TY - JOUR
T1 - The utilitarian and hedonic outcomes of music information-seeking in everyday life
AU - Laplante, Audrey
AU - Downie, J. Stephen
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation .
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - This qualitative study focuses on what contributes to making a music information-seeking experience satisfying in the context of everyday life. Data were collected through in-depth interviews conducted with 15 younger adults (18 to 29. years old). The analysis revealed that satisfaction could depend on both hedonic (i.e., experiencing pleasure) and utilitarian outcomes. It was found that two types of utilitarian outcomes contributed to satisfaction: (1) the acquisition of music, and (2) the acquisition of information about music. Information about music was gathered to (1) enrich the listening experience, (2) increase one's music knowledge, and/or (3) optimize future acquisition. This study contributes to a better understanding of music information-seeking behavior in recreational contexts. It also has implications for music information retrieval systems design: results suggest that these systems should be engaging, include a wealth of extra-musical information, allow users to navigate among music items, and encourage serendipitous encountering of music.
AB - This qualitative study focuses on what contributes to making a music information-seeking experience satisfying in the context of everyday life. Data were collected through in-depth interviews conducted with 15 younger adults (18 to 29. years old). The analysis revealed that satisfaction could depend on both hedonic (i.e., experiencing pleasure) and utilitarian outcomes. It was found that two types of utilitarian outcomes contributed to satisfaction: (1) the acquisition of music, and (2) the acquisition of information about music. Information about music was gathered to (1) enrich the listening experience, (2) increase one's music knowledge, and/or (3) optimize future acquisition. This study contributes to a better understanding of music information-seeking behavior in recreational contexts. It also has implications for music information retrieval systems design: results suggest that these systems should be engaging, include a wealth of extra-musical information, allow users to navigate among music items, and encourage serendipitous encountering of music.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.lisr.2010.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.lisr.2010.11.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79956314333
SN - 0740-8188
VL - 33
SP - 202
EP - 210
JO - Library and Information Science Research
JF - Library and Information Science Research
IS - 3
ER -