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Entertainment media and the information practices of queer individuals
Publication date: Available online 14 February 2019Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Diana Floegel, Kaitlin L. CostelloAbstractWhile LIS literature addresses queer individuals' information practices in certain contexts, a gap exists in understanding interactions with entertainment media (EM), which can be broadly defined as fictional and creative non-fiction content such as movies and television. Ten semi-structured interviews with queer individuals and content analysis of EM resources using constructivist grounded theory found that participants viewed EM as a salient part of their identity-related i...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - February 14, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Editorial Board
Publication date: July–October 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issues 3–4Author(s): (Source: Library and Information Science Research)
Source: Library and Information Science Research - November 11, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Farewell and 2018 acknowledgements
Publication date: Available online 6 November 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Candy Schwartz (Source: Library and Information Science Research)
Source: Library and Information Science Research - November 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Conceptualizing the information seeking of college students on the autism spectrum through participant viewpoint ethnography
This study demonstrates that participant viewpoint ethnography is a viable research methodology for both neurotypical college students and those with autism. (Source: Library and Information Science Research)
Source: Library and Information Science Research - November 3, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Different mysteries, different lore: An examination of inherited referencing behaviors in academic mentoring
Publication date: Available online 10 October 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): S. Craig Finlay, Chaoqun Ni, Cassidy SugimotoAbstractLibrary and information science (LIS) dissertations cite a wide variety of literature, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field. A review of 76 LIS dissertations was undertaken to determine whether the disciplinary background of the dissertation adviser influences the citing behaviors of the dissertation author. Of the 76 dissertations, 38 were advised by individuals with a disciplinary background in LIS and 38 were advised by individuals with a discipli...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - October 11, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Quality and clarity of health information on Q&A sites
This study investigated the quality and clarity of health information from a total of 238 (126 English and 112 Chinese) answers retrieved from Yahoo!Answers sites. Registered nurses and library professionals judged information quality based on 8 criteria: accuracy, completeness, relevance, readability, verifiability, professional advice, usefulness and non-commercialization. Writing clarity was assessed through rhetorical structure analysis. Results showed that 46% of answers were of poor quality. Furthermore, many Q&A site users were unable to distinguish adequately between high- and low-quality answers. Only 60% of their...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - October 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Habitual wayfinding in academic libraries: Evidence from a liberal arts college
Publication date: Available online 7 October 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Jiebei LuoAbstractHabitual wayfinding is a revised wayfinding model for academic libraries, where there is a high percentage of repeat users. Using the unique spatial characteristics of a specific academic library, this study explores the wayfinding patterns of repeat users and evaluates the impact of patrons' travel habits on their library space usage. The GIS tool ArcMap is employed to visualize library traffic and detect potential patterns of habitual wayfinding. The impact of habitual wayfinding behaviors on librar...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - October 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

What the framework means to me: Attitudes of academic librarians toward the ACRL framework for information literacy for higher education
Publication date: Available online 5 October 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Melissa Gross, Don Latham, Heidi JulienAbstractFindings from in-depth interviews with academic librarians reveal initial perceptions of the value of the new Association of College and Research Libraries' Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and information about individual experiences in implementing the framework into information literacy skills instruction. Fifteen academic librarians, recruited through the ILI-L listserv, participated in Skype interviews that averaged 50 min in length. Participa...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - October 6, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Children's help-seeking behaviors and effects of domain knowledge in using Google and Kids.gov: Query formulation and results evaluation stages
This study provides valuable information to systems designers. (Source: Library and Information Science Research)
Source: Library and Information Science Research - October 4, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Perceived value of digital components in library programmes: The case of Auckland Libraries' Dare to Explore summer reading programme
Publication date: Available online 27 September 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Jolene Misilei, Chern Li LiewAbstractWhile many libraries are making use of digital components in reading programs, there is little research examining the the perceived value of those components by consumers. Children and their parents value the Dare to Explore (DtE) summer reading programme at Auckland Libraries, New Zealand, as a whole but the perceived value of the digital components was not evident. There was either insufficient valued content or participants were not fully aware of what was available via the di...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - October 4, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Process mining applied on library information systems: A case study
In this study, a five-step methodology is applied to an integrated library system (ILS) for the first time. Given two event logs from two different organizations the ILS, a process mining tool is used for process discovery and data analysis. The findings reveal that although both of the organizations were using the same system, there were differences in the activities, sequences, and approaches followed by each one in daily tasks. The results of this kind of analysis can be used to highlight best practices and improve processes. In addition process model comparisons can then be made across various systems and organizations...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - October 4, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

How we done it good: Research through design as a legitimate methodology for librarianship
Publication date: Available online 3 October 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Rachel Ivy ClarkeAbstract“How we done it good” publications—a genre concerning project-based approaches that describe how (and sometimes why) something was done—are often rebuked in the library research community for lacking traditional scientific validity, reliability, and generalizability. While scientific methodologies may be a common approach to research and inquiry, they are not the only methodological paradigms. This research posits that the how we done it good paradigm in librarianship reflects a valid a...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - October 4, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Interdisciplinary scholarly collaboration in data-intensive, public-funded, international digital humanities project work
Publication date: Available online 13 September 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Alex H. Poole, Deborah A. GarwoodAbstractThe information practices of collaborative interdisciplinary researchers, especially in distributed environments, remain understudied. Embracing the naturalistic paradigm, this qualitative case study relies upon semi-structured interviews, snowball sampling, and grounded analysis. Based on interviews with 53 participants from 11 Digging Into Data 3 (DID3, 2014-2016) projects, this study examines the working practices of scholars (library and information science professionals,...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - September 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Does research using qualitative methods (grounded theory, ethnography, and phenomenology) have more impact?
Publication date: Available online 13 September 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Hamid R. JamaliAbstractIn spite of the increasing use of qualitative research methods in library and information studies, it is unclear whether using qualitative methods (grounded theory, ethnography, and phenomenology) results in an above average impact in library and information science (LIS). Articles using any of the three qualitative methods published from 2003 to 2013 and indexed in Web of Science in the category of “Information Science & Library Science” (N = 299) were studied. The number of citations...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - September 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Developing the methodological toolbox for information literacy research: Grounded theory and visual research methods
Publication date: Available online 11 September 2018Source: Library & Information Science ResearchAuthor(s): Alison HicksAbstractThe growing complexity of information environments calls for a reconsideration of the ways in which grounded theory method is employed within library and information science (LIS). This methodological discussion explores the synergies between grounded theory, information literacy and visual research to establish a research agenda for the extension of grounded theory method within LIS. The discussion draws upon recent theoretical and methodological advances to outline the challenges and opportunit...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - September 11, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research