A Four Frames Analysis to Address the Information Challenges of Families of Children with ADHD: Actions for Public Libraries to Address Embedded Power Imbalances

Abstract

AbstractThis theoretical paper uses Bolman and Deal’s (2013) Four Frames Analysis to define the information world of families of children who present symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD is explored here as an information challenge imposed by fragmented views of an ADHD information world. This call to action explores and organizes the transdisciplinary literature about ADHD experiences into a guide that informs the social justice efforts of public libraries/librarians, who can serve as intermediaries between information stakeholders and the vast array of information resources about ADHD. These intermediaries can develop collections and services to support shared decision making among various ADHD stakeholders. To support these efforts, we identify information resources needed by users. More importantly, however, we help libraries/librarians recognize the frames they use to interpret users’ information needs for collection development.