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Non-empirical ISO 9241-210:2019-based usability evaluation using fuzzy inference analyser: a special issue on interactive social robots
Adeleh Asemi, Asefeh Asemi, Hamid TahaeiThe objective of this research was to develop a new and highly accurate approach based on a fuzzy inference system (FIS) for the evaluation of usability based on ISO…
Cluster analysis and network visualization of research in mucormycosis: a scientometric mapping of the global publications from 2011 to 2020
Dhruba Jyoti Borgohain, Mohammad Nazim, Manoj Kumar VermaMucormycosis has evolved as a post-COVID-19 complication globally, especially in India. The research on fungus has been very primitive, and many scientific publications…
Librarian’s perception on data librarianship core concepts: a survey of motivational factors, challenges, skills and appropriate trainings platforms
Murtaza Ashiq, Nosheen Fatima WarraichData librarianship, or data-driven librarianship, is the combination of information science, data science and e-science fields and is gaining gradual importance in the…
Effects of interface layout design on mobile learning efficiency: a comparison of interface layouts for mobile learning platform
Mingming Zhang, Guanhua Hou, Yeh-Cheng ChenThe purpose of this study is to explore the impact of mobile learning platforms on users' study efficiency and develop cognitive indicators to evaluate users' study…
A comparison study of topic modeling based literature analysis by using full texts and abstracts of scientific articles: a case of COVID-19 research
Qiang Cao, Xian Cheng, Shaoyi LiaoHow to extract useful information from a very large volume of literature is a great challenge for librarians. Topic modeling technique, which is a machine learning…
Exploring the factors influencing users' learning and sharing behavior on social media platforms
Jianmei Wang, Jinwen XieThe research goal is to understand what factors affect users' knowledge and information learning and sharing on social media platforms. This study focuses on the impact of…
Text Complexity Analysis of Chinese and foreign academic English writing via mobile devices based on neural network and deep learning
Qiucheng LiuIn order to analyze the text complexity of Chinese and foreign academic English writings, the artificial neural network (ANN) under deep learning (DL) is applied to the…
Which quality determinants cause MOOCs continuance intention? A hybrid extending the expectation-confirmation model with learning engagement and information systems success
Yung-Ming ChengThe purpose of this study is to propose the research model integrating the expectation-confirmation model with the views of learning engagement (LE) and extending DeLone…
“To our health!” Perceived benefits offset privacy concerns in using national contact-tracing apps
Tin Trung Nguyen, Minh Tu Tran Hoang, Minh Tuan PhungCommunity health is placed under the limelight during the COVID-19 crisis, providing a unique context for investigating citizens' health-privacy tradeoff in accepting…
Analyzing the impact of technology incentives on community digital inclusion using structural equation modeling
A.Y.M. Atiquil Islam, Muhammad Rafi, Khurshid AhmadThis study aims to assess whether technological incentives inspire communities in the process of digital inclusion. The factors analyzed by the authors assess five…
What influences news learning and sharing on mobile platforms? An analysis of multi-level informational factors.
Jianmei Wang, Masoumeh Zareapoor, Yeh-Cheng Chen, Pourya Shamsolmoali, Jinwen XieThe purpose of the study is threefold: first, to identify what factors influence mobile users' willingness of news learning and sharing, second, to find out whether users'…
Thematic evolution of coronavirus disease: a longitudinal co-word analysis
Mahdiyeh Khazaneha, Oranus Tajedini, Omid Esmaeili, Mehdi Abdi, Ali Akbar Khasseh, Ali SadatmoosaviUsing science mapping analysis approach and co-word analysis, the present study explores and visualizes research fields and thematic evolution of the coronavirus. Based on…
The effectiveness of mobile learning strategies based on pervasive animated games: an example in a vocational technology college
Yuanlin HuangThe author proposed a mobile learning model of pervasive animated games which allows college students to learn via games accessed through a smartphone. It can develop the…
Facilitated virtual learning for advanced geriatric education among nursing students during the COVID pandemic in Taiwan
Pei-Lun Hsieh, Shang-Yu Yang, Wen-Yen Lin, Tien-Chi HuangThis study explored the students' perception of their adoption and acceptance of virtual learning (VL), the factors affecting the adoption of educational technologies and…
Reflecting the trends in the academic landscape of special education using probabilistic dynamic topic modeling
Muhammad Inaam ul haq, Qianmu Li, Jun HouSpecial education is the education segment that deals with the students facing hurdles in the traditional education system. Research data have evolved in the domain of…
A research on digital learning system based on multiplayer online animation game
Liping Liu, Mingchao Li, Shanshan JiThis research explores the appropriateness of using a digital learning system based on a multiplayer online animated game in firefighting education and training. Use of…
The acceptance and use of smartphones among older adults: differences in UTAUT determinants before and after training
Cheng-Chia Yang, Cheng Liu, Yi-Shun WangThis article aims at a Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model framework that was used to investigate the impact of a 16-h smartphone training…
Leaders, practitioners and scientists' awareness of artificial intelligence in libraries: a pilot study
Dessy Harisanty, Nove E. Variant Anna, Tesa Eranti Putri, Aji Akbar Firdaus, Nurul Aida Noor AziziThis study investigates the level of artificial intelligence (AI) awareness among library leaders, practitioners and scientists of Indonesian academic libraries to…
“Tinkering is underrated”: librarians' use of single-board computers and microcontrollers outside of makerspaces
Monica Grace MaceliThis research seeks to better understand the potential uses of maker technologies, such as single-board computers and microcontrollers, more broadly within libraries and…
The effect of mobile business simulation games in entrepreneurship education: a quasi-experiment
JiaChun Chen, Liangziye Tang, Honghong Tian, Ruiqiu Ou, Jingan Wang, Quan ChenDuring the current global epidemic, e-learning and mobile learning have been rapidly developed in the field of entrepreneurship education. The effect of these learning…
Artificial intelligence (AI) library services innovative conceptual framework for the digital transformation of university education
Rifqah Olufunmilayo Okunlaya, Norris Syed Abdullah, Rose Alinda AliasArtificial intelligence (AI) is one of the latest digital transformation (DT) technological trends the university library can use to provide library users with alternative…
Construction of alternate peer teaching method for digital animation game design
Haitang Wu, Hua TuThe purpose of this paper is to develop the teaching strategies of alternating peer teaching and progressive project-oriented learning, and apply them to the curriculum…
The influence of organizational learning on library service innovation
Zifan Zhou, Yufeng Duan, Junping Qiu, Li YangThis article intends to explore how organizational learning affects innovation in public library services, and the role of public librarians in innovation in library services.
Students' perceptions of augmented reality integrated into a mobile learning environment
Mingchao Li, Liping LiuThis study was based on situated learning, by combining mobile learning and augmented reality, so that students could not only access information content in a real…
Frontier hotspots and trend evolution of cultural and creative design in China—an empirical research on CNKI-based bibliometrics
Xin Feng, Lei Yu, Weixin Kong, Jingya WangWith the continuous improvement of social and economic development as well as the rising level of demand for spiritual life, the design of cultural and creative products…
Analyzing legal education mobile learner's behavior using deep learning under social media
Zhen ChenUnder emerging social media technology, mobile learners' behavior analysis and legality education have important practical significance. The research aims to detect the…
Does the venue of scientific conferences leverage their impact? A large scale study on Computer Science conferences
Luca Bedogni, Giacomo Cabri, Riccardo Martoglia, Francesco PoggiConferences bring scientists together and provide one of the most timely means for disseminating new ideas and cutting-edge works. The importance of conferences in many…
Analysis of interdisciplinary characteristics and knowledge structure from multidimensional perspective: a case study of national fitness topic in China
Xin Feng, Yuehao Liu, Xu WangThe sudden COVID-19 epidemic in 2019 has frustrated China's overall economy, and the implementation and development of the National Fitness Program has encountered huge…
Analysis of the critical success factors of mobile animation games based on a consistent fuzzy preference relationship
Rong Zhang, Yu-Teng ChangThe purpose of this research is to explore the critical success factors of mobile animation games, by exploring the game itself, information systems, game motivation and…
The impact of student learning aids on deep learning and mobile platform on learning behavior
Yanli Fan, Liyan LiuDeep learning (DL) technology is used to design a voice evaluation system to understand the impact of learning aids on DL and mobile platforms on students’ learning behavior.
A bibliometric analysis on innovation convergence
Wenyue Cui, Jie Tang, Zhipeng Zhang, Xin DaiInnovation convergence is critical to national or regional economic growth patterns. This article provides a systematic review of innovation convergence research through…
The effects of visual formats on Facebook health-related posts: evidence from eye movement analysis
JungWon Yoon, Sue Yeon SynThis study aimed to provide user-centered evidence for health professionals to make optimal use of images for the effective dissemination of health information on Facebook (FB).
College students' Twitter usage and psychological well-being from the perspective of generalised trust: comparing changes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Shaoyu Ye, Kevin K.W. HoThis study investigated the relationship between generalised trust and psychological well-being in college students, considering the social support obtained from their…
A quantitative review of LIS programs accredited by ALA and CILIP under contemporary technology advancement
Andrew Chean Yang Yew, Dickson K.W. Chiu, Yuriko Nakamura, King Kwan LiAdvancements in technology have led to many changes in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS). As global communications and technology continue to become more…
Comprehensive three-phase bibliometric assessment on the blockchain (2012–2020)
Sana Alam, Shehnila Zardari, Jawwad ShamsiThe research work provides a comprehensive bibliometric analysis on blockchain in general and with respect to trust and reputation management in particular. The research…
A bibliometric study on library and information science and information systems literature during 2010–2019
Manjula WijewickremaStudying the nature of research progress in interrelated research domains is important for evaluating the research productivity and to understand the current trends of the…
Mobile visual search model for Dunhuang murals in the smart library
Ziming Zeng, Shouqiang Sun, Tingting Li, Jie Yin, Yueyan ShenThe purpose of this paper is to build a mobile visual search service system for the protection of Dunhuang cultural heritage in the smart library. A novel mobile visual…
Mapping the quantity, quality and structural indicators of Asian (48 countries and 3 territories) research productivity on cloud computing
Waqar Ahmad Awan, Akhtar AbbasThe purpose of this study was to map the quantity (frequency), quality (impact) and structural indicators (correlations) of research produced on cloud computing in 48…
Operation management of academic libraries in Hong Kong under COVID-19
Pui Yik Yu, Ernest Tak Hei Lam, Dickson K.W. ChiuThis research studies the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operation management of Hong Kong academic libraries for understanding the difficulties and challenges…
What are the key indicators for evaluating the service satisfaction of WeChat official accounts in Chinese academic libraries?
Kun Zhang, Peixin LuWeChat official account (WCOA) is an emerging and important platform for academic library services, which greatly accelerates the development of this field. This article…
User experience research on social robot application
Wei-Feng Tung, Jaileez Jara Santiago CamposSocial robot, a subtype of robots that is designed for the various interactive services for human, which must deliver superior user experience (UX) by expressing…
Infoecology of the deep learning and smart manufacturing: thematic and concept interactions
Asefeh Asemi, Andrea Ko, Adeleh AsemiThis infecological study mainly aimed to know the thematic and conceptual relationship in published papers in deep learning (DL) and smart manufacturing (SM).
What drives continuance intention to use a food-ordering chatbot? An examination of trust and satisfaction
Kuo-Lun Hsiao, Chia-Chen ChenArtificial intelligence (AI) customer service chatbots are a new application service, and little is known about this type of service. This study applies service quality…
Effects of LEGO robotic on freshmen students' computational thinking and programming learning attitudes in Taiwan
Cathy Weng, Isaac Manyonge Matere, Chih-Hsien Hsia, Mei-Yen Wang, Apollo WengAdvancements in technology require that everyone is skilled with computational thinking (CT), problem-solving and computer programming skills. This study aims to examine…
The structural relationships among spatial presence, situational interest and behavioral attitudes toward online virtual museum navigation: a PLS-SEM analysis
Kun-Hung ChengThis study proposed a research model for verifying the structural relationships among users' perceived spatial presence (VR affordance), situational interest (affective…
Perceptions on adopting artificial intelligence and related technologies in libraries: public and academic librarians in North America
JungWon Yoon, James E. Andrews, Heather L. WardThis study aims to understand how artificial Intelligence (AI) and related technologies are currently being utilized in public and academic libraries and how librarians…
Social media emergency information assessment of major emergencies: a case study of additional emotional characteristics
Chunnian Liu, Qi Tian, Xiaogang ZhuThis study aimed to analyze existing problems in the dissemination and management of emergency information on social media platforms, improve social media users'…
Information Literacy Skills among Library and Information Science Professionals: a forecaster of Research Support Services
Sakhawat Ali, Shamshad AhmedThe present research aims to gauge the Information Literacy Skills (ILSs) of the University Library and Information Science Professionals (LISPs) of Pakistan and consider…
A worldwide quantitative review of the iSchools' archival education
King Kwan Li, Dickson K.W. ChiuArchival studies have long been a critical part of information education around the world. This paper attempts to provide a worldwide overview of archival education among…
Characterizing response quantity on academic social Q&A sites: a multidiscipline comparison of linguistic characteristics of questions
Lei Li, Anrunze Li, Xue Song, Xinran Li, Kun Huang, Edwin Mouda YeAs academic social Q&A networking websites become more popular, scholars are increasingly using them to meet their information needs by asking academic questions. However…
Factors fostering the success of IoT services in academic libraries: a study built to enhance the library performance
Asad Ullah Khan, Zhiqiang Zhang, Sohail Raza Chohan, Wajid RafiqueIn the modern era, libraries confront significant service challenges. Some challenges are linked to information resource management which includes direct availability of…
Study on the law of aging in Library and Information Science
Yanhui Song, Xukang Shen, Junping QiuAging research has traditionally been an important research topic in the field of Library and Information Science(LIS). The study of aging enables us to grasp the extent…
Wearable IoT intelligent recommender framework for a smarter healthcare approach
Mona Bokharaei Nia, Mohammadali Afshar Kazemi, Changiz Valmohammadi, Ghanbar AbbaspourThe increase in the number of healthcare wearable (Internet of Things) IoT options is making it difficult for individuals, healthcare experts and physicians to find the…
The analytic study of librarian-user and importance-satisfaction on the use factor of complex cultural space in library
Younghee NohThis study surveyed users and librarians who have been transforming libraries into a complex cultural space by reflecting the trends of the times, investigated and…
IoT as societal transformer: improving citizens' continuous usage intention in digital society through perceived public value
Sohail Raza Chohan, Guangwei Hu, Asad Ullah Khan, Ahmed Tisman Pasha, Fizzah Saleem, Muhammad Atif SheikhThe public sector use of the internet of Things (IoT) technology is an emerging field with a potential for a variety of institutional applications in the fields of…
A puncturable attribute-based data sharing scheme for the Internet of Medical Robotic Things
Sultan BasudanIn line with the fast development of information technology, the Internet of Medical Robotic Things (IoMRT) is gaining more ground in health care. Sharing patients'…
Use of infographics as a technology-based information dissemination tool: the perspective of Egyptian public university libraries library staff
Essam MansourThis study aims to explore the potential use of infographics as a technology-based information dissemination tool in Egyptian public university libraries.
Providing a framework for the reuse of research data based on the development dynamic framework of United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Ameneh Soleimani, Fatimah Fahim Nia, Nader Naghshineh, Adel Soleimani NejadThe present research is aimed at presenting a framework for the reuse of research data in Iran through applying the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
When feminism meets social networks
Gila PreborThe purpose of this study is to examine how different feminist Facebook groups in Israel operate in order to better understand the main issues in their discussions about…
Toward the dialectical evaluation of online information: the roles of personality, self-efficacy and attitude
Hamid Keshavarz, Amir Vafaeian, Ali ShabaniUser behavior in online information evaluation is the result of a multitude of factors related to social, cultural, personal and psychological issues. The present study…
Library café or elsewhere: usage of study space by different majors under contemporary technological environment
Jiafeng Zhou, Ernest Lam, Cheuk Hang Au, Patrick Lo, Dickson K.W. ChiuAs current university students may access information for their study anytime, anywhere with ubiquitous mobile technologies, this research re-examines the roles of study…
Research on the influencing factors of the switching behavior of Chinese social media users: QQ transfer to WeChat
Cong Yin, Yujing Zhou, Peiyu He, Meng TuThis research takes the transfer behavior of users from Tencent QQ to WeChat as an example to discuss the wider transfer behavior of social media users on the Internet.
A comprehensive study of the role of cloud computing on the information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) processes
Dayu Wang, Daojun Zhong, Liang LiInformation technology infrastructure library (ITIL) is a commonly utilized IT service management execution technique that helps IT services to be planned, designed…
Users’ health information sharing intention in strong ties social media: context of emerging markets
Min Zhang, Wen Lin, Zhen Ma, Jun Yang, Yan ZhangThis paper aims to theorize and examine how central cognition elaboration cue and peripheral cognition elaboration cue influence users’ health information sharing…
Augmented reality technology in the libraries of universities of medical sciences: identifying the application, advantages and challenges and presenting a model
Malihe Dalili Saleh, Maryam Salami, Faramarz Soheili, Soraya ZiaeiThis study aimed to present a model for the use of augmented reality (AR) in the libraries of universities of medical sciences. The goal was to introduce the applications…
We live in cloud computing world, without using it in our libraries
Maryam Loghmani Khozani, Hassan Behzadi, Mohsen Nowkarizi, Fatemeh Shafiee NeizarThe purpose of this study was to investigate the views of librarians in Iran academic libraries about the extent of their familiarity, application and knowledge of the…
The role of digital scholarship in academic libraries, the case of university of cape coast: opportunities and challenges
Theophilus Kwamena Ocran, Paulina Afful-ArthurThe purpose of the study is to assess the role of academic libraries in digital scholarship at the University of Cape Coast. The study adopted the descriptive survey…
Identifying features of health misinformation on social media sites: an exploratory analysis
Shuai Zhang, Feicheng Ma, Yunmei Liu, Wenjing PianThe purpose of this paper is to explore the features of health misinformation on social media sites (SMSs). The primary goal of the study is to investigate the salient…
A deep neural network based context-aware smart epidemic surveillance in smart cities
Harsuminder Kaur Gill, Vivek Kumar Sehgal, Anil Kumar VermaEpidemics not only affect the public health but also are a threat to a nation's growth and economy as well. Early prediction of epidemic can be beneficial to take…
Changes in habits of electronic news usage on mobile devices in university students: a comparative survey
Hoi Yin Yu, Yan Yung Tsoi, Anthony Hae Ryong Rhim, Dickson K.W. Chiu, Mavis Man-Wai LungA rising trend has been observed to minimize extraneous cognitive load when reading by enhancing secondary knowledge through technology. For the readers to comprehend…
Perceived benefits and post-adoption usage of education management information system
Gjoko Stamenkov, Rezarta Zhaku-HaniThe purpose of this research is to explore and explain education management information system (EMIS) post-adoption in the context of mandatory settings, focusing on…
A comprehensive study to the protection of digital library readers' privacy under an untrusted network environment
Zongda Wu, Shigen Shen, Huxiong Li, Haiping Zhou, Dongdong ZouFirst, the authors analyze the key problems faced by the protection of digital library readers' data privacy and behavior privacy. Second, the authors introduce the…
The effects of gratifications, flow and satisfaction on the usage of livestreaming services
Chin Lung Hsu, Judy Chuan-Chuan LinThis study combines uses and gratifications theory and flow theory to create an integrated model that predicts continuance intention to use and satisfaction with…
The characteristics of knowledge diffusion of library and information science – from the perspective of citation
Jingda Ding, Chao Liu, Yiqing YuanThis paper aims to explore the characteristics of knowledge diffusion of library and information science to reveal its development trend and influence on other disciplines.
Evaluation of teachers’ information literacy based on information of behavioral data in online learning and teaching platforms: an empirical study of China
Yating Li, Chi Zhou, Di Wu, Min ChenAdvances in information technology now permit the recording of massive and diverse process data, thereby making data-driven evaluations possible. This study discusses…
Toward the e-loyalty of digital library users: investigating the role of e-service quality and e-trust in digital economy
Muhammad Khalid Anser, Mosab I. Tabash, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Abdullah Mohammed Aldakhil, Zahid YousafThis study aims to investigate the role of e-service quality and e-trust for achieving e-loyalty among digital library users in the digital economy. The current study…
Research on the drivers of undergraduates' intention to use university digital libraries: affinity theory as an additional construct of information system success model
Fang Xu, Jia Tina DuThis study aims to examine the factors influencing undergraduates' intention to use university digital libraries by integrating the information system success model and…
Motivations of choosing archival studies as major in the iSchools: viewpoint between two universities across the Pacific Ocean
Tracy Chui Wan Ng, Dickson K.W. Chiu, KIng Kwan LiThis study explores the learning and career motivation of the students who have chosen archival studies as their major in their master's degree programs, which has scant…
Emerging knowledge commons in the public libraries in South Africa
Williams Ezinwa Nwagwu, Margaret Molaodi MatobakoThis study was aimed to examine emerging knowledge commons in the public libraries in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District in Free State, South Africa.
Social network analysis of mythology field
Sümeyye Akça, Müge AkbulutThe main purpose of the study is to detect, monitor the mythology field and make predictions of the development of it using social network analysis metrics. Mythology…
Research of influence mechanism of corporate social responsibility for smart cities on consumers' purchasing intention
Meier Zhuang, Wenzhong Zhu, Lihui Huang, Wen-Tsao PanThe main purpose of this paper is to explore the influence mechanism of corporate social responsibility (CSR) for smart cities on consumers' purchase intention. The…
Improving programming skills: the use of learning style theory and the instant response supplement tool
Chin-Feng Lai, Yu-Lin Jeng, Sheng-Bo HuangIn a programming course, students often need tutors' assistance to complete learning activities, as they lack enough background knowledge to complete tasks. A further…
Factors influencing the behavior of multi-modal information search
Zhiyi Li, Jiayu Zhu, Xiaolin LiWith the increasing abundance of network resources and big data, multi-modal information search (MMIS) has been paid more and more attention, but the research results of…
Innovation in using IT: understanding the impact of knowledge absorptive capacity on academic librarians
Mojtaba Kaffashan Kakhki, Marzie Zarqi, Hadi Harati, Yaser Asemandoreh, Ehsan Namdar JoyameThe aim of this study is to examine the effect of organizational levers and information technology (IT) absorptive capacity on librarians' innovation.
Fault-tolerant content list management for media servers in the smart robot domain
Chi-Chun Chen, Jian-Hong Wang, Hsing-Wen Wang, Jie ZhangThis research proposes an innovative fault-tolerant media content list management technology applied to the smart robot domain.
The effect of intellectual property treaties on international innovation collaboration: a study based on USPTO patents during 1976–2017
JianQin Xiang, Feicheng Ma, Haiyan WangStudies have indicated that international innovation collaboration has promoted technology transfer and knowledge spillover between countries. The conclusion of various…
Examining research topics with a dependency-based noun phrase extraction method: a case in accounting
Lei Lei, Yaochen Deng, Dilin LiuExamining research topics in a specific area such as accounting is important to both novice and veteran researchers. The present study aims to identify the research topics…
Key features of information management systems (IMSs) for automation in university libraries: a view point of information professionals in Pakistan
Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Ghulam AyeshaThe purpose of this study is to investigate the key features of information management systems (IMSs) for automation in university libraries. This study also highlights…
Analysis on the research progress of library and information science since the new century
Yanhui Song, Kaiyang Wei, Siluo Yang, Fei Shu, Junping QiuLibrary science and information science, two subdisciplines of library and information science (LIS), are developed independently but interconnectedly. In this information…
Using robot animal companions in the academic library to mitigate student stress
Autumn Edwards, Chad Edwards, Bryan Abendschein, Juliana Espinosa, Jonathan Scherger, Patricia Vander MeerThe purpose of this paper is to interrogate the relationship between self-reported levels of acute stress, perceived social support and interactions with robot animals in…
Library collections promotion for preadolescents using social media marketing strategies
Ko-Chiu Wu, Tsung-Ying YangThis study aims to explore preadolescents' opinions of the social media marketing strategies hosted by libraries to promote collections.
E-book or print book: parents' current view in Hong Kong
Yan Yu Cora Sung, Dickson K.W. ChiuThis study aims to examine the perception and preference of parents for their children using mobile devices to read. The pros and cons of electronic books and print books…
Readers' engagement through digital social reading on Twitter: the TwLetteratura case study
Federico Pianzola, Maurizio Toccu, Marco VivianiThe purpose of this article is to explore how participants with different motivations (educational or leisure), familiarity with the medium (newbies and active Twitter…
Analysis of YouTube video contents on Koha and DSpace, and sentiment analysis of viewers' comments
Maya Deori, Vinit Kumar, Manoj Kumar VermaThe purpose of the study is to evaluate certain characteristics of the videos of the software Koha and DSpace posted on YouTube. Since YouTube has the potential to provide…
Impact analysis of e-Databases' job relevance, output quality and result demonstrability on faculty research motivation
Roland Izuagbe, Olajumoke Rebecca Olawoyin, Christopher Nkiko, Promise Ifeoma Ilo, Felicia Yusuf, Mercy Iroaganachi, Julie Ilogho, Goodluck Israel IfijehThe purpose of the study is to ascertain whether or not faculty members would be motivated to use e-Databases for research considering the impact of the Technology…
Why low-income people have difficulty accessing to obtain public cultural services? Evidence from an empirical study on representative small and medium-sized cities
Dengdeng Wanyan, Zijian WangThis article aims to provide reference for government departments and public cultural institutions in strengthening the provision of public cultural services for…
Social network analysis and data visualization of MIS international collaboration in Taiwan
Yung-Ting Chuang, Yi-Hsi ChenThe purpose of this paper is to apply social network analysis (SNA) to study faculty research productivity, to identify key leaders, to study publication keywords and…
A new decade of uses for geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool to research, measure and analyze library services
Lauren Heather Mandel, Bradley Wade Bishop, Ashley Marie OrehekThe purpose of this paper is to explore library research that uses geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool to evaluate library services and resources to ascertain…
The effectiveness of using crowdsourcing for improving information services: an action research approach
Ali Saif Said Al-Aufi, Nabhan Al-Harrasi, Azhar Al-AbriThe purpose of this study was to identify the status of using crowdsourcing to develop information services through the Twitter platform and to determine the factors…
A character social network relationship map tool to facilitate digital humanities research
Chih-Ming Chen, Chung Chang, Yung-Ting ChenDigital humanities aim to use a digital-based revolutionary new way to carry out enhanced forms of humanities research more effectively and efficiently. This study…
E-book data mining: real information behavior of university academic community
Azra Rafique, Kanwal Ameen, Alia ArshadThe purpose of this study is to examine the evidence-based use patterns of Higher Education Commission (HEC) subscribed e-books databases by the academic community at…
Willingness to accept social robots in museums: an exploratory factor analysis according to visitor profile
Laura Fuentes-Moraleda, Carmen Lafuente-Ibañez, Natalia Fernandez Alvarez, Teresa Villace-MolineroThe aim of this exploratory study is to identify the factors that influence the acceptance of social robots in museum environments and determine if this influence depends…
Museum engagement visits with a universal game-based blended museum learning service for different age groups
Tien-Yu Hsu, Hsin-Yi LiangThis study develops a universal game-based blended museum learning service (UGBMLS) to engage museum visitors of different ages and promote their return visits. This study…
How to protect reader lending privacy under a cloud environment: a technical method
Zongda Wu, Shigen Shen, Chenglang Lu, Huxiong Li, Xinning SuIn this paper, the authors propose an effective mechanism for the protection of digital library readers' lending privacy under a cloud environment.
A secure anonymous tracing fog-assisted method for the Internet of Robotic Things
Abdulrahman AlamerEmploying a fog computing (FC) network system in the robotic network system is an effective solution to support robotic application issues. The interconnection between…
Impact of using ARCS model and problem-based leaning on human interaction with robot and motivation
Chih-Hsien Hsia, Chin-Feng Lai, Yu-Sheng SuThe purpose of this study, we present a robot used in education. Influenced by the epoch of revolutionary digital technology, the methodology of education has gone…
Facilitating transmuters' acquisition of data scientist knowledge based on their educational backgrounds: state-of-the-practice and challenges
Muhammad Javed Ramzan, Saif Ur Rehman Khan, Inayat ur-Rehman, Muhammad Habib Ur Rehman, Ehab Nabiel Al-khannaqIn recent years, data science has become a high-demand profession, thereby attracting transmuters (individuals who want to change their profession due to industry trends…
A new product development of the iOS-based ordering systems for smart cities
Victor Chang, James Liddle, Qianwen Ariel Xu, Ben S. LiuThis paper describes the process of creating a retail ordering application and aims to see how to achieve this through an IDE (integrated development environment) and…
Why should I contribute my voice? Analysis of members' knowledge contribution behavior from a perspective of social distance
Min Zhang, Yunxiao Xue, Jun Yang, Yan ZhangMembers' knowledge contribution behavior has positive significance for maintaining the activity of the knowledge community, as well as for improving knowledge interaction…
A road traffic accidents prediction model for traffic service robot
Chaohui Zhang, Yijing Li, Tian LiIn recent years, the demand for road traffic has continued to increase, but the casualties and economic losses caused by traffic accidents have also remained high…
Advancing open government data portals: a comparative usability evaluation study
Di Wang, Deborah Richards, Ayse Aysin Bilgin, Chuanfu ChenTo address the key problem of lack of use in the advancement of open government data (OGD) portals from the aspect of good usability, which is an essential prerequisite to…
OpenRank – a novel approach to rank universities using objective and publicly verifiable data sources
Muhammad Sajid Qureshi, Ali Daud, Malik Khizar Hayat, Muhammad Tanvir AfzalAcademic rankings are facing various issues, including the use of data sources that are not publicly verifiable, subjective parameters, a narrow focus on research…
The role of news title for linking during preservation process in digital archives
Muzammil Khan, Sarwar Shah Khan, Arshad Ahmad, Arif Ur RahmanThe World Wide Web has become an essential platform for a news publication, and it has become one of the primary sources of information dissemination in the past few…
Green computing intent and behavior of Pakistani academic librarians: PLS-SEM analysis
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Brain–computer interface in the context of information retrieval systems in a library
Magdalena WójcikThe subject of this paper is the idea of Brain–Computer Interface (BCI). The main goal is to assess the potential impact of BCI on the design, use and evaluation of…
The current situation of information literacy education and curriculum design in Pakistan: a discovery using Delphi method
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A conceptual framework for wisdom-based decision-making process in audit profession
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User churn behavior model of rural public digital cultural services: an empirical study in China
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Cybersecurity attacks on CAN bus based vehicles: a review and open challenges
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Effects of social robots on depressive symptoms in older adults: a scoping review
Bruno Sanchez de Araujo, Marcelo Fantinato, Sarajane Marques Peres, Ruth Caldeira de Melo, Samila Sathler Tavares Batistoni, Meire Cachioni, Patrick C.K. HungThis review scopes evidence on the use of social robots for older adults with depressive symptoms, in the scenario of smart cities, analyzing the age-related depression…
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