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Exploring linked data benefits for digital library users
Authors: Fenlon Katrina , Jett Jacob , Dubnicek Ryan , Cole Timothy W. , Kudeki Deren 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTLinked open data technologies seem likely to offer significant benefits for digital library users. So far, however, these benefits remain largely speculative despite growing momentum toward the application of linked data in libraries. This paper reports on an exploratory user study to evaluate the use of linked data with digital library special collections. This pilot study assessed features designed to contextualize search results and representations of primary sources, and features that leverage linked data to offer analytic insights. Digital library users were most excited by applications of linked data that provide new, analytic information, and which simultaneously serve to open up new avenues for research within and beyond individual collections.
Shifting standards: Participative dimensions of information literacy
Authors: Gazan Rich , MacLean Katie , Wahl Natalie 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTInformation resources and practices have always been social, but traditional information literacy instruction tends to prioritize a model of an individual searcher evaluating library‐curated resources, while social collaboration tools and user‐generated content sites provide more participative paths and practices for research at all levels. Using document analysis of the information literacy instructional materials of 42 institutions, we investigate the extent to which information literacy instruction incorporates participative standards, resources and practices. The findings suggest that while information literacy standards and frameworks are evolving to encompass participative resources and practices, only 21% of the institutions studied inscribed participative resources and practices into their instructional materials. This visual presentation will be designed to elicit discussion about the ways in which document analysis may fail to capture the participative practices in information literacy instruction, to inform our ongoing research.
Finding trafficked children through crowdsourcing
Authors: Goh Dion Hoe‐Lian , Lee Chei Sian , Guo Hang 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTTackling child trafficking requires a multi‐pronged approach from government and non‐government organizations as well as individuals. In this paper, we introduce Zhongxun, a crowdsourcing platform for finding missing children that have been potentially trafficked. Users submit photos of children whom they suspect may be victims of trafficking. Zhongxun uses a facial recognition algorithm to match the submission against its database of photos missing children and returns those that are similar for followup action. Users may also provide feedback on the matches to improve the facial recognition algortihm. Zhongxun is a live system and is currently being used in China.
Using virtual worlds to investigate perceived affordances on learned navigation and objective location performance
Authors: Haggerty Kenneth Carter , Cosgrove Peter John , Griffin Joseph Gregory 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTNavigation in virtual worlds is vital for users to move about effectively, complete objectives, and interact with one another and the environment. The ability to accurately orient oneself within a virtual world is essential for successful engagement in video games, simulations and learning environments. This study investigated the effects of perceived affordances on learned navigation and objective location performance within a virtual world. We hypothesized that such perceived affordances impede the learning of virtual geography by fostering reliance on “artificial” cues instead of real space navigation techniques such as the observation of landmarks, spatial orientation, sense of time and distance travelled. The presence of perceived affordances was not significant in predicting retention accuracy. However, the presence of perceived affordances was a significant predictor of objective location performance.
Video ethnographic documentation of stories and cultural practices with Indigenous Elders
Authors: Haines Jelina , Du Jia Tina , Trevorrow Ellen 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis visual presentation reflects on the broader uses of video as a valuable tool for ethical recording of the stories and cultural practices of Indigenous Elders. The opportunities afforded by the use of the video were threefold, by its impact on the accuracy, truthful engagement, and connection with the Indigenous community. The inclusion of various segments of video in this paper shone a light on issues associated with ethical concerns such as anonymity and maintaining the integrity of recorded data. Thus, to ensure that the collective knowledge was shared in line with traditional laws and protocols of the Ngarrindjeri Nation. Our findings have significant implications for library and information researchers and professionals who gather video data from within (and about) Indigenous communities.
Supporting student agency with transmedia
Authors: Hovious Amanda , Shinas Valerie Harlow , Harper Ian 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTStudent agency is defined as a student's sense of self‐control over his or her educational experiences. It is a critical aspect of learning among adolescents. One way to promote student agency in the classroom is through the integration of texts and tools that allow students to become producers and consumers of content. Transmedia—the creation and sharing of narrative across media—is such a tool. This poster presentation illustrates how transmedia can be used to support student agency and engagement, drawing on a foundational case study of middle‐grade students who interacted with the project, Inanimate Alice, an interactive novel that follows the adventures of Alice, a globetrotting girl who wants to be a game designer when she grows up. Future directions of the project are demonstrated via a new iteration of Inanimate Alice, a virtual reality (VR) gap story called Perpetual Nomads. The audience may experience Perpetual Nomads with a VR headset and learn about its implications for fostering student agency based on beta testing of the story with middle‐grade students. The presenters also discuss an upcoming research initiative that will further test the impact of Perpetual Nomads on digital and technological literacies—an important avenue for fostering student agency.
Unraveling scientists' multiple data roles dealing with genomic data
Authors: Huang Hong 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis study contributes to a better understanding of 135 genomics scientists' perception about their data roles in genome curation work. Our study was guided by previously identified sixteen data role items (Salomone et al., 2011), and intended to define a model of groupings for data roles in genome curation. Analysis of the results revealed that genomics scientists have specific sets of data roles in the genome curation work. These data role items were reduced to four factor constructs. Both data producer and data custodian are ranked the highest, followed by data manager, and data consumer. The findings indicate that genomics scientists are primarily dealing with reusing and wrangling data (e.g., cleaning up the raw data across platforms and databases). The constructs defined by this study advance the understanding of data roles and their relationships in genomic data curation. In addition, the resulting data role model can serve as a valuable resource to genome scientists for assigning data curation tasks, training and data management policies development.
Data‐activism as civic engagement: Forming a narrative to foster social change on gun control in the United States
Authors: Khan Hammad Rauf , Onye Uriel Uzochukwu , Du Yunfei 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis research evaluates data activism on the popular social media website twitter. The study focused on the predominant debate between the pro‐gun and anti‐gun activists in the United States. Such factors as data bias, ambiguity, and inaccuracies may occur when either feuding party shares data on gun violence statistics through twitter. The researchers adopted a veracity assessment synthesized from previous studies, which focuses on three main aspects 1) objectivity/subjectivity 2) truthfulness/deception, 3) credibility/implausibility. The preliminary research focused on finding data influencers on twitter through the NodeXL application and studying their tweets through content/text analysis. Results indicate that both sides of the debate are misrepresenting gun violence data in the United States to put forward their own agenda.
Exploring the relationships between freedom of information and institutional information management in the Chinese government: An empirical study
Authors: Li Siyi 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThe Regulation on Opening Government Information of the People's Republic of China ‐ the Chinese version of Freedom of Information (FOI) law in other contexts ‐ was issued by the State Council in 2007 and took effect the following year. Similar to other FOI laws, the regulation stipulates two approaches for disclosing information and they are proactive disclosure and disclosure‐by‐request (DbR). This research aimed at exploring the relationships between DbR and institutional information management in China. Twenty‐five institutions of the State Council were decided to be data sources, from which data were collected by browsing websites and sending information requests. This presentation reports on the findings of the study and the future work that should follow up on the study.
Post‐checkout (Non‐)usage of Library Digital Content
Authors: Lieu Angela , Zhao Dangzhi 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThe present study analyzed a large urban Canadian public library's data (2013‐2017) from Rakuten OverDrive to identify patterns, trends, and potential implications related to post‐checkout non‐usage (material that is checked out by a user, but subsequently never opened and/or downloaded) of library digital content. It was found that over 12% of the more than 1.1 million checkouts of digital content via OverDrive in 2017 were never opened, causing a waste of over $10,000 USD on metered access eBooks alone; this figure will likely increase in the coming years based on the trends found in this study. Juvenile and non‐fiction eBooks are most likely to be checked out and go unused. These findings may shed light on ways libraries and digital content vendors might improve the efficiency of digital content lending, and serve to inform collection management and user‐targeted marketing and solutions.
The performance of reading appeal descriptors for fiction: From the perspective of indexing consistency
Authors: Lin Chi‐Shiou , Wang Yi‐Yu 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTIn this paper we describe indexer agreement and disagreement on the application of appeal descriptors on adult fiction. The appeal descriptors developed by Ebsco NoveList were used for the testing. The analysis found that about 1/3 of the appeal descriptors were of high use, but indexer inconsistency was generally high for those descriptors. In contrast, only a very small number of descriptors were of high use and at the same time of higher indexer consistency.
New international students' social information practices during transition to their host country
Authors: Oh Chiyoung , Butler Brian S. 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTAs newcomers, international students face information challenges in unfamiliar environments. Studies have reported that social and online resources, such as friends and the Internet, are their important sources of information, but research is less clear about how international students seek information through social sources. This paper examines social information practices of new international students in a U.S. university during adjustment to their new local environments. Also, based on prior studies, we investigate how international students' socio‐national context, specifically the degree to which there are co‐nationals in one's local environments, shapes their social information practices. Findings show that international students from common countries of origin (China, India, and Korea) developed online and mobile communities with co‐national students and shared local information among them while most international students from other less common countries did not engage in such co‐national networking and information practices. This paper suggests that information behavior theories account for people's socio‐national contexts to better inform research and practice involving internationally mobile individuals and groups.
Going GoPro: Integrating a wearable camera into qualitative information research
Authors: Polkinghorne Sarah 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTWearable technology has been a news‐friendly trend in the past decade, particularly given the popularity of, and attendant concerns with, digital fitness trackers. One type of wearable technology, the GoPro camera, has become widely known for enabling first‐person views of athletic feats such as skiing and surfing. Recently, such cameras have begun to be applied within social science research. This visual presentation offers a unique report on the sustainable integration of a GoPro into data collection for a qualitative study of everyday‐life information practices. The presentation details the walking tour method into which the camera has been integrated, as well as the technical and ethical considerations involved in implementation.
Tracing social question and answer users' interaction patterns
Authors: Sin Sei‐Ching Joanna , Lee Chei Sian , Theng Yin‐Leng 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThe study analyzed social question and answer (SQA) threads on Stack Overflow to investigate users' interaction patterns within an SQA thread and how these patterns related to the likelihood of receiving an acceptable answer. Robert Bales' Interaction Process Analysis was used to code the data. Analysis of 125 threads (844 posts) showed differences in response time and top interaction sequences. A significant difference was found in IPA.2 (shows tension release), a category in IPA's social‐ emotional area. This suggests that users' interactions on SQA, including their emotion management, are worth investigating.
The technology information‐seeking behaviors of school librarians
Authors: Smith Daniella , Schultz‐Jones Barbara , Farabough Michelle , Parcha Harshita 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this poster is to present the results of a study implemented with 448 school librarians, designed to understand their technology information seeking behaviors. The results indicate that school librarians' primary source of information about technology are school district professional development opportunities. Other popular activities for learning about technology include establishing personal learning communities and attending conferences and events from professional organizations. While most (54.3%) of the participants attended professional development 3 or more times a year, most of them did not survey teachers and students about their technology needs. Just 49.7% of the respondents participated in the technology planning process at their schools. These results are important for understanding how to design degree program and continuing education opportunities that prepare school librarians for their technology implementation responsibilities. QR codes will be embedded in the poster to share additional resources about the school librarian's role in implementing technology in schools.
What drives Black contributions to Wikipedia?
Authors: Stewart Brenton , Ju Boryung 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTWe examine extrinsic motivational factors around Black Wikipedians' content contributions. Data collected from an online survey of 318 participants were analyzed with multiple regression analysis in order to measure the degree of association among factors. Results indicate that racial identity, social presence, and perceived information quality have significant positive effects on motivations of Black Wikipedia authors and editors.
Reading around the world: A web‐based application for creating a communal knowledge base of reading materials
Authors: Tamim Limor , Staiger‐Williams Eleri 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTReading has many benefits, and has been shown to improve verbal abilities, concentration, imagination, and memory. Diverse reading materials have also been shown to reduce prejudice; perspectives drawn from different experiences and locales evoke empathy in the reader. To encourage diverse perspective taking, the Reading Around the World Challenge (RAWC) encourages people to read one book from every country. However, there is a lack of materials available for some countries, and existing books are not well known. Further, challengers take part individually or within existing social groups, and there is currently no means of exchanging book lists with other RAWC participants. To address this issue, we created RtWTrack, a web‐based prototype, which features a publicly available book database and visual map, that aggregates bibliographic data about reading materials and makes it publicly available.
What type of domain knowledge is cited by articles with high interdisciplinary degree?
Authors: Wang Yuzhuo , Zhang Chengzhi 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTInterdisciplinary studies require integration of principles, theories and practices from multiple disciplines. What type of domain knowledge will be applied more in such researches? Since scientific paradigms differ in fields, this paper takes computer science (CS) as a case and investigates utilization patterns of CS knowledge in articles from PLOS One with high interdisciplinary degree (IDD) by citation content analysis. Since scholars usually organize and indicate used knowledge in methodology, we study articles which cite CS articles in this section. After extracting citation content from citing articles, we identify the cited knowledge and analyse the type of cited knowledge. Experimental results show that: In the PLOS One articles which cited the CS knowledge, algorithm is the most used knowledge type and the most used object is random forests. Our study can be applied to understand how articles with high IDD use the knowledge from other disciplines in the future.
Health data accessibility: A preliminary study of biotech and medicine industry startup stakeholders
Authors: Wang Zih‐Han , Jeng Wei 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTRecent research has been emerging on the issues related to health data and informatics; however, there is a dilemma between data accessibility and ethical concerns in today's biotech and medicine industry (BMI) development. Conducting a case study through qualitative interviews of nine participants, we investigate the actual practices that the BMI startup community engages in while accessing and collecting health data for their businesses, as well as the insights of those who are eager to change and improve the current environment. Our preliminary results reveal the high cost of accessing and collecting clinical data in BMI fields, not only in terms of monetary price but also the strict regulations. Interestingly, rather than merely relaxing the regulations, many BMI startups hope that the regulations become more transparent and well‐rounded.
Precision poverty relief in China ‐ The role of information and information technology
Authors: Xie Sherry L. , Jiao Chenyue 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTPrecision poverty relief, a similar concept to targeted poverty relief, has gained tremendous momentum in China since 2013 when it, as a new strategy to the lasting anti‐poverty battle in China, was officially acknowledged by the Chinese Central Government. A series of policies and implementation plans were subsequently issued, either dedicating themselves to this new strategy or to include it as a critical part of a more encompassing measure. To state it is new is not to suggest that the idea only emerged in 2013 but to emphasize its gain of official recognition. In addition, precision poverty relief is reviewed as new in recent years because of the new developments and deployments of information technologies in China, or, as by its Chinese expression, informationalization. This visual presentation reports on the preliminary findings of the project Digital Information and Societal Change, a subtask of the Records‐Centred Digital Information Management Theory and Mechanisms (DI{R}Mtm), which aimed at examining the role of information and informationalization in relation to precision poverty relief strategy.
Motivations of volunteers in the Transcribe Sheng project: A grounded theory approach
Authors: Zhang Xuanhui , Song Shijie , Zhao Yuxiang (Chris) , Zhu Qinghua 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTWith an increasing interest in leveraging crowdsourcing in GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) projects, there is a growing trend within the digital humanities field to develop various platforms and tools that outsource the traditionally knowledge‐intensive tasks to the mass volunteers. However, such kind of projects usually entail a greater level of time, effort, and intellectual input from the public. In such case, what motivates volunteers remains little studied and poorly understood. To better understand volunteers' motivations and how they may benefit from their participation, we conducted interviews on volunteers in the Transcribe Sheng project, a crowdsourcing project in digital humanities domain in China. Grounded theory is employed to investigate the motivations from the interview data. The preliminary findings show that volunteers are motivated by a complex framework involving external factors, cognitive value, emotional perception, and task driven factors. Based on the qualitative analysis, this study proposes a preliminary theoretical framework to understand volunteers' motivations, which may also yield practical implications on digital humanity practices.
Visualizing ResearchGate as a scholarly social networking site for U.S. research universities
Authors: Zhang Yin , Yan Weiwei 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis poster showcases recent research on scholarly use of the social networking site ResearchGate (RG). It aims to depict how researchers from U.S. research universities utilize the site and how their use demonstrates institutional differences and forms social networks that mirror their scholarly reputation and status in reality.
Do administrative roles affect professors' research?
Authors: Zhao Yuehua , Lou Wen 
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACTThis study quantitatively investigated whether the research performance of academic administrators (leaders) was affected by their administrative services. We examined the quantity of 111 professors' publications and citations in the Web of Science including 90 deans and 21 university presidents, from 26 universities. To compare the effect on their research performances by their administrative roles, we proposed four periods: the pre‐position period, the latest position period, the reference period, and the in‐position period. Statistical methods were applied and suggested that administrative services have strongly affected academic leaders' research performances.