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Validating students' library experience survey using rasch model Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Jung Mi Scoulas, Beyza Aksu Dunya, Sandra L. De Groote
Few studies have investigated the psychometric property of new instruments developed locally to assess students' library experience, such as their behavior, perception and attitude toward library use. Validating a survey instrument is critical because using untested assessment instruments is more likely to lead to a lack of credibility in the results, as well as a lack of accuracy in the study's purpose
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“I still go ask someone I enjoy talking to”: The use of digital and human sources by educational stage and context Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Christopher Cyr, Brittany Brannon, Lynn Silipigni Connaway
How does educational stage affect the way people find information? In previous research using the Digital Visitors & Residents (V&R) framework for semi-structured interviews, context was a factor in how individuals behaved. This study of 145 online, open-ended surveys examines the impact that one's V&R educational stage has on the likelihood of attending to digital and human sources across four contexts
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Maturity models in LIS study and practice Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Amit Tiwari, Devika P. Madalli
A maturity model represents a pre-planned evolution path for a class of objects composed as discrete stages or levels. Thereby, the maturity model is an effective tool to assess the current capabilities and the future needs of an organization, process, or group. This study had two phases. The first phase identified the core literature on maturity models for library services and management. The second
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Stimulators and barriers towards social innovations in public libraries: Qualitative research study Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Eliška Bartošová, Roman Novotný, Jiřina Bělehradová Svitáková, Tomáš Štefek, Eva Víchová
Public libraries have a huge potential to be creators and facilitators of social innovation in communities and society. Qualitative research based on interviews with 27 librarians showed that social innovation in libraries can take the form of educational and cultural activities, leisure and networking activities and social support services. The main goal of the research was to find out what factors
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UPCC: A model of plagiarism-free inquiry project-based learning Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2021-02-01 Samuel Kai Wah Chu, Xuanxi Li, Sanny Mok
Plagiarism is a common problem among students, and if unaddressed, it may lead to severe consequences for students' academic integrity and education, and even for their career advancement. It is therefore essential to incorporate comprehensive anti-plagiarism intervention at an early stage of education. This study introduces UPCC (Understanding, Paraphrasing, Citations, and Checks), a pedagogical model
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Designing a connected learning toolkit for public library staff serving youth through the design-based implementation research method Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Mega Subramaniam, Kelly M. Hoffman, Katie Davis, Caroline Pitt
Design-based Implementation Research (DBIR) is an iterative approach to developing practical theory and tools to solve problems of practice and to support innovation in improving teaching and learning, which is rarely used in informal settings such as libraries. This study presents findings from a multi-year researcher-practitioner collaboration in which the authors employed DBIR to iteratively design
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Where's the value? The worth of public libraries: A systematic review of findings, methods and research gaps Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Kristian Møhler Sørensen
Existing research argues that studies of the value of public libraries support libraries by demonstrating their worth to society. Knowledge of research methods, value and research gaps can potentially strengthen the field of value research and support policymaking and development of libraries. Among 16,683 records retrieved from a systematic literature search, 39 studies were selected for systematic
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Defining success for a public library makerspace: Implications of participant-defined, individualized evaluative criteria Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 Rebecca M. Teasdale
Public libraries are increasingly investing in makerspaces and seeking to evaluate their offerings. Defining success is the first step of the evaluation process yet proves difficult due to the heterogeneity of making participants and purposes and the individualized, self-directed nature of makerspace participation. This study identified and compared seven evaluative criteria that represented participants'
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Factors affecting topic selection for theses and dissertations in library and information science: A national scale study Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-10-12 Hamid Keshavarz, Mohammad Reza Shekari
There exist many factors affecting topic selection for theses and dissertations in library and information science (LIS). A mixed exploratory method was used as the research methodology. An extensive literature review, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires were used to collect data. The identified framework was composed of nine components and four main dimensions including personal issues
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Content analysis in library and information research: An analysis of trends Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-10-06 Vera Armann-Keown, Liane Patterson
The use of Content Analysis (CA) in Library and Information Science (LIS) research is growing. Along with that growth comes a virtual explosion in new data source types available electronically. The present study provides a detailed analysis of the trends in the use of CA by LIS researchers and traces the changes in data sources used for CA between 1990 and 2015. CA was used to analyze 338 articles
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Applying the servicescape model to understand student experiences of a Norwegian academic library Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-10-06 Xiang Ying Mei, Endre Aas, Ove Eide
The servicescape model from the marketing discipline was adapted to understand students' library usage and experiences of academic library as a learning space. With a qualitative and explorative approach, it was discovered that the servicescape has great influence on student users when the physical environment triggers certain responses and behaviours. Physical workspace discomfort and disturbance
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Using the World Café Methodology to support community-centric research and practice in library and information science Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-10-05 Vanessa L. Kitzie, Jocelyn Pettigrew, Travis L. Wagner, A. Nick Vera
The World Café (TWC) methodology is a form of action research that develops collective knowledge among individuals and communities to address shared problems. TWC can complement LIS research and practice that is increasingly participatory and community centric. The potentials and pitfalls for TWC are illustrated by ongoing research examining public library service to LGBTQIA+ communities for health
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Applying interpretive phenomenological analysis to library and information science research on blended librarianship: A case study Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-10-05 Israel Mbekezeli Dabengwa, Jaya Raju, Thomas Matingwina
Although interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) has value in library and information science (LIS), it has low uptake in Africa. The methodological and theoretical approaches to using IPA in LIS and other disciplines are outlined, including a critical analysis of applying double hermeneutics and horizontalization to construct a hermeneutic interpretation. A blended librarianship thesis conducted
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Social capital, trust and social activity among librarians: Results of research conducted in 20 countries across the world Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-09-16 Maja Wojciechowska
Libraries may stimulate social capital and social integration. They are institutions that enjoy a high level of social trust, which creates many opportunities. In 2018 and 2019, a survey on social capital, trust and social activity of librarians was conducted in 20 countries across the world. The research addresses the question of whether libraries as public institutions may prevent the alarming processes
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Measuring the smartness of a library Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-08-12 Dnyaneshwar Jadhav, Dinesh Shenoy
Traditional libraries around the world are integrating cutting-edge technologies, such as data mining, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and voice-based search, to transform themselves into smart libraries. However, what elements make a library smart? How does one estimate the smartness of a library? To address these fundamental questions five elements and fifteen subelements that make a
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Mobile apps for visual research: Affordances and challenges for participant-generated photography Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-08-07 Sarah Barriage, Alison Hicks
The incorporation of participant-generated photography in research can be a powerful means of studying participants' perspectives and experiences. Approaches such as photovoice and photo-elicitation that incorporate participant-generated photography are increasingly being used in library and information science to study topics such as information needs, information seeking, and use of library space
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Clarifying identity in information behavior research: A conceptual analysis Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Deborah Hicks
Using a conceptual analysis approach, how identity has been theorized in the information behavior literature was explored. Findings indicate that researchers have employed five approaches when conceptualizing identity: identity as personal project, identity and social groups, identity as self-presentation, fragmented discursive subjects, and intersectional, hybrid and global identities. Structure and
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Applying theory in practice: The serious leisure perspective and public library programming Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-07-23 Amy VanScoy, Leslie Thomson, Jenna Hartel
Program planning in public libraries is generally guided by anecdotal best practices, facilitator interest, or perceived need, and not by theoretical frameworks, which can provide more systematic and evidence-based guidance and understanding. The Serious Leisure Perspective, a grounded theoretical framework imported to the information and library science field, offers clarity to researchers of leisure-related
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A study on the changes in librarians' perception before and after user privacy education Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-07-08 Younghee Noh
The focus of this study is to investigate the perception of librarians towards user privacy in libraries. This study measures the change in perception after providing education related to the privacy of library users. The change in perception regarding privacy issues in libraries in the past 5 years by comparing its results with those of a 2013 study was also examined. The results show that librarians'
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Social network analysis: A methodological approach for understanding public libraries and their communities Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-06-20 Deborah Hicks, Mary F. Cavanagh, Amy VanScoy
Social network analysis (SNA) as theoretical framework and quantitatively oriented methodology offers public libraries and public library researchers an as-yet-unexplored way into their big data stories based on these library connections with their community. SNA offers library and information science researchers a methodology, and suggests a new research agenda, to better envision the relationships
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Health information seeking among people with multiple chronic conditions: Contextual factors and their associations mined from questions in social media Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-06-16 Min Sook Park, Hyunkyoung Oh, Sukjin You
The health-information-seeking behaviors of people affected by multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) who use social media to obtain information was explored. The contextual factors and latent relationships that shape the unique information-seeking behaviors of this population, focusing on commonly co-occurring chronic conditions: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, cardiovascular disease
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An analysis of the online information searching strategies and metacognitive skills exhibited by university students during argumentation activities Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-05-06 İlknur Reisoğlu, Seyhan Eryılmaz Toksoy, Sümeyye Erenler
Argumentation and the use of metacognitive skills are effective when implementing and supporting online information searching strategies, Screen recordings, semi-structured interviews, online information searching strategy inventory, and the metacognitive awareness inventory were used to collect data. Descriptive, predictive, relational and deductive analysis techniques were used for the analysis of
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Spatial modeling of areas suitable for public libraries construction by integration of GIS and multi-attribute decision making: Case study Tehran, Iran Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 Saman Nadizadeh Shorabeh, Ahmadreza Varnaseri, Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Fatemeh Nickravesh, Najmeh Neysani Samany
Spatial features of libraries are crucial to increasing trends in library usage, particularly in the case of attracting students. Selecting a suitable location for the establishment of public libraries can be determined using spatial criteria and by employing Geographic Information System (GIS) in conjunction with Multi-Attribute Decision Making (MADM). The Weighted Linear Composition (WLC) method
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Added value of secondary school education toward development of information literacy of adolescents Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-04-25 Danica Dolničar, Bojana Boh Podgornik, Tomaž Bartol, Andrej Šorgo
Information literacy (IL) education in secondary schools should adequately prepare students for research activities in higher education and guide them toward becoming informed and responsible citizens. The existing international IL frameworks and tests are only partially aligned with the IL curricula in Slovenia. Therefore, a new IL framework for secondary education, consisting of seven IL standards
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An ethical quandary that dare not speak its name: Archival privacy and access to queer erotica Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-04-24 Alex H. Poole
Concern and even conflict over information privacy and access to personal, sensitive, information owns a lengthy, complex, and disputed history in the information professions. A historical case study, this research explores the ethical tensions between information access for (re)use and information privacy regarding queer archival materials. It engages with small worlds and normative behavior, with
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Rational actions or institutional actions: A study on the rationality in academic librarians' decision-making processes when purchasing e-book products Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-04-23 Mei Zhang
It is important for academic librarians to demonstrate that they are trusted stewards of public money when purchasing e-book products; however, prior studies seldom examine the rationality in librarians' decision-making processes. Interviews including 20 librarians from 19 different institutions were conducted to collect data about their decision-making processes when purchasing e-book products. Institutional
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Towards effective collaboration between academics and library staff: A comparative Australian/Vietnamese study Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-04-22 Hue Pham, Kirsty Williamson
From the literature it is clear that collaboration between academics and library staff brings benefits. Exactly what enables and constrains such collaboration remains unclear. Using the lens of Giddens' Structuration Theory, constraining and enabling factors during collaboration between library staff and academics in universities in two contrasting countries, Australia and Vietnam, was explored. The
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Agent-based geographical modeling of public library locations Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-03-29 Franc J. Zakrajšek, Vlasta Vodeb
Public libraries play a vital role in providing information, education, and cultural activities to local populations. Digitization and the Internet have changed the traditional functions of public libraries and caused them to become more community-centered and offer more diverse services. Agent-based geographical modeling is a method for simulating complex urban environments using heuristic and approximated
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“I'm in sheer survival mode”: Information behaviour and affective experiences of early career academics Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-03-24 Rebekah Willson, Lisa M. Given
Affect plays an important role in the information behavior of early career academics. While there is a recognition of the importance of affect to information behavior in the information science literature, there has been a lack of empirical research that details its influence. Using a constructivist grounded theory methodology, early career academics were followed for a 5- to 7-month period and data
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Households' public library use across the school calendar Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-03-13 Gregory Gilpin, Anton Bekkerman
When schools are on break, some households may be constrained to provide educational resources to their children. Public libraries could be low-cost providers of materials and services that foster educational investment. This research extends existing literature by combining household-level data (public library checkout counts, residential property tax assessment values, student enrollment rosters
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The competitive intelligence diamond model with the approach to standing on the shoulders of giants Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-03-11 Narges Oraee, Azam Sanatjoo, Mohamad Reza Ahanchian
Organizations that implement a competitive intelligence process are more successful in a competitive environment. To do so correctly there is a need for a comprehensive model that, in addition to eliminating the defects of the previous models, describes the phases and indicators and also illustrates the relationship between them. This research meets such a need and presents a developed model. The ongoing
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Towards better information services: A framework for immigrant information needs and library services Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 Chunying Wang, Ruhua Huang, Jiyuan Li, Jiangping Chen
Immigrants are among the populations in modern society that libraries are striving to serve. This study aims to develop a framework on immigrants, their information needs, and library services. Using a systematic literature review based on the grounded theory approach, 28 related articles were reviewed to identify the causes, characteristics, and the content of the information needs of immigrants.
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Play-and-learn spaces: Leveraging library spaces to promote caregiver and child interaction Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-01-21 Brenna Hassinger-Das, Jennifer M. Zosh, Nicole Hansen, Meghan Talarowski, Kate Zmich, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Modern libraries are reimagining their spaces as more than repositories for books. The Play-and-Learn Spaces project married developmental science with the changing nature of 21st century libraries. The study asked if it is possible to augment learning in informal spaces using the built environment to encourage discourse and interaction. For this project, the library space was reconstructed such that
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Mixed methods research in library and information science: A methodological review Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-01-20 Vera Granikov, Quan Nha Hong, Emily Crist, Pierre Pluye
Mixed methods research is gaining prominence in the library and information science (LIS) discipline. However, according to previous analyses, few LIS studies utilized mixed methods research, and the researchers did not recognize or describe them as such. The present methodological review assesses the current state of mixed methods research in LIS. Eighty-four articles published between 2017 and 2018
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Developing the tasks-toward-transparency (T3) model for research transparency in open science using the lifecycle as a grounding framework Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2020-01-06 Liz Lyon, Wei Jeng, Eleanor Mattern
An increasingly data-intensive research environment has highlighted the need for greater research transparency to facilitate integrity and trust in open science and in the conduct of research more widely. The initial findings of faculty researchers' behaviors and practices toward research transparency, using the research data lifecycle as a grounding framework are reported. Four focus group sessions
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Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, to the rural libraries we go! - a systematic literature review Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-12-12 Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Ali Fauzi
As a learning center, rural library initiatives aim to provide rural communities with access to a wealth of reliable and readily available information. Changes in user behavior correspond with the changes in the way instructional programs are delivered to meet the rural library users' needs. Guided by the RAMESES review method, a systematic review identified 30 related studies throughout Scopus and
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Understanding librarians’ knowledge sharing behavior: The role of organizational climate, motivational drives and leadership empowerment Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-12-12 Mojtaba Kaffashan Kakhki, Alireza Hadadian, Ehsan Namdar Joyame, Nargess Malakooti Asl
Library managers in Iran have always been concerned with a low level of knowledge sharing among librarians. Identifying effective factors on librarians' knowledge sharing behavior helps us to understand and improve the situation. Organizational factors are one group of these factors. The effect of organizational climate, employees' motivational drives, and leadership empowerment on the subjective norms
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Managing the “backend” of LIS research projects: A project management perspective Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-12-04 Devendra Dilip Potnis, Bhakti Gala
There is very little guidance in library and information science (LIS) literature about how researchers should manage the scope, time, costs, quality, human resources, communications, and risks associated with LIS research projects. To fill this gap, researchers tested the utility of project management principles (PMP) for planning and managing a project designed to enhance the information, digital
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Nonprofit public libraries and technical efficiency: An application of data envelopment analysis to technology-based outputs Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-11-30 Salomon Alcocer Guajardo
Nonprofit public libraries (NPPLs) with technically efficient production functions attain greater program and service outputs per registered user in comparison to peers with less efficient production functions. An output-oriented nondiscretionary data envelopment analysis (DEA) model with variable returns-to-scale is used to assess the technical efficiency of 339 NPPLs in the United States (US) in
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Personal factors and personal information activities behaviors of faculty in selected universities in Ghana Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-11-06 Antonia Bernadette Donkor, Williams E. Nwagwu
This study examined how demographic characteristics of faculty influence their personal information activities behaviors, namely information creation, information organization, and information storage. Data was collected from a sample of 235 faculty in six universities in Ghana using a questionnaire. Age, gender, rank and university of affiliation predicted personal information activities behaviors
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More than a shelter: Public libraries and the information needs of people experiencing homelessness Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-11-06 Louise Dowdell, Chern Li Liew
How public library policies, practices and services support the information needs of people experiencing homelessness was investigated using a qualitative-phenomenological design. Data were collected through semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with four homeless participants and seven librarians from four public library networks from a particular New Zealand region. The findings revealed that
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Older adults' health information behavior in everyday life settings Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-10-22 Wonchan Choi
Health information seeking is an important part of older adults' everyday lives as they cope with their health conditions. Semi-structured interviews conducted with 21 older adults in the United States were analyzed using Savolainen's everyday life information seeking (ELIS) model, especially its key concepts such as way of life and mastery of life. The interview data revealed that except for health
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Understanding relevance judgment in the view of perceived value Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-10-19 Jianping Liu, Jian Wang, Guomin Zhou
While researchers have explored and proposed dozens of user relevance judgment criteria (RJC) in various situations, there is a lack of empirical research on the effects of RJC on user relevance judgment and how. The study sought to develop relations between RJC and situational relevance (SR) via four perceived values, epistemic value, functional value, conditional value, and social value, by introducing
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The citation impact of information behavior theories in scholarly literature Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-10-15 Brady D. Lund
Theories of information behavior have been developed and used in a variety of disciplines to describe the needs, seeking/search/sharing behaviors, and uses of information among individuals and groups in a variety of contexts. While the development of a theory is a complex, evolutionary process, often involving many thinkers over a long period of time, there is generally a single or small group of publications
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Gender perspective on information literacy: An interdisciplinary and multidimensional analysis within higher education settings Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-10-15 María Pinto, Dora Sales, Rosaura Fernández-Pascual
Gender is a sociological variable that needs further attention in information literacy studies. This research uses a multidimensional subjective-objective approach to examine the gender differences in the information literacy learning process in a sample of students from different social sciences degree courses at five Spanish universities. Surveys are used to measure the belief in importance (BI)
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Understanding everyday life information seeking behavior in the context of coping with daily hassles: A grounded theory study of female students Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-10-14 Nilofar Barahmand, Maryam Nakhoda, Fatima Fahimnia, Mahin Nazari
Studying everyday life information seeking (ELIS) in a variety of contexts contributes to its conceptual development. The primary goal of this study was to understand ELIS in the context of female university students' coping with daily hassles. To identify the dimensions and determinants of ELIS, and to fill this current gap in the literature, a grounded theory study was conducted using Flick's stages
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Cartographies of research designs in library information science research in Nigeria and South Africa, 2009–2015 Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-07-18 Patrick Ngulube, Scholastica C. Ukwoma
Research designs are key to the research process and the production of knowledge that supports performance and development. The appropriateness of the methodologies used in research has implications for the trustworthiness and validity of the outcomes of research and practice. The research designs used in library information science (LIS) research in Nigeria and South Africa between 2009 and 2015 were
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The productivity of main services of city libraries: Using the example from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-07-11 Iveta Vrabková, Václav Friedrich
The evaluation of productivity of main services of city libraries using the example of 48 large public libraries and 44 small public libraries from the Czech and the Slovak Republic was performed according to the decomposition of the input-oriented Malmquist index (MI). The results of MI achieved are evaluated using a confidence interval and the bootstrap method. The productivity of main services of
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The economic value of library services for children: The case of the Czech public libraries Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-07-11 Jan Stejskal, Petr Hájek, Tomáš Řehák
Public support of library services must be targeted towards children because these services play a key role in their development. However, no prior research has investigated the value of public library services for children. Specifically, earlier studies evaluated the value of public libraries as a whole, without considering library services for different stakeholders. The fact that children are not
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Political discourse: Do public libraries serve as a fertile ground? Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-07-11 Fakhar Abbas Hashmi
Libraries in general, and public libraries specifically, are social institutions. It is their role and function to educate, inculcate values and provide recreational opportunities to the community. The success of a democratic political system depends on community involvement in decision making. The role of public libraries in political discourse was assessed with three approaches. Firstly, the geographical
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Modeling time-to-trigger in library demand-driven acquisitions via survival analysis Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-07-11 Zhehan Jiang, Sarah Rose Fitzgerald, Kevin W. Walker
Conventional statistical methods (e.g. logistics regression, decision tree, etc.) have been used to analyze library demand-driven acquisitions (DDA) data. However, these methods are not well-suited to predict when acquisitions will be triggered or how long e-books will remain unused. Survival analysis, a statistical method commonly used in clinical research and medical trials, was employed to predict
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How college students evaluate and share “fake news” stories Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-07-11 Chris Leeder
The spread of “fake news” stories online has become a pressing concern in the United States and around the world in recent years. Social media platforms enable the rapid spread of such misinformation and also make evaluating the credibility of online information more difficult. Since college students are frequent users of social media, they are particularly likely to be exposed to fake news. A survey
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Cognitive authorities in health education classrooms: A nexus analysis on group-based learning tasks Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-07-11 Noora Hirvonen, Laura Palmgren-Neuvonen
Socio-technical changes have transformed information practices and challenged conceptions of cognitive authorities, referring to information sources that are deemed credible and legitimate and influence people's thinking. Cognitive authorities in group-based knowledge-construction projects in health education lessons were explored in this study. Nexus analysis was used to analyze participant interviews
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Secrets and secretive behaviours: Exploring the hidden through harmful gambling Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-06-06 Crystal Fulton
While information science researchers have for some time examined sharing, non-sharing behaviours have received less attention. This study explored the role and impact of secretive information behaviours in the context of gambling activities and social interactions around harmful gambling. The study followed a qualitative approach, involving in-depth interviews with recovering gamblers and gamblers'
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The use of paradigms in information research Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-06-04 Philip Kwaku Kankam
Studies of human behaviour usually require the adoption of a research paradigm with the objective of improving the credibility and generalisability of the study. Applying research paradigms in information research is noted to vary from one researcher to another based on the investigator's choice as well as the character of the issue under investigation. The differences in the application of research
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Global perspectives of research data sharing: A systematic literature review Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-06-04 Winner Dominic Chawinga, Sandy Zinn
Studies investigating data sharing from a world perspective are seemingly rare. By employing a quantitative design,this systematic review investigates and presents a comprehensive account of factors hampering data sharing at three levels of the global research hierarchy (individual, institutional and international). The study analyses secondary data extracted from 105 publications (n=105). Journal
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Mobile information behavior of Warner Pacific University students Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-06-04 Lishi Kwasitsu, Ann Matsushima Chiu
The mobile information behavior of Warner Pacific University students was studied using survey questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and group-based exercises through the lens of several common information theories and models. As ownership of connected devices became nearly ubiquitous, students used the Internet more than the library. Students built digital networks to connect with friends or classmates
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Examining libraries as public sphere institutions: Mapping questions, methods, theories, findings, and research gaps Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-04-18 Andreas Vårheim, Roswitha Skare, Noah Lenstra
It is common in the literature to see libraries characterized as public sphere institutions, but the exact processes by which libraries support and engage in the public sphere remain under-explored. Based on a systematic review of the research literature on libraries as public sphere institutions, this study maps the questions, methods, theories, and findings of those scholars and librarians who have
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Organizational network analysis: A study of a university library from a network efficiency perspective Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-03-02 Anna Ujwary-Gil
A library is a particular kind of organization. It plays a valuable role and is dedicated mainly to the development and growth of society. Analyzing a library from the perspective of a network of relations and ties, which exist between social and technical network nodes, contributes to a more nuanced assessment of effectiveness. Building on social network analysis and going beyond human relations in
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Learning bodies: Sensory experience in the information commons Library & Information Science Research (IF 1.485) Pub Date : 2019-03-01 Andrew M. Cox
Despite the digital shift, university libraries have grown in importance as places where students come to learn. Interest in designing better spaces has led to a flowering of user experience studies. Such research into how students use library space could usefully be informed by the theory of embodied cognition, which emphasises the role of the body in thinking and learning. This study explores students'
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