Nous n'avons pas trouvé de références bibliographiques correspondant exactement à votre sujet après une recherche dans nos principales bases de données bibliographiques (Cairn, Lisa, Lista, LLIS, Library and information studies, Francis, Scopus) et dans nos ouvrages.

La recherche a porté essentiellement sur le terme "dancer" (avec troncature) associé à "Information", en limitant la recherche aux mots-clés et résumés. Behavior ou Behaviour ont été utilisés quand nécessaire pour limiter le bruit.
L'étude des comportements informationnels (information behavior) est encore rarement abordée associée à une discipline, en particulier les disciplines artistiques.
Il est probable que vous ayez à élargir vos concepts pour traiter ce sujet, par exemple aux artistes.
Nous ne pouvons donc vous donner que quelques pistes.

Les danseurs sont évoqués pour leur utilisation de technologies comme l'Ipad ou les ordinateurs dans les documents suivants :

- Mark Hepworth, (2007) "Knowledge of information behaviour and its relevance to the design of people-centred information products and services", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 63 Iss: 1, pp.33 - 56;

- Eyes Web: toward gesture and affect recognition in interactive dance and music systems. Camurri, l; Hashimoto, S; Ricchetti, M; Ricci, A; Suzuki, K; et al.. Computer Music Journal24.1 (Apr 2000): 57-69.
Résumé : "Contribution to a thematic issue on research connected with expressive deviations. With computer technology, the performer of the music might not be a musician but an artist such as a dancer. Describes how researchers working in Italy and Japan have developed a system called Eyes Web that attempts to understand the emotional content of dancers' gestures, using that information to control synthesized music as well as other media. One of the techniques is to analyze a single fragment of a dance performed by different dancers, or by the same dancer with different expressive intentions. The system builds up a database with the goal of classifying dances in real time. The Eyes Web platform includes hardware such as video cameras, on-body sensors, custom electronics, and a frame grabber, as well as a set of software modules for processing the data, reacting to it, and extracting low- or high-level information."

L'article qui répond peut-être au mieux à votre question est :
- Littrell, L. (2001), "Artists: the neglected patrons?", in Thompson, H.A. (Eds), Crossing the Divide: Proceedings of the Tenth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, March 15-18, 2001, Denver, Colorado, Association of College and Research Libraries, Chicago, IL, Vol. 2001 pp.291-4. Disponible sur : http://0-www.ala.org.catalog.wblib.org/acrl/files/conferences/pdf/littre...

Cité par exemple dans :
- William S. Hemmig, (2008) "The information-seeking behavior of visual artists: a literature review", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 64 Iss: 3, pp.343 - 362 :
"Littrell (2001), studying the information needs and behaviors of university students and faculty in art, music, theater, dance, and fashion design, conducted informal interviews and observations to determine users' perceptions of the library and, for new users, whether those perceptions changed over time. She notes that her conclusions reflect those of the literature on artists and art students: while students use the library to learn about their discipline, faculty use it for inspiration and ideas; browsing “is not a waste of time or a sign of laziness … It is a valid and necessary process” (Littrell, 2001, p. 293); both students and faculty want a comfortable, inviting library that encourages lingering and creativity. Littrell suggests a simple model for the artistic process: “finding the inspiration” leads to “finding the individual voice,” which in turn leads to “producing the result” (Littrell, 2001, p. 293); this matches the first three of Cobbledick's five information types (Cobbledick, 1996). Also of interest is Littrell's observation that her interview method served as a form of outreach, and nearly all subjects who were newcomers to the library became regular patrons."

Nous vous signalons enfin un article d'une élève conservateur autour de la danse, probablement éloigné de votre sujet précis :
- Desalme, Aubierge, « Sur les pas de la danse », BBF, 2007, n° 4, p. 13-22 http://bbf.enssib.fr/consulter/bbf-2007-04-0013-002
Cet article est basé sur un mémoire disponible lui aussi en ligne : http://www.enssib.fr/bibliotheque-numerique/notice-655.

En élargissant le sujet aux artistes, vous pourrez trouver des références comme :
- Helen Mason, Lyn Robinson, (2011) "The information-related behaviour of emerging artists and designers: Inspiration and guidance for new practitioners", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 67 Iss: 1, pp.159 - 180.
- William Hemmig, (2009) "An empirical study of the information-seeking behavior of practicing visual artists", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 65 Iss: 4, pp.682 - 703.
- William S. Hemmig, (2008) "The information-seeking behavior of visual artists: a literature review", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 64 Iss: 3, pp.343 - 362.
Enfin, nous n'avons pas pu consulter l'ouvrage suivant, en commande, qui peut vous intéresser :
- Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs and Behavior, Donald O. Case. Bingley : Emerald, 2012.

Cordialement,

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