Online Information Review: Volume 47 Issue 2

Intergenerational family online community and older adults' overall well-being

Tali Gazit, Sarit Nisim, Liat Ayalon

This study aims to evaluate the potential contribution of a membership in an online family community to older adults' overall well-being.

Detection and analysis of emergency topic in social media considering changing roles of stakeholders

Xiaoyue Ma, Pengzhen Xue, Mingde Li, Nada Matta

Most of the existing studies on the evolution of emergency topics in social media focused on the emergency information demand of fixed user type in emergency while ignoring the…

Factors influencing the adoption and use of open access scholarly communication among researchers in India

Mohammad Nazim, Mohammad Ashar

The present study aims to examine the use of open access (OA) scholarly communication in India and investigate the factors affecting the adoption and use of OA scholarly…

Exploring the associations of youth Facebook addiction with social capital perceptions

Jenny Wong, Kevin K.W. Ho, Tin Nok Leung, Dickson K.W. Chiu

Although Facebook addiction has been found to be a key motive for using Facebook, scant research has explored the association of Facebook addiction with social capital. While…

Networking the commons: creative commons project creators funding patterns in crowdfunding

Rong Wang, Li Lu, Janet Fulk

Guided by the collective action theory, signaling theory and social identity approach, this study examines backing behavior by individuals who have created projects under CC…

Investigating information dissemination and citizen engagement through government social media during the COVID-19 crisis

Surjit Paul, Saini Das

This study explores how effectively the Indian government utilized social media to communicate emergency information and promote citizen engagement and awareness during the first…

The Yale model of green message sharing and environmental consciousness on social media platforms

Hsin Hsin Chang, Yu-Yu Lu, Pei Ru Li

In this paper, Yale model was adopted to understand how the characteristics of a green message (goal framing, argument volume and argument consistency), its source (source…

Conflicted about online learning?: Using sentiment analysis to explore learner approach-avoidance motivation

James O. Stanworth, Wan-Hsuan Yen, Clyde A. Warden

Student motivation underpins the challenge of learning, made more complex by the move to online education. While emotions are integral to students' motivation, research has, to…

Essaying the design, development and validation processes of a new digital literacy scale

Pritika Reddy, Kaylash Chaudhary, Bibhya Sharma, Shamina Hussein

The emergence of new digital technologies in the 21st century has propelled individuals to use technology in their daily lives. Individuals now require a specific set of skills…

The materialities and embodiments of mundane software: exploring how apps come to matter in everyday life

Marianne Clark, Deborah Lupton

In this article, the authors aim to explore mobile apps as both mundane and extraordinary digital media artefacts, designed and promoted to improve or solve problems in people's…

Everyday life information seeking in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic: daily topics of information needs in social Q&A

Heejun Kim, Sanghee Oh

This study investigated information needs on COVID-19 by identifying topics discussed on social questions and answers (Q&A) about daily routines, problems, and health issues for…