Journal of Documentation: Volume 76 Issue 6

Tracing theory diffusion: a text mining and citation-based analysis of TAM

Fang Wang, Xiaoyu Wang

Theory is a kind of condensed human knowledge. This paper is to examine the mechanism of interdisciplinary diffusion of theoretical knowledge by tracing the diffusion of a…

The complex information needs of disadvantaged young first-time mothers: insights into multiplicity of needs

Steven Buchanan, Cara Jardine

The purpose of this paper is to holistically explore the information needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged young first-time mothers and associated issues of complexity.

How information sharing at information grounds helps reconnect a religiously divided society? Cafés, Christians and Muslims in Ambon, Indonesia

Abdul Rohman

Different worldviews have been posed as constraining to information sharing. Religion is one element that constitutes the way people view the world. In many countries, religion…

The mediating role of documents: information sharing through medical records in healthcare

Esther Ebole Isah, Katriina Byström

The focus of this paper is on the mediating role of medical records in patient care. Their informative, communicative and constitutive facets are analysed on the basis of a case…

Subject indexing in humanities: a comparison between a local university repository and an international bibliographic service

Koraljka Golub, Jukka Tyrkkö, Joacim Hansson, Ida Ahlström

As the humanities develop in the realm of increasingly more pronounced digital scholarship, it is important to provide quality subject access to a vast range of heterogeneous…

Manifestations of expert power in gatekeeping: a conceptual study

Reijo Savolainen

This study aims to elaborate the picture of the relationships between information and power by examining how expert power appears in the characterizations of gatekeeping presented…

“People are reading your work,” scholarly identity and social networking sites

Marie L. Radford, Vanessa Kitzie, Stephanie Mikitish, Diana Floegel, Gary P. Radford, Lynn Silipigni Connaway

Scholarly identity refers to endeavors by scholars to promote their reputation, work and networks using online platforms such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Twitter. This…

Data managers' perspectives on OAIS designated communities and the FAIR principles: mediation, tools and conceptual models

Devan Ray Donaldson, Ewa Zegler-Poleska, Lynn Yarmey

This paper presents results of a study on data managers' perspectives on the evolution of Designated Communities and the FAIR Principles using an example of a geological…

Exploring the renaissance of wayfinding and voyaging through the lens of knowledge representation, organization and discovery systems

Wayne Buente, Chad Kālepa Baybayan, Lala Hajibayova, Mallory McCorkhill, Roman Panchyshyn

The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis from an ethical perspective of how the concept of indigenous wayfinding and voyaging is mapped in knowledge…

Cross-national digital humanities research collaborations: structure, patterns and themes

Fangli Su

The purpose of this paper is to examine the structure, patterns and themes of cross-national collaborations in Digital Humanities research through the application of social…

Information flows and topic modeling in corporate governance

Jeffrey D. Kushkowski, Charles B. Shrader, Marc H. Anderson, Robert E. White

Multiple disciplines such as finance, management and economics have contributed to governance research over time. However, the full intellectual structure of the governance…

Hidden and forbidden: conceptualising Dark Knowledge

Simon Burnett, Annemaree Lloyd

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of Dark Knowledge, an epistemology that acknowledges both alternative knowledge and ways of knowing which are cognizant of…

Conflating scholarly and science communication practices: the production of open letters on climate change

Carin Graminius

The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse interfaces between scholarly and science communication practices by using the production of open letters on climate change as a…

Information literacy and consciousness

John M. Budd

While there is a huge literature devoted to information literacy (IL), much of which is devoted to course or content design and some sort of assessment. What is presented in this…

Exploring the effects of habit strength on scholarly publishing

Lars Moksness, Svein Ottar Olsen, Ho Huy Tuu

This study aims to explore the role of habit strength in explaining intention and open access (OA) and non-OA scholarly publishing.

A study of higher education students' self-perceived digital competences for learning and everyday life online participation

Konstantina Martzoukou, Crystal Fulton, Petros Kostagiolas, Charilaos Lavranos

An increasing amount of research and debate has emerged over the last few years, emphasising the need for developing digitally competent, literate, able, skilled, capable people…

A new framework for ethical creation and evaluation of multi-perspective knowledge organization systems

Maayan Zhitomirsky-Geffet, Lala Hajibayova

This study aims to present a new framework for ethical creation and evaluation of multi-perspective knowledge organization systems.

The trouble with diverse books, part I: on the limits of conceptual analysis for political negotiation in Library & Information Science

E. E. Lawrence

The term diverse books is increasingly popular yet persistently nebulous. The purpose of this paper – Part I of II – is to illuminate both that the concept is in need of a unified…