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Panizzi, Lubetzky and Google: How the Modern Web Environment is Reinventing the Theory of Cataloguing
Authors: Campbell D. Grant , Fast Karl V.
Published: August 2019

This paper uses cataloguing theory to interpret the partial results of an exploratory study of university students using Web search engines and Web-based OPACs. The participants expressed frustration with the OPAC; while they sensed that it was “organized,” they were unable to exploit that organization, and attributed their failure to the inadequacy of their own skills. In the Google searches, on the other hand, students were getting support traditionally advocated in catalogue design. Google gave them starting points: resources that broadly addressed their requirements, enabling them to get a greater sense of the knowledge structure that would help them to increase their precision in subsequent searches.Cette étude utilise la théorie du catalogage pour interpréter les résultats partiels d'une recherche exploratoire d'étudiants universitaires utilisant les moteurs de recherche Web et les catalogues publics en ligne. Les participants ont exprimé leur frustration envers les catalogues publics en ligne. Bien qu'ils percevaient que les catalogues sont "organisés", ils ont été incapables d’utiliser cette organisation et ont attribué leur échec au manque d'adaptation de leurs propres capacités. Lors de recherches avec Google, d'autre part, les étudiants ont reçu l’assistance traditionnellement proposée dans la conception d’un catalogue. Google leur a donné des points de départ : ressources qui répondent largement à leurs besoins, leur permettant ainsi d’obtenir une meilleure compréhension de la structure des connaissances qui pourraient les aider par la suite à augmenter leur précision lors de recherche.
Sensemaking, Knowing and Storytelling: Making Sense of the Public Internet Access Policy Debate at the Ottawa Public Library
Authors: Cavanagh Mary
Published: August 2019

Using Weick's sensemaking theory within a KM framework, and storytelling methodology, this study deconstructs a recent public Internet access policy crisis at the Ottawa Public Library (Canada). As the Library's Manager of Virtual Library Services, the author retrospectively enacts the story of how the Library Board and management resolved a public controversy led by the staff and the community newspaper. At issue were the Library staff's right to be protected from viewing Internet pornography, the community's reaction to the issue of protecting children's Internet access, and the Library's commitment to intellectual freedom online. Plausible meanings are presented, the public library's identity and beliefs are reinterpreted, organizational vocabularies are challenged and tacit and cultural knowledge are created and shared.Narration d'entrevue, cette étude décompose une récente politique de crise sur l'accès public à Internet à la bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa (Canada). En tant que gestionnaire du service de bibliothèque numérique, l'auteur relate rétrospectivement comment le Comité de la bibliothèque et les gestionnaires ont solutionné une controverse publique menée par le personnel et la communauté journalistique. Cette controverse concernait le droit du personnel à être protégé contre la visualisation de pornographie sur Internet, la réaction de la communauté au sujet de la protection de l'accès des enfants à Internet, et l’engagement de la bibliothèque envers la liberté intellectuelle virtuelle. Des hypothèses plausibles sont présentées, l'identité et les croyances de la bibliothèque publique sont réinterprétées, les vocabulaires organisationnels sont remis en question et des connaissances tacites et culturelles sont créées et partagées.
Cycles of Struggle in Biotechnology: Open Source Methods
Authors: Kipp Margaret E. I.
Published: August 2019

The open source methodologies used in software are interrogated and then compared to the methods used in farmers' rights groups. The use of open source methods in other contexts illustrates increasing interest in grassroots democratic movements participating in the continuing process of balance between public and private interests. These efforts provide a possible alternate framework for policy decisions concerning intellectual property.Les méthodologies de source libre utilisées par les logiciels sont observées et ensuite comparées aux méthodes utilisées par les groupes de droits des agriculteurs. L’utilisation des méthodes de source libre dans divers contextes illustre l’intérêt croissant des mouvements démocratiques de masses participant au processus continu de l’équilibre entre les intérêts publics et privés. Ces efforts présentent une structure alternative possible pour les décisions stratégiques au sujet de la propriété intellectuelle.
The Analysis of Environmental Iinformation: A Study of the Dissemination, Mediation and Interpretation of News
Authors: Campbell Fiona
Published: August 2019

This paper discusses work recently completed for a doctoral qualification in the communication and information sciences. The underlying hypothesis of the research states that information changes as journalists gather, interpret and disseminate environmental information. The work includes a model which describes the flow of environmental information in the media and shows that. . .
The Information Literacy of Undergraduate Students: How Knowledgeable Are They When Entering University?
Authors: Mittermeyer Diane
Published: August 2019

A summary presentation of the research entitled: Information Literacy: Study of Incoming First-Year Undergraduates in Quebec. This was a bilingual (French – English) survey, with over 3,000 participants returning a mail questionnaire for a response rate of 57%. Findings are presented as well as some aspects of the rather distinctive research design followed.Un résumé de la recherche intitulée : Littératie informationnel : étude sur les étudiants de première année universitaire au Québec est présenté. Il s’agit d’un sondage bilingue (français-anglais) avec plus de 3000 participants ayant retourné un questionnaire par courrier pour un taux de réponse de 57%. Les résultats sont présentés, ainsi que quelques aspects suivis lors de la conception de cette étude plutôt originale.
Readers’ Perceptions of Lexical Cohesion in Text
Authors: Morris Jane
Published: August 2019

Preliminary results from an experimental study of readers’ perceptions of lexical cohesion and lexical semantic relations in text are presented. Readers agree on a common “core” of groups of related words and exhibit individual differences. The majority of relations reported are “non-classical” (not hyponymy, meronymy, synonymy, or antonymy). A group of commonly used relations is presented. These preliminary results indicate potential for improving both relations existing in lexical resources, and methods dependent on lexical cohesion analysis.Les résultatspréliminaires d’une étude expérimentale sur les perceptions des lecteurs au sujet de la cohésion lexicale et des relations lexicales sémantiques de textes sont présentés. Les lecteurs s’entendent sur un « noyau » commun de groupes de mots reliés et présentent des différences individuelles. La majorité des relations indiquées sont « non classiques » (ni hyponymiques, méronymiques, synonymiques ou antonymiques). Un groupe de relations couramment utilisées est présenté. Ces résultats préliminaires indiquent le potentiel nécessaire pour améliorer aussi bien les relations existant dans les ressources lexicales que les méthodes dépendant de l’analyse de la cohésion lexicale.
The Potential Pitfall in Telework: Control and Deskilling Issues for Work Done at Home
Authors: Fulton Crystal
Published: August 2019

An exploratory study of ten teleworkers revealed that while teleworkers choose this work option to improve their quality of life as workers and family members, they may not actually exercise much control over work processes. Familial obligations, interruptions, potentially problematic work environments, work routines of others, and isolation from coworkers in the traditional office work environment. . .
Communicating Scientific Information for Environmental Solutions: A Knowledge Management Perspective
Authors: Cossarini Danielle M.
Published: August 2019

This paper discusses findings from research on the publication practices of the intergovernmental Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. Interviews with members of the main Working Group were used to gain further understanding of the production, distribution, and use of marine scientific information in policy decisions.Cette communication présente les conclusions d'une recherche sur les pratiques de publication du groupe de travail intergouvernemental Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. Des entrevues avec les membres du groupe de travail ont permis de mieux comprendre la production, la dissémination et l'utilisation d'information scientifique marine dans l'articulation des politiques.
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Related Functions in Web of Science and Scopus
Authors: Char Dorothy C.P. , Ajiferuke Isola
Published: August 2019

This study compares the related functions in Web of Science and Scopus. The results indicate no significance difference in the effectiveness of the related functions by references of the two systems; within Scopus, the related function by references was found to be more effective than those by authors and keywords.Analyse comparative des fonctions similaires de Web of Science et de Scopus. Les résultats ne témoignent d'aucune différence significative dans l'efficacité des fonctions similaires des deux systèmes pour les références. Dans Scopus, la fonction similaire pour les références était plus efficaces que celles pour les auteurs ou pour les mots-clés.
The Effects of Information Literacy Instruction on Business Students
Authors: Detlor Brian , Booker Lorne , Julien Heidi , Serenko Alexander
Published: August 2019

Results from a survey concerning the effects of information literacy instruction (ILI) on business students are presented. The effects of ILI on student learning outcomes, and the influence of ILI on the adoption and use of online library resources and the mediating effects of self-efficacy and anxiety are examined.Sont présentés ici les résultats d'une étude sur les effets de la maîtrise de l'information sur l'enseignement aux étudiants de gestion des affaires. L'étude s'intéresse également à ces effets sur les objectifs d'apprentissage, à leur influence sur l'adoption et l'utilisation de ressources bibliothécaires en ligne, ainsi qu'aux effets médiateurs de l'auto-efficacité et de l'angoisse.
Job Seeking Information Behaviours of Urban, Métis Youth
Authors: Dupont Sarah
Published: August 2019

Study of the information seeking behaviours of urban, Métis youth. Interviews address why Métis youth use certain tools, resources, and community programs to look for meaningful employment and how motivation affects the search process. Finds that talking to people is the most used method of information seeking.Étude des comportements de recherche d'information des jeunes métis en milieu urbain. Des entrevues permettent de clarifier pourquoi les jeunes métis utilisent des outils, des ressources et des programmes communautaires spécifiques pour chercher des emplois intéressants ainsi que les effets de la motivation sur le processus de recherche. Les conclusions démontrent que l'échange verbal est la méthode la plus utilisée.
Role Representation in Advertisements for Library Technology: Who is Representing What and for Whom?
Authors: Harris Roma M. , Luton Kim
Published: August 2019

Library workers in public and academic library systems in the United States and Canada were shown photographs of advertisements for information technology products. Their comments reflect a disparity between the pristine work environments depicted in the ads and the reality of the library work place which is often described as harried, cluttered and unpleasant. The reactions to the. . .
Engaging Students in Information Literacy: Curriculum Planning from the Ground Up
Authors: Given Lisa , Julien Heidi
Published: August 2019

This project examines students’ experiences as they complete high school, to assess information literacy preparation for further study in post-secondary environments. This presentation examines results from the first phase of a longitudinal project (i.e., information literacy skills tests with 103 grade 12 students and a sample of individual interviews).Ce projet examine l'expérience des élèves à la fin des études secondaires dans le but d'évaluer leur niveau de préparation quant à la maîtrise de l'information en vue d'études postsecondaires. Seront présentés les résultats de la première phase de ce projet longitudinal (c'est-à-dire un test d'aptitude de maîtrise de l'information auprès de 103 élèves de 12e année et quelques extraits d'entrevue).
The How and the Why: An Argument for a Theory-Oriented Approach to LIS Administration and Management Scholarship and Practice
Authors: Hicks Deborah
Published: August 2019

"Management" and "leadership" are currently two buzz words in the Canadian LIS community. Although these topics receive scholarly attention, epistemological and theoretical basis for that work is limited. LIS needs to expand the conceptual frameworks used to study these topics by looking to the discipline of Educational Administration and Leadership.La gestion et le leadership sont des mots à la mode au sein de la communauté canadienne des sciences de l'information. Malgré toute l'attention que leur accorde la recherche universitaire, les bases épistémologiques et théoriques pour en parler sont limitées. La communauté des sciences de l'information doit élargir le cadre conceptuel d'étude de ces sujets en se basant sur l'administration et le leadership en milieu scolaire.
Bibliographic Babel: Surrogation as Communication, or Obfuscation?
Authors: Howarth Lynne C. , Cox Joseph P.
Published: August 2019

This paper describes ongoing research on the content and display of bibliographic records in online public access catalogues (OPACs) accessible via the Internet. A total of ten surrogate records for monographs derived from twelve academic libraries in Canada were compared and evaluated. Using checklist methodology and a previously validated scoring mechanism. . .
Toward a Unifying Ontology for Human-Information Interaction
Authors: Jank David
Published: August 2019

Research agendas in human-information interaction (HII) are varied and divergent. The interdisciplinary lens of information studies offers a convergent view of HII scholarship. The purpose of this paper is to taxonomically document the divergent scholarship in human-information interaction, and construct a unifying ontology of HII discourse, using bibliometric techniques.Les programmes de recherche en matière d'interaction homme-information sont variés et divergents. L'interdisciplinarité des sciences de l'information offre toutefois un portrait convergent de la mission professorale en matière d'interaction homme-information. L'objectif de la recherche est de documenter du point de vue taxinomique les divergences de la mission d'enseignement de l'interaction homme-information et de construire une ontologie unifiée du discours au moyen de techniques bibliométriques.***Student to CAIS/ACSI Award Winner******Full paper in the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science***
Subject Explorer 3D: A Virtual Reality Collection Browsing and Searching Tool
Authors: Julien Charles-Antoine , Guastavino Catherine , Bouthillier France , Leide John E.
Published: August 2019

Controlled vocabulary is known to help searchers and Semantic Web ontologies are one of its latest incarnations. Unfortunately, many searchers are unaware of this useful organization of information. An interactive 3D fly-through search and browsing prototype was developed and is proposed as potential solution to enhance navigation.Le vocabulaire contrôlé est reconnu pour aider les chercheurs et les ontologies du web sémantique en sont la dernière incarnation. Malheureusement, nombre de chercheurs ne connaissent pas cet utile outil d'organisation de l'information. Un prototype interactif de recherche et de navigation en 3D a été développé et est proposé comme solution pour rehausser la navigation.
Town Mobiles and Country Mobiles: Exploring the Rural-Urban Dichotomy
Authors: Koshman Sherry
Published: August 2019

This presentation focuses on the rural-urban distinction of mobile user information studies. It reports on an exploratory mobile user survey conducted among a relatively understudied population of rural prairie Canadians. The findings indicate a mobile behaviour that deviates from the standard observations reported in the literature gathered from urban areas and those found among many international rural mobile users. The discussion concludes by defining factors that influence future research into rural mobile populations.Cette communication s'intéresse à la distinction rurale-urbaine des études d'utilisateurs de services portables. Sera présentée une étude exploratoire auprès des Canadiens qui utilisent de tels services dans les secteurs ruraux des Prairies, un segment relativement sous-étudié. Les données démontrent un comportement qui se distingue de celui observé dans la littérature parmi les résidents en milieu urbain et de celui d'autres résidents en milieu rural à l'étranger. La discussion conclut le tout en définissant les facteurs qui influenceront les prochaines études sur l'utilisation de services portables chez les populations en milieu rural.
Appréhender la culture informationnelle professionnelle en construction des étudiants documentalistes scolaires : croisement des approches pour atteindre la complexité
Authors: Liquète Vincent , Morandi Franc
Published: August 2019

A l’aide d’une démarche de triangulation des méthodes (entretiens semi-directifs, analyse des ressources produites par les étudiants, observation de situations de pratiques professionnelles), nous présenterons un exemple de démarche de construction partagée d’une culture informationnelle professionnelle, concernant des étudiants et des enseignants-stagiaires s’apprêtant à devenir professeur documentaliste dans les établissements scolaires français.Using a methodological triangulation (semi-directive interviews, analysis of student-produced resources, and professional shadowing), this paper will present an example of a shared approach to professional information culture building. This approach focuses on students and teachers-trainees on the way to becoming documentation instructors in French schools.
Methodological Strategies for Studying Documentary Planning Work
Authors: McKenzie Pamela J. , Davies Elisabeth , Wong Lola
Published: August 2019

This paper reports on the pilot testing of data collection strategies for a study of the complex and idiosyncratic document work involved in everyday life planning and time management. We describe two iterations of two data collection strategies, in-depth semi-structured interviews and photography of individual documents and document collections.Cette communication présente un projet pilote de stratégies de collecte de données pour l'étude du travail documentaire complexe et idiosyncratique nécessaire à la planification et à la gestion du temps au quotidien. Seront présentées deux itérations de deux stratégies de collecte de données : les entrevues en profondeur semi-structurées et la photographie de documents individuels et de collections de documents.
"Alternative Medicine for Alternative Depression": Claimsmaking, Counterknowledge, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Authors: Oliphant Tami
Published: August 2019

Depressives often use both CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) and conventional medicine to treat their depression. However, the use of CAM often contested as certain therapies are considered by some to be counterknowledge. Using data collected from the messages posted to three online newsgroups, I have analyzed how people use information and discursive strategies to build-up or undermine accounts justifying CAM use or non-use.Les personnes souffrant de dépression font souvent appel à la médecine complémentaire et alternative (MCA) et à la médecine conventionnelle pour traiter leur dépression. Malheureusement, certaines thérapies dites alternatives sont souvent considérés par certains comme étant de la désinformation. À l'aide de données recueillies sur trois forums de discussion en ligne, j'ai analysé comment les gens utilisent l'information et des stratégies discursives pour justifier ou réfuter les arguments visant l'utilisation ou la non-utilisation de la MCA.
Shortcuts and Dead Ends: Control Issues With Online User-Generated Content
Authors: Organisciak Peter , Reed Kathleen , Hibbert Alicia
Published: August 2019

Increasingly, internet users are creating and sharing content through a variety of socially-based websites. This includes sharing images, videos, stories, diary-like text, and personal information with others. With all of this information being created, what happens to user content once it has been uploaded to a site and effectively removed from the user's hands? We set out to explore this question within some of the popular user content hosting sites on the Internet. In doing so, we discovered a flawed paradigm wherein sites offer little guarantees as to service, but limit the precautionary measures that users can take themselves.De plus en plus, les internautes créent et partagent du contenu sur des sites web sociaux, notamment des images, des vidéos, des histoires, des entrées de journaux « intime » et des renseignements personnels. Par contre, qu'arrive-t-il lorsque le contenu de l'utilisateur est placé sur un site, hors du contrôle du créateur? Nous avons décidé d'explorer cette question sur certains sites sociaux populaires. Les résultats démontrent un paradigme imparfait où les sites offrent peu de garanties de service, mais limitent les mesures de précaution que peuvent prendre les utilisateurs.
Changing Attitudes Toward Information Management: They Just Don't Seem to Get It
Authors: Bent Dale
Published: August 2019

Information Management (IM) is an important activity in many organizations. However, it is relatively recently that the principles of IM have been sufficiently clear, and the technology of information processes sufficiently developed, to consider the rigorous organization-wide application of IM principles. Reported field experience is as yet scarce on the degree of acceptance of IM principles by management and the results of the implementation. A large-scale longitudinal international survey of senior managers in a wide variety of organizations is planned.
The Design of Systems for Learning and Working in Librarianship
Authors: Birchall Alex , Rada Roy
Published: August 2019

The paper presents a philosophy and theory for the design of a system that would mediate between the librarian as a knowledge worker and the library as a learning organization. It does this by combining Activity Theory and Ecological Interface Design.. The task to be supported is that of classification. The hypothesis is that the task of library classification can be supported by using the surrounding organization as an interactive learning environment, as the process of organizational learning depends on an appreciation of the cognitive process of classification.
Interdisciplinarity in Multimedia Development: Observations of the Information Media Design Group at Rutgers University
Authors: Muller Silvia , Petroski David John , Crosbie Bill
Published: August 2019

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Dual Acceptance of Web Diffusion: A Case of Clients and Servers
Authors: Chen Hsiang
Published: August 2019

This study introduces the concept of dual acceptance to the diffusion of innovation theory and calls for new modifications to the diffusion of interactive media in the particular case of the Web technology, a client/server architecture. The diffusion of Web clients and Web servers creates a dual acceptance phenomenon and crossed-reciprocal interdependence relationships, which stimulate. . .
Basing Intranet Design on the Organizational Information Environment and User Information Behaviour
Authors: Detlor Brian
Published: August 2019

This paper explores the viability of a new approach to intranet design, on that is based on an understanding of the organizational information environment and user information behaviour. The approach was used by 11 project teams of graduate students to develop intranet designs for local organizations. The workbooks used by the project teams were analysed to identify the components. .
Infometrics and Music Information Retrieval: An Infometric Examination of a Folksong Database
Authors: Downie Stephen J.
Published: August 2019

This study examined the informetric properties of intervallic n-grams as derived from a database of 9354 folksongs. The informetric properties of the melodies were compared and contrasted to those of traditional text. Understanding these similarities/dissimilarities can play a vital role in the creation of a successful Music Information Retrieval (MIR) system.
Task-Based Representation of Moving Images
Authors: Goodrum Abby
Published: August 2019

What role does task play in the representation of visual information? Does the nature of the task at hand drive the need for either visual or textual representations for moving images? This paper is a report of research conducted to construct a task-based framework for the representation of moving images. This study measured the degree of congruence between moving images and their representations, both text and image based, in a non-retrieval environment with and without task constraints.
L'acces et la Navigation dans un WWW-OPAC : le sac des utilisateurs qui accèdent a distance
Authors: Ihadjadene Majid
Published: August 2019

L'accès à distance aux catalogues en ligne ayant une interface Web (les WWW-OPACs) à travers l'Internet devient de plus en plus important. Ces WWW-OPACs permettent une navigation non-linéaire dans la base bibliographique. Nous appelons ce type de navigation: la stratégie du Browing relevance feedback (BRF).
Development of Search Strategies for E-Referencer, an Expert System Web Interface to Online Catalogs
Authors: Khoo Christopher , Liew Soon Kah , Hong Glenn , Poo Danny , Toh Teck Kang
Published: August 2019

An expert system Web interface to online catalogs called E-Referencer is being developed. The interface has a repertoire of initial search strategies and reformulation strategies that it selects and implements to help users retrieve relevant records. It uses the Z39.50 protocol to access library systems on the Internet. This paper describes the search strategies being implemented. . .
Interface Navigation by Grade-Six Students: A Case Study of Three Multi-Media CD-ROM Products
Authors: Large Andrew , Beheshti Jamshid , Breuleux Alain
Published: August 2019

Reports research to investigate how two primary school classes retrieved information from CD-ROM multimedia information sources in support of a class project. The students demonstrated confidence in operation the interfaces, but did not find them equally easy or effective. They were able to distinguish between the enjoyment of using an interface and the utility of the CD-ROM as a source. . .
Towards a Comparison of Structured and Unstructured Text Retrieval
Authors: Marcoux Yves , Dufour Christine
Published: August 2019

Structured text retrieval is the possibility of using the structure of documents (e.g., SGML tags) in search criteria, in addition to full-text operations (adjacency, etc.). Intuitively, using the structure can improve the performance of the retrieval, but for many reasons, it is difficult to compare structured and unstructured retrieval by real experimentation, and it has not been done yet.
Theories for the New Millennium: The Deployment of Theory in LIS Research
Authors: McKechnie Lynne E.F. , Pettigrew Karen E.
Published: August 2019

We report on our findings to date regarding authors' use of theory in articles that appeared in JASIS and LISR from 1993-97. Our preliminary findings indicate that theory was discussed in 36% of the articles, and that the majority of these theories were from the social sciences (44.9%), followed by LIS (29.8%), the sciences (18.2%), and humanities (7.1%).
Successive Searching Behaviour During Information Retrieval (IR) Interaction: Development of a New Line of Research
Authors: Spink Amanda , Bateman Judy , Griesdorf Howard
Published: August 2019

The study of successive searching, or user's pattern of search sessions in digital environments over time related to the same or evolving information problem, is developing as a new line of investigation. A growing body of studies is beginning to investigate and characterize the successive searching process. This area of research draws together information retrieval (IR) research. . .
Characteristics of Materials Used by English-Speaking Linguists in their Publications: A Citation Study of Literature Requirements , Citing Functions, and Citing Trends
Authors: Yang Sharon
Published: August 2019

The study described in this paper used citation analysis as a research method to examine the significant characteristics of the literature cited by linguists and the changes in their patterns of bibliographic citations from 1969 to 1989. A total of 17,657 citations were analyzed. The investigated variables included form, time span, language distribution, subject dispersion. . .
Implications of Electronic Journals for Information Institutions
Authors: Chaudry Abdus Sattar , Wang Zhihong
Published: August 2019

Features of current electronic journals systems have been reviewed and practices of handling e-journals on serials control work. While most of the delivery and access systems are similar in browsing and searching facilities, there are variations in pricing policies, archiving, licensing, and access control methods that create problems for information institutions.
Mapping the LIS Curriculum
Authors: Beheshti Jamshid
Published: August 2019

The course titles and course descriptions of 44 LIS programs were downloaded from the Internet and stored in several files. More than five hundred keyword were chosen from a large list of words extracted from the files. Approximately 350 terms were identified to represent main topics taught in these programs, and grouped to create 57 major concepts. The intensity of these concepts. . .
An Inquiry into the Domain of Information Science, with an Emphasis on Contributing Disciplines 1973 to 1998: Preliminary Results
Authors: Holmes Boyd P.
Published: August 2019

Most information scientists appear to agree that the discipline absorbs, within its boundaries, all or part of certain other subject areas. Certain scholars, including Borko, Garrison, Rayward, James G. Williams and Martha E. Williams, have published, separately, what each of them considers those disciplines to be. My research, for which I present preliminary results in this paper, will. . .
An Investigation of the Necessity of Information Retrieval for Algorithms for Full-Text Arabic Databases
Authors: Moukdad Haidar
Published: August 2019

This research investigated one aspect of Arabic linguistic structure that might affect information retrieval: prefixes and their role in word formation. This aspect of Arabic information retrieval was looked at in an English environment. The lack of left-hand truncation in English search engines was hypothesized to hinder the effectiveness of retrieving information in Arabic, and search experiments were. . .
3D Visualization of Document Retrieval Spaces Using VRML
Authors: Nelson Michael J.
Published: August 2019

With the advent of more powerful workstations on the Internet capable of fast graphical displays, the possibility of using a three dimensional visualization of a database of documents is greater than ever before. Much previous work on the visualization of documents has concentrated on the two dimensional representation of document spaces.
Frameworks for Studying Information Behaviour: A Unit Theory Specification of Granovetter's Strength of Weak Ties
Authors: Pettigrew Karen E.
Published: August 2019

Granovetter's theory of the "strength of weak ties" (SWT) posits that an individual's social network is comprised of weak and strong ties, but that it is through weak ties that new information and resources are received since strong ties usually possess the same information as the individual. This paper explains how SWT can be specified as a unit theory from its metatheoretical form. . .
The Treatment of Gay and Lesbian Fiction for Young Adults in the Reviewing Media
Authors: Rothbauer Paulette M. , McKechnie Lynne E.F.
Published: August 2019

The treatment of potentially controversial materials is of great interest to library and information science scholars and practitioners because of the commitment of the profession to the principles of intellectual freedom and access to information. An examination of collection management activities is one way to determine if and how librarians implement these principles in their professional work.
Library and Information Studies Press and Freedom of Expression
Authors: Samek Toni
Published: August 2019

Analysis of the literature of library and information studies (LIS) reveals that6 the role of Practicum in LIS education has come full circle. Today, as in the early days of the profession, Practicum is a core element of LIS education, for both pedagogical and practical reasons. Practicum links theory and practice and extends learning options. Many students enroll in Practicum to gain work experience to.
Utilizing Information "Shape" as an Interface Metaphor Based on Genre
Authors: Toms Elaine G. , Campbell D. Grant
Published: August 2019

Documents have conventions which have evolved within discourse communities and which facilitate document use. These conventions are represented in a document by visual cues that define a shape and serve as an interface metaphor in a user's interaction with a digital document. In this paper we report on the results of two studies, one of which examined the impact of . . .
Vers une typologie des collections visuelles
Authors: Turner James M. , Vezina Kumiko
Published: August 2019

Les spécialistes de l'information se rendent compte de plus en plus de 'importance des collections visuelles et de la nécessité de créer des modèles pour en assurer las gestion et la diffusion auprès du public qui souvent les soutient financièrement. La révolution informatique est l'un des éléments qui favorise cette prise de conscience puisqu'elle offre à la fois de outils plus performants. . .
The Post-PARC Interface and the Visualization of Documents and of their Relationships
Authors: Vaillancourt Alain , Marcoux Yves
Published: August 2019

We propose an evolution path for the traditional "PARC" interface found today on most PCs. The proposal, which we call the "post-PARC interface", draws not only on concepts developed at major research laboratories like PARC and HCIL, but also on the work of independent researchers. It is based on two novel concepts: the representation of documents by visual objects that evolve. . .
Micro Roles and the Information-Seeking Behaviour of Seniors
Authors: Wicks Don A.
Published: August 2019

It is well known that in Canada and many other countries population statistics reveal an aging population, with many more people moving into the senior age category as "baby boomers" reach retirement over the next decade. For many years this trend has been noted in the library literature (e.e. Nauratil, 1995; Moore & Young, 1985). Currently, Statistics Canada (1998) reports that there are. . .
Subject Access and the Globalization of Government Documents: Intellectual Bundling of Entities Subject to World Trade Organization (WTO) Rulings
Authors: Dilevko Juris , Gottlieb Lisa
Published: August 2019

As a result of the growing influence of supranational organizations, there is a need for a new paradigm for subject access to government information. Rulings made by supranational bodies and rulings determined under the auspices of transnational economic agreements often supersede national law, resulting in obligatory changes to national, provincial, state, and municipal legislation. Just as important is the relationship among private sector...
Online On Ramps: A Pilot Study Evaluation of the Accessibility of Canadian Public Library Web Sties to Visually and Hearing Challenged Users
Authors: Forgrave Sarah , McKechnie Lynne (E.F)
Published: August 2019

A pilot study was conducted to assess the accessibility of Canadian public library web pages to visually and hearing challenged individuals using adaptive technologies. A random sample of their library home pages were evaluated using Bobby, a software program created by the Centre for Applied Special Technology using the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Guidelines. Results suggest that Canadian public...
"We'll Discuss that Online. . .": A Case Study of Computer-Supported Collaborative Work in a Locally-Based Emerging Organization
Authors: Smith Richard K. , Jones Michael L.W.
Published: August 2019

The Internet has attracted much popular and academic attention regarding its potential role as a medium for collaborative work. Through transcending many space- and time-based barriers to communication inherent in other media, the Internet represents a relatively cheap, sophisticated and accessible avenue of communication between geographically and temporally dispersed. . .
What Do We See in Images?
Authors: Jörgensen Peter
Published: August 2019

This paper describes preliminary results from two image classification experiments. Ss created their own ad hoc categories in the first. Pre-existing categories were provided in the second. In both of these tasks objects, especially people, were the predominant feature used to categorize the images.
The Impact of the Internet on the Public Library: Current Status and Signs for the Future
Authors: Jörgensen Corinne , D'Elia Geogre , Woelfel Joseph , Rodger Eleanor Jo
Published: August 2019

This paper presents the results of a research project to evaluate the impacts of the Internet on public library use. A national telephone survey was conducted using a market segmentation model for use of information services and resources at the public library and on the Internet. This research provides baseline data describing the current consumer market for library and Internet services. The data suggest that at this time use of the...
Assessing Intra and Extra Web-based Automatic Indexing Tools
Authors: Toms Elaine G. , Reid Toby
Published: August 2019

In this research we compared two types of indexing tools: one based on the content of a document, an intra-indexer (Extractor), and one based on a document's external representation - the nodes to which it is linked (Topic). This paper summarizes the results of a pilot study and thus must be cautiously interpreted.
Migrants internationaux et nouvelles technologies: la recomposition des relations au pays d'origine
Authors: Verquin Béatrice
Published: August 2019

La distance séparant le migrant de son pays d'orgine dépend évidemment de la position géographique de son pays de résidence, mais éegalement et de plus en plus, elle est aussi à mettre en relation avec les réseaux de transports et de télécommunications. Ces réseaux révolutionnent les liens entretenus par les migrants à leur pays d'origine. Les durées nécessaires pour la mise en relation de deux espaces ou de deux individus se réduisent.
Beyond Librarianship: Are Librarians Becoming Isolated in the New Information Age?
Authors: Wilkinson Margaret Ann , Harris Roma
Published: August 2019

This paper continues a series exploring the perceptions of entering university students about the roles of librarians and others. A model developed by Elizabeth Graddy, suggesting that the extent to which an occupation receives legal sanction reflects the public's perception of its social relevance, is tested.
The Role of Information in Business Operations and Success: A Study Based on Ontario Medium-Size Business
Authors: Vaughan Liwen Qiu
Published: August 2019

Information professionals need to know the sources and approaches used by the business community to gather information in order to serve them well. Information professionals also need to demonstrate the role of their services in business success. . .
Analyse de la consistance dans l'agrégation des transcriptions pinyin polysyllabiques dans les bases bibliographiques
Authors: Arsenault Clément
Published: August 2019

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Building an Information Literate Population Through Problem Based Learning Experiences
Authors: Brown Cecelia , Murphy Teri Jo , Nanny Mark
Published: August 2019

University students navigate the Internet with exceptional ease, comfort, and confidence. Although they are facile with technology in the sense of finding information, they are not always proficient at recognizing misleading, flawed, or incorrect information. These are skills that an information literate person possesses. Today's technologically savvy youth are the next generation's leaders. . .
Is Grey Literature Ever Used? Using Citation Analysis to Measure the Impact of GESAMP, an International Marine Scientific Advisory Body
Authors: Cordes Ruth
Published: August 2019

Citation analysis was used to measure the impact of GESAMP, the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection, which since 1969 has published reports for the United Nations and seven of its agencies. Web of Science was used to search for citations to 114 publications, of which 15 are journal articles or books.
Sharing Indigenous Knowledge: To Share or Not to Share? That is the Question
Authors: Hagar Chris
Published: August 2019

The Internet and digital technology create new possibilities for the development of cultures, communities and knowledge. Over the last twenty years there has been a great increase in interest in indigenous knowledge from a variety of groups, including academia, development agencies and the corporate world. Within this diverse range of interests, there have been initiatives to facilitate. . .
New Models for Information Education: Contrasts in Curriculum, Collegial Relationships, and Administration
Authors: Von Dran Raymond F.
Published: August 2019

Education for the information profession is in a state of radical change and re-design. Academic units are being reorganized around new interdisciplinary paradigms, while new curriculums are being developed to address the needs of a growing and diverse information profession. Existing schools which offer multiple information degrees and are based upon interdisciplinary models. . .
Are the Economically Poor Information Poor? Does the Digital Divide Affect the Homeless and Access to Information?
Authors: Hersberger Julia A
Published: August 2019

Homeless persons lack economic capital, but it is less clear whether they concomitantly lack important information capital. The basic information needed by the homeless is not available on the Internet as this is information controlled by governmental social services agencies. But does this result in a state of information poverty? This paper examines the issues of how the lack of access. . .
The Public Library In "Connecting Canadians"
Authors: Julien Heidi , Anderson Sandra
Published: August 2019

This study aimed to assess the outcomes of public libraries' attempts to fulfill public policy roles imposed on this sector by Industry Canada, via its "Connecting Canadians" initiative. The "Connecting Canadians" federal government policy identified public libraries as agents to facilitate access by Canadians to information technology (IT), to resources that support economic and community. . .
Defining Information Worlds for Information Needs and Uses Research: Methodological Issues
Authors: Wicks Don A.
Published: August 2019

Social network theory has been used in information needs and uses research to help explain the way in which individuals seek and disseminate information. When such theory is employed in information science research, mechanisms to identify the world of the individual or group being studied must be discovered. This paper focuses on method. In it the author discusses the way in which. . .
Term Relationships and Their Contribution to Text Semantics and Information Literacy Through Lexical Cohesion
Authors: Morris Jane , Beghtol Clare , Hirst Graeme
Published: August 2019

An analysis of linguistic approaches to determining the lexical cohesion in text reveals differences in the types of lexical semantic relations (term relationships) that contribute to the continuity of lexical meaning in the text. Differences were also found in how these lexical relations join words together, sometimes with grammatical relations, to form larger groups of related words. . .
Has the Web Really Contributed to a Decline in the Scholarly Quality of Undergraduate Citation Behaviour?: A Canadian Case Study
Authors: Robinson Andrew , Schlegl Karen
Published: August 2019

This paper reports on a pilot study designed to further and expand upon the work of Philip M. Davis and Suzanne A. Cohen at Cornell University. It attempts to determine whether student's increasing reliance on the Internet is actually affecting the quality of their research by conducting bibliometric analysis of papers submitted by Canadian politics students at the University of Regina. . .
Access, Skills, Economic Opportunities, and Democratic Participation: Connecting Four Facets of the Digital Divide Through Research
Authors: Stansbury Mary
Published: August 2019

In exploring many of the divides that constitute the Digital Divide, this study examines skills, attitudes, and experiences of the individuals most likely to be affected by a lack of computer access and skill. As social scientist Robert Putnam argues, disparities in information and communication technologies access and skills may represent a "cyberapartheid" that diminishes the store. . .
Location-based Questions: Types and Implications for Consortial Reference Services
Authors: Bishop Bradley Wade
Published: August 2019

This paper explores location-based questions asked to a statewide consortial reference service. Literature assumes that non-local librarians would have difficulty responding to questions about places beyond their own library. Based upon the types of questions asked, non-local librarians would benefit from additional local knowledge added to their participating libraries' websites.Cette communication explore les questions géodépendantes posées à un consortium de service de référence offert à l’échelle d’un État. La littérature suppose que les bibliothécaires distants ont plus de difficulté à répondre aux questions non locales. Selon le type de questions posées, les bibliothécaires distants tireraient profit d’un ajout d’information locale sur le site Web des bibliothèques participantes.
Faster than Books and More Involved than Movies: Understanding the Contemporary Reading Experience of Young Adult Readers of Graphic Novels and Comic Books
Authors: Cedeira Serantes Lucia
Published: August 2019

This project looks at the reading experience of young adult readers of comic books and graphic novels. A phenomelogical standpoint implemented through semi-structured interviews allows for the exploration of the readers’ perception of the comics medium, their understanding of the reading experience, and the role of bookstores and libraries in their reading practices.Ce projet explore l’expérience de lecture de comic books et de romans graphiques des jeunes adultes. Une approche phénoménologique a été mise en œuvre au moyen d’entrevues semi-structurées pour découvrir les perceptions qu’ont les lecteurs des comic books, leur compréhension de l’expérience de lecture et le rôle des librairies et des bibliothèques sur leur pratique de lecture.