{"title":"Identifying the hypothetical adolescent in library and information science literature: Describing the reader constructed in recommendations of adult books for young adults","authors":"Amy Pattee","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Professional writing in library and information science (LIS) constructs and reifies an imagined and “hypothetical” (<span><span>Sulzer & Thein, 2016</span></span>) adolescent subject understood in developmental terms as the beneficiary of programs and services created by adults on their behalf. Whereas this figure of the adolescent has and continues to be called up in discussions of young adult literature and young people’s reading of the same, this construct is an implicit informant of professional assessment and recommendation of adult literature for young people. Content analysis of one year of reviews of mainstream adult fiction recommended for adolescent readers and published in the review journal, <em>Booklist</em>, surfaces this discourse in professional writing and demonstrates the ways in which its use in professional practice corroborates a deficit model of adolescence as it sanctions a narrow range of literate identities and practices for adolescent readers and affirms their engagement with only those genres and forms of writing adult professionals have approved for their consumption.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 3","pages":"Article 101315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141961767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“O brave new world”1: A case study of a social worker in the public library","authors":"Melissa Gross, Don Latham","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101313","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101313","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Public libraries are adding social workers to staff as a way of improving their response to the social services needs of library users. This case study of how one public library system undertook to hire a social worker and integrate the position into the life of the library follows the results of this undertaking for roughly 18 months, utilizing semi-structured interviews and corroborating findings with official documentation on the library's website and other documents provided directly by participants. Abbott's system of professions provides the theoretical framework for this case study, which also asks about the potential impact of social work on the profession of librarianship. Overall, participants are very satisfied with the social worker position, even though her defined duties are narrow. This study adds to the knowledge of how social workers are being embedded in libraries and provides needed insights into implications for librarianship as a profession.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 3","pages":"Article 101313"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141729015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Privacy protection framework for open data: Constructing and assessing an effective approach","authors":"Yunjie Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Open data has revolutionized knowledge-sharing, providing economic and cultural benefits worldwide. However, releasing government, personal, or research data often raises concerns about data security and ethical implications, leading to infringements on privacy and related disputes. The Privacy Protection Framework for Open Data (PPFOD) is proposed to address these challenges. This framework aims to establish clear privacy protection measures and safeguard individuals' privacy rights. Existing privacy protection practices were examined using content analysis, and 36 indicators across five dimensions were developed and validated through an empirical study with 437 participants. The PPFOD offers comprehensive guidelines for data openness, empowering individuals to identify privacy risks, guiding businesses to ensure legal compliance and prevent data leaks, and assisting libraries and data institutions in implementing effective privacy education and training programs, fostering a more privacy-conscious and secure data era.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 3","pages":"Article 101312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141842331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond surface: Chinese youth's digital reading motivation explored via laddering and the interpretative structural modeling method (ISM)","authors":"Zhaokai Yin , Zhiqiang Zhang , Tong Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Meeting young people's needs for digital reading is key to the continued growth of the digital reading market, so it is very important to discuss young people's motivations for digital reading. However, the traditional information behavior model lacks the power to explain the structural relationship between the different motivations of young people to use digital reading and to rank the importance of the motivations. The study uses the laddering method and interpretative structural modeling method (ISM) to explore the motivations of Chinese youth groups to use digital reading media. The laddering method and ISM can effectively reveal the main motivations of young people to use digital reading, and the structural relationship and action path between the motivations. The results show that youth groups choose digital reading mainly to satisfy emotional value, convenience and good experience. The study also provides optimization recommendations for promoting digital reading.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 3","pages":"Article 101314"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141639332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel D. Williams , Catherine Dumas , Lydia Ogden , Joanna Flanagan , Lukasz Porwol
{"title":"Virtual reality training for crisis communication: Fostering empathy, confidence, and de-escalation skills in library and information science graduate students","authors":"Rachel D. Williams , Catherine Dumas , Lydia Ogden , Joanna Flanagan , Lukasz Porwol","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101311","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101311","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Library and information science (LIS) graduate students often pursue careers in public libraries, which have faced increased challenges in supporting patrons in crisis. As a result, LIS graduate students benefit from increased training opportunities that help them gain crisis communication skills that will help them confidently and effectively interact with patrons in crisis. There is a need to provide training that is readily available, repeatable, and engaging for students. One approach that may prove valuable is the implementation of virtual reality (VR) training, which presents a low-stakes, innovative approach to support skill development in areas like empathy and crisis communication. To date, no virtual reality training for tailored crisis communication skills development in libraries exists. Examining the effectiveness of VR training for crisis communication skills among LIS graduate students included 1) creating a virtual environment and training scenario based on in-person trainings conducted by the researchers, and 2) administering pre and post tests on confidence, empathy, and de-escalation skills and then observing participant behavior in the virtual environment. Findings indicate that the VR training is overall effective and showed self-reports of increased empathy and skills for LIS graduate students. Recommendations for further study involve 1) implementing crisis communication training for students who will work in libraries (particularly public libraries); 2) extending the training contexts presented here to include other areas for skill development; and 3) more systematic consideration and conversation around the use of VR training in LIS education.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 3","pages":"Article 101311"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141638158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eva Durall Gazulla , Anu Kajamaa , Marianne Kinnula , Netta Iivari , Teemu Leinonen , Kiyoshi Suganuma
{"title":"Democratizing technology in a public library: A nexus analytical inquiry into a Hebocon maker activity","authors":"Eva Durall Gazulla , Anu Kajamaa , Marianne Kinnula , Netta Iivari , Teemu Leinonen , Kiyoshi Suganuma","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101303","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite a proliferation of digitally enhanced makerspaces in public libraries, there is an acute need for libraries to explore new strategies to broaden the engagement of diverse groups, especially those who do not see themselves as technology oriented. This qualitative nexus analytical inquiry analyses multimodal data from a Hebocon robot-making activity situated in a Finnish public library makerspace, targeting library and youth workers as participants. The findings illuminate how the Hebocon format helped to promote the democratization of technology and the inclusion of novices in robot-making activities, enhancing practice change by creating a safe space in which the participants felt confident about experimenting and being creative. This study contributes to research on maker practices and formats aligned with public libraries' mission particularly from the perspective of robot-making event organization, showcasing the value of the nexus analysis framework to guide research in this area.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 3","pages":"Article 101303"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740818824000240/pdfft?md5=620e7af92115d9f9ca024b0230cca08c&pid=1-s2.0-S0740818824000240-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140902059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From seeking to learning: Understanding contextual factors associated with users’ self-regulated learning on medical Q&A platforms","authors":"Ye Chen , Xiaoyu Chen , Liyu Li , Shaoxiong Fu","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101297","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Based on the expectancy-value theory, contextual factors related to users’ self-regulated learning (SRL) on medial Q&A platforms were investigated. A theoretical model was developed and validated through an online survey involving 483 participants with experience in health information-seeking on medical Q&A platforms. The empirical analysis yielded three main findings. First, a significant positive relationship existed between searching for health answers and SRL. Second, perceived usefulness of health answers was also positively related to SRL. Third, user satisfaction with the medical Q&A platform partially mediated the relationship between searching for health answers and SRL, as well as the relationship between perceived usefulness of health answers and SRL. This study bridges the gap between the field of self-regulated learning and medical Q&A research, providing valuable insights for improving the well-being of online health information consumers and advancing the information science community.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 2","pages":"Article 101297"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140649990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Lady can talk forever…”: Exploring caring discourse in bilingual librarianship","authors":"Julie Marie Frye , Maria Hasler-Barker","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101301","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Care theory and critical discourse analysis were utilized to examine bilingual reference interactions extracted from 20 h of observations in a U.S.-Mexico border town public library. The researchers identified three types of caring discourse, including commiseration, soothing, and expressions of condolence. They also associated five conversation devices with caring discourse: humor, idiomatic expressions, interjections, lexical intensifiers, and whispering. Notably, librarians' infrequent production of elements of care were primarily in English regardless of community members' language choice. Further analysis revealed that linguistic expressions of care frequently masked unintentional, deficit-based perceptions about community members. Other salient themes that emerged include camouflaged community members' needs, clashes between intersectional and shared identity(ies), and librarians' dismissal of community members. Ultimately, bilingual caring discourse in this setting was often an interpersonal and institutional illusion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 2","pages":"Article 101301"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140807142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The products and multi-disciplinarity of data-centric tasks: Influences on data searchers' behaviors and cognition","authors":"Ping Wang , Jingyu Wang , Chunfeng Liu , Qiao Li","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101302","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The product type and multi-disciplinarity level of tasks may be associated with the behaviors of data searchers and their utilization of cognitive System 1 and System 2. To test these associations, a user experiment was conducted. Findings suggest that due to differences in the uncertainty of data needs and the difficulty of data evaluation, when executing tasks with intellectual products, users devote more effort to data evaluation rather than query optimization and rely more on System 2. Moreover, due to differences in knowledge complexity and the availability of data resources, when performing multi-discipline tasks, users devote more effort to query optimization and data evaluation but gain lower search performance. When performing intellectual-multi-discipline tasks, data searchers use System 1 and System 2 in a complementary way to support systematic and efficient evaluation. A task classification has been developed, offering a framework to identify behavioral and cognitive patterns linked to specific tasks.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 2","pages":"Article 101302"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140807894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vanessa Irvin , Michelle L. Rogers , Aniya DeRiggs
{"title":"Footed in the information deep: Research frameworks for (re)claiming and (re)storing heritage-based knowledge competencies in information professionals","authors":"Vanessa Irvin , Michelle L. Rogers , Aniya DeRiggs","doi":"10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101300","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A vital aspect of the library and information science (LIS) professional's identity involves an ongoing reflective, inquiry-based research praxis that can be considered “the information deep,” where the LIS skillset is enacted as a means of sociocultural restorative justice. In the American context, with the LIS profession's demographics comprised of over 80% white women, professional practices can be problematic when librarians lack an inquiry-based positionality while serving a diverse reading public. <em>Footed</em> is a methodology that advocates for reclaiming and restoring heritage-based knowledge to actualize a justice-based identity and praxis for LIS professionals. An autoethnographic case study from the authors' heritage-based research process is presented to examine how <em>Footed'</em>s process informs information-seeking behavior for praxis. Librarians and information professionals can use the <em>Footed</em> method to guide their own heritage-based research to build self-knowledge as a foundation for exacting meaningful, culturally competent information services.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47618,"journal":{"name":"Library & Information Science Research","volume":"46 2","pages":"Article 101300"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140816455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}