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The informing nature of talk & text: Discourse analysis as a research approach in information science
Authors: Given Lisa M. , Hicks Deborah , Schindel Theresa J. , Willson Rebekah 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTIn Information Science (IS), as well as other disciplines, discourse analysis has been used to extend the range of contextual data gathered using other research approaches. This form of textual analysis can enrich our understanding of complex information practices and contexts, particularly in relation to the ways that society and individuals construct understandings of various phenomena. However, not all discourse analysis approaches are the same; linguistic, Foucouldian, and psycho‐social discourse analysis practices vary in their intent and their application. This panel will provide an overview of the discourse analysis methodology, including how the approach is conducted in various disciplines. By focusing on three projects by IS scholars that use discourse analysis, the range of data collection and analysis possibilities – including benefits and limitations of the approach – will be explored. The panel will also discuss how discourse analysis can be used in mixed methods studies, or with research participants engaged in other methods, to extend the research knowledge in the discipline.
Mediating connections through materiality: Cultures and communities
Authors: Urban Ivette Bayo , Howarth Lynne C. , Vamanu Iulian 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTObjects and their associations are a means of self‐expression and an integral part of identity making. Our panelists and our participants together will engage in exploring, defining and theorizing diverse research spaces of mediating connections through materiality. The panel is a discursive arena where participants embedded in different communities engage in material practices. In this session the panelists and participants will walk through the process of mediating connections through materiality in real time. The session is intended to be about the process—the means to an end, not an end in itself: shifting boundaries, identifying connections, moving margins and creating a participatory practice that embodies the very connections we hope to enact. Together we are moving from {apart from} to {a part of} – thus our practice reflects what we have experienced in our respective projects, facilitating in a material way the practice of boundary‐spanning. This interactive session essentially speaks to all aspects of the conference theme of Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities.
How can information providers connect information resources to entrepreneurs to spur innovation in economic development? Co‐sponsored by SIG‐III and SIG‐USE
Authors: Albright Kendra , Bouthillier France , Jin Tao , Zhang Yao 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTInformation and knowledge have been recognized as valuable resources for gaining competitive advantage, streamlining decision making and improving strategic management. In an increasingly competitive economic environment, the survival of organizations is heavily dependent on their recognition of information as an important strategic resource (Choo, ). Entrepreneurs, who have been regarded as the key drivers of innovation and have frequently been credited with boosting economic development (Timmons & Spinelli, 2009), find themselves in an increasingly disadvantaged position as a result of an inability to compete with the financial power of large companies. The benefits that entrepreneurs reap from having access to quality information resources have been documented in many studies, however, the accessibility and preferences of the information resources varies by context. The focus of the panel will be exploring how information specialists and institutions help entrepreneurs access and use information resources to support their business ventures. Panellists will shed light on different international perspectives drawn from research conducted on different types of groups/organizations. Discussion will be geared to illuminate existing approaches that have been taken to meet the information needs of entrepreneurs, with a view to propose future courses of action.
Open access: The global scene
Authors: Assefa Shimelis , Rorissa Abebe , Matusiak Krystyna , Gelaw Daniel , Helge Kris 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTSignificant achievements have been scored regarding Open Access (OA) and its worldwide adoption. The increasing numbers in the availability of OA repositories and journals (refereed and otherwise); publishers that embraced OA in different forms; universities and colleges that adopted OA as a matter of policy; and funding agencies that require authors and researchers to deposit their work in openly accessible digital repositories are all clear indications of the widespread adoption of OA practices. However, the practices are not well coordinated, largely project‐based, and dictated by institutional circumstances. For the sake of disseminating and preserving scholarly publications and other forms of research outputs well into the future, it is critical that a consistent and uniform policy and technical framework that addresses the needs and concerns of all relevant stakeholders involved be adopted. Members of this panel will review the global OA practices and suggest ideas for the implementation of an international infrastructure that supports and sustains the future of open scholarly communication.SponsorsSIG III and SIG IFP
Youth beyond borders: Methodological challenges in youth information interaction
Authors: Waugh Amanda , Ahn June , Magee Rachel M. , Bowler Leanne , Agosto Denise E. , Subramaniam Mega 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThe pace of technological change is rapid and the impact of this acceleration on the information behavior of youth from diverse backgrounds is multifaceted. Most young people have online access in some form, but the uses and quality of access vary tremendously (Madden, Lenhart, Duggan, Cortesi & Gasser, 2013). With the growth and variation of information behaviors among youth in social media and the mobile Web, keeping pace with research methods used to capture these behaviors and phenomena continues to be a discussion among scholars. Adding to the complications of research in this area, youth are increasingly using information and communications technologies (ICT) across platforms for a variety of information behaviors, including academic and social reasons (Agosto & Abbas, ). It is often not enough to solely examine a young person's Twitter feed ‐ we need to see how that conversation carries from Twitter, to direct messages, to texting, to a Facebook post and so on. This variation suggests a need for greater nuance in research (Madden, Lenhart, Duggan, Cortesi & Gasser, 2013; Gasser, Cortesi, Malik & Lee, 2012). This panel will bring together several researchers experienced in studying youth information practices to discuss their methodologies and strategies in dealing with these intricate issues. This panel will be conducted in a roundtable style – encouraging deep conversation between the researchers and the audience. This will be followed by a small group discussions with the audience and conclude by sharing back best practices uncovered through the group discussions. Through attending this panel, attendees will engage with current developments in diverse youth, ICT and research methodologies, and identify priorities and approaches for future work in these areas.
Panel: Knowledge organization systems (KOS) as linked data services
Authors: Busch Joseph A , Bliss Vivian , Zeng Marcia Lei , Hlava Marjorie , Žumer Maja , Subirats Imma 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTKnowledge organization systems (KOS) are the key elements for interlinking the values of Linked Data datasets. Existing KOS products (including well‐known thesauri and classification systems) need to be transformed into the constructs of Linked Data services, much more beyond what a traditional thesaurus or classification were/are developed, but how? What can these Linked Data KOS bring to various information services? The panelists will share their experiences and lessons learned. The presentation starts from the processes that have been developed to build, maintain, and publish a newly derived taxonomy using W3C SKOS standard, to make it extensible and scalable to support new information services in scholarly publishing workflow. The next presentation will share experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of a platform built for publishing and distribution of multiple KOS and for automatic indexing using these KOS. The third case is a Linked Data bibliographic service, a RDF‐aware system and a mash up application which relies on the use of a multilingual thesaurus that has been published and maintained as a Linked Data dataset, and has been mapped to more than ten KOS. For the datasets that have not used standardized KOS, the panel will present methods that can be applied when generating or deriving project‐focused micro‐thesauri from the Linked Data KOS and give an overview of the use cases of Linked Data KOS in information services.
Big data and the study of dementia: Epistemological promises and pitfalls
Authors: Campbell D. Grant 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThis paper examines the potential contribution of big data analytical methods to our understanding of dementia and the best means of caring for those afflicted with dementia. Using Ian Hacking's history of statistics as a basis, the paper examines the three fundamental premises of big data: large datasets, a high tolerance of error and a focus on correlation rather than causation. Big data both evokes and departs from the epistemological assumptions that gave rise to statistical analysis, and its innovations merit both optimism and caution. While big data offers important means of reframing questions of dementia and dementia care along lines more conducive to the needs of patients and caregivers, the enthusiastic adoption of big data in business circles threatens to distort the practices into cost‐saving measures that reflect false efficiencies rather than genuine improvements.
Relationships among video games: Existing standards and new definitions
Authors: Lee Jin Ha , Clarke Rachel Ivy , Sacchi Simone , Jett Jacob 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThis paper identifies and defines common relationships among video games and interactive media in an attempt to improve our understanding of and support conceptual data modeling in this domain. Existing models and standards such as Dublin Core, Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, Resource Description and Access, CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model, and Cataloging Cultural Objects do offer a variety of relationships between resources; however, many video games are related in more complex ways that cannot be adequately represented by these models and standards, especially in ways that reflect how game players understand games and how cultural heritage institutions might curate them. After thorough review of existing standards, consultation with domain experts, and examination of sample game sets, we identified and defined 11 relationship types and 4 grouping entities prevalent in the video game domain, and offer suggestions on how these might be represented in a conceptual model.
The materiality of encyclopedic information: Remediating a loved one – mourning britannica
Authors: Haider Jutta , Sundin Olof 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThis paper presents a qualitative thematic analysis of reader comments posted in connection to a series of articles published after Encyclopaedia Britannica's announcement to forego its print edition. It shows how ideas of what information is, are entangled with ideas of what a certain medium is and does. Two research questions guide the analysis: 1) How are encyclopedias as information sources imagined in contemporary public discourse? 2) How does the materiality of encyclopedias shape ideas of knowledge, information and memory? A theoretical basis is the distinction between an epistemological discourse and a practice discourse of science as proposed by Bernd Frohmann. Furthermore, the concept of remediation as developed by Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin is drawn on. The analysis maps out different functions encyclopedias as information sources and external memories are assigned in contemporary society and in the recent past. It shows how these functions go into one another and how they are entangled with certain social practices. Through this it makes visible how understandings of information at a personal level are entwined with ideas of materiality, technologies, and culture that are formed in conjuncture with larger historical and societal shifts.
Considerations on the social role of the document according to paul otlet
Authors: de Moura Amanda Pacini 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThis study assesses Paul Otlet's (1868‐1944) understanding of the social role of the document. Specifically, it explores why he considers documents as essential elements for the ordering of social relations. In order to do so, it examines Otlet's expositions on the nature of the social dynamics, and contrasts them with his descriptions of the document and its functions in the social sphere. It observes Otlet's claims for the book as an instrument of social improvement, noticing how they were emphasized by the circumstances of both the First World War and the interwar period. It analyzes the analogies he employs to describe society and project its future and how they reflected internationalist assumptions, and notices how his arguments for the importance of the book draw heavily from it. The article argues that contemporary Information Science still needs to fully consider the element of internationalism in Otlet's construction of documentation, particularly in how it relates to social cooperation, collaboration and connection.
Searching for temporal patterns in the time series of publications of authors in a research specialty
Authors: Velden Theresa , Yu Kan , Lagoze Carl 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTIn this paper we report results of our investigation of temporal patterns in the publication activity of authors in a research specialty. We base our analysis on Web of Science data for a field in the physical and chemical sciences from 1991‐2012. We determine the research groups in the field by clustering the co‐author network and generate our sample for this analysis by selecting the most productive author of each co‐author cluster to represent the activity of that group. Whereas a statistical time series analysis did not reveal any specific patterns, a time series clustering approach generated a grouping of time series that correlates with the structural network position (‘node role') of the respective authors in the clustered co‐author network. This work is part of a long‐term research project employing a mix of qualitative and network analytic methods to investigate field‐specific differences in collaborative patterns.
Barriers and Challenges to Virtual Reunification
Authors: Punzalan Ricardo L. 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThis paper presents challenges and barriers to virtual reunification as a strategy to represent dispersed ethnographic collections online. The study draws from the case of Dean C. Worcester's photos of U.S. colonial Philippines currently kept in various archives, libraries and museums. Findings presented are based on two types of qualitative data sources: two years of archival research in various owning repositories as well as semi‐structured interviews of heritage administrators and professionals directly responsible for the Worcester photographs. Representatives from grant institutions that provide funding for digitization projects as well as researchers of the collection were also interviewed. By examining several repositories and analyzing stakeholders’ pre‐reunification concerns, the study examines prevailing challenges of virtual reunification as an inter‐institutional collaborative endeavor.
Examining Practice, Structural, and Interpretive Dimensions of Technology Assemblages: The Case of Social Technology Use by Knowledge Workers
Authors: Jarrahi Mohammad Hossein 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThis paper theorizes on the sociotechnical dynamics and underlying dimensions of technology assemblages that emerge from the use of social technologies in organizations. This theorization reflects more precisely the information ecology around knowledge workers, which is more technologically diversified than suggested by prior studies. To that end, this work differs from the few studies of social technologies and many studies of ICT in organizations by focusing on more than one technology and by considering social technologies as an assemblage. In order to advance current theorizing about technology assemblages, this works draws on data from a study of knowledge workers’ use of social technologies for knowledge sharing and presents three complementary analytic lenses: Practice, Structural, and Interpretive. Integrating the three lenses, allows us to holistically capture the disparate dimensions of social technology assemblages enacted by knowledge workers.
Scholar‐built collections: A study of user requirements for research in large‐scale digital libraries
Authors: Fenlon Katrina , Senseney Megan , Green Harriett , Bhattacharyya Sayan , Willis Craig , Downie J. S. 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTTo realize the great potential value of large‐scale digital libraries, we need a fuller understanding of the range of ways in which scholarly communities conduct research, or want to conduct research within them. Scholars build collections in the course of their work. How can we anticipate and support various kinds of collection‐building and ‐use, in order to support the diversity of researchers who work in libraries of digital books? This paper reports selected results of a study of how potential user groups of the HathiTrust Digital Library create and use collections in their research. This study aims to contribute to our broader understanding of scholarly practice, particularly of humanities scholars’ collecting activities. The results of the study inform ongoing work to develop a workset‐creation tool for the HathiTrust Research Center.
Understanding the types of knowledge representations that meet non‐profit organizations’ knowledge needs
Authors: Rathi Dinesh , Given Lisa M. , Forcier Eric 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThe not‐for‐profit sector is an important area for research, since the organizations operating in this domain contribute in many ways to our society (e.g., social value and GDP). Non‐profit organizations (NPOs) are highly knowledge‐oriented units. Knowledge management (KM) has been researched in breadth and depth in FPOs, where it has been demonstrated that KM plays a significant role in the success of these organizations. According to the literature, KM is equally important to non‐profits, and yet the sector has received comparatively scant attention in the KM literature. There is limited understanding on the knowledge needs of NPOs and thus, this paper seeks to provide insight into the NPO‐KM landscape. The authors conducted multi‐phase research with NPOs operating in different parts of Canada, including an online survey of Canadian charities. Through the analysis of survey results, twelve broad categories of knowledge types and their sub‐categories relevant to NPOs have been identified. This paper aims to contribute generally to the growing body of KM literature (i.e., beyond dichotomous model of tacit and explicit knowledge) and more specifically to the NPO‐KM space.
Perceived value of information sharing in online environments: User engagement and social reputation
Authors: Choi Dongho , Shah Chirag 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTConsumer reviews have received much attention both in academia and industry, since it has been found that they have significant effects on people's decision‐making behaviors relating to online shopping or choosing services. The readers/visitors on various online communities where such reviews are posted evaluate the helpfulness of a review based on the extent to which the review is helpful in their information seeking and decision‐making tasks. However, it is often not clear what makes a review useful to a reader. Several previous works have analyzed textual features relating to reviews to determine their usefulness, but given that most of these reviews are generated and shared through community‐based or social media sites, the features that incorporate social features and social engagement could have an important role to play in making a review useful. The work described in this paper uses data available from Yelp, a social review and recommendation site, to build models that examine the impact of various features, including basic, reviewer's engagement, social reputation, and business type, based on the number of votes for helpfulness a review receives. Our findings suggest that reviewer's social contextual information (engagement and reputation) is influential in affecting perceived helpfulness of a review and improves the accuracy of prediction model. The findings also suggest that business type (restaurants vs. transportations) affects the ways in which consumers consider a review.
“Sometimes the internet reads the question wrong”: Children's search strategies & difficulties
Authors: Vanderschantz Nicholas , Hinze Annika , Cunningham Sally Jo 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTWhen children search for information on a given topic, how do they go about searching for and retrieving information? What can their information seeking strategies tell us about the development of search interfaces for children's digital libraries, search engines and information repositories? We interviewed New Zealand (NZ) school children to seek insights into how they are conducting information searches during their education.
Metadata and infrastructure in internet history: Sockets in the arpanet host‐host protocol
Authors: Fidler Bradley , Acker Amelia 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTIn this paper we describe the generation and utilization of metadata as part of normal network function on the early Arpanet. By using the Arpanet Host‐Host Protocol and its sockets as an entry point for studying the generation of metadata, we show that the development and function of key Arpanet infrastructure cannot be studied without examining the creation and stabilization of metadata standards. More specifically, we use the Host‐Host Protocol's sockets as an example of something that, at the level of the network, functions as both network infrastructure and metadata. By presenting the function of sockets in tandem with an overview of the Host‐Host Protocol and a key application built atop it, Telnet, we illustrate the necessity of studying infrastructure and metadata in tandem. Finally, we draw on Esveld () to reintroduce the concept of infradata to refer specifically to data that locates data throughout an infrastructure and is required by the infrastructure to function, separating it from established and stabilized standards. We argue for the future application of infradata as a concept for the study of histories and political economies of networks.
Exploring social context in mobile information behavior
Authors: Absar Rafa , O'Brien Heather , Webster Eric T. 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTThis paper reports on the social context of mobile information behavior based on an interview and diary study (n=19). We examine different types of mobile information behavior and how these are affected by social variables. In addition, we compare social and non‐social mobile information behavior in terms of where it occurs, applications utilized, expressed information needs of users, and levels of satisfaction. We promote a broader view of how social context shapes and is shaped by mobile information behavior.