ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Social Question and Answer Services versus Library Virtual Reference: Evaluation and Comparison from the Users&apos; Perspective
Author: Zhang, Yin
Date: 2014-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reference Services,Internet,Computer Mediated Communication,Information Services,Libraries,Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Users (Information),Use Studies,User Satisfaction (Information)

Introduction: In recent years, the introduction of social question and answer services and other Internet tools have expanded the ways in which people have their questions answered. There has been speculation and debate over whether such services and other Internet tools are replacing library virtual reference services. Method: Most previous research on the comparison between social question and answer services and virtual reference has been conducted from the perspectives of libraries or library users, and research based on social question and answer services users&apos; viewpoints has not yet been explored. This study surveyed Yahoo! Answers users on their awareness, use, and evaluation of the social question and answer services site and virtual reference. Analysis: The survey data from multiple-choice questions, fill-in, and open-ended questions were analysed using SPSS for a quantitative summary. Results: The findings of this study show that social question and answer services and virtual reference have their own strengths and weaknesses in serving various user needs and in meeting the expectations of an online or virtual service, based on important user-identified considerations. Conclusions: The notion that social question and answer services will take over virtual reference is not supported. As they stand, virtual reference and social question and answer services have great potential for collaboration in meeting user information needs. The practical implications of the findings to virtual reference are also discussed.
The Relationship between Research Method and Visual Display: A Study of Conference Proceedings in the Field of Knowledge Organization
Author: Friedman, Alon
Date: 2014-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research Methodology,Visual Aids,Conferences (Gatherings),Researchers,Content Analysis,Correlation,Prediction,Information Management

Introduction: &quot;Research method&quot; refers to how to conduct research, how to measure progress, and what constitutes success. Visualisation has become the platform for communicating research findings according to Friedman and Smiraglia. Knowledge organization aims to organize knowledge and many researchers employ visualisation in their findings. So, what was the relationship between research methods and visual display when researchers presented their findings? Method: All conference proceedings of the International Society of Knowledge Organization from 1990 to 2010 are examined, including 256 visualisations found in the 609 articles. A random sample of 50 visualisations is then analysed to determine the relationship between the research method and the type of visualisation used to display it. Analysis. Content analysis, correlation analysis and predictive analysis are used to examine the relationship between research method and visual display. Results: No relationship was shown between research method and the type of visualisation used due to the personalization of research methods and visualisation patterns that each researcher used in his/her research manuscript. Conclusions: While visualisation has become a common platform, no discernible chronological pattern emerges of how the type of visualisation use changes over time.
A Bibliometric Study of Scholarly Articles Published by Library and Information Science Authors about Open Access
Author: Grandbois, Jennifer
Date: 2014-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Journal Articles,Library Science,Information Science,Access to Information,Bibliometrics,Authors,Periodicals,Correlation,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries

Introduction: This study aims to gain a greater understanding of the development of open access practices amongst library and information science authors, since their role is integral to the success of the broader open access movement. Method: Data were collected from scholarly articles about open access by library and information science authors from 2003 until 2011 found in the Library and Information Science Abstracts database. Analysis: A bibliometric approach is taken for the information gathered from 203 articles. Excel and SPSS were used to derive descriptive statistics and correlations. Results: Overall an open access rate of 60% was found, which was lower than expected considering 94% of these articles appeared to endorse open access. Conclusions: Although these results show a higher open access rate than previous studies, and a linear growth of open access publications over the years, there is still a large gap between theory and practice which needs to be addressed.
Gender Equity in Australian Universities: The Many Paradoxes of Securing Senior Leadership Positions
Author: Noble, Carolyn
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Sex Fairness,Universities,Leadership,Women Administrators,Womens Studies,Academic Rank (Professional),Personnel Policy,Gender Discrimination,Disproportionate Representation,Case Studies,Advantaged,Feminism,Employment Practices,Women Faculty,Foreign Countries

To date western feminist scholarship on gender and work has primarily focused on women providing valuable information as to their discrimination and invisibility, especially in the echelons of power and in senior decision-making positions. Feminist scholars have needed to explore women's under representation in senior leadership positions because of their long term exclusion. This is true for Australian women where most have been unable to secure senior jobs despite their desire to do so and scholarship that supports their suitability. As in other parts of the world, women in Australia continue to be under represented in leadership positions in the workplace despite the feminist agenda. This is true for all occupational groups. A snapshot from the Australian higher education sector and women's place in senior leadership illustrates the many paradoxes women face.
Preferences in the Use of Social Media for Seeking and Communicating Health and Lifestyle Information
Author: Pálsdóttir, Ágústa
Date: 2014-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Networks,Information Seeking,Health,Life Style,Statistical Analysis,Internet,Online Surveys,Telephone Surveys,Adults,Socioeconomic Background,Demography,Predictor Variables,Multivariate Analysis,Regression (Statistics),Gender Differences,Age Differences,Individual Characteristics,Measures (Individuals),Educational Attainment,Rating Scales

Introduction: The paper presents findings from a study investigating the health and lifestyle information behaviour of different groups of Icelanders. The paper focuses on the use of social media and its role in current information behaviour. Method: Quantitative methods were used. Two random samples were used in the study and the data were gathered using an internet and a telephone survey. Each sample consisted of 600 people from across the country, aged 18 years and older. Measurements included questions about the participants' socio-demographic background, their purposive information seeking, as well as seven questions about their use of social media. Analysis: The relationship between the socio-demographic variables and questions about the use of social media was analysed by chi-squared, and the scale social media. Cluster analysis was used to draw participants in four clusters: spasmodic, contemporary, conventional and enthusiastic. Evaluation of social media use was examined by analysis of variance. Binary logistic regression, controlling for background variables, was used to analyse the relationship between the cluster and the variable social media. Results: Participants in all groups were likely to use social media to read articles about health and lifestyle, and unlikely to post information or make comments about information from others. Women were more likely to employ social media than men and those who belong to the younger age groups were more likely to have used social media than those in the older age groups. The conventional and the spasmodic clusters seek information on the Internet and use social media infrequently, while the contemporary and the enthusiastic clusters do so more often. Conclusions: Participants in all groups preferred to use social media to read articles about health issues. This creates opportunities for health professionals to employ social media to strategically disseminate quality information and advocate healthy living. Social media is an important part of the information environment of the contemporary and the enthusiastic clusters while the spasmodic and conventional clusters use social media infrequently.
College Students' Use of Social Media for Health in the USA and Korea
Author: Oh, Sanghee
Date: 2014-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Access to Health Care,Student Attitudes,Access to Information,Cross Cultural Studies,Comparative Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Social Networks,Interaction,Cultural Differences,Self Esteem,Health Promotion,Privacy,Trust (Psychology),Online Surveys,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Student Characteristics,Likert Scales,Internet

Purpose: This exploratory study aims to understand college students' use and perception of social media for health information by comparing college students in the USA and Korea. Method. This study surveyed 342 college students from two state-level universities in the USA and Korea (one from each country) using a convenience sample. Analysis: Independent sample t-tests were performed to observe the statistical difference between the two countries for three measures--the degree of usefulness, trustworthiness and privacy concerns--for each type of social media. The statistical differences across social media in each country were analysed using one-way analysis of variance. Results: The American students are not only more active in using social media, but they engage in more social media interaction for health care than Korean students. Also, regardless of country, students with a higher level of confidence in searching online health information and those with greater health concerns or lower perceived health status tend to regard social media as more trustworthy and more useful. Conclusions: This study identified important factors influencing social media use for health information among college students. The findings of this study suggest the potential of social media as a desired health-promotion channel for college students.
Information Seeking Behaviour of Mathematicians: Scientists and Students
Author: Sapa, Remigiusz
Date: 2014-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Seeking,Scientists,Internet,Mass Media Use,Questionnaires,College Students,Statistical Analysis,Behavioral Science Research,Cognitive Style,Comparative Analysis,Correlation,Professional Personnel,Online Searching,Search Strategies,Information Needs,Models,Information Sources,Metadata,Search Engines,Foreign Countries

Introduction: The paper presents original research designed to explore and compare selected aspects of the information seeking behaviour of mathematicians (scientists and students) on the Internet. Method: The data were gathered through a questionnaire distributed at the end of 2011 and in January 2012. Twenty-nine professional mathematicians and 153 students of mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, were surveyed. Analysis. The gathered data were analysed in a quantitative manner and then interpreted comparatively to find similarities and differences between the behaviour of professional mathematicians and students. Results: Students, as opposed to scientists, often declared searching for reference works and multimedia objects and comparatively rarely for journal papers and information about sources unavailable on the Web. They more willingly use social networking sites while scientists more often search discipline-oriented portals or library Websites. Scientists use, first of all, the author's name or the publication titles to formulate queries, students prefer keyword searching. While scientists trust their own ability to determine the scientific character of information or treat journals as determinants of the scientific quality, students do not. Conclusions: The research revealed some significant differences between the information seeking behaviour of those two groups of mathematicians. It could be the result of different levels of experience in scientific work, distinct tasks undertaken within the academic environment, and the change in the general paradigm of information searching.
Information Literacy Standards and the World Wide Web: Results from a Student Survey on Evaluation of Internet Information Sources
Author: Taylor, Arthur
Date: 2014-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Literacy,Standards,Student Surveys,Internet,Information Sources,Search Engines,Library Instruction,Statistical Analysis,Undergraduate Students,Online Searching,Authors,Credibility,Accuracy,Attitudes

Introduction: This paper aims to determine how appropriate information literacy instruction is for preparing students for these unmediated searches using commercial search engines and the Web. Method. A survey was designed using the 2000 Association of College and Research Libraries literacy competency standards for higher education. Survey questions examined how subjects perceived the source evaluation criteria of reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness and point of view or bias. Analysis: Quantitative analysis was carried out on the data collected from 389 survey respondents who answered twenty-seven multiple choice questions concerning their information search practice and their evaluations of information sources. Results: Subjects primarily use Google as a research source for academic work and appear to be confused about how to determine the author of a source and how to determine the qualifications of the author. About half of the subjects indicated they may not be able to determine the author of an Internet source yet consider it possible to determine the objectivity of the source. Conclusions: Information literacy instruction on source evaluation criteria may need to be reexamined in relation to the various information sources available today. More effective information literacy instruction methods which address the issues identified in this study may need to be implemented.
Using a Structural Equation Model to Examine Factors Affecting Married Individuals' Sexual Embarrassment
Author: Celik, Eyup
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Structural Equation Models,Sex,Marriage,Spouses,Self Disclosure (Individuals),Statistical Analysis,Familiarity,Self Efficacy,Educational Attainment,Time Perspective,Rating Scales,Social Science Research,Performance Factors,Predictor Variables,Affective Behavior,Foreign Countries

This study aimed to predict the effects of levels of sexual awareness, sexual courage, and sexual self-disclosure on sexual embarrassment. Data was collected from 336 married individuals, who have students in the Sultangazi District of Istanbul. According to the structural equation model (SEM), sexual self-disclosure, directly, and sexual courage and sexual awareness, indirectly, predicted sexual embarrassment. Hence, sexual selfdisclosure was a moderator, and the model had acceptable indexes. The significant chi-square values were x² = 287.29, df = 146, p = 0.00. The fit-index values were RMSEA = 0.054, GFI = 0.92, AGFI = 0.89, CFI = 0.95, IFI = 0.95, NFI = 0.91, NNFI = 0.95, SRMR = 0.05, and CI = (0.045; 0.063). Comparing participants' sexual embarrassment in terms of gender, women showed more sexual embarrassment than men; conversely, men showed more sexual courage than women. In terms of marriage style, the participants with arranged marriages showed more sexual embarrassment than those with dating marriages; those with dating marriages showed more sexual courage than those with arranged marriages. Furthermore, in terms of education level and marriage duration, the lower the educational level, the higher the sexual embarrassment, and the greater the duration of marriage, the greater the sexual embarrassment.
Investigating the Predictive Role of Authenticity on Subjective Vitality with Structural Equation Modelling
Author: Akin, Umran
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personality Traits,Prediction,Structural Equation Models,Mental Health,Correlation,Undergraduate Students,Psychological Patterns,Alienation

Authenticity is a basic personality characteristic that has an important influence on both the psychological and social lives of individuals. Subjective vitality also assumes a facilitative role regarding positive mental health indicators. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the predictive role of authenticity on subjective vitality. The participants consisted of 329 university students who completed the Authenticity Scale as well as the Subjective Vitality Scale. The findings of correlation analysis showed that subjective vitality was negatively correlated with two sub-factors of authenticity: accepting external influence and self-alienation. Conversely, the authentic living factor of authenticity was positively related to subjective vitality. In addition, the results from structural equation modelling showed that subjective vitality was positively predicted by authentic living, whereas it was negatively predicted by accepting external influence and self-alienation. These findings, discussed in light of the related literature and dependent recommendations, illustrate the predictive role of authenticity on subjective vitality.
The Effect of Automatic Thoughts on Hopelessness: Role of Self-Esteem as a Mediator
Author: Cakar, Firdevs Savi
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Role,Foreign Countries,Prediction,Psychological Patterns,Measures (Individuals),Goodness of Fit,College Students,Structural Equation Models,Measurement Techniques

The purpose of this study is to test a theoretical model concerning the role of self-esteem as a mediator between university students' automatic thoughts and their levels of hopelessness. The participants consisted of 338 students (197 females (58.3%) and 141 males (41.7%) from various departments at the Celal Bayar University. The research data was obtained by utilizing the Automatic Thoughts Scale, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and a personal information form. In this study, the direct and indirect relationship between the university students' self-esteem and automatic thoughts as well as their levels of hopelessness were tested using structural equation modeling. The proposed structural model, based on the measurement models, was confirmed as a result of the analyses. In addition, the findings show that the fit indices of the model generally met the conditions of acceptance value, and that the t-values pertaining to the relationships among all of the variables were meaningful. Accordingly, automatic thoughts and self-esteem significantly predict the onset of hopelessness, whereas self-esteem does not serve as a mediator between automatic thoughts and hopelessness.
The Implementation and Evaluation of a Clinical Supervision Model in Teacher Education in Turkey: Is It an Effective Method?
Author: Bulunz, Nermin
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Clinical Supervision (of Teachers),Models,Teacher Education Programs,Program Implementation,Program Effectiveness,Program Evaluation,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Student Teaching,Preservice Teachers,Protocol Materials,Performance Based Assessment,Student Teacher Evaluation,Achievement Gains,Reflective Teaching,Cohort Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Foreign Countries

Implementation of the standards established by the Higher Education Council (HEC) has shown great variation between universities, between departments and even between supervisors. A TUBITAK (111K162)-EVRENA project designed to develop a &quot;teaching practice program&quot; using a Clinical Supervision Model (CSM) was conducted. The present study examines the effectiveness of CSM implementation on teacher trainee performance. An experimental model was utilized to compare the teaching performance of teacher trainees in a group that used the CSM (experimental group) and a group that used the traditional method (control group). Independent raters scored videotaped teaching performances. These scores were compared using t-tests and analysis of variance. The results indicated a significantly higher score on both the first and second videotaped teaching for the CSM group compared to that for the control group. Both groups increased their scores between the first and second video; however, a mixed model, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed no significant difference in the increase in scores for each group. The experimental group had consistently higher teaching scores, and the lack of a significant difference in the increase was most likely the result of the limited time spent using the CSM.
School Principals' Personal Constructs Regarding Technology: An Analysis Based on Decision-Making Grid Technique
Author: Bektas, Fatih
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Decision Making,Administrator Characteristics,Phenomenology,Structured Interviews,Content Analysis,Factor Analysis,Technology,Foreign Countries

This study aims to determine the similarities and differences between existing school principals' personal constructs of &quot;ideal principal qualities&quot; in terms of technology by means of the decision-making grid technique. The study has a phenomenological design, and the study group consists of 17 principals who have been serving at the same school since the last three years. Data were obtained using a structured interview technique and one of the grid techniques, i.e., the decision making technique. Content analysis, grid similarity analysis, and principal components analysis were used for data analysis. Results showed that there are differences in terms of the perception of fear and suspicion in ideal and non-ideal principal's qualities and attitudes toward technology in Turkey.