{"id":7320,"date":"2026-01-10T14:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/?post_type=hbi-publications&#038;p=7320"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:13:30","slug":"contextualized-repertoire-maps-in-media-usage-research","status":"publish","type":"hbi-publications","link":"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-publications\/contextualized-repertoire-maps-in-media-usage-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Contextualized Repertoire Maps in Media Usage Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7295 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26-01-14-Kontextualisierte-Repertoirekarten-als-Sortiermethode-zur-Erforschung-von-Medienrepertoires_Merten_Hasebrink_Teaser--300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the Publication\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26-01-14-Kontextualisierte-Repertoirekarten-als-Sortiermethode-zur-Erforschung-von-Medienrepertoires_Merten_Hasebrink_Teaser--300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26-01-14-Kontextualisierte-Repertoirekarten-als-Sortiermethode-zur-Erforschung-von-Medienrepertoires_Merten_Hasebrink_Teaser--768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26-01-14-Kontextualisierte-Repertoirekarten-als-Sortiermethode-zur-Erforschung-von-Medienrepertoires_Merten_Hasebrink_Teaser-.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In their article, <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/lisa-merten\/\">Dr. Lisa Merten<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/uwe-hasebrink\/\">Prof. em. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink<\/a> present contextualized repertoire maps as a method for recording media repertoires based on a study on news usage and discuss their possibilities and limitations in media usage research. Their article is part of the anthology <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-658-49434-6\">\u201cResearching Media, Data, and Networking Practices: Methodological Concepts and Research Software.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The article &#8220;<span lang=\"de\">Sortiermethoden zur Erforschung von Medienrepertoires: Kontextualisierte Repertoirekarten&#8221;<\/span> [Sorting Methods for Researching Media Repertoires: Contextualized Repertoire Maps] as well as the anthology &#8220;<span lang=\"de\">Medien-, Daten- und Vernetzungspraktiken erforschen&#8221;<\/span> [Researching Media, Data, and Networking Practices] have been published in German only.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary of the Chapter<\/h2>\n<p>A repertoire-oriented perspective has proven useful for describing everyday media-related activities. First, this perspective is characterized by a user-centered view of media use. The goal is to capture what is relevant to users. Second, the perspective is geared toward completeness; the goal is to capture the full range of media used. Third, it highlights how different usage practices complement each other, forming a coherent repertoire: the relationships between repertoire components must be documented. Repertoire-oriented studies have specific requirements for data collection, such as identifying the components that are relevant to the user, describing how these components are used, and recording the relationships between them. Considering these requirements, this article presents sorting methods and contextualized repertoire maps as ways to record media repertoires. Contextualized repertoire maps are a subform of ego-centered network maps. In addition to visualizing complex patterns of media use, they provide relevant contextual information to embed these patterns in everyday life through qualitative interviews and participant observation. Using the example of a study on news consumption, this chapter discusses the possibilities and limitations of this sorting procedure in media usage research.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007\/978-3-658-49434-6_3\">chapter<\/a> can be purchased here.<\/p>\n<h2>About the Anthology<\/h2>\n<p>In today&#8217;s media environment, people typically gather information, communicate, and act on data across several media rather than through one medium. The cross-media nature of contemporary media, data, and networking practices poses two challenges for empirical research. One is the conceptual and methodological challenge of adequately capturing cross-media practices. Another challenge is developing effective research methods. Triangulating established social science survey methods with software-based methods has proven particularly helpful. This volume aims to introduce the conceptual and practical applications of research software in studying media, data, and networking practices while reflecting on existing challenges. To this end, the first part of the volume presents methodological concepts for research following a comprehensive introduction. The second part uses case studies to examine the practical implementation of this research.<\/p>\n<p>The anthology can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-658-49434-6\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Merten, L., Hasebrink, U. (2025). <span lang=\"de\">Sortiermethoden zur Erforschung von Medienrepertoires: Kontextualisierte Repertoirekarten<\/span> [Sorting Methods for Researching Media Repertoires: Contextualized Repertoire Maps]. In: Hepp, A., Hohmann, F., Sinner, P. (eds) <span lang=\"de\">Medien-, Daten- und Vernetzungspraktiken erforschen<\/span> [Researching Media, Data, and Networking Practices]. 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