Information Communities: Working Definitions
“An information community (IC) is a constituency united by a common interest in a set of dynamic, linked, and varying resources.” LAMA
An IC is a partnership of institutions and individuals forming and cultivating a community of interest around the provision and exchange of information--or knowledge—aimed at increasing access to that information or increasing communication, and thus increasing that knowledge.
Note: ‘IC’ is not yet a household word. Do you remember when folks didn’t know about ‘information literacy’?