This book examines the evolution of information seeking in nine areas of everyday American life. --from publisher description.

Paired informal and scholarly essays show how everyday events reveal fundamental concepts of data, including its creation, aggregation, management, and use. Whe

In general, information practices are viewed as tools that people use to further their everyday projects. Essentially, people's information practices draw on th

Equal parts mail art, data visualization, and affectionate correspondence, Dear Data celebrates "the infinitesimal, incomplete, imperfect, yet exquisitely human