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Comparison of accessibility and usability of digital libraries in mobile platforms: blind and visually impaired users’ assessment 移动平台数字图书馆可及性与可用性比较:盲人与视障用户评价

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.47989/ir283337

Iris Xie, Tae Hee Lee, Hyun Seung Lee, Shengang Wang, Rakesh Babu

{"title":"Comparison of accessibility and usability of digital libraries in mobile platforms: blind and visually impaired users’ assessment","authors":"Iris Xie, Tae Hee Lee, Hyun Seung Lee, Shengang Wang, Rakesh Babu","doi":"10.47989/ir283337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/ir283337","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. This study compares 30 blind and visually impaired users’ assessment of accessibility and usability of the two mobile platforms (mobile app and mobile web) of a digital library.  Method. Triangulation of data collection was applied, including interviews, think-aloud protocols, transaction logs, post-platform interviews, and post-search interviews. Analysis. Two steps of analysis were used. First, quantitative analysis was applied to compare assessments of participants towards two mobile platforms’ accessibility and usability. Second, qualitative data were analysed to identify types of design factors. Results. Mobile app performs significantly better in all accessibility and usability variables except accessing information/objects. Most importantly, nine types of design factors are revealed in relation to blind and visually impaired users’ assessment of accessibility and usability for the two mobile platforms. Furthermore, the design problems of Mobile Web are associated with a responsive design that adjusts the digital library interface to a mobile device, the complexity of digital library structure and formats, and a sight-centred design that excludes blind and visually impaired users’ unique information-seeking behaviours.  Conclusion. Mobile platforms of digital libraries, especially mobile web, need to improve their designs. Design implications for mobile web are further discussed.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135487671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An inquiry-based teaching intervention to embed information literacy instructions into a library and information science curriculum in Bangladesh 将信息素养指导嵌入孟加拉国图书馆和信息科学课程的探究式教学干预

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.47989/ir283332

Md Arman Hossain, Eero Sormunen

{"title":"An inquiry-based teaching intervention to embed information literacy instructions into a library and information science curriculum in Bangladesh","authors":"Md Arman Hossain, Eero Sormunen","doi":"10.47989/ir283332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/ir283332","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. This paper describes a novel pedagogical practice and reports its effectiveness in improving library and information science students' information literacy knowledge. In addition, it addresses the association of students’ information and communication technology (ICT) self-efficacy with their information literacy learning. Method. SPSS (version 27) was employed for the statistical analyses of the data. A one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted to examine the differences between the intervention group (n= 35) and the control group (n= 36). Independent samples t-tests were carried out to see the differences between various groups. Pearson’s correlations were conducted to measure relationships among dependent variables. Analysis. SPSS (version 27) was employed for the statistical analyses of the data. A one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted to examine the differences between the intervention group (n= 35) and the control group (n= 36). Independent samples t-tests were carried out to see the differences between various groups. Pearson’s correlations were conducted to measure relationships among dependent variables. Results. Students who attended the novel guided-inquiry based information literacy instructions scored higher in the post-test than those who participated in regular class lectures. In addition, the students in the intervention group learned course subject contents as well as the controls. Students’ ICT self-efficacy did not influence their overall learning of information literacy knowledge. Conclusion. Considering the short duration of the intervention, the learning outcomes in information literacy were satisfactory. We gathered some experiences implementing a novel student-centred pedagogical practice in a developing country to help educators and researchers take such initiatives.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135487674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comparing the “value of information services” for providers and vulnerable patrons: a mixed-methods study with academic libraries and students with disabilities 比较信息服务提供者和弱势顾客的“价值”:一项针对学术图书馆和残疾学生的混合方法研究

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.47989/ir283198

Devendra Potnis, Kevin Mallary

{"title":"Comparing the “value of information services” for providers and vulnerable patrons: a mixed-methods study with academic libraries and students with disabilities","authors":"Devendra Potnis, Kevin Mallary","doi":"10.47989/ir283198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/ir283198","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. This multi-year, mixed-methods study compares (a) the reasons administrators and librarians of academic libraries invest in assistive technology for delivering information services to students with disabilities, with (b) the benefits that influence these students’ intention to use AT. Method. In the first phase, 50 library administrators and 22 librarians from 186 public universities across the US shared their top-three reasons for investing in assistive technology through a qualitative survey. In the second phase, 322 students with disabilities from the same institutions completed a quantitative survey, in which respondents shared individual-level benefits that influence their intention to use assistive technology. Analysis. We utilised thematic analysis and structural equation modelling to analyse data in the first and second phases, respectively.Results. Three individual, three organisational, and three societal benefits prompt academic libraries’ investment in assistive technology. However, only two individual benefits – increasing information literacy and completing academic tasks – significantly influence the intention of students with disabilities to use the technology. In addition, neither academic libraries nor students, perceive the technology to be valuable for enhancing autonomy and the self (i.e., self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-image) of students with disabilities. Conclusion. Implications for academic libraries that provide information services to students with disabilities are discussed at the end.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135487673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The informational “cosplay journey” of Star Wars cosplayers in the context of a Facebook group 《星球大战》角色扮演者在Facebook群组中的信息“角色扮演之旅”

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.47989/ir283199

Emily Vardell, Paul Thomas, Ting Wang

{"title":"The informational “cosplay journey” of Star Wars cosplayers in the context of a Facebook group","authors":"Emily Vardell, Paul Thomas, Ting Wang","doi":"10.47989/ir283199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/ir283199","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. Research on personal information practices has increased in recent decades. Building on this current of thought, the present study explores information practices in the context of serious leisure, looking specifically at the Rey Cosplay Community Facebook group, an online community of Star Wars cosplayers. The work discusses how these fans seek, organize, and share relevant information during the process of making costumes. Method. This study used participant observation and semi-structured interviews to investigate information behaviours, including information seeking, organization, use, and sharing, of seventeen members in the Rey Cosplay Community with a purposive sampling strategy. Analysis. The researchers transcribed and jointly coded the collected data with an open coding scheme to identify themes that emerged from the data. Results. The cosplayers used a myriad of tools to seek, organize, and share information about costume making. Participants identified that their information practices had evolved over time, and they shared sophisticated strategies for sharing work-in-progress photos and updates as well as methods for organizing information for later use. Conclusion. There are a variety of information practices used when making a costume. Participants often seek and acquire relevant information on online platforms and use a combination of traditional physical tools and modern electronic tools to organize information. They also display a rich culture of sharing information when responding to other fans’ information needs. The overall structure that these information practices take can be neatly articulated as a sort of informational “cosplay journey”.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135487675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Research on dynamic evaluation method of individual scientific impact under multiple key nodes 多关键节点下个体科学影响动态评价方法研究

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.47989/ir283397

Shuang Ma

{"title":"Research on dynamic evaluation method of individual scientific impact under multiple key nodes","authors":"Shuang Ma","doi":"10.47989/ir283397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/ir283397","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. The purpose of this paper is to research an evaluation method for the development trend of the scientific impact of individual scientists before and after different key nodes in scientific careers. Method. This paper focuses on scientists at universities in Shanghai who obtained their first key programmes from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) from 2011 to 2015. A two-node piecewise linear regression is used to divide the scientists’ individual academic trajectories. The Boston Consulting Group matrix (BCG-M) model is used to propose four types of talent. Analysis. The pr(y)-index is applied to evaluate the scientists’ impact. Several characteristics of the trajectory of the impact of individual scientists are defined by the change in the pr(y)-index growth rate. Results. The scientific impact of most scientists (66% and 62%) increased after they first obtained NSFC funding or their first key programme, respectively. The pr(y)-index of a 5-year time window is more sensitive to judge the of influence on scientific career. Conclusion. The two-node piecewise linear regression model successfully divided the academic trajectories of individual scientists into three stages。NSFC funding promotes academic influence. The talents are divided into star talent, focus talent, question talent and taurus talent.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135487672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of information skewness in shaping extremist content: A look at four extremists 信息偏差在塑造极端主义内容中的作用:以四位极端分子为例

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.47989/381

Waseem Afzal

{"title":"The role of information skewness in shaping extremist content: A look at four extremists","authors":"Waseem Afzal","doi":"10.47989/381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/381","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. Extremism—distinct from activism—poses a serious threat to the healthy functioning of a society. In the contemporary world, the ability of extremists to spread their narratives using digital information environments has increased tremendously. Despite a substantial body of research on extremism, our understanding of the role of information and its properties in shaping extremist content is sketchy. Method. To fill this gap, the current research has used ‘content analysis’ and ‘affective lexicon’ to identify and categorise terms from the publicly available online content of four extremists – two groups and two individuals. The property of information skewness provided the deciphering lens through which the categorised content was assessed. Analysis. Contextual categories of information relevant to all the extremists were developed to analyse the content meaningfully. Six categories of religion, ideology, politics-history, cognition, affection, and conation provided the framework used to analyse and deductively categorise the data using content analysis. The affective lexicon developed by Ortony et al. (1987) was used to identify words belonging to the categories of cognition, affection (emotions and feelings), and conation (behaviour/actions). Results. The findings reveal that the property of information skewness plays a significant role in shaping extremist content and two aspects of this property (a) intensity and (b) positivity or negativity can be used to (1) classify extremists into meaningful categories and (2) identify generalisable information strategies of extremists. Conclusions. It is hoped that the findings of this research will inform future enquiries into the role of information and its properties in shaping extremist content and help security agencies to effectively engage in information warfare with extremists.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82779235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Attitudes and preferences toward the adoption of voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants: evidence from Croatia 对采用语音控制的智能个人助理的态度和偏好:来自克罗地亚的证据

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.47989/508

Antun Biloš, Bruno Budimir, Borna Kraljević

{"title":"Attitudes and preferences toward the adoption of voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants: evidence from Croatia","authors":"Antun Biloš, Bruno Budimir, Borna Kraljević","doi":"10.47989/508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/508","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The primary goal of this paper was to explore the current level of voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant (IPA) adoption in a non-English speaking European country. This relatively novel technology exhibited immense growth in recent years, both on smartphones and as standalone devices with yet insufficiently explored usage patterns and implications associated with the internet of things (IoT) concept. Design/methodology/approach – The main research focus was set on attitudes and perceptions of users and non-users related to benefits and barriers of IPA adoption, privacy and security issues, trust as well as mobile phone usage patterns, motivators, and associated smartphone digital literacy. The research was conducted on a sample (N=310) of Croatian mobile phone users utilizing an online survey and an adopted research framework. Findings – Based on the collected data, the adoption rate of IPA was generally low but present, nevertheless. IPA users tend to use such devices for fun and convenience, utilizing its hands-free capabilities along with personalized tasks and information-seeking options. In contrast, IPA non-users suggested that the main barriers to IPA adoption were low perceived usefulness and functionality issues in addition to lack of usage habit and related lack of experience. Originality/value - This paper provides an examination of the differences between IPA users and non-users as well as an overview of (non-)user perception related to privacy and security issues associated with IPA and trust in companies' appropriate use of IPA-generated data.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134890510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Public interest in healthy lifestyle changes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Google Trends analysis 在COVID-19大流行之前和期间，公众对健康生活方式改变的兴趣:谷歌趋势分析

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.47989/394

Seyma Trabzon, Pelin Ilhan, Havva Sert, Ali Sarıdaş

{"title":"Public interest in healthy lifestyle changes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Google Trends analysis","authors":"Seyma Trabzon, Pelin Ilhan, Havva Sert, Ali Sarıdaş","doi":"10.47989/394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/394","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Healthy lifestyle behaviors are accepted as non-pharmacological approaches in the management of diseases. During the pandemic, individuals started to use the internet to get information and protect their health. Methods: The identified healthy lifestyle terms were searched in the Google Trends (GT) for the last five years in five countries. Analysis: We use Kruskal-Wallis, Dunn's test and Mann Whitney U test. Results: While there was a decrease in the frequency of searches for healthy nutrition after the pandemic compared to before the pandemic in Turkiye, the USA and the UK, there was an increase in Brazil. The increase frequency of searches for alcohol cessation after the pandemic was statistically significant in the USA, Brazil and the UK. In Turkiye, the USA, Brazil, the increase in the frequency of searches for the physical exercise topic after the pandemic compared to before the pandemic was statistically significant. Conclusion: It can be concluded that during the pandemic, there was a significant increase in public interest in most of the healthy lifestyle terms in the five countries identified and there was an awareness to adopt a healthy lifestyle.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78260173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Swedish School of Library and Information Science 50 years! A multi-colour bibliometric portrait 瑞典图书馆与信息科学学院50周年!多色文献计量肖像

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.47989/592

Gustaf Nelhans, Björn Hammarfelt

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Identifying potential barriers to community participation and use of telecentres: A Survey-based Study 确定社区参与和使用远程中心的潜在障碍:一项基于调查的研究

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.47989/162

Jeremy Brown

{"title":"Identifying potential barriers to community participation and use of telecentres: A Survey-based Study","authors":"Jeremy Brown","doi":"10.47989/162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/162","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Telecentres have been set up in most developing countries to bring digital access to as many people as possible. The main issues associated with these telecentres' sustainability include cultural, technical, financial, social, political, and programmatic issues that directly affect these centres' sustainability. Therefore, the present study adopts a community-centred approach by discussing users' views and perceptions and non-users from the local community. Method: The study proceeded by conducting a qualitative exploratory semi-structured interview that was administered to 13 telecentre operators. Analysis: Thematic content analysis was used for analysing interview data and identify common themes, which were applied in an affinity diagram for confirmation and reveal of sub-issues within each central theme. Results: The significant findings of this study showed that there are several issues either encouraging or inhibiting individual use of a telecentre, which further affects the sustainability of telecentre projects. Individual community member demographics moderates all the issues experienced by telecentres. Conclusion: The study concluded that the issues affecting telecentres' sustainability include the physical characteristics of the centre, operational and management approach, service availability, the nature and impact of local competition, and participation of stakeholder and community groups.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83764221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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