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Does information matter? Online discourse on the Yemenite children’s affair in Israel after release of archival documents Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Roy Peled, Gal Yavetz
Purpose This study evaluates how publicly available archival documents shaped online discussions about allegations that thousands of children were kidnapped during the 1950s in Israel, known as the Yemenite children’s affair. It examines if access to historical records leads to more informed and rational public discourse, especially on social media. Design/methodology/approach Using content analysis
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STEM authorship, user-generated reviews and their impact: legitimate or not? Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Lala Hajibayova, Mallory McCorkhill, Timothy D. Bowman
Purpose In this study, STEM resources reviewed in Goodreads were investigated to determine their authorship, linguistic characteristics and impact. The analysis reveals gender disparity favoring titles with male authors. Design/methodology/approach This paper applies theoretical concepts of knowledge commons to understand how individuals leverage the affordances of the Goodreads platform to share their
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Validating predictions of burial mounds with field data: the promise and reality of machine learning Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Adela Sobotkova, Ross Deans Kristensen-McLachlan, Orla Mallon, Shawn Adrian Ross
Purpose This paper provides practical advice for archaeologists and heritage specialists wishing to use ML approaches to identify archaeological features in high-resolution satellite imagery (or other remotely sensed data sources). We seek to balance the disproportionately optimistic literature related to the application of ML to archaeological prospection through a discussion of limitations, challenges
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Personal cultural heritage management: a conceptual framework for constructing and curating cultural identities through personal collections Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
Purpose This theoretical paper introduces a conceptual framework for Personal Cultural Heritage Management (PCHM), derived from prior research on migrants' information practices. It elaborates on the literature background and the development of the PCHM framework, highlighting the role of personal information management (PIM) and personal collections in the creation, access and utilization of cultural
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The institutional e-lending setup in Scandinavian libraries: logics in play in the eyes of library and policy actors Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Maciej Liguzinski, Nanna Kann-Rasmussen
Purpose The article investigates the institutional setup of e-lending in public libraries in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Our point of departure is that e-lending has necessitated new library collaborations between local, regional and national levels, and therefore, institutional e-lending setups have emerged. The study seeks to provide better understanding of how the institutional setups are structured
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The implications of handwritten text recognition for accessing the past at scale Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Joseph Nockels, Paul Gooding, Melissa Terras
Purpose This paper focuses on image-to-text manuscript processing through Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR), a Machine Learning (ML) approach enabled by Artificial Intelligence (AI). With HTR now achieving high levels of accuracy, we consider its potential impact on our near-future information environment and knowledge of the past. Design/methodology/approach In undertaking a more constructivist analysis
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APRD: action partnership research design: reimagining the role of the user in library and information science research Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Valerie Nesset, Elisabeth C. Davis, Nicholas Vanderschantz, Owen Stewart-Robertson
Purpose Responding to the continuing separation of participants and researchers in LIS participatory research, a new methodology is proposed: action partnership research design (APRD). It is asserted that APRD can mitigate or remove the hierarchical structures often inherent in the research process, thus allowing for equal contribution from all. Design/methodology/approach Building on the bonded design
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Assessing knowledge organization systems from a gender perspective: Wikipedia taxonomy and Wikidata ontologies Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Miquel Centelles, Núria Ferran-Ferrer
Purpose Develop a comprehensive framework for assessing the knowledge organization systems (KOSs), including the taxonomy of Wikipedia and the ontologies of Wikidata, with a specific focus on enhancing management and retrieval with a gender nonbinary perspective. Design/methodology/approach This study employs heuristic and inspection methods to assess Wikipedia’s KOS, ensuring compliance with international
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Information searching in cultural heritage archives: a user study Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Pia Borlund, Nils Pharo, Ying-Hsang Liu
Purpose The PICCH research project contributes to opening a dialogue between cultural heritage archives and users. Hence, the users are identified and their information needs, the search strategies they apply and the search challenges they experience are uncovered. Design/methodology/approach A combination of questionnaires and interviews is used for collection of data. Questionnaire data were collected
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Reinforming memes: a literature review of the status of memetic information Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Alexander O. Smith, Jeff Hemsley, Zhasmina Y. Tacheva
Purpose Our purpose is to reconnect memetics to information, a persistent and unclear association. Information can contribute across a span of memetic research. Its obscurity restricts conversations about “information flow,” the connections between “form” and “content,” as well as many other topics. As information is involved in cultural activity, its clarification could focus memetic theories and
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Automated Dewey Decimal Classification of Swedish library metadata using Annif software Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Koraljka Golub, Osma Suominen, Ahmed Taiye Mohammed, Harriet Aagaard, Olof Osterman
Purpose In order to estimate the value of semi-automated subject indexing in operative library catalogues, the study aimed to investigate five different automated implementations of an open source software package on a large set of Swedish union catalogue metadata records, with Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) as the target classification system. It also aimed to contribute to the body of research
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Who cites the contributions by information science? Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Kalervo Järvelin, Pertti Vakkari
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out which research topics and methods in information science (IS) articles are used in other disciplines as indicated by citations. Design/methodology/approach The study analyzes citations to articles in IS published in 31 scholarly IS journals in 2015. The study employs content analysis of articles published in 2015 receiving citations from publication
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An examination of existing research on academic libraries and the social web Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Namjoo Choi
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine research on academic libraries and the social web published from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2023. Design/methodology/approach The article search and filtering procedures mirrored those of Choi and Harper (2020) and Carlsson (2015), resulting in a total sample size of 93 articles. These articles underwent examination based on the same eight variables (i
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Contested imaginaries: workfinding information practices of STEM-trained immigrant women in Canada Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Nadia Caidi, Saadia Muzaffar, Elizabeth Kalbfleisch
Purpose This pan-Canadian study examines the information practices of STEM-trained immigrant women to Canada as they navigate workfinding and workplace integration. Our study focuses on a population of highly skilled immigrant women from across Canada and uses an information practice lens to examine their lived experiences of migration and labour market integration. As highly trained STEM professionals
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Fact-checking of political information about the Russo-Ukrainian conflict Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Reijo Savolainen
Purpose To elaborate the nature of fact-checking in the domain of political information by examining how fact-checkers assess the validity of claims concerning the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and how they support their assessments by drawing on evidence acquired from diverse sources of information. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive quantitative and qualitative content analysis of 128 reports written
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Signifying unity: exploring the interplay of semiotics, universalism and pluralism in information science Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Martin Muderspach Thellefsen
Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to provide a nuanced understanding of the information concept that encapsulates both its universal foundations and context-dependent intricacies, and second, to propose a theoretical framework that integrates these diverse viewpoints, thereby contributing to the theoretical discourse and practical applications in information science/studies (IS)
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Datafication of audiovisual archives: from practice mapping to a thinking model Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Yuchen Yang
Purpose Recent archiving and curatorial practices took advantage of the advancement in digital technologies, creating immersive and interactive experiences to emphasize the plurality of memory materials, encourage personalized sense-making and extract, manage and share the ever-growing surrounding knowledge. Audiovisual (AV) content, with its growing importance and popularity, is less explored on that
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User perspectives through cross-connections. The role of archives as part of the German digital research data infrastructure Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Kai Naumann, Andreas Neuburger
Purpose Starting from the status quo, the paper outlines perspectives and challenges for the connection and interlinking of digitised and digital archival data. The following topics are addressed: Where are fields of action and what are the means of archives? Which functional and technical requirements are to be considered, and what is the role of portal infrastructures linking together various different
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The impact of information needs satisfaction on the creativity of visual art teachers Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Spyros Kolyvas, Petros A. Kostagiolas, Konstantina Martzoukou
Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate how the information needs satisfaction of visual art teachers affects their creativity. Visual art teachers’ information seeking behaviour and specifically the association of information needs satisfaction with creativity has been an understudied area, despite competent information seeking being considered essential for high quality practices of art teachers
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Curiosity and information-seeking behaviour: a review of psychological research and a comparison with the information science literature Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Thomas D. Wilson
Purpose The aim of this paper is to review the psychological literature on curiosity and its relationship to information-seeking behaviour, and compare this with the information science literature on the same subject. Design/methodology/approach The approach adopted is that of a comparative literature review, with an analysis of the papers retrieved in terms of their theoretical approach, context,
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What characterizes LIS as a fragmenting discipline? Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Pertti Vakkari
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to characterize library and information science (LIS) as fragmenting discipline both historically and by applying Whitley’s (1984) theory about the organization of sciences and Fuchs’ (1993) theory about scientific change. Design/methodology/approach The study combines historical source analysis with conceptual and theoretical analysis for characterizing LIS. An
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Relevance and creativity – a linear model Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Wayne de Fremery, Michael Keeble Buckland
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a new and useful formulation of relevance. Design/methodology/approach This paper is formulated as a conceptual argument. It makes the case for the utility of considering relevance to be function of use in creative processes. Findings There are several corollaries to formulating relevance as a function of use. These include the idea that objects by themselves
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Recent temporal dynamics in economics: empirical analyses of annual publications in economic fields Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Lutz Bornmann, Klaus Wohlrabe
Purpose Differences in annual publication counts may reflect the dynamic of scientific progress. Declining annual numbers of publications may be interpreted as missing progress in field-specific knowledge. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, we present empirical results on dynamics of progress in economic fields (defined by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL), codes) based on a methodological
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Robert Pagès’ concept of the “auto-document” as a forerunner to neo-documentation’s philosophy of documentality Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Ronald E. Day
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine Robert Pagès' 1948 conception of “auto-document” as a possible forerunner to the neo-documentalist conception of “documentality” as offered in Bernd Frohmann’s 2012 article “The Documentality of Mme Briet’s Antelope.” Design/methodology/approach This paper is conceptual and historical. Findings Robert Pagès' concept of the “auto-document” in his 1948
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Critical open access literacy as a strategy to confront the challenges in scholarly communication Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Dijana Šobota
Purpose The paper seeks to introduce the “critical open access literacy” construct as a holistic approach to confront the challenges in open access (OA) as a dimension of scholarly communication. Design/methodology/approach The paper first introduces the concepts of information literacy (IL) and OA in the context of transformations in the scholarly information environment. Via a theoretical-analytical
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Understanding ways to support teens and parents affected by Russia–Ukraine war Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Irene Lopatovska, Celia Coan
Purpose The study explored how information institutions can support the resilience of parents of adolescents affected by the Russia–Ukraine war. Ukrainian parents are facing major challenges of supporting their teenagers through a difficult developmental phase while also “buffering” their war-related hardships. By supporting parents, information institutions can also support children. Design/methodology/approach
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Data quality assurance in research data repositories: a theory-guided exploration and model Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Besiki Stvilia, Dong Joon Lee
Purpose This study addresses the need for a theory-guided, rich, descriptive account of research data repositories' (RDRs) understanding of data quality and the structures of their data quality assurance (DQA) activities. Its findings can help develop operational DQA models and best practice guides and identify opportunities for innovation in the DQA activities. Design/methodology/approach The study
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Algorithmic recommendations enabling and constraining information practices among young people Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Ville Jylhä, Noora Hirvonen, Jutta Haider
Purpose This study addresses how algorithmic recommendations and their affordances shape everyday information practices among young people. Design/methodology/approach Thematic interviews were conducted with 20 Finnish young people aged 15–16 years. The material was analysed using qualitative content analysis, with a focus on everyday information practices involving online platforms. Findings The key
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Dancing with the devil: the use and perceptions of academic journal ranking lists in the management field Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Alexander Serenko, Nick Bontis
Purpose This study explores the use and perceptions of scholarly journal ranking lists in the management field based on stakeholders’ lived experience. Design/methodology/approach The results are based on a survey of 463 active knowledge management and intellectual capital researchers. Findings Journal ranking lists have become an integral part of contemporary management academia: 33% and 37% of institutions
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From amused to : enriching mood metadata by mapping textual descriptors to emojis for fiction reading Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Wan-Chen Lee, Li-Min Cassandra Huang, Juliana Hirt
Purpose This study aims to explore the application of emojis to mood descriptions of fiction. The three goals are investigating whether Cho et al.'s model (2023) is a sound conceptual framework for implementing emojis and mood categories in information systems, mapping 30 mood categories to 115 face emojis and exploring and visualizing the relationships between mood categories based on emojis mapping
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The in-between: information experience within human-companion animal living environments Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Niloofar Solhjoo, Maja Krtalić, Anne Goulding
Purpose While exploring the information experience within multispecies families, the subjective nature of humans and non-human entities, living beings and non-living objects becomes evident. This paper aims to reveal the underlying significance of information within socio-physical living environments shared among humans, cats and dogs as companions. Design/methodology/approach Gaining inspiration from
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Influence of Dervin’s sensemaking methodology determined through citation context analysis, content analysis and bibliometrics Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Yu-Wei Chang, I-Jen Li
Purpose This study explored the influence of Dervin’s sensemaking methodology (SMM). Design/methodology/approach Citation context analysis was used to identify the most influential SMM concepts in 948 articles citing 34 SMM-related studies by Dervin that were published between 1983 and 2017. Moreover, the bibliometric method and content analysis were incorporated to examine the disciplines and research
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In search of a coherent theoretical foundation for LIS ethical principles: an appraisal of Floridi's Information Ethics Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Liangzhi Yu, Yao Zhang
Purpose This study aims to examine the potential of Information Ethics (IE) to serve as a coherent ethical foundation for the library and information science profession (LIS profession). Design/methodology/approach This study consists of two parts: the first part present IE’s central theses and the main critiques it has received; the second part offers the authors' own evaluation of the theory from
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“They act like we are going to heaven”: pre-arrival information experiences, information crafting and settlement of immigrants in Canada Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Nafiz Zaman Shuva
Purpose Although there is a growing body of work on immigrants' information behavior, little is known about the pre-arrival information experiences of immigrants who consult formal information sources such as immigration agents. Drawn from a larger study on the information behavior of immigrants, this paper mainly reports the semi-structured interview findings on the pre-arrival information experiences
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“What is a wave but 1000 drops working together?”: The role of public libraries in addressing LGBTQIA+ health information disparities Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Vanessa Kitzie, A. Nick Vera, Valerie Lookingbill, Travis L. Wagner
Purpose This paper presents results from a participatory action research study with 46 LGBTQIA+ community leaders and 60 library workers who participated in four community forums at public libraries across the US. The forums identified barriers to LGBTQIA+ communities addressing their health questions and concerns and explored strategies for public libraries to tackle them. Design/methodology/approach
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Toward an extended metadata standard for digital art Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Sofia Martynovich
Purpose The interpretation of any emerging form or period in art history was never a trivial task. However, in the case of digital art, technology, becoming an integral part, multiplied the complexity of describing, systematizing and evaluating it. This article investigates the most common metadata standards for the documentation of art as a broad category and suggests possible next steps toward an
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“Telling the story of telling the story”: capturing intangible heritage storytelling on the origins of malt whisky in the Cabrach Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Peter H. Reid, Elliot Pirie, Rachael Ironside
Purpose This research explored the storytelling (collection, curation and use) in the Cabrach, a remote Scottish glen. This study aims to capture the methodological process of storytelling and curation of heritage knowledge through the lens of the Cabrach's whisky distilling history, a central part of the area's cultural heritage, tangible and intangible. This research was conceptualised as “telling
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Just the way my brain works: capabilities for working with data in non-clinical practice Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Suzana Sukovic
Purpose Effective use of data is critically important for the provision of health services. A large proportion of employees in health organisations work in non-clinical roles and play a major part in organisational information flows. However, their practice, data-related capabilities and learning needs have been rarely studied. The purpose of this paper is to investigate issues of capabilities and
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The digital transformation processes for supporting digital humanities researchers in text analysis Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Ernesto William De Luca, Francesca Fallucchi, Bouchra Ghattas, Riem Spielhaus
Purpose This article aims to explore how the mapping strategies between user requirements expressed by the humanities researchers lead to a better customization of user-driven digital humanities tools and to the creation of innovative functionalities, which can directly affect the way of doing research in a digital context. Design/methodology/approach It describes the user-driven development of a tool
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Advocating for a more active role for the user in LIS participatory research: a scoping literature review Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Valerie Nesset, Nicholas Vanderschantz, Owen Stewart-Robertson, Elisabeth C. Davis
Purpose Through a review of the literature, this article seeks to outline and understand the evolution and extent of user–participant involvement in the existing library and information science (LIS) research to identify gaps and existing research approaches that might inform further methodological development in participant-oriented and design-based LIS research. Design/methodology/approach A scoping
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Interdisciplinarity of information science: an evolutionary perspective of theory application Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Chao Zhang, Fang Wang, Yi Huang, Le Chang
Purpose This paper aims to reveal the interdisciplinarity of information science (IS) from the perspective of the evolution of theory application. Design/methodology/approach Select eight representative IS journals as data sources, extract the theories mentioned in the full texts of the research papers and then measure annual interdisciplinarity of IS by conducting theory co-occurrence network analysis
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Gatekeeping structures and trust development in public sector organizations Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Svetlana Norkin, Katriina Byström
Purpose This paper aims to examine the interaction between gatekeeping and trust in a public sector organization, where employees at lower hierarchical levels are expected to autonomously translate and transform directives into public services. This requires them to have access to operational steering information, i.e. information about directives and how to interpret and apply them. This study focuses
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Online subject searching of humanities PhD students at a Swedish university Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Koraljka Golub, Xu Tan, Ying-Hsang Liu, Jukka Tyrkkö
Purpose This exploratory study aims to help contribute to the understanding of online information search behaviour of PhD students from different humanities fields, with a focus on subject searching. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is based on a semi-structured interview within which the participants are asked to conduct both a controlled search task and a free search task. The sample comprises
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Cognitive appraisals and information-seeking achievement emotions: a qualitative study of Swedish primary teacher students Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Claes Dahlqvist, Christel Persson
Purpose Primary teachers play a vital role in fostering pupils' successful futures. Therefore, gaining knowledge of primary teacher students' learning processes, including the achievement of information-seeking skills, is crucial. The aim of this paper is to understand better the interplay between cognitive appraisals and emotions in the constructivist process of learning and achieving information-seeking
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Marks of usage: discerning information literacy practices from medieval European manuscripts Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Andrew Whitworth
Purpose This study aims to discern medieval information literacy (IL) practices through scrutiny of medieval manuscripts: both the content and the “marks of usage” evident therein. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of the writing of scribes. Engagement with selected primary texts (manuscripts) and prior scholarly investigations. Findings Ample evidence exists of the practice of IL in the medieval
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Searching for Swedish LGBTQI fiction: the librarians' perspective Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Koraljka Golub, Jenny Bergenmar, Siska Humelsjö
Purpose This article aims to help ensure high-quality subject access to Swedish lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersexual (LGBTQI) fiction, and aims to identify challenges that librarians consider important to address, on behalf of themselves and end users. Design/methodology/approach A web-based questionnaire comprising 35 closed and open questions, 22 of which were required, was
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Identification of social scientifically relevant topics in an interview repository: a natural language processing experiment Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Judit Gárdos, Julia Egyed-Gergely, Anna Horváth, Balázs Pataki, Roza Vajda, András Micsik
Purpose The present study is about generating metadata to enhance thematic transparency and facilitate research on interview collections at the Research Documentation Centre, Centre for Social Sciences (TK KDK) in Budapest. It explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in producing, managing and processing social science data and its potential to generate useful metadata to describe the contents
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Exploring international collaboration and language dynamics in Digital Humanities: insights from co-authorship networks in canonical journals Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Jin Gao, Julianne Nyhan, Oliver Duke-Williams, Simon Mahony
Purpose This paper presents a follow-on study that quantifies geolingual markers and their apparent connection with authorship collaboration patterns in canonical Digital Humanities (DH) journals. In particular, it seeks to detect patterns in authors' countries of work and languages in co-authorship networks. Design/methodology/approach Through an in-depth co-authorship network analysis, this study
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On the traces of documentation: German approach and its pioneers Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Tatjana Aparac-Jelušić
Purpose The main purpose of the paper is to offer a personal view on the development of documentation/information and documentation (IuD) in Germany, while pointing out the need to further investigate the specific features of its development paths. The methodology is based on critical review of the available literature sources in the German language. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the method
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Grappling with polarization on Wikipedia: the case of the biography of Ferdinand E. Marcos Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Brendan Luyt, Karryl Sagun-Trajano
Purpose In this study, the authors look at the case of Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines between 1965 and 1986. Documenting the life and career of Marcos on Wikipedia provides an excellent example of the pitfalls confronting those seeking to address disinformation without first reflecting deeply on the reasons why people subscribe to views deemed outlandish by the intellectual or cultural
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The identity of information science Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Vivien Petras
Purpose This paper offers a definition of the core of information science, which encompasses most research in the field. The definition provides a unique identity for information science and positions it in the disciplinary universe. Design/methodology/approach After motivating the objective, a definition of the core and an explanation of its key aspects are provided. The definition is related to other
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Does a name make a difference? The neo-documentalist movement, where does it stand after 27 years 1996–2023 Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Niels Windfeld Lund
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to analyze how the Neo-documentalist movement, initiated in 1996 by Michael Buckland, Boyd Rayward and Niels Lund, has evolved in its 27 years history, how the choice of documentation as name of the new program in Tromsø has made a difference in the LIS field and how different documentation scholars around the world has participated and approached the movement until
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The importance of a complementary approach when working with historical documents Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Roswitha Skare
Purpose The purpose of this study is to show that the neo-documentary – or complimentary – approach in Library and Information Science by no means is conservative, but highly necessary also in today's digitized media landscape. An example from a digitized photo archive is chosen to demonstrate the importance of a complimentary analysis that considers both material aspects as well as social and mental
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The spectrum of semantic and syntactic labour Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Julian Warner
Purpose The article extends the distinction of semantic from syntactic labour to comprehend all forms of mental labour. It answers a critique from de Fremery and Buckland, which required envisaging mental labour as a differentiated spectrum. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a discursive approach. It first reviews the significance and extensive diffusion of the distinction of semantic from
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Of acquisitions and interference: accounting for systemic threats to the freedom to read Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 E.E. Lawrence
Purpose Librarianship’s dominant conception of the freedom to read is governed by a liberal principle of noninterference, wherein free readers are those who face no intentional intervention in their choice of materials. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how this account fails to adequately capture systemic threats that impoverish people’s reading lives. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual
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Documentation to Documentality in the works of Michael Buckland Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Ronald E. Day
Purpose Michael Buckland's works have spanned theoretical, historical and practice-oriented foci and genre. This article focuses on some of his theoretical-historical works that span over 20 years, which demonstrate a reading and critique of European Documentation in terms of what has been called “Documentality.” This turn to a philosophy of information called “Documentality” marks the moment of “neo-documentation
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Digitizing and parsing semi-structured historical administrative documents from the G.I. Bill mortgage guarantee program Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Sara Lafia, David A. Bleckley, J. Trent Alexander
Purpose Many libraries and archives maintain collections of research documents, such as administrative records, with paper-based formats that limit the documents' access to in-person use. Digitization transforms paper-based collections into more accessible and analyzable formats. As collections are digitized, there is an opportunity to incorporate deep learning techniques, such as Document Image Analysis
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An analysis of citing and referencing habits across all scholarly disciplines: approaches and trends in bibliographic referencing and citing practices Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Erika Alves dos Santos, Silvio Peroni, Marcos Luiz Mucheroni
Purpose In this study, the authors want to identify current possible causes for citing and referencing errors in scholarly literature to compare if something changed from the snapshot provided by Sweetland in his 1989 paper. Design/methodology/approach The authors analysed reference elements, i.e. bibliographic references, mentions, quotations and respective in-text reference pointers, from 729 articles
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A systematic review of information source preference research Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Huan Zhong, Zhengbiao Han
Purpose This systematic literature review aims to elaborate on the research progress and features of information source preferences to help other researchers attain a more comprehensive understanding of the field. Design/methodology/approach Following a systematic review protocol, 139 research articles from 11 academic databases were analyzed. Findings Overall, five separate results were obtained:
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Pilgrim's progress? A field ethnography of multimodal recording, curating and sharing of the Camino de Santiago experience Journal of Documentation (IF 2.034) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Perla Innocenti
Purpose Religious and secular pilgrimages present rich opportunities for investigating information activities in an original and intriguing context. While the Information Science community has previously shown interest in digital expressions of religion and spirituality, discussion on pilgrimage is at a nascent stage. The purpose of this study is to conduct an in situ investigation of how pilgrims