Innovative Methods in Health Information Behaviour Research ________________________________________ Special issue call for papers from Aslib Journal of Information Management This special issue, to be published in 2019, is guest edited by Ina Fourie (University of Pretoria, South Africa) and Heidi Julien (University at Buffalo, NY, USA). What is the focus of this special issue? Methods in information behaviour research have remained relatively stable over time. Interviews and questionnaires remain the primary methods used in empirical studies. Although a diversity of diseases, contexts and groups has been covered in information behaviour research for health contexts, understanding of information behaviour can benefit from studies using a range of more innovative methods, including visual methods, methods focusing on embodiment, discursive approaches, and participatory techniques. For this special issue, we invite papers on innovative research methods used in studies of health information behaviour. The emphasis must be on the critical assessment of the method, and its particular value for the group under study, rather than a simple report of findings. Potential methods of interest could include (but are not limited to): * Participatory methods including participatory action research * Visual research methods * Metaphor identification * Methods focusing on embodiment * Discursive research methods, e.g. narratives, traditional storytelling * Autoethnography * Agile research methodology * Meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and content analyses on the use of these methods in health information behavior studies will also be considered. Submissions Papers should focus on any one or more methods appropriate to study health information behaviour, in the context of any disease or user group; the focus should be on the use of innovative research methods. The value of the research methods should be assessed in a critical and analytical manner. Opinion pieces will not be considered for the special issue. Papers should be 4,000 to 9,000 words in length (including references) and in formatted accordance with the journal's author guidelines. About the Journal Aslib Journal of Information Management (AJIM; previously: Aslib Proceedings, ISSN: 2050-3806) is a peer-reviewed international journal providing key insights into the latest international developments in the research and practice of information management and information science. Information about the journal can be found at http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=AJIM Schedule dates and submission deadlines Paper submission: 30 January, 2019 Notice of review results: 30 March, 2019 Revisions due: 30 April, 2019 Publication: Aslib Journal of Information Management, volume 71, issue 5, 2019 ****************************************************** Heidi Julien, Ph.D. President, Association for Library and Information Science Education Professor & Chair, Department of Library and Information Studies Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo 526 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 Ph: 716-645-1474 Fax: 716-645-3775 Email: heidijul@buffalo.edu<mailto:heidijul@buffalo.edu> ******************************************************