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Researching public libraries and the social web, 2006-2012
Hanna CarlssonThe purpose of this paper is to sketch out the general tendencies, gaps and opportunities within the body of research studying the social web as a new facet of public…
Geographic dimensions of relevance
Stefano De Sabbata, Stefano Mizzaro, Tumasch ReichenbacherThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the emerging geographic features of current concepts of relevance, and to improve, modify, and extend the framework proposed by Mizzaro…
Scholarly uses of TV content: bibliometric and content analysis of the information use environment
Jiyoung Shim, Ji-Hong ParkThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of television (TV) content for scholarly purposes. It focuses on: profile of scholars using TV content; the structure of their…
Social semiotics as theory and practice in library and information science
Matthew Jason WellsInformation scholars frequently make use of “conceptual imports” – epistemological and methodological models developed in other disciplines – when conducting their own research…
Applying an expectancy-value model to study motivators for work-task based information seeking
Karen Tølbøl Sigaard, Mette SkovThe purpose of this paper is to operationalise and verify a cognitive motivation model that has been adapted to information seeking. The original model was presented within the…
The library as heterotopia: Michel Foucault and the experience of library space
Gary P. Radford, Marie L. Radford, Jessica LingelUsing Michel Foucault’s notion of heterotopia as a guide, the purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of considering the library as place, and specifically as a place…
A feminist information engagement framework for gynecological cancer patients: The case of cervical cancer
Lynn Westbrook, Ina FourieThe purpose of this paper is to present a three-part framework of information engagement for situated gynecological cancers. These particular cancers intertwine with…
The kaleidoscope of disciplinarity
Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Scott Weingart– The purpose of this paper is to identify criteria for and definitions of disciplinarity, and how they differ between different types of literature.
Back to the fundamentals again: A redefinition of information and associated LIS concepts following a deductive approach
Liangzhi YuThe purpose of this paper is to redefine information and other associated library and information science (LIS) concepts and to reformulate the mission of the library and…
Arts and humanities research evaluation: no metrics please, just data
Mike Thelwall, Maria M DelgadoThe purpose of this paper is to make an explicit case for the use of data with contextual information as evidence in arts and humanities research evaluations rather than…
The Informational World City London
Duwaraka Murugadas, Stefanie Vieten, Janina Nikolic, Agnes MainkaThe Department of Information Science of the Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf is currently conducting a research project on Informational World Cities – the prototypical…
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