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Everyday information literacy in rural areas 农村日常信息素养

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2240

Laurine Oldenburg, Joachim Griesbaum

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Informed, active, empowered: research into workers’ information literacy in the context of rights at work 知情，积极，授权:在工作权利背景下对工人信息素养的研究

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2239

Dijana Šobota, S. Spiranec

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Editorial: Publishing conference proceedings for low-budget conferences: a case study of ISIC 2022 编辑:出版低预算会议的会议记录:ISIC 2022的案例研究

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic22edit

Laura Rothfritz, Elke Greifeneder

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Do mobile social media undermine our romantic relationships? The influence of fear-of-missing-out on young people’s romantic relationships 移动社交媒体会破坏我们的恋爱关系吗?害怕错过对年轻人恋爱关系的影响

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2231

Lin Wang, Su Yan, Yuhan Wang, Junping Qiu, Yuchen Zhang

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Territorial barriers in interagency government data sharing 跨部门政府数据共享中的地域障碍

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2245

Jiangfeng Hu, Lihong Zhou, Di Wang

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Information-seeking behaviour of opinion leaders 意见领袖的信息寻求行为

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2215

R. Lauzon

{"title":"Information-seeking behaviour of opinion leaders","authors":"R. Lauzon","doi":"10.47989/irisic2215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2215","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the information-seeking behaviour of opinion leaders for the purpose of better communicating attributes of innovations to this group of individuals. Information-seeking is an important concept for diffusion of innovations theory. This study contributes towards an understanding of information-seeking behaviour in the diffusion of innovations. Interviews were conducted with nine participants who were recruited largely from their involvement in civic life. Intensive interviews generated hours of interview material that was used by the author for subsequent analysis. Critical Discourse Analysis enabled the author to look at the social structures that were revealed in their responses to the interview protocol. These interviews were coded by hand until themes were reduced to their essence. Three technics were identified as aiding opinion leaders in their information seeking endeavours. First, identification of gatekeepers granted opinion leaders access to information. Second, a knowledge of relevant publications afforded them confidence in their dealings with information. Third, sophisticated information-seeking behaviour allows opinion leaders to sift through the useful and less than useful information they come across in their searches. These technics serve the opinion leader in their relationship to all facets of contemporary everyday life.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":"119 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88667827","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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Information practices in coopetition context: the case of a large video game company 合作背景下的信息实践:以一家大型电子游戏公司为例

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2232

Joanne du Hommet, Madjid Ihadjadene, L. Grivel

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'I learn each day.' The informational lifeworld of dog and cat guardians in New Zealand “我每天都在学习。”新西兰猫狗监护人的信息生活世界

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2205

N. Solhjoo, Maja Krtalić, A. Goulding

{"title":"'I learn each day.' The informational lifeworld of dog and cat guardians in New Zealand","authors":"N. Solhjoo, Maja Krtalić, A. Goulding","doi":"10.47989/irisic2205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2205","url":null,"abstract":"Recognising the importance of information in understanding and living with companion animals, this paper investigates cat and dog guardians’ opinions on how they learn new things and update themselves. It identifies a range of information, practices, and contexts within their everyday life. An anonymous online survey consisting of close-ended and open-ended questions was distributed to cat and dog guardians in New Zealand between October and December 2021. Response frequencies and descriptive statistics of quantitative data were generated. The qualitative data were open-coded with an information experience lens to identify the categories of information forms and practices. uantitative data indicate personal experiences and memories of guardians (75%), and casual conversations with other guardians (73%) as the most common resources for learning, after experts (e.g. veterinarians) (93%). Qualitative data analysis categorized these as two main themes of external and internal forms of information. External information consisted of social information in verbal and nonverbal communication with other humans and animals, recorded information in digital and physical mediums, and embedded information held in artifacts and animals’ body. Internal information related to guardians’ memory and personal knowledge (cognitive information), values and emotions (affective information), and bodily feelings and subjective interpretation of their senses (embodied information). The informational lifeworld of the participants was made of their external interactions and internal values, which appears as interwoven concepts in their daily lives with dogs and cats.","PeriodicalId":47431,"journal":{"name":"Information Research-An International Electronic Journal","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81278054","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 empirical study on university students' continuous utilization of fitness apps in China 中国大学生健身app持续使用的实证研究

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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2206

Yao Zhang, Yue Ming, Yuelin Li, Yulin Yang

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Acceptance of new health and communication technology by older adults 老年人对新的卫生和通讯技术的接受程度

IF 0.8 4区管理学

Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.47989/irisic2216

Ágústa Pálsdóttir

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