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Dual use beyond the life sciences: An LIS perspective
This study is an initial investigation into the prevalence of dual use research in other scientific disciplines through surveying senior editors of scientific journals. Survey results show that some journal editors in nearly every discipline reported some experience with dual use research. This suggests that broader conceptualizations of dual use research are needed. The publication—or withholding—of dual use research has implications for norms of scholarly communication. (Source: Library and Information Science Research)
Source: Library and Information Science Research - September 4, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Mobile wellness application-seeking behavior by college students—An exploratory study
Publication date: Available online 1 September 2015 Source:Library & Information Science Research Author(s): Besiki Stvilia, Wonchan Choi (Source: Library and Information Science Research)
Source: Library and Information Science Research - September 1, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Exploring variation in the ways of experiencing health information literacy: A phenomenographic study
Publication date: Available online 1 September 2015 Source:Library & Information Science Research Author(s): Christine Yates From a relational perspective of information literacy, health information literacy is interpreted as the different ways in which people experience using information to learn about health. Phenomenography was used as a research approach to explore variation in people's experience of using information to learn about health from data collected through semi-structured interviews. The findings identify seven categories that describe the qualitatively different ways in which people experience...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - September 1, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Understanding data sharing behaviors of STEM researchers: The roles of attitudes, norms, and data repositories
Publication date: Available online 1 September 2015 Source:Library & Information Science Research Author(s): Youngseek Kim, Ping Zhang A number of factors influence STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) researchers' data sharing behaviors. Based on the theory of planned behavior, a research model focusing on beliefs, attitudes, norms, and resource factors was proposed. The research model was tested with a total of 1298 responses from a national survey in the United States (US). The data analysis results, using the partial least squares (PLS) technique, show that attitudinal beliefs (inclu...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - September 1, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Two geographic information system-linked bibliometric indices to quantify the knowledge flow: A case of Qinghai-Tibet plateau research
This study develops two new bibliometric indices—the Citation Flow Index (CFI) and the Normalized Citation Flow Index (NCFI)—to measure knowledge flows based on scientific literature citations. The CFI measures the interactions of knowledge flows among different research units. The NCFI measures the number of papers that a research unit cited and the number of papers by a research unit that are cited. The newly developed indices were tested on a country-wide scale using the literature on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) as an example. The results indicate that the worldwide flow of knowledge on the QTP can be quantitati...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - September 1, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research