Aslib Journal of Information Management: Volume 73 Issue 3

Perceptions of information literacy competencies among future psychology professionals: a comparative study in Spain and Portugal

María Pinto, Rosaura Fernández-Pascual, Carlos Lopes, Maria Luz Antunes, Tatiana Sanches

The aim of the study is to analyze the perceptions of belief-in-importance (BI), self-efficacy (SE) and preferred source of learning (SL) of information literacy (IL) competencies…

Cognitive mechanisms underlying interaction and contribution in online health communities: the perspectives of doctors and patients

Ping Wang, Jia Wang, Qiao Li

Active interaction and knowledge contribution are vital yet challenging elements of the sustainable development of online health communities (OHCs). To investigate the cognitive…

Evaluating the effectiveness of Farsi-English query production using ontology: a case of scientometric ontology

Sanaz Manouchehri, Mahdieh Mirzabeigi, Tahere Jowkar

This paper aims to discover the effectiveness of Farsi-English query using ontology.

Why do some people search for their files much more than others? A preliminary study

Ofer Bergman, Tamar Israeli, Yael Benn

Previous research has repeatedly shown that people only search for files in a small minority of cases when they do not remember the file's location. The current study aimed to…

Finding trafficked children through crowdsourcing: a usability evaluation

Dion Hoe-Lian Goh, Chei Sian Lee, Quan Zhou, Hang Guo

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how perceived usability and user characteristics influence the intention to use a crowdsourcing application for finding potentially…

The effects of cognitive load on query reformulation: mental demand, temporal demand and frustration

Kyoungsik Na

This study explores the effects of cognitive load on the propensity to reformulate queries during information seeking on the web.

Key motivations for leading Facebook communities: a uses and gratifications approach

Tali Gazit

Facebook community leaders, often nonprofessionals who make a personal decision to create and manage online spaces, are becoming key players on social media sites. Using the…

Social media for government information dissemination: content, characteristics and civic engagement

Gal Yavetz, Noa Aharony

The purpose of this study is to examine the information distributed on social media by government ministries. In addition, this study seeks to categorize and identify the…