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Knowledge, documentation and a London location
David BawdenAs documents, and the whole information and communication environment, become increasingly digital, it is natural to assume that physical location becomes of less importance. The…
An exploratory study on social library system users' information seeking modes
Tingting JiangSocial library systems are Web 2.0 sites where users discover interesting books, movies, and music, etc., collect these resources to their personal libraries, and share their…
Nodes and arcs: concept map, semiotics, and knowledge organization
Alon Friedman, Richard P. SmiragliaThe purpose of the research reported here is to improve comprehension of the socially‐negotiated identity of concepts in the domain of knowledge organization. Because knowledge…
Search result list evaluation versus document evaluation: similarities and differences
Iris Xie, Edward BenoitThe purpose of this study is to compare the evaluation of search result lists and documents, in particular evaluation criteria, elements, association between criteria and…
QuikScan formatting as a means to improve text recall
Hans van der Meij, Jan van der Meij, David K. FarkasQuikScan is an innovative text format that employs three prominent signaling devices – summaries, headings, and access cues – to make the reading of medium‐to‐long texts more…
Does place affect user engagement and understanding?: Mobile learner perceptions on the streets of New York
Anthony Cocciolo, Debbie RabinaThe aim of this research project is to uncover if place‐based learning can increase learner engagement and understanding of historical topics.
Connecting with new information landscapes: information literacy practices of refugees
Annemaree Lloyd, Mary Anne Kennan, Kim M. Thompson, Asim QayyumPurpose – The purpose of the research reported in this article is to understand how refugees learn to engage with a complex, multimodal information landscape and how their…
Readers' perceptions of authors' citation behaviour
Peter WillettThe aim of this paper is to determine the extent to which readers perceive correctly the reasons why authors cite items in scholarly texts.
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