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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

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Swedish School of Library and Information Science 50 years! 瑞典图书馆与信息科学学院50周年!

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.47989/567

Gustaf Nelhans, Björn Hammerfelt

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Internet use and e-health literacy among tuberculosis patients in the Directly Observed Therapy Centre, Lagos State, Nigeria 尼日利亚拉各斯州直接观察治疗中心肺结核病人的互联网使用和电子保健知识普及

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-15 DOI: 10.47989/irpaper951

Olalekan Moses Olayemi, Timothy Shola Abolarinwa

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Identification and classification of evaluation indicators for scientific and technical publications and related factors 科技出版物评价指标及相关因素的确定与分类

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-15 DOI: 10.47989/irpaper953

Hassan Mahmoudi Topkanlo, Mehrdad CheshmehSohrabi

{"title":"Identification and classification of evaluation indicators for scientific and technical publications and related factors","authors":"Hassan Mahmoudi Topkanlo, Mehrdad CheshmehSohrabi","doi":"10.47989/irpaper953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/irpaper953","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. Given the importance of the issue of the widespread impact of scientific and technical publications in today's world, and the diversity and multiplicity of indicators for measuring these publications, it is a necessity to classify these indicators from different angles and through different tools and methods. Method. This study used documentary analysis and Delphi technique methods. The members of the Delphi panel were twenty-one experts in metric fields in information science who answered the research questionnaires several times until reaching a consensus. Analysis. Kendall’s coefficient of concordance and a one-sample t-test were used to measure the agreement of the panel members as raters on the questionnaire items. Results. A total of thirty-four sub-categories of indicators of assessment were identified which were categorised according to their similarities and differences into eight main categories as follows: measurement method, measurement unit, measurement content, measurement purpose, measurement development, measurement resource, measurability, and measurement environment. Conclusion. Classification of the indicators of evaluation for scientific and technical publications and related factors can lead to improved understanding, critique, modelling and development of indicators. The findings of this study can be considered a basis for further research and help develop evaluative theoretical foundations in scientific and technical publications and related factors.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80279390","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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Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media 代理社交媒体:老年人如何在他们的“社交网络”中与社交媒体互动

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-15 DOI: 10.47989/irpaper952

Gemma Webster, Frances VC Ryan

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Data Cultures: a scoping literature review 数据文化:文献综述

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-15 DOI: 10.47989/irpaper950

G. Oliver, J. Cranefield, S. Lilley, Matthew Lewellen

{"title":"Data Cultures: a scoping literature review","authors":"G. Oliver, J. Cranefield, S. Lilley, Matthew Lewellen","doi":"10.47989/irpaper950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/irpaper950","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. This paper reports the outcomes from a literature review of the concept of data cultures as the first step in extending the body of knowledge relating to information culture in the information science domain and raising awareness of the need for further research. Method. A scoping literature review was conducted of English language peer reviewed publications indexed in SCOPUS as well as specialist information and computer science databases. Results. There is a rich and growing body of research concerned with the concept of data cultures, spread across a wide range of disciplines but without any evidence of a universally adopted shared definition or understanding. Information science expertise does not appear to be widely recognised as providing any essential insight into this problem space. Conclusion. The knowledge and understanding of information cultures gained from information science research does not seem to be being applied to data dominated environments. Expertise relating to information behaviour, digital literacies, information management, digital sustainability and preservation are unique and essential perspectives to understand issues relating to data cultures.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83511115","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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Mapping open science research using a keyword bibliographic coupling analysis network 利用关键字书目耦合分析网络映射开放科学研究

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.47989/irpaper949

Jae Yun Lee, Eunkyung Chung

{"title":"Mapping open science research using a keyword bibliographic coupling analysis network","authors":"Jae Yun Lee, Eunkyung Chung","doi":"10.47989/irpaper949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/irpaper949","url":null,"abstract":"The open science movement has grown rapidly since the mid-2010s, and research has been conducted in various disciplines such as public health, medicine, education, and computer science. Research results have mainly been published in the journals of information science, computer science, and multidisciplinary fields. To identify the intellectual structure of open science, we constructed a keyword bibliographic coupling analysis network. We examined a total of 1,000 articles on open science from the Web of Science, extracting and analysing 4,645 keywords. Then, we implemented and visualised the keyword bibliographic coupling network by constructing a keyword dataset and a reference dataset for each keyword. By analysing the backbone keywords and clusters in the network, the study revealed that the most prominent keywords were “open access,” “open data,” and “reproducibility.” The analysis also uncovered nine clusters in open science research: open access, reproducibility, data sharing, preregistrations and registered reports, research data, open peer review, tools and platforms for reproducible research, open innovation, science policy, and preprints. These results indicated that open science research focuses on transparency and reproducibility. Additionally, it is noteworthy that this study revealed a considerable focus on the open innovation and science policy areas, which have not received much attention in previous studies. The findings can help to understand the landscape of open science research and may guide research funding institutes and research policymakers to design their policies to improve the open science scholarly environment.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86093907","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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Reading habits of Croatian adult library users during COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 2020年COVID-19封锁期间克罗地亚成人图书馆用户的阅读习惯

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.47989/irpaper947

Kornelija Petr Balog, Boris Badurina, Srđan Lukačević, Dino Radmilović

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Six important theories in information behaviour research: a systematic review and future directions 信息行为研究的六大重要理论:系统综述及未来发展方向

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.47989/irpaper948

Xin Yang, Qinjian Yuan

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Audiobook apps: exploring reading practices and technical affordances in the player features 有声读物应用:在播放器功能中探索阅读实践和技术支持

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.47989/irpaper943

Elisa Tattersall Wallin

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