Journal of Documentation: Volume 76 Issue 5

Fighting fake news: exploring George Orwell's relationship to information literacy

Ellen Haggar

The purpose of this paper is to analyse George Orwell's diaries through an information literacy lens. Orwell is well known for his dedication to freedom of speech and objective…

Reassessing the LIS approach to traditional knowledge: learning from Xochimilco, Mexico city

Andrew M. Cox, Jorge Tiago Martins, Gibrán Rivera González

The study aims to understand the nature of traditional knowledge by examining how it is used and reinvented in the context of Xochimilco in Mexico City.

Information and contemplation: a call for reflection and action

Kiersten F. Latham, Jenna Hartel, Tim Gorichanaz

Americans increasingly feel a sense of wonder at the universe; meditation and yoga are on the rise; and a field known as Contemplative Studies has emerged. These indicators, among…

Sustainability of digital humanities projects as a publication and documentation challenge

Jennifer Edmond, Francesca Morselli

This paper proposes a new perspective on the enormous and unresolved challenge to existing practices of publication and documentation posed by the outputs of digital research…

Experiencing time in prison: the influence of books, libraries and reading

Jane Garner

The purpose of this article is to explore the influence of books, libraries and reading on the experience of time within the prison environment.

Unbundling practice: the unbundling of big deal journal packages as an information practice

Asen O. Ivanov, Catherine Anne Johnson, Samuel Cassady

The purpose of this article is to introduce a theoretical framework and approach for studying the evaluation and decision-making practices through which academic librarians…

The diffusion and influence of theoretical models of information behaviour. The case of Savolainen's ELIS model

Aurora González-Teruel, Margarita Pérez-Pulido

To ascertain the diffusion and influence of Savolainen's ELIS model and its use as a theoretical and/or methodological basis for research.

On the problem of oppressive tastes in the public library

E.E. Lawrence

Contemporary adult readers' advisory aims to adhere to (what I term) a pure preference satisfaction model in which librarians provide nonjudgmental book recommendations that…