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Signifying unity: exploring the interplay of semiotics, universalism and pluralism in information science Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Martin Muderspach Thellefsen
Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to provide a nuanced understanding of the information concept that encapsulates both its universal foundations and context-dependent intricacies, and second, to propose a theoretical framework that integrates these diverse viewpoints, thereby contributing to the theoretical discourse and practical applications in information science/studies (IS)
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Datafication of audiovisual archives: from practice mapping to a thinking model Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Yuchen Yang
Purpose Recent archiving and curatorial practices took advantage of the advancement in digital technologies, creating immersive and interactive experiences to emphasize the plurality of memory materials, encourage personalized sense-making and extract, manage and share the ever-growing surrounding knowledge. Audiovisual (AV) content, with its growing importance and popularity, is less explored on that
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User perspectives through cross-connections. The role of archives as part of the German digital research data infrastructure Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Kai Naumann, Andreas Neuburger
Purpose Starting from the status quo, the paper outlines perspectives and challenges for the connection and interlinking of digitised and digital archival data. The following topics are addressed: Where are fields of action and what are the means of archives? Which functional and technical requirements are to be considered, and what is the role of portal infrastructures linking together various different
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The impact of information needs satisfaction on the creativity of visual art teachers Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Spyros Kolyvas, Petros A. Kostagiolas, Konstantina Martzoukou
Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate how the information needs satisfaction of visual art teachers affects their creativity. Visual art teachers’ information seeking behaviour and specifically the association of information needs satisfaction with creativity has been an understudied area, despite competent information seeking being considered essential for high quality practices of art teachers
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Curiosity and information-seeking behaviour: a review of psychological research and a comparison with the information science literature Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Thomas D. Wilson
Purpose The aim of this paper is to review the psychological literature on curiosity and its relationship to information-seeking behaviour, and compare this with the information science literature on the same subject. Design/methodology/approach The approach adopted is that of a comparative literature review, with an analysis of the papers retrieved in terms of their theoretical approach, context,
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What characterizes LIS as a fragmenting discipline? Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Pertti Vakkari
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to characterize library and information science (LIS) as fragmenting discipline both historically and by applying Whitley’s (1984) theory about the organization of sciences and Fuchs’ (1993) theory about scientific change. Design/methodology/approach The study combines historical source analysis with conceptual and theoretical analysis for characterizing LIS. An
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Relevance and creativity – a linear model Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Wayne de Fremery, Michael Keeble Buckland
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a new and useful formulation of relevance. Design/methodology/approach This paper is formulated as a conceptual argument. It makes the case for the utility of considering relevance to be function of use in creative processes. Findings There are several corollaries to formulating relevance as a function of use. These include the idea that objects by themselves
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Recent temporal dynamics in economics: empirical analyses of annual publications in economic fields Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Lutz Bornmann, Klaus Wohlrabe
Purpose Differences in annual publication counts may reflect the dynamic of scientific progress. Declining annual numbers of publications may be interpreted as missing progress in field-specific knowledge. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, we present empirical results on dynamics of progress in economic fields (defined by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL), codes) based on a methodological
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Robert Pagès’ concept of the “auto-document” as a forerunner to neo-documentation’s philosophy of documentality Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Ronald E. Day
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine Robert Pagès' 1948 conception of “auto-document” as a possible forerunner to the neo-documentalist conception of “documentality” as offered in Bernd Frohmann’s 2012 article “The Documentality of Mme Briet’s Antelope.” Design/methodology/approach This paper is conceptual and historical. Findings Robert Pagès' concept of the “auto-document” in his 1948
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Critical open access literacy as a strategy to confront the challenges in scholarly communication Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Dijana Šobota
Purpose The paper seeks to introduce the “critical open access literacy” construct as a holistic approach to confront the challenges in open access (OA) as a dimension of scholarly communication. Design/methodology/approach The paper first introduces the concepts of information literacy (IL) and OA in the context of transformations in the scholarly information environment. Via a theoretical-analytical
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Understanding ways to support teens and parents affected by Russia–Ukraine war Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Irene Lopatovska, Celia Coan
Purpose The study explored how information institutions can support the resilience of parents of adolescents affected by the Russia–Ukraine war. Ukrainian parents are facing major challenges of supporting their teenagers through a difficult developmental phase while also “buffering” their war-related hardships. By supporting parents, information institutions can also support children. Design/methodology/approach
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Data quality assurance in research data repositories: a theory-guided exploration and model Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Besiki Stvilia, Dong Joon Lee
Purpose This study addresses the need for a theory-guided, rich, descriptive account of research data repositories' (RDRs) understanding of data quality and the structures of their data quality assurance (DQA) activities. Its findings can help develop operational DQA models and best practice guides and identify opportunities for innovation in the DQA activities. Design/methodology/approach The study
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Algorithmic recommendations enabling and constraining information practices among young people Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Ville Jylhä, Noora Hirvonen, Jutta Haider
Purpose This study addresses how algorithmic recommendations and their affordances shape everyday information practices among young people. Design/methodology/approach Thematic interviews were conducted with 20 Finnish young people aged 15–16 years. The material was analysed using qualitative content analysis, with a focus on everyday information practices involving online platforms. Findings The key
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Dancing with the devil: the use and perceptions of academic journal ranking lists in the management field Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Alexander Serenko, Nick Bontis
Purpose This study explores the use and perceptions of scholarly journal ranking lists in the management field based on stakeholders’ lived experience. Design/methodology/approach The results are based on a survey of 463 active knowledge management and intellectual capital researchers. Findings Journal ranking lists have become an integral part of contemporary management academia: 33% and 37% of institutions
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From amused to : enriching mood metadata by mapping textual descriptors to emojis for fiction reading Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Wan-Chen Lee, Li-Min Cassandra Huang, Juliana Hirt
Purpose This study aims to explore the application of emojis to mood descriptions of fiction. The three goals are investigating whether Cho et al.'s model (2023) is a sound conceptual framework for implementing emojis and mood categories in information systems, mapping 30 mood categories to 115 face emojis and exploring and visualizing the relationships between mood categories based on emojis mapping
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The in-between: information experience within human-companion animal living environments Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Niloofar Solhjoo, Maja Krtalić, Anne Goulding
Purpose While exploring the information experience within multispecies families, the subjective nature of humans and non-human entities, living beings and non-living objects becomes evident. This paper aims to reveal the underlying significance of information within socio-physical living environments shared among humans, cats and dogs as companions. Design/methodology/approach Gaining inspiration from
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Influence of Dervin’s sensemaking methodology determined through citation context analysis, content analysis and bibliometrics Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Yu-Wei Chang, I-Jen Li
Purpose This study explored the influence of Dervin’s sensemaking methodology (SMM). Design/methodology/approach Citation context analysis was used to identify the most influential SMM concepts in 948 articles citing 34 SMM-related studies by Dervin that were published between 1983 and 2017. Moreover, the bibliometric method and content analysis were incorporated to examine the disciplines and research
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In search of a coherent theoretical foundation for LIS ethical principles: an appraisal of Floridi's Information Ethics Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Liangzhi Yu, Yao Zhang
Purpose This study aims to examine the potential of Information Ethics (IE) to serve as a coherent ethical foundation for the library and information science profession (LIS profession). Design/methodology/approach This study consists of two parts: the first part present IE’s central theses and the main critiques it has received; the second part offers the authors' own evaluation of the theory from
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“They act like we are going to heaven”: pre-arrival information experiences, information crafting and settlement of immigrants in Canada Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Nafiz Zaman Shuva
Purpose Although there is a growing body of work on immigrants' information behavior, little is known about the pre-arrival information experiences of immigrants who consult formal information sources such as immigration agents. Drawn from a larger study on the information behavior of immigrants, this paper mainly reports the semi-structured interview findings on the pre-arrival information experiences
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“What is a wave but 1000 drops working together?”: The role of public libraries in addressing LGBTQIA+ health information disparities Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Vanessa Kitzie, A. Nick Vera, Valerie Lookingbill, Travis L. Wagner
Purpose This paper presents results from a participatory action research study with 46 LGBTQIA+ community leaders and 60 library workers who participated in four community forums at public libraries across the US. The forums identified barriers to LGBTQIA+ communities addressing their health questions and concerns and explored strategies for public libraries to tackle them. Design/methodology/approach
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Toward an extended metadata standard for digital art Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Sofia Martynovich
Purpose The interpretation of any emerging form or period in art history was never a trivial task. However, in the case of digital art, technology, becoming an integral part, multiplied the complexity of describing, systematizing and evaluating it. This article investigates the most common metadata standards for the documentation of art as a broad category and suggests possible next steps toward an
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“Telling the story of telling the story”: capturing intangible heritage storytelling on the origins of malt whisky in the Cabrach Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Peter H. Reid, Elliot Pirie, Rachael Ironside
Purpose This research explored the storytelling (collection, curation and use) in the Cabrach, a remote Scottish glen. This study aims to capture the methodological process of storytelling and curation of heritage knowledge through the lens of the Cabrach's whisky distilling history, a central part of the area's cultural heritage, tangible and intangible. This research was conceptualised as “telling
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Just the way my brain works: capabilities for working with data in non-clinical practice Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Suzana Sukovic
Purpose Effective use of data is critically important for the provision of health services. A large proportion of employees in health organisations work in non-clinical roles and play a major part in organisational information flows. However, their practice, data-related capabilities and learning needs have been rarely studied. The purpose of this paper is to investigate issues of capabilities and
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The digital transformation processes for supporting digital humanities researchers in text analysis Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Ernesto William De Luca, Francesca Fallucchi, Bouchra Ghattas, Riem Spielhaus
Purpose This article aims to explore how the mapping strategies between user requirements expressed by the humanities researchers lead to a better customization of user-driven digital humanities tools and to the creation of innovative functionalities, which can directly affect the way of doing research in a digital context. Design/methodology/approach It describes the user-driven development of a tool
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Advocating for a more active role for the user in LIS participatory research: a scoping literature review Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Valerie Nesset, Nicholas Vanderschantz, Owen Stewart-Robertson, Elisabeth C. Davis
Purpose Through a review of the literature, this article seeks to outline and understand the evolution and extent of user–participant involvement in the existing library and information science (LIS) research to identify gaps and existing research approaches that might inform further methodological development in participant-oriented and design-based LIS research. Design/methodology/approach A scoping
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Interdisciplinarity of information science: an evolutionary perspective of theory application Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Chao Zhang, Fang Wang, Yi Huang, Le Chang
Purpose This paper aims to reveal the interdisciplinarity of information science (IS) from the perspective of the evolution of theory application. Design/methodology/approach Select eight representative IS journals as data sources, extract the theories mentioned in the full texts of the research papers and then measure annual interdisciplinarity of IS by conducting theory co-occurrence network analysis
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Gatekeeping structures and trust development in public sector organizations Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Svetlana Norkin, Katriina Byström
Purpose This paper aims to examine the interaction between gatekeeping and trust in a public sector organization, where employees at lower hierarchical levels are expected to autonomously translate and transform directives into public services. This requires them to have access to operational steering information, i.e. information about directives and how to interpret and apply them. This study focuses
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Online subject searching of humanities PhD students at a Swedish university Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Koraljka Golub, Xu Tan, Ying-Hsang Liu, Jukka Tyrkkö
Purpose This exploratory study aims to help contribute to the understanding of online information search behaviour of PhD students from different humanities fields, with a focus on subject searching. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is based on a semi-structured interview within which the participants are asked to conduct both a controlled search task and a free search task. The sample comprises
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Cognitive appraisals and information-seeking achievement emotions: a qualitative study of Swedish primary teacher students Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Claes Dahlqvist, Christel Persson
Purpose Primary teachers play a vital role in fostering pupils' successful futures. Therefore, gaining knowledge of primary teacher students' learning processes, including the achievement of information-seeking skills, is crucial. The aim of this paper is to understand better the interplay between cognitive appraisals and emotions in the constructivist process of learning and achieving information-seeking
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Marks of usage: discerning information literacy practices from medieval European manuscripts Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Andrew Whitworth
Purpose This study aims to discern medieval information literacy (IL) practices through scrutiny of medieval manuscripts: both the content and the “marks of usage” evident therein. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of the writing of scribes. Engagement with selected primary texts (manuscripts) and prior scholarly investigations. Findings Ample evidence exists of the practice of IL in the medieval
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Searching for Swedish LGBTQI fiction: the librarians' perspective Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Koraljka Golub, Jenny Bergenmar, Siska Humelsjö
Purpose This article aims to help ensure high-quality subject access to Swedish lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersexual (LGBTQI) fiction, and aims to identify challenges that librarians consider important to address, on behalf of themselves and end users. Design/methodology/approach A web-based questionnaire comprising 35 closed and open questions, 22 of which were required, was
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Identification of social scientifically relevant topics in an interview repository: a natural language processing experiment Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Judit Gárdos, Julia Egyed-Gergely, Anna Horváth, Balázs Pataki, Roza Vajda, András Micsik
Purpose The present study is about generating metadata to enhance thematic transparency and facilitate research on interview collections at the Research Documentation Centre, Centre for Social Sciences (TK KDK) in Budapest. It explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in producing, managing and processing social science data and its potential to generate useful metadata to describe the contents
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Exploring international collaboration and language dynamics in Digital Humanities: insights from co-authorship networks in canonical journals Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Jin Gao, Julianne Nyhan, Oliver Duke-Williams, Simon Mahony
Purpose This paper presents a follow-on study that quantifies geolingual markers and their apparent connection with authorship collaboration patterns in canonical Digital Humanities (DH) journals. In particular, it seeks to detect patterns in authors' countries of work and languages in co-authorship networks. Design/methodology/approach Through an in-depth co-authorship network analysis, this study
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On the traces of documentation: German approach and its pioneers Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Tatjana Aparac-Jelušić
Purpose The main purpose of the paper is to offer a personal view on the development of documentation/information and documentation (IuD) in Germany, while pointing out the need to further investigate the specific features of its development paths. The methodology is based on critical review of the available literature sources in the German language. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the method
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Grappling with polarization on Wikipedia: the case of the biography of Ferdinand E. Marcos Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Brendan Luyt, Karryl Sagun-Trajano
Purpose In this study, the authors look at the case of Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines between 1965 and 1986. Documenting the life and career of Marcos on Wikipedia provides an excellent example of the pitfalls confronting those seeking to address disinformation without first reflecting deeply on the reasons why people subscribe to views deemed outlandish by the intellectual or cultural
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The identity of information science Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Vivien Petras
Purpose This paper offers a definition of the core of information science, which encompasses most research in the field. The definition provides a unique identity for information science and positions it in the disciplinary universe. Design/methodology/approach After motivating the objective, a definition of the core and an explanation of its key aspects are provided. The definition is related to other
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Does a name make a difference? The neo-documentalist movement, where does it stand after 27 years 1996–2023 Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Niels Windfeld Lund
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to analyze how the Neo-documentalist movement, initiated in 1996 by Michael Buckland, Boyd Rayward and Niels Lund, has evolved in its 27 years history, how the choice of documentation as name of the new program in Tromsø has made a difference in the LIS field and how different documentation scholars around the world has participated and approached the movement until
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The importance of a complementary approach when working with historical documents Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Roswitha Skare
Purpose The purpose of this study is to show that the neo-documentary – or complimentary – approach in Library and Information Science by no means is conservative, but highly necessary also in today's digitized media landscape. An example from a digitized photo archive is chosen to demonstrate the importance of a complimentary analysis that considers both material aspects as well as social and mental
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The spectrum of semantic and syntactic labour Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Julian Warner
Purpose The article extends the distinction of semantic from syntactic labour to comprehend all forms of mental labour. It answers a critique from de Fremery and Buckland, which required envisaging mental labour as a differentiated spectrum. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a discursive approach. It first reviews the significance and extensive diffusion of the distinction of semantic from
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Of acquisitions and interference: accounting for systemic threats to the freedom to read Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 E.E. Lawrence
Purpose Librarianship’s dominant conception of the freedom to read is governed by a liberal principle of noninterference, wherein free readers are those who face no intentional intervention in their choice of materials. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how this account fails to adequately capture systemic threats that impoverish people’s reading lives. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual
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Documentation to Documentality in the works of Michael Buckland Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Ronald E. Day
Purpose Michael Buckland's works have spanned theoretical, historical and practice-oriented foci and genre. This article focuses on some of his theoretical-historical works that span over 20 years, which demonstrate a reading and critique of European Documentation in terms of what has been called “Documentality.” This turn to a philosophy of information called “Documentality” marks the moment of “neo-documentation
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Digitizing and parsing semi-structured historical administrative documents from the G.I. Bill mortgage guarantee program Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Sara Lafia, David A. Bleckley, J. Trent Alexander
Purpose Many libraries and archives maintain collections of research documents, such as administrative records, with paper-based formats that limit the documents' access to in-person use. Digitization transforms paper-based collections into more accessible and analyzable formats. As collections are digitized, there is an opportunity to incorporate deep learning techniques, such as Document Image Analysis
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An analysis of citing and referencing habits across all scholarly disciplines: approaches and trends in bibliographic referencing and citing practices Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Erika Alves dos Santos, Silvio Peroni, Marcos Luiz Mucheroni
Purpose In this study, the authors want to identify current possible causes for citing and referencing errors in scholarly literature to compare if something changed from the snapshot provided by Sweetland in his 1989 paper. Design/methodology/approach The authors analysed reference elements, i.e. bibliographic references, mentions, quotations and respective in-text reference pointers, from 729 articles
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A systematic review of information source preference research Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Huan Zhong, Zhengbiao Han
Purpose This systematic literature review aims to elaborate on the research progress and features of information source preferences to help other researchers attain a more comprehensive understanding of the field. Design/methodology/approach Following a systematic review protocol, 139 research articles from 11 academic databases were analyzed. Findings Overall, five separate results were obtained:
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Pilgrim's progress? A field ethnography of multimodal recording, curating and sharing of the Camino de Santiago experience Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Perla Innocenti
Purpose Religious and secular pilgrimages present rich opportunities for investigating information activities in an original and intriguing context. While the Information Science community has previously shown interest in digital expressions of religion and spirituality, discussion on pilgrimage is at a nascent stage. The purpose of this study is to conduct an in situ investigation of how pilgrims
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Exploring perceived online information quality: a mixed-method approach Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Boryung Ju, J. Brenton Stewart
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the quality of information in articles in the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, as perceived by readers and content contributors. This study explored several dimensions and characteristics of information presented in Wikipedia by identifying new emerging dimensions in terms of readers’ perceptions of the quality of online information. Design/methodology/approach
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Revisiting the notion of the public library as a meeting place: challenges to the mission of promoting democracy in times of political turmoil Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Hanna Carlsson, Fredrik Hanell, Lisa Engström
Purpose This article explores how public librarians understand and perform the democratic mission of public libraries in times of political and social turbulence and critically discusses the idea of public libraries as meeting places. Design/methodology/approach Five group interviews conducted with public librarians in southern Sweden are analyzed using a typology of four perspectives on democracy
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Fake news as systematically distorted communication: an LIS intervention Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 John Buschman
Purpose The broader analytical framing of systematically distorted communication (SDC) helps extract value out of the enormous amount of scholarship on fake news. Design/methodology/approach The massive literature on fake news has been the subject of handbook overviews, systematic literature reviews, summaries, taxonomies, citation studies and so on. Deploying these tools, the approaches that the literature
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The informative potential of bibliographic classification systems – reflections on a discussion in the French Documentation Movement Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Joacim Hansson
Purpose In this article, the author discusses works from the French Documentation Movement in the 1940s and 1950s with regard to how it formulates bibliographic classification systems as documents. Significant writings by Suzanne Briet, Éric de Grolier and Robert Pagès are analyzed in the light of current document-theoretical concepts and discussions. Design/methodology/approach Conceptual analysis
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How do you solve a problem like Michael? Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Fidelia Ibekwe
Purpose Celebrate Michael Buckland's impressive legacy to LIS by showing his humanity, generosity and versatility. Design/methodology/approach This article is walk through a scientific career in LIS. Through personal anecdotes and life history and building upon Michael Buckland's legacy, it summarises the author’s own work seen through the prism of her interactions with Buckland, leading to scholarly
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Tell me how you write and I'll tell you what you read: a study on the writing style of book reviews Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Chiara Alzetta, Felice Dell'Orletta, Alessio Miaschi, Elena Prat, Giulia Venturi
Purpose The authors’ goal is to investigate variations in the writing style of book reviews published on different social reading platforms and referring to books of different genres, which enables acquiring insights into communication strategies adopted by readers to share their reading experiences. Design/methodology/approach The authors propose a corpus-based study focused on the analysis of A Good
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Managing Norwegian public libraries as civil public spheres: recent controversies Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Håkon Larsen
Purpose This paper contains a theoretically inspired discussion of recent Norwegian controversies related to the management of public library space as a civil public sphere. Design/methodology/approach This study engages with theories of civil public spheres and their application within a Nordic context. The theories are applied in discussions of recent controversies related to the management of Norwegian
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Addressing the information needs of informal carers in Malawi: a healthcare intervention based on co-creation Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Efpraxia D. Zamani, Laura Sbaffi, Khumbo Kalua
Purpose The aim of this study was to address the unmet information needs of Malawian informal carers. We report on a three-year project which we co-created with informal carers, medical doctors and NGOs with the view to disseminate health advisory messages. Design/methodology/approach This study was developed on the principles of co-production. The impact of our health advisory messaging approach was
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Depiction of library use in video games: a content analysis Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Emerson Taylor, Chern Li Liew
Purpose Researchers in information studies have examined fictional depictions of libraries in various mediums because these images can reflect and influence real-life experiences and attitudes. Video games, despite being relatively overlooked, are increasingly culturally relevant and can indicate library users' real needs and desires. This study investigates the ways in which video games depict characters
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Open access books through open data sources: assessing prevalence, providers, and preservation Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Mikael Laakso
Purpose Science policy and practice for open access (OA) books is a rapidly evolving area in the scholarly domain. However, there is much that remains unknown, including how many OA books there are and to what degree they are included in preservation coverage. The purpose of this study is to contribute towards filling this knowledge gap in order to advance both research and practice in the domain of
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Capital as the outcome of information practices: a study of devotees and monks of a Theravada Buddhist Temple Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Hilary Yerbury, Michael Olsson, Pethigamage Perera
Purpose The outcomes of information behaviours have traditionally been conceptualised as use or effects. The adoption of a sociological stance, based on a practices approach, provides the opportunity to challenge these understandings. The non-Western setting further enhances the possibilities for conceptualising the outcomes of information practices as forms of capital. Design/methodology/approach
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The influences of communitarian philosophy in public policy: mapping the discourse of Scottish public library strategy Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Colin Paton, David McMenemy
Purpose This research investigates the presence of communitarian philosophy within contemporary Scottish public library strategy, exploring links between philosophy, politics and practice. Design/methodology/approach The paper follows a qualitative research approach, combining content analysis and discourse analysis methodologies for the analysis of a corpus of Scottish public library trust documentation
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Socially meaningful transparency in data-based systems: reflections and proposals from practice Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Jo Bates, Helen Kennedy, Itzelle Medina Perea, Susan Oman, Lulu Pinney
Purpose The purpose is to present proposals to foster what we call a socially meaningful transparency practice that aims to enhance public understanding of data-based systems through the production of accounts that are relevant and useful to diverse publics, and society more broadly. Design/methodology/approach The authors’ proposals emerge from reflections on challenges they experienced producing
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Optical character recognition quality affects subjective user perception of historical newspaper clippings Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Kimmo Kettunen, Heikki Keskustalo, Sanna Kumpulainen, Tuula Pääkkönen, Juha Rautiainen
Purpose This study aims to identify user perception of different qualities of optical character recognition (OCR) in texts. The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of different quality OCR on users' subjective perception through an interactive information retrieval task with a collection of one digitized historical Finnish newspaper. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on the simulated
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Parsing through paradigms: uncertainty and decision-making in human information behavior Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Juliana Mestre
Purpose This study demonstrates how individual paradigms implicate the questions asked, methods used and results drawn in association with a common object of study in human information behavior (HIB) research – the relationship between uncertainty and decision-making. Design/methodology/approach The author uses textual case studies to examine uncertainty and decision-making through the framework of