplay costume making. Sufficient and well-organized information and positive community culture greatly help community members make their costumes.Originality/value:
This works serves as a bridge between fan studies and information science research in its exploration of online communities, shared information practices and creating non-toxic virtual environments. It also lends support to the idea that positivity, respect for community rules and a tight-knit connection between members play essential roles in building a non-toxic fan and information community. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Emerald | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited | en_US |
dc.subject | Community of practice | en_US |
dc.subject | Cosplay | en_US |
dc.subject | Cosplayers | en_US |
dc.subject | Facebook | en_US |
dc.subject | Fan studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Information practices | en_US |
dc.subject | Online communities | en_US |
dc.subject | Social media | en_US |
dc.subject | Social networking sites | en_US |
dc.title | “I found what I needed, which was a supportive community”: An ethnographic study of shared information practices in an online cosplay community | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Thomas, Paul | |
kusw.kudepartment | Libraries | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/JD-02-2021-0034 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-4789 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1423-4559 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5596-7951 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |