bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Islamic State's strategic communication: An informetric topic analysis
Authors: Kling Frauke , Stock Wolfgang G. , Ilhan Aylin , Henkel Maria 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTIn this paper we describe an informetric approach to analyzing three recurrent facets of the Islamic State's strategic communication. These are (1) the call for emigration to IS‐controlled territory (hijrah), (2) the encouragement of lone‐actor attacks in the West, and (3) the call for engagement in jihad. Content analysis of IS' English‐language magazines Dabiq and Rumiyah was used to determine trends in the coverage of these themes. The text‐word method, a knowledge representation method specifically suited for application on these non‐scientific texts, was used to uncover further thematic insights within the magazines. This mixed‐methods approach could serve as the basis for data collection on IS strategic communication and its themes, providing insight into longitudinal developments in IS writings. The presented use of informetrics and knowledge representation tools allows for a content‐based analysis of terrorist group's communication. In the future, this approach may aid in the understanding of the development of jihadist ideology and radicalization efforts carried out by terrorist groups, presenting the field of Information Science with a unique opportunity to provide an answer to a growing need for data on extremism and communication.
When search is (mis)learning: Analyzing inference failures in student search tasks
Authors: Meyers Eric M. 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTOnline inquiry tasks are a rich space to explore how young people take in new information, develop representations of a problem space, and use these representations to make decisions. This paper draws on data from 120 students engaged in scenario‐based online inquiry about communicable diseases. Using multiple data sources, including pre/post knowledge tests, think alouds, and carefully constructed tasks that focus on learning, I argue that we might identify where student search processes break down as a way of exploring meditational practice and search support. Rather than seeing task failures as a deficit in students' information seeking abilities, the analysis suggests these misconceptions represent a liminal space for which educators can design informed pedagogical interventions. When the Web is a primary source for student learning, reading comprehension and reasoning skills may play a greater role in student learning outcomes than search skill and information quality.
Restructuring and formalizing: Scholarly communication as a sustainable growth opportunity in information agencies?
Authors: Million A. J. , Hudson‐Vitale Cynthia , Moulaison Sandy Heather 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTEmerging technologies are revolutionizing the field of scholarly communication. Because of this, scholars increasingly need specialized support during all stages of the research process. With the academic library as the unit of analysis, two concepts from Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory and organizational innovation literature are drawn upon to assess the sustainability of scholarly communication work in libraries. These concepts are organizational restructuring and formalization. Data on Association of Research Libraries (ARL) employees with relevant job titles and three digital curation competencies documents are analysed. Study findings suggest that ARL information agencies have restructured to provide added research support and that skills associated with scholarly communication positions are becoming more uniform. We conclude that scholarly communication information professionals are part of a sustainable area of practice within ARL information agencies, that has matured over the past decade, and this trend is likely to continue in at least the short term.
Investigating practices for building an ethical and sustainable scholarly identity with online platforms and social networking sites
Authors: Radford Marie L. , Kitzie Vanessa , Mikitish Stephanie , Floegel Diana , Radford Gary P. , Connaway Lynn Silipigni 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTInformed by 30 semi‐structured interviews with faculty, Ph.D. students, and academic librarians, this exploratory research examines how individuals create, cultivate, and manage their scholarly identity (SI) using online platforms. SI is defined as efforts by academics in promoting their personal “brand,” regarding their intellectual work (Brigham, ). Results indicate that online platforms, including social networking sites (SNS), offer avenues for academics to connect with other scholars and disseminate their research. However, some sites were found to promote practices participants considered problematic, which forms the focus of this paper. Respondents noted that SI work performed on academic SNS (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu) can present moral and ethical quandaries. For‐profit business models pose a serious concern, and several interviewees advocated for open access materials and platforms (e.g., ORCID). Participants also reported a number of logistical problems with online SI work, including time constraints and context collapse (Marwick & boyd, 2011). Data were analyzed using a theoretical framework grounded in Goffman's (1959, 1967) concepts of impression management and face threats. Findings raise awareness of the need for academics and librarians to adopt strategies for creating/sustaining an ethical and sustainable online presence.
Toward an intensional approach to transformation classification
Authors: Renear Allen H. , Wang Xinrui 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTGenerating one dataset from another is a fundamental activity in data science: data curators convert datasets to different file formats, create data subsets, generate metadata, integrate data from multiple sources, and so on; data analysts generate summaries and classifications, create visualizations, and derive data about one sort of thing from data about another sort of thing. Sometimes these transformations occur in independent single episodes, sometimes as part of an extended structured process or scientific workflow. Although such transformations have been studied from a variety of perspectives, there has been little effort to develop a general classification based on intrinsic (rather than functional) characteristics, apart from computational complexity. With this paper we hope to motivate a classification of transformations based on the relationships between the Intensional features of the input and output datasets, that is, their propositional and conceptual content. Intensional entities are the fundamental components of scientific reasoning and explanation and consequently deserve a uniquely central role in the analysis of information work. We believe such a classification would be a valuable contribution to the data curation curriculum. This paper is an introduction to that project.
Weapons of affect: The imperative for transdisciplinary information systems design
Authors: Rolan Gregory , Evans Joanne , Bone Jane , Lewis Antonina , Golding Frank , Wilson Jacqueline , McKemmish Sue , Mendes Philip , Reeves Keir 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTMuch has been written about ethical and human‐centred Information Systems (IS) design, most recently regarding the deleterious outcomes and negative affect of some machine learning applications that embed and perpetuate unethical or even inhumane automation. Terms such as ‘harm’, ‘damage’, and surprisingly, ‘weapon’ have entered the language of this discourse. However, these characteristics are not unique to applications of data science but have long manifested in IS that can also can exhibit opacity and establish tight vicious cycles. These, when coupled with a lack of governance feedback, can perpetuate injustice that has community or sector‐wide reach. In this paper, we explore how IS design that sets out with the best of intentions or at least, conceived as a ‘neutral’ system for managing transactional information, can emerge as ‘tools that punish’. We argue that there are crucial principles to be taken from Recordkeeping Informatics, concerned as it is with the entanglement of information and people across space and through time on multi‐generational timescales. In particular we discuss how transdisciplinary and critical approaches are necessary to cover more of the design space and surface issues, rights, stakeholders, and, most importantly, values that may be otherwise hidden from a here‐and‐now, transactional viewpoint.
Understanding the Twitter usage of humanities and social sciences academic journals
Authors: Raamkumar Aravind Sesagiri , Erdt Mojisola , Vijayakumar Harsha , Rasmussen Edie , Theng Yin‐Leng 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTScholarly communication has the scope to transcend the limitations of the physical world through social media's extended coverage and shortened information paths. Accordingly, publishers have created profiles for their journals in Twitter to promote their publications and to initiate discussions with public. This paper investigates the Twitter presence of humanities and social sciences (HSS) journal titles obtained from mainstream citation indices, by analysing the interaction and communication patterns. This study utilizes webometric data collection, descriptive analysis, and social network analysis. Findings indicate that the presence of HSS journals in Twitter across disciplines is not yet substantial. Sharing of general websites appears to be the key activity performed by HSS journals in Twitter. Among them, web content from news portals and magazines are highly disseminated. Sharing of research articles and retweeting was not majorly observed. Inter‐journal communication is apparent within the same citation index, but it is very minimal with journals from the other index. However, there seems to be an effort to broaden communication beyond the research community, reaching out to connect with the public.
The development and validation of “preference diversity” and “openness to novelty” scales for movie goers
Authors: Tang Muh‐Chyun , Chang Mei‐Mei , Lin Sung‐Chien 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis paper reports the results of an ongoing research to develop and validate scales for two psychological constructs: “preference diversity” and “openness to novelty”, that we believe to be important factors in users' responses to movie recommendations. Question items were created based on literature review and the results of a focus group interview. A questionnaire interview that consists of the candidate question items were performed so the validation and purification of the scales can be performed (N=191). Through exploratory factor analysis, five items were eventually selected for each construct. A user study (N=293) were subsequently followed which collected both users' responses to the scales and their actual movie viewing history of a sample of 220 movies. The scales were shown to possess both stability and internal consistency. Results showed that the participants' preference diversity score were correlated with the diversity of the movies seen, as measured by the number of movies, the number of movie genres, and the average dissimilarity of the movies seen. Furthermore, those who have higher openness to novelty also tended to watch and appreciate more obscure films.
Predicting the dynamics of scientific activities: A diffusion‐based network analytic methodology
Authors: Zhang Yi , Wang Ximeng , Zhang Guangquan , Lu Jie 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTWith the rapid explosion of information and the dramatic development of bibliometric techniques in the past decades, it becomes a challenge to comprehensively, extensively, and efficiently understand science maps. Aim‐ing to explore in‐depth insights from science maps and predict the dynamics of scientific activities, this paper, based on the co‐occurrence statistics of terms derived from scientific documents, proposes a diffusion‐based network analytic methodology to conduct the prediction study from two aspects: the research interest of scien‐tific researchers and the evolutionary directions of scientific topics. A case study on academic articles down‐loaded from three leading journals in the field of bibliometrics demonstrates the feasibility of the methodology. The future directions of bibliometrics are identified, such as the application of information technologies to tradi‐tional bibliometric data, the interactions between bibliometrics and science, technology, and innovation policy issues, and individual‐level bibliometrics. The results also provide recommendations as potential research inter‐ests for a set of experts. The proposed method could be a toolkit to conduct forecasting studies for a given technological area or a given discipline, and a recommender system to assist academic researchers in identify‐ing potential research interests and extended areas.
Rules of the game: An interactive panel discussion about how institutions shape information
Authors: Allard Grant A. , Sawyer Steven B. 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTWe focus on the roles that institutions play relative to information behavior. Our working definition of institution is the formal and informal constraints that form the basis for exchange, relationships, and decision‐making. We know that institutions play significant roles in the creation, management, and uses of information. And, scholars have long recognized that institutions have both direct and indirect impacts on the sustainability and ethical value of information. What is less clear are the ways in which institutions and people's information behaviors are mutually‐constituted. The goal of this panel is to highlight particular opportunities for expanding the current and modest level of attention to studying the roles of human institutions relative to information. To do so, this panel will involve the audience in a lively conversation about how information science views the role of institutions in information behavior. It includes a participatory design structured activity that will engage the audience in identifying how existing threads of research are making contributions and key areas of further inquiry. The panel will begin with dialogue sharing insights of scholars and practitioners who are interested in data governance, information behavior, organization of information, and knowledge management. Then the panel will engage the audience in an interactive activity that explores emerging research streams and questions.
ALISE@ASIS&T: Building an LIS research‐teaching nexus
Authors: Bajjaly Stephen , Tang Rong , Julien Heidi , Wolfram Dietmar 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis panel continues an interactive discussion begun at the ALISE 2018 conference. Designed primarily to benefit new tenure track faculty, doctoral students, and academic librarians, the session looks to attract attendees seeking advice and those with expertise to share. Using the World Café Discussion format, the goals for the session are to develop further a conceptual framework and identify critical success factors for bridging teaching and research. Discussion themes will be the same as the ALISE special session with sub‐points informed by literature and by the discussion from ALISE 2018 conference: 1) How can research inform teaching? 2) How can teaching inform research? 3) What strategies can be applied in bridging teaching and research? The panelists facilitating the discussion are ALISE board members who are also active members of ASIS&T and the iSchools Organization.
What does the future hold for the information associations? A panel with the Presidents of ASIS&T, Alise, and the Chair of iSchools Consortium
Authors: Given Lisa M. , Julien Heidi , Oh Sam , Shankar Saguna 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis panel will explore how information associations can maintain engagement and relevance at a time when academic disciplines are evolving, when institutional and personal budgets face increasing pressures, and as we strive to connect across a broad global footprint. The panel brings together the leaders of three information science associations – the President of the Association for Information Science and Technology, the President of the Association for Library and Information Science Education, and the Chair of the iSchools' Consortium – to discuss the issues their associations face currently.
Everyday documentation of arts and humanities collections
Authors: Graf Ann , Fulton Crystal , Jackson Amy , La Barre Kathryn , Walsh John , Tilley Carol , Lucky Shannon , Gorichanaz Tim 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTFormal institutions can only collect, document and provide access to a limited number and type of materials in limited ways. Thus, institutions miss out on collections or aspects of description that may be culturally important (to underserved groups, to small subcultures, to countercultural groups, etc.), which introduces myriad ethical issues. This panel will focus on “everyday documentation” of arts and humanities‐based collections done by those outside libraries, archives, and museums, and how such documentation practices can and should inform institutional practice and technological developments. The panel consists of a diverse group of academic researchers and practitioners working with a variety of arts and humanities collections. This panel is a program of the SIG for Arts and Humanities (SIG‐AH).
Contexts, critiques, and consequences: A discussion about educational data mining and learning analytics
Authors: Jones Kyle M. L. , McCoy Chase , Crooks Roderic , VanScoy Amy 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThe capture, aggregation, and analysis of student data is becoming ubiquitous at all levels of education—from primary to post‐secondary—as institutions increase their adoption of information technologies to serve administrative and educational ends. In part, this has led to a growing interest among education scientists and administrators in strategically mining and analyzing troves of data in order to uncover student behaviors and intervene in student life. As is the case in other contexts where actors are pursuing Big Data's supposed benefits, educational data mining is fraught with moral, ethical, and political conflict. The panel is composed of four researchers who analyze and critique educational data mining practices and learning analytics initiatives in particular micro‐and macro‐contexts, including academic libraries and professional advising, urban schools, graduate‐level online learning, and higher education generally. Each panelist also represents a unique conceptual background, pulling from work in information ethics and policy, critical data studies, documentation studies, and higher education policy to empirically analyze and critically evaluate tools, systems, practices, policies, and values. Through their individual but thematically intertwined perspectives, the panelists will present their research and lead audience members in discussion.
Meet the editors – successfully publishing in information science journals
Authors: Lewandowski Dirk , Mostafa Javed , Dillon Andrew , Jansen Jim , Ibekwe‐SanJuan Fidelia , Cox Andrew M. , Chu Samuel K. 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis is a panel to introduce the editors of prestigious international journals in library and information science, who will discuss the aim and the scope of the journals and elaborate on the expectations from potential contributors to help young academics understand and appreciate the process of academic publishing.
The effect of demoting near‐duplicate pictures
Authors: Bergman Ofer , Tucker Simon , Dahamshy Somaya 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTPeople often take several pictures of the same situation “just in case something goes wrong”. As a result, their picture folders tend to be cluttered with near‐duplicate pictures. These near‐duplicate pictures reduce the efficiency of retrieving a specific picture as they compete for the users' attention. To address the problem of near‐duplicates, we developed Duplipix, a working prototype that identifies near‐duplicate pictures and piles them in a stack. When a user hovers the mouse over a stack, it opens allowing the user to select one or more of the near‐duplicate pictures. In an initial within‐subjects evaluation, we asked our 82 participants to retrieve a random picture from the same collection ‐ with and without DupliPix. The use of DupliPix resulted in significantly faster picture retrieval, and the majority of participants indicated that using it is easier, more aesthetic and interesting than the standard picture presentation. They would also like DupliPix to be included in their next operating system.
Voice of children: Children in the restrictive mediation of smartphone use
Authors: Cheng Wenting , Yang Mingyi , Wang Jun 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTParents set rules and regulations about children's media use, which is called restrictive mediation. This study aims to understand how children describe their behaviors in and attitudes to restrictive mediation of smartphone use in the family context. We conducted a narrative inquiry with 47 Chinese children, ages 7 to 12. Then we used semi‐structured coding method on the text transcribed from three types of collected data, including painting, written text and recording of the narrative. The study found two roles of children in the restrictive mediation process: children being monitored and children as the intervener. When the children are monitored by their parents, sometimes they disagree with their parental mediation when their parents' behaviors are also questionable. Parents should set an example for their kids and discipline themselves' media use first. On the other hand, children could also be the intervener of their parental media use. Although the intervention from children is less effective than the parental mediation, children do play some role in contributing to cultivating good family media use habits.
Topical and semantic aspects of #marchforourlives
Authors: Chong Miyoung , Moore Brandon 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTOne of the most intriguing developments in online activism is the emergence of hashtag activism. However, digital activism research has mainly investigated the networked and connective features. This study examined the topical and semantic aspects of the #MarchForOurLives network in Twitter through social media analytics. The extracted topics mainly supported the #MarchforOurLives movement, and the event's agenda and the digital movement presented positively skewed sentiment.
Working with Indigenous communities: Reflections on ethical information research with Ngarrindjeri people in South Australia
Authors: Du Jia Tina , Haines Jelina 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTIn this paper, we reflected on the ethical information research based on our two studies conducted with an Indigenous community in South Australia. The first study was about understanding how Indigenous people interact with information and communication technologies (ICTs) on their traditional land and how they perceive the role of ICTs in the community development. The second study focused on Indigenous knowledge and experiences sharing in the traditional society. Ethical investigations on Indigenous people's information and knowledge practices will contribute to information research with marginalized groups.