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Information world mapping: A participatory, visual, elicitation activity for information practice interviews
Authors: Greyson Devon 
Published: May 2014

AbstractIn an increasingly visually‐oriented world, researchers within and beyond LIS can benefit from exploring, developing and applying creative methods for data collection and research participant engagement. Participatory, arts‐involved methods can complement more traditional elicitation techniques, generating rich data that allows researchers to explore participant experiences with socially‐ and culturally‐constructed information practices. This poster presents a novel drawing‐based elicitation technique, Information World Mapping (IWM), which was developed to augment traditional qualitative interview methods. IWM combines elements of three established arts‐involved methods: information horizons (Sonnenwald, Wildemuth, & Harmon, 2001), relational mapping (Radford & Neke, 2000), and Photovoice (Wang & Burris, 1997). Aiming to enable creative communication about the information world of the research participant as it relates to a social process of interest (e.g., making a health decision or completing a work‐related task), IWM guides participants in generating drawings or maps of their personal information worlds, including key interpersonal and institutional relationships. These drawings are then used to facilitate elicitation of participants' own stories about, and interpretations of, their information practices. A case example of IWM in practice is provided, based on a study of teenage parents' health‐related information practices.
From bad to good: An investigation of question quality and transformation
Authors: Kitzie Vanessa , Choi Erik , Shah Chirag 
Published: May 2014

AbstractSocial question answering (SQA) services are a popular way for people to exchange information. Unfortunately, the quality of information exchanged can be variable and few studies focus on the quality of questions asked. To address this, we explored the influence of textual features on question quality based on 126 questions taken from five different categories of Yahoo! Answers labeled as “Bad” by human assessors and then revised to be “Good” by them. Findings indicate significant differences between the means of each feature before and after revision, suggesting the potential for an automated system that could flag questions of poor quality. In addition, by exploring the relationship between features contributing to good quality questions, we suggest a simple set of strategies askers can take when writing a question in order to improve its chances of receiving a satisfactory answer.
Adding a dimension to Anscombe's quartet: Open source, 3‐D data visualization
Authors: Schneider Edward , Dineen Corey 
Published: May 2014

AbstractAt the same time that Information Scientists have been asked to visually analyze larger and larger datasets, the options for three‐dimensional expression of those datasets has grown tremendously. This demonstration will share a new customization of open source software that links data and 3‐D modeled space. Once the data is expressed in 3‐D to the analyst's liking, methods will be detailed to take a 3D representation of data to stereoscopic images, to interactive virtual space, and to a 3‐D printed object.The theoretical underpinning of this presentation is based on a hypothetical expansion of Anscombe's Quartet from a two dimensional construct to a three dimensional one. Anscombe's Quartet was developed in 1973 by the statistician Francis Anscombe to demonstrate how datasets can be extremely statistically similar, but visually map in totally different ways. The development and research goal of this work is to develop an accessible 3‐D data tool that allows for a high level of control by the user, and facilitate future studies on the effectiveness and best use practices associated with 3‐D visualization.
A case study of surrogate memory cues, self‐narrative, and recall
Authors: Howarth Lynne C. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThis poster session paper reports on research exploring (1) how individuals with early‐stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) use memory cues in the form of representations (tokens) to recall memories of life stories, and (2) ways in which representations (tokens) influence the nature and content of the individual's recall narrative. Further, it examines whether memory recall differs in response to personal, participant‐chosen memory cues, as compared to those selected by someone other than the participant. Reliance on personal artifacts used during two of three unstructured interview sessions resulted in recollections that seemed more scripted in delivery and circumscribed in detail. In contrast, and in response to researcher‐selected tokens used exclusively during session 3, full recollections and additional stories were seen to be more fully formed and detailed. While this subset of a larger study deals only with one individual, findings suggest that generic associations may be at least equal to, if not more effective than, unique, individuated artifacts to engendering creative self‐expression and vivid personal recall for those experiencing the initial memory loss of AD. This finding may open opportunities to cultural heritage institutions (libraries, archives, museums, galleries) to assemble information “memory boxes” that reinforce recall of life stories by clients with early‐stage AD.
Identifying the ‘go‐to spots’: Using map surveys to elicit perceptions of space and place in an academic library
Authors: Khoo Michael , Rozaklis Lily , Hall Catherine , Kusunoki Diana 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThis paper presents results from a face‐to‐face survey that elicited users' perceptions of space and place in an academic library. The survey required respondents to annotate maps of an academic library, and to answer open‐ended survey questions. The survey identified two overlapping sets of places and student practices in the library. These places and practices reflect two contrasting paradigms of library space provision: a current book‐centered paradigm, and an emerging technologically‐supported learning‐centered paradigm.
Understanding metadata functional requirements in genome curation work
Authors: Huang Hong , Qin Jian 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThe proliferation of genomic data and their widespread data reuse pose new challenges to effectively manage and curate genomic data. This study contributes towards better understanding of 156 genomics scientists' perception and priorities for metadata functional requirements in genome curation work. Our study was guided by previously identified twenty two metadata functional requirements (Willis, Greenberg, & White, 2012), and intended to define a context‐sensitive model of groupings for metadata goals in genome curation. Analysis of the results revealed that genomics scientists recognize specific sets of metadata functional requirements in the genome‐curation context. These metadata goals were reduced to six factor constructs. The rankings of these constructs in decreasing order are Portability, Reusability, Manipulability, Sufficiency, Interoperability, and Modularity. The findings indicated that genomics scientists need both domain independent and dependent metadata functional requirements that are primarily related to data comparison, integration, and reuse across platforms and databases. The constructs defined by this study advance the understanding of metadata requirements and their relationships. In addition, the resulting metadata requirement model can serve as a valuable resource to genome scientists, data curators and administrators for designing metadata schemes and developing data‐curation policies.
Why do users feel search task difficult?
Authors: Liu Jingjing , Kim Chang Suk , Creel Caitlin 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThis paper reports on an examination of why information searchers find search tasks difficult and the specific reasons they feel difficult. Data was collected through a controlled laboratory experiment with 32 participants, each working with 4 search tasks. They were asked in questionnaires, both before and after the tasks, for task difficulty ratings and their reasoning for giving those ratings. We developed a coding scheme based on the difficulty reasons users gave, which covered various aspects of task, user, and user‐task interaction. This helps us understand search task difficulty, as well as provides a scheme for task difficulty control in experiment task design.
Text mining as a method of analyzing health questions in social Q&A
Authors: Oh Sanghee , Park Min Sook 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThis poster introduces a work‐in progress project focusing on text mining of health‐related questions that people post in social Q&A which they obtain and share information, advice, and experiences. 69,363 of health questions about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) posted from 2009 to 2012 were randomly collected from Yahoo! Answers and used for text mining and analysis in this study. A preliminary finding of the data analysis is described in this poster. The use of text mining as a method of analyzing STD questions is discussed, as well.
How images are conversed on twitter?
Authors: Yoon JungWon , Chung EunKyung 
Published: May 2014

AbstractIn a way of understanding how people communicate with others through images on Twitter, 174 Boston Bombing related tweet messages with images were analyzed to identify the characteristics of tweet message, senders, and influential tweet messages. According to the coding schemes on tweet messages, image uses, and senders, several features were demonstrated. People tweet primarily to express their opinions, share information, and report news. Images in those tweets were used differently depending on the categories of tweet messages. Major types of tweet senders were media and individuals, different categories of tweeter messages were found depending on types of tweeter senders. In addition, whether tweets are influential (highly retweeted) or not shows different patterns in terms of tweet message categories and senders.
Gender differences in inquiry‐based learning at the middle school level
Authors: Lamoureux Isabelle , Beheshti Jamshid , Cole Charles , Abuhimed Dhary , AlGhamdi Mohammed J. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThis poster presents empirical findings on gender differences during an inquiry‐ based learning history project at the middle school level. Weekly surveys during the project designed to solicit cognitive and affective responses from students' as well as demographic surveys and exit surveys were conducted. Overall the results show that boys are more confident than girls during inquiry‐ based learning while girls feel more confident, sure and satisfied than boys after the project is completed. Although only the confidence level of boys and girls will be discussed here the results show that gender analysis is essential to understanding how preteens seek information. This poster is an exploration of new and promising work on the topic of gender, preteens and inquiry‐based learning.
Mental health in library and information science research: Preliminary results of a literature review focusing on information behavior
Authors: Mayrand Julie , Bartlett Joan C. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractWorldwide, mental illnesses are extremely prevalent and costly. Help‐seeking and recovery may be facilitated by information and online resources. The aim of this literature review is to examine interest in mental health within Library and Information Science empirical research, published from 2000 onward, with a focus on information behavior. In this preliminary phase, we performed a qualitative content analysis on 51 relevant articles. Results show that mental health is not only examined as a topic, but also as a personal state (illness or state to maintain) and as a professionally‐related activity. Studies investigating information behavior mainly focus on the use of the Internet or online resources, with very few exploring the purposes for which these resources are used. Research opportunities for this field of inquiry are further discussed.
Difference in citation rates by subject areas of LIS in Korea
Authors: Lee Jongwook , Choi Wonchan 
Published: May 2014

AbstractCitation analysis, in addition to peer review, is one of the popular methods to assess faculty research performance. In some disciplines, the validity of citation counts for evaluating research has been proven by many studies. However, it should be used cautiously when different disciplines are concerned, because citation practices may vary across disciplines. Although there have been studies that have examined the different citation practices across disciplines, relatively little research has investigated the citation rates of subject areas within a single discipline. This study explores the citation rates of subject areas in library and information science (LIS) in Korea. The preliminary results of this study will provide the rationale for further work, analyzing the causes of different citation patterns in a discipline. Ultimately, the study could provide useful implications for understanding and using the citation counts in assessing research performance.
Taking the HINTS about health: An analysis of the health information behavior of a sample of the U.S. public
Authors: Chan Katherine , Jean Beth St. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractPreliminary findings are presented from a secondary analysis of recent Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data. HINTS data is collected and made available for public use by the National Cancer Institute. The goal of this analysis was to discover patterns in respondents' health‐related information seeking practices, their confidence in their ability to obtain health information, the types of barriers they face when looking for health information, the sources they consult for health information, the types of health‐related information activities they perform on the Internet, and their relative levels of trust toward health information from various sources. We also sought to identify associations between each of these variables and respondent age and educational attainment. The SPSS version of the HINTS 4 Cycle 1 dataset was downloaded and prepared for data analysis. Cross‐tabulations and chi‐square tests for independence were run. The findings reveal several interesting patterns in people's health‐related information seeking practices and perceptions, as well as some intriguing statistically significant associations between these practices/perceptions and respondent age and educational attainment.
Potential of inducing serendipitous news discovery in social gaming environment
Authors: Yadamsuren Borchuluun 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThis poster presents the preliminary findings from the study, which aimed to explore the potential of inducing serendipitous news discovery in social gaming environment. Erdelez' (2004) model of Information Encountering was used as a theoretical foundation to create a social game site, which was intended to provide a relaxed natural foreground activity for players without their awareness about serendipitous opportunity. A total of 269 players signed up to the site. Only half of those who signed up actually played and about 4% of those did what the game required to an extent that would allow them a chance to win prizes. Despite a low number of active players, there were 76 incidents of news clicks, which indicates serendipitous news discovery. About 29 participants clicked on news stories during their stay in the game site. The findings of this study indicate that social gaming environment is worth to explore further as a potential platform to facilitate serendipitous news discovery. The social game template created for this research could be used for various user‐engagement games to continue testing the idea of inducing serendipitous information discovery in natural context. A novel approach of measuring serendipitous news exposure using log data and data mining algorithm was developed as a result of this study.
Social Q&A vs. library virtual reference: User choices and comparisons
Authors: Zhang Yin , Deng Shengli 
Published: May 2014

AbstractIn recent years, there has been an increased use of Social Q&A (SQA). At the same time, there has been a reported decline of library virtual reference (VR). Most current research touches on the phenomenon from the perspective of libraries or library users. In this study, a survey of SQA users was conducted to understand SQA uses and experiences, and user comparisons of SQA and VR. The results help shed light on SQA user behavior, reasons for participating in SQA, important factors in using online services to seek answers, and service awareness and comparison of SQA and VR. The results also offer implications for enhancing library VR.
An exploratory study of middle school students' sensemaking in a collaborative game design educational project
Authors: Li Xiaofeng , Reynolds Rebecca B. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to understand collaborative sensemaking processes among middle school students in a discovery based hybrid e‐learning environment. Our exploratory study reports interview findings on student experiences, and contributes to our ongoing investigation of this complex social learning system. This paper is also an effort to extend the understanding of Dervin's (1992) sense‐making model to incorporate collaborative knowledge building and associated information behaviors. Our preliminary findings identify and discuss several situations, gaps and collaborative sensemaking strategies.
The correlations between article citation and references' impact measures: What can we learn?
Authors: Jiang Jiepu , He Daqing , Ni Chaoqun 
Published: May 2014

AbstractWe examined the correlations between an article's citation count (as an indicator of the article's quality) and different impact measures regarding the article's references (as indicators of the quality of the authors' information seeking while producing the article). Two research questions of interest were studied. First, do authors' information seeking and use affect the quality of their research output? Second, if yes, which metrics can better identify those references that may inspire researchers to produce high quality research work (so that we can recommend these references to others)? We found that the impact measures for the references have a slight or moderate correlation with article citations. Among these measures, references' article level impact measures calculated based on altmetrics data sources have a consistently stronger correlation with high quality research output, which may serve to identify helpful articles for researchers.
Ethical implications of searching for a kidney donor online
Authors: Costello Kaitlin Light 
Published: May 2014

AbstractThis paper describes an exploratory study investigating the ethical implications of searching for a kidney donor online. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with eight individuals – four people who found a kidney donor online and four people who were still searching – about the process of looking for an altruistic kidney donor on the Internet. To explore ethical issues discussed by participants, the interviews were coded using the resource‐product‐target model of information ethics. All three types of moral issues outlined in this model were present in the data. When viewing information as a resource, participants discussed their choice to go online to find a donor, the process of encouraging others to share their solicitation message, and ways of handling requests for payment in exchange for a donation. In the information‐as‐product perspective, people discussed the management of their online persona. Finally, the ramifications of patients and caregivers choosing to share personal health information online was discussed when participants considered information as a target. Several fruitful areas for future research are identified in this study, which is the first qualitative study investigating the phenomenon of searching for a kidney donor online – an area of great interest to information scientists, healthcare providers, medical ethicists, and chronic kidney disease patients.
Library catalog as a tool for e‐book discovery and access in patron‐driven acquisition (PDA): A Case Study
Authors: Urbano Cristóbal , Downey Kay , Zhang Yin , Klingler Tom 
Published: May 2014

AbstractIn January 2012, Kent State University Libraries implemented a 6‐month pilot project for a Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA) e‐book purchasing model that uses a combination of the acquisition services provided by the primary book jobber (YBP) and the access services provided by a well‐known e‐book distributer (ebrary). Using the book jobber mediated PDA model provided the library with selected discovery records that closely matched specifications of the library's print approval plan. This poster presents a study that examines the role of the library catalog as a tool for e‐book discovery and access in a new library collection acquisition model called Patron‐Driven Acquisition (PDA).
Gender‐brand effect of search queries on sponsored search performance
Authors: Mukherjee Partha , Jansen Bernard J. 
Published: May 2014

AbstractIn this research, we analyze the relationship among (1) the performance metrics of key phrases used in a sponsored search campaign, (2) the gender orientation of those key phrases, and (3) the occurrence of branded terms in those search queries. The aim of this research is increased personalization of search engine results in order to improve the consumer's online searching experience and potential interest in ads with branding focus. We segregate the key phrases into six different categories combining gender orientation with branding focus of the key phrases from a rich dataset that consists of 7 million daily records of a real time sponsored search campaign. The result of ANOVA shows that the means of sponsored search metrics significantly vary among the categories and exhibits the female's preference over branded terms.
Exploring interface effect on skimming comprehension: Comparing low‐clutter and no‐clutter documentation presentation environments
Authors: Lowrance Nathan , Mouliason Heather Lea 
Published: May 2014

AbstractDue to the wide variety of web‐based reading environments, it is important to study reading environment effects on the skimming comprehension of information foragers. New readability applications have been developed to reduce visual clutter on web pages and enhance elements of text. This pilot study explored the effects of one of these new readability applications on skimming comprehension in a low‐clutter research environment. When comparing the results of skimming for meaning tests between a low‐clutter document display and that of the same article in the readability application display, no significant benefits were found. These findings suggest that if a readability application were to have a beneficial effect on skimming, then it would only potentially affect skimming pages presented with higher amounts of web page clutter. Additionally, the exit interview revealed that almost all of the participants preferred the readability display.