survey about voracious readers
extensive interviews
qualitative data on this unusual segment of the population
follows Kulthau and others and looks at the interaction bt the mind and the text as an interaction
a particular book speaks to a particular person in a particular way at a particular time
changes based on emotional state
affective dimension to the reading process
you can improve your odds of getting lucky by putting yourself in the right place these readers had developed systems to improve their odds of rewarding reading experience to get what they needed at that moment even if they didn't know that's what they needed
Leah: reframes the notion of seeking: info without seeking removes the intentionality and opens the door to serendipitous encountering--but it's not completely random
important to note that affect occurs in all of these scenarios
like comparing interfaces and dramaturgy
allows you to enter into the situation (from HCI class)
same thing with reading