Purpose Serendipitous information discovery has become a unique and important approach
to discovering and obtaining information, which has aroused a growing interest for …

Serendipity is not an easy word to define. Its meaning has been stretched to apply to
experiences ranging from the mundane to the exceptional. Serendipity, however, is …

Serendipity occurs when unexpected circumstances and an “aha” moment of insight result in
a valuable, unanticipated outcome. Designing digital information environments to support …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how social media may support information
encountering (ie where individuals encounter useful and interesting information while …

Purpose Websites, search engines, recommender systems, artificial intelligence and digital
libraries have the potential to support serendipity for unexpected interaction with information …

News readership is shifting to the Internet because of accessibility, inexpensive technology,
and free content. The prevalence of news on the Web provides opportunities for people to …

Under what conditions is serendipity most likely to occur? How much is serendipity
influenced by what a person brings to the process, and how much by the environment in …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of serendipity and approaches
to its study particularly in relation to information studies. Design/methodology/approach–The …

The contemporary city is increasingly being labeled as a smart city consisting of both
physical and virtual spaces. This digital augmentation of urban life sets the scene for urban …

Users increasingly acquire, share, and create knowledge in online knowledge communities,
making them massive dynamic knowledge repositories that spark inspiration. While online …