bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Information access across languages on the web: From search engines to digital libraries
Authors: Chen Jiangping , Bao Yu 
Published: January 2010

AbstractInformation access across languages challenges researchers and practitioners in many disciplines, especially machine translation (MT) and Cross‐language Information Retrieval (CLIR). Google's cross‐language search is a model that integrates MT and CLIR technologies to help users find information on the Web that is not written in their familiar languages. This paper overviews the functions of Google's cross‐language search and its performance. It proposes strategies that digital libraries can apply for implementing multilingual information access through the discussion of the cases of five bilingual or multilingual digital libraries.
Universal abstracting
Authors: Strotmann Andreas 
Published: January 2010

AbstractAbstracts are brief summaries of the content of a work, and they have long been used to improve international accessibility and/or dissemination, e.g., in the form of English abstracts for articles published in non‐English languages.Universal abstracts are similar in that they summarize the meaning of a work, but the indexer creates them in a special lingua franca that makes them available in any language, not just, say, English.Universal abstracting is performed by an indexer using a piece of software that guides him or her in creating a language‐independent summary of the abstracted work. The abstract is written in a stylized form of the indexer's own language; internally, a knowledge representation that combines multilingual controlled vocabularies with a universal grammar based on the Montague Semantics for natural language is created. This form enables high‐quality automatic translation – the internal representation is universal and localizes to any language or mode of communication.
To search is to believe? A comparative study of health information use by internet users
Authors: Liu Chang , Liu Ying‐Hsang , Xu Tao 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThis study was designed to characterize health information seekers on the Internet using relatively large‐scale survey data. The primary goals are to (1) ascertain whether the information seekers' credibility assessment of online health information varies by levels of Web searching activities, and (2) identify specific impacts of online health information on decision‐making. Using a national survey by Pew Internet & American Life Project (2006) (N = 2,928), we conducted TwoStep cluster analysis focusing on the health‐related topics. We successfully identified and labeled the two clusters of health information users as ‘active’ and ‘less active’ users. The data suggests that active users were more likely to evaluate the credibility of online health information resources than less active users; types of users did not make a difference in searches on behalf of others. More importantly, between active and less active users online health information had strong impacts on three specific aspects of decision‐making: (1) the treatment on an illness or condition, (2) the overall approach and (3) asking new questions. The results advance our understanding of users' credibility assessment of online health information sources. Given these findings we provide avenues for future research.
Multiple interpretations: Implications of FRBR as a boundary object
Authors: Floyd Ingbert 
Published: January 2010

AbstractIFLA's Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a model of the bibliographic universe. Any brief, critical review of the FRBR literature quickly shows that there is no clear consensus on the nature of the FRBR Group 1 entities. This situation becomes more complicated when one looks at theoretical attempts to operationalize FRBR by researchers and practitioners with different motivations and experience: each has its own flavor. Given the recognition that these different understandings are unlikely to be unified or reconciled, this paper performs an exploratory analysis of FRBR using technological frames and boundary objects as theoretical lenses to reveal implications for future research and practice.
A hybrid retrieval approach for library reference question/answer databank
Authors: Bui Yen 
Published: January 2010

AbstractLibrary Reference service can benefit from the retrieval from a question/answer (Q/A) databank where previously answered reference questions can be reused, either directly or with some modifications. However, the majority of search engines rely heavily on keyword matching, and we believe there are situations in the library reference environment where the relevancy or usefulness of a retrieved item may not be limited to whether there are some linguistic similarities between the queries and entries in the databank. For example, a user who wants to find the answer to a question regarding criticisms or reviews of a particular contemporary author (such as “John Smith”) may not find a good answer readily available from doing a keyword search using the author's name. However, if the search returns recommendations for reliable information resources regarding reviews or criticisms of contemporary authors (e.g. the NY Times Review Archive of Contemporary Authors), the user can go to these resources to search for this particular author “John Smith”. In this paper, an alternative retrieval system that offers a new way of finding useful information for library reference service is presented and discussed. An experiment is conducted where the retrieval engine searches for similar and/or useful question/answer pairs in a knowledge bank in response to a new query.
Results overlap among the GYM (Google‐Yahoo‐MSN live) search engines
Authors: Efthimiadis Efthimis N. , Eichbaum W. (Max) , Luckey Evan 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThis research investigates the overap in the results found in the three major search engines: Google‐Yahoo‐MSN Live (GYM). Overlap was measured on per query basis and also by pooling all the indexed URLs retrieved by each engine for all the queries searched. Relevance of returned results was not evaluated.Using a random sample of 65,000 queries from the AOL query log data set, searches were conducted in the three major search engines (Google‐Yahoo‐MSN Live) using the search engine APIs. Each query was passed to the search engine and the first 10 results were stored along with an search engine identifier. Before comparing the sets we developed processes to reliably compare the individual pairs of URLs in the sets. We considered three approaches to this issue: domain matches, exact matches, and relative matches. The results in each result set were evaluated by considering them as a (a) ranked (ordered) list, and (b) unordered list. To evaluate the similarity of the result sets first we compared across all three engines, then we conducted pairwise comparisons of the three search engines.
Visualization relevance analysis for weight control‐related subjects
Authors: Zhang Jin , An Lu 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThe component plane analysis method in conjunction with the SOM method was used to investigate relevance among one group of health subjects. A transaction log from a public health portal was employed for the study. The subjects from a health subject directory in the portal were extracted and the traversal activities among these subjects were analyzed. The focus theme ‘weight control’ was selected and the related subjects to weight control were analyzed in the visual contexts of the subject component planes. The findings of this study can be used to optimize the health subject directories, and understand users' medical information seeking behavior.
Adoption of open source software (OSS) for Uganda: A social construction perspective
Authors: Muwanguzi Samuel 
Published: January 2010

AbstractDrawing from the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) perspective (Pinch & Bijker, 1986), this exploratory study will examine the multiple perspectives of the various stakeholders in the proposed formulation of a new legal framework for Uganda to adopt Open Source Software (OSS) as alternative to proprietary software AND as a means of propelling the country into the information society.
Rehabilitation therapists' clinical questions: Preliminary results of an exploratory study
Authors: Kloda Lorie A. , Bartlett Joan C. 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThe objective of this study is to explore rehabilitation therapists' (physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech‐language pathologists) clinical questions in the context of evidence‐based patient care. Specifically, this research attempts to answer the following questions: How do rehabilitation therapists articulate their information needs? Does the evidence‐based practice framework's clinical question structure of problem – intervention – comparison – outcome adequately represent the information needs of rehabilitation therapists? Why do rehabilitation therapists pursue some of their clinical questions and not others?Taking a qualitative approach, this research will employ self‐report journaling followed by semi‐structured interviews of approximately fifteen rehabilitation therapists working in stroke care. Informants will be asked to record their clinical questions for a period of one or two weeks, after which interviews will be conducted to elicit more specific information about their clinical questions, and to determine reasons for pursuing some of these and not others.We will report the preliminary findings of this study. It is anticipated that results will reveal types of clinical questions asked by rehabilitation therapists working in stroke care as well as patterns in the structure of these questions. In addition, factors influencing the decision to pursue certain types of questions will be identified.
The social construction of volunteer non‐governmental organization worker identities: Preliminary analysis of effects and implications for information behaviors
Authors: Reed Kathleen 
Published: January 2010

AbstractBased on a case study of volunteers working on information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives through Openmind Projects (OMP), a Stockholm Challenge finalist and UNESCO‐supported organization based in rural Thailand, this poster presents initial findings of my current research project. Based on social positioning theory, this study seeks to find out how social roles are taken up, assigned and deployed in the non‐governmental organization (NGO) environment, and what effects and implications these roles have on information behavior.
Gender perspective, information behaviors, and Wikipedia
Authors: Lim Sook , Kwon Nahyun 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine potential differences between the genders amongst college student's information behaviors of Wikipedia use. Particularly, this study explores the following research questions:

Is there a difference between male and female college students in their use of Wikipedia?
Are there motivational differences between male and female use of Wikipedia?
Is there a difference between male and female perceptions of the information quality of Wikipedia?
Is there a difference between male and female confidence in evaluating the quality of the information from Wikipedia?
Finally, what factors affect male and female students' use of Wikipedia?
The importance of the study lies in the following: first, it provides new knowledge of gender differences of uses, perceptions, motivations and confidence in evaluating information from Wikipedia, which may enhance our understanding of gender perspectives of information behavior in the web environment. Second, this study's findings may help educators understand gender gaps in their web information behaviors, which may aid the development of appropriate educational interventions.Data were collected using two web surveys at two time points of the summer of 2007 and the spring of 2008. The population consisted of undergraduate students at a large public university in the mid‐western United States. A total of 237 students participated in the study. The measurements of the study were developed or modified based on the literature of the Uses and Gratifications (U&G) approach, news credibility and self‐efficacy. This poster session will present the major findings of the study.
Finding explanations online: Easy queries AND trustworthy answers
Authors: Buckland Michael , Larson Ray , Shaw Ryan 
Published: January 2010

AbstractWeb search engines provide easy access to a huge range of web‐accessible resources but the most trustworthy explanations are often in hard‐to‐search resources in the deep web. The literature on information literacy reflects widespread concern that people tend not to use complex online digital versions of traditional reference works and instead depend heavily on easy‐to‐use resources of questioned reliability, notably Google and the Wikipedia. The proper response lies in better design to combine ease of search with trustworthy resources. We will report on efforts to demonstrate how that could be done.
Categorizing music mood in social context
Authors: Hu Xiao 
Published: January 2010

AbstractMusic mood is an emerging metadata type of music, but there are no well‐accepted mood categories. This research proposes a new method to categorize music mood in the social context of music listening. This method combines the strength of social tags, linguistic resources and human experts. Preliminary results show that the proposed method is promising in identifying mood categories that better reflect users' actual music information behaviors.
Proposing a case study on tacit knowledge transfer within a pharmaceutical company
Authors: Lai Ling‐Ling , Chuang Hui‐Han 
Published: January 2010

AbstractApplying the principles of knowledge organization originating from library and information science, the purpose of the study is to explore how knowledge organization assists employees to share and store their tacit knowledge. An international pharmaceutical company in Taiwan, JavaMed (pseudonym), will be the case for this study. In‐depth interviews will be used to uncover how employee training and knowledge transfer in JavaMed are carried out. Furthermore, the study will examine the role of knowledge organization, such as knowledge map, knowledge base, and yellow page, in facilitating knowledge transfer and achieving the goal of knowledge management. The main contribution of this study will be to identify the interrelationship among knowledge transfer, knowledge organization, and human resource management. The proposed study applies the concepts originated from library and information science to the area of business management. The researchers expect that the interdisciplinary nature of the study will shed light on both fields.
Online disclosure neither now nor never: When would a “later” button work?
Authors: Kramer‐Duffield Jacob , Russell Terrell 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThe combination of personal demographic data, taste preferences, public disclosure of friend networks and now increasing usage of tools for instantly updating status (e.g., Twitter, Facebook) has fundamentally altered users' understanding of the temporality of information and its (semi‐)permanence. A recent exploratory study found users were more willing to share items as time passed, and a major finding included a latent willingness (40% of sharing scenarios) to disclose information at a later date, neither “now” nor “never”. This study further explicates these findings by examining in greater detail the nature of the role of temporality in disclosure willingness.
Building an institutional repository in a time of very tight budgets
Authors: Holt Michael , Oguz Fatih , Davis Debra 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThis poster presents an overview of an exploratory initiative to examine and assess the viability of developing an institutional repository system at a teaching‐oriented mid‐size university with minimal monetary commitment. A need has been identified for an institutional repository and necessary steps have been taken to implement it. Faculty and staff from several departments worked together to create a prototype Institutional Repository using DSpace, an open source repository software. This repository represents a unique endeavor, in that it has been instituted at a non‐research based university, and the creators have chosen to involve students in the planning, design, implementation, and documentation stages of the project. In addition, the university's Library Science students will also be involved in creating and maintaining collections. This poster focuses on the steps taken to set up and maintain a quality Institutional Repository at Valdosta State University without placing a large demand on the institution's resources.
Answering the unanswered question? Contextualizing a holistic theoretical framework for cross‐genre music information retrieval
Authors: Neal Jason , Neal Diane 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThis proposed exploratory study seeks to contextualize music information retrieval (MIR) in relation to similarities across genre. Drawing upon relevant MIR studies, we propose a holistic theoretical framework that future researchers could utilize to develop systems that facilitate cross‐genre music information retrieval (CGMIR).
PatientsLikeMe: Social norms and information values in an online health support group
Authors: Burnett Gary , Lustria Mia Liza A. , Cortese Juliann , Kazmer Michelle , Frost Jeana , Kim Ji‐Hyun , Ma Jinxuan 
Published: January 2010

AbstractReports on a qualitative study of an asynchronous discussion forum hosted by PatientsLikeMe (PLM), an online community supporting 2,300 patients with chronic diseases like ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Examines selected posts marked as “of particular interest” by the researchersas the basis of an analysis of the PLM group's social norms and information values, as reflected by the content of participants' posts.
The appraisal of FBI records: Random destruction of evidence or statistically valid sampling method?
Authors: Blaha Craig 
Published: January 2010

AbstractWith “over six million criminal, civil, security, applicant and administrative case files” (Bradsher 1988, 53) in 1979, the FBI faced not only the challenges of determining which files are culturally and historically significant and which should be retained for legal liability purposes, but a more mundane problem faced regularly by Archives; the problem of space. The National Archives and Records Administration developed a new approach to appraising records based on a combination of historical methods, theories and approaches. Is the final result a valid approach to appraisal?
Digital media internships: LIS Education 2.0
Authors: Alekson Tania , Bezanson Maureen , Lai Adrienne , Li Xuemei , Cho Allan , Freund Luanne , Neame Simon , Rasmussen Edie 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThe one year Digital Media Intern Project was funded by a grant from UBC's Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund to support four SLAIS Interns (students in the MLIS program). Theywere charged with developing and delivering educational modules related to Web 2.0 for UBC students. A total of 16 workshops were offered, as well as training through a “This is Your Life 2.0” blog on which a series of mini‐modules was posted. The project demonstrates that the dynamic and evolving nature of the Learning Centre is a perfect laboratory for educating information professionals for their changing roles in a new information environment, while the Learning Centre benefits from dynamic programs delivered by students for students.
How similar is similar? An evaluation of “related articles” applications among health literature portals
Authors: Peterson Gabriel , Graves Rebecca S. 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThis study is a comparison of the relative effectiveness of similarity‐based search features from multiple online health information portals. Similarity searching is the practice of retrieving potentially related information online by identifying a known relevant datum and taking advantage of a utility whose function is to find “related” online information. In the case of online health information resources, use of these applications produces varied results. Online literature retrieval services offer users the ability to identify articles in the biomedical literature that are deemed to be similar or related in some way. Among such portals, there appears to be considerable variability in the degree of precision and recall among documents retrieved using this technique. Retrieval of related articles from Medline through various interfaces produced non‐identical lists of articles. This research describes the systematic comparison of similarity functions offered by multiple online health information resources and calculates precision, recall and overlap in order to identify the most effective similarity‐searching application using ANOVA analysis.
PA66/PA12/clay based nanocomposites: structure and thermal properties
Authors: Besco Stefano , Lorenzetti Alessandra , Roso Martina , Modesti Michele 
Published: January 2010

AbstractIn a previous paper the structure and the physical properties of melt mixed polyamide 66 (PA66)/polyamide 12 (PA12) blends characterized by different compositions have been investigated by means of morphological and physical analyses. A low amount of organically‐modified layered silicate (OMLS, 4 wt%) was introduced in order to evaluate its effect on blends structure and components miscibility. This paper completes the characterization of these materials investigating their thermal properties by means of standard and modulated differential scanning calorimetry (DSC, MDSC), dynamic‐mechanical analysis (DMA), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The partial miscibility of PA66 and PA12, with phase separation depending on blend composition, has been confirmed by analyzing the glass transition temperature (Tg) dependence on composition as well as the existence of strong segmental interactions between polymer components. A compatibilizing action of OMLS has been observed because of a lowering of interfacial tension avoiding coalescence phenomena between particles during melt mixing process. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Outcome of pregnancies with trisomy 2 cells in chorionic villi
Authors: Sifakis Stavros , Staboulidou Ismini , Maiz Nerea , Velissariou Voula , Nicolaides Kypros H. 
Published: January 2010

AbstractObjectiveTo describe the outcome of pregnancies with trisomy 2 in cultures of first‐trimester chorionic villous samples (CVS) and determine whether amniocentesis is necessary in the management of such cases.MethodsCultures of chorionic villi were performed at 11–13 weeks in 37 474 pregnancies. In those with trisomy 2 cells, amniocentesis was performed at 16 weeks. Pregnancy outcome was obtained from maternity records.ResultsTrisomy 2 cells in CVS cultures were observed in 45 of 37 474 pregnancies (1.2 per 1000). In 43 cases ultrasound examination at 16–20 weeks showed no fetal abnormalities, amniocentesis demonstrated the presence of only normal cells, and all 43 pregnancies ended in normal healthy live births. The birth weight was below the 5th centile in six neonates (13.9%). There was a significant association between the birth weight centile and the percentage of trisomic cells in the CVS culture (r = 0.409, p = 0.010). In one case, there was fetal death at 15 weeks. In a second case, amniocentesis showed one cell with trisomy 2 in a total of 53 cells, and ultrasound examination at 18 weeks showed severe fetal growth restriction and coarctation of the aorta.ConclusionIn at least 95% of cases with trisomy 2 in CVS cultures there is confined placental mosaicism (CPM). The prognosis is good, but in about 15% of cases there is fetal growth restriction. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.