Aslib Journal of Information Management: Volume 72 Issue 6

Understanding the information needs and information-seeking behaviours of new-generation engineering designers for effective knowledge management

Hao Qin, Hongwei Wang, Aylmer Johnson

This paper aims to explore the information needs and information-seeking behaviours of the new generation of engineering designers. A survey study is used to approach what their…

“We Need Psychological Support”: the information needs and seeking behaviors of African refugees in the United States

Musa Dauda Hassan, Dietmar Wolfram

The purpose of this study is to examine the information needs and seeking behaviors of African refugees in the Midwest United States. The research also investigates the sources…

Factors influencing the importance of criteria for judging answer quality on academic social Q&A platforms

Lei Li, Chengzhi Zhang, Daqing He

With the growth in popularity of academic social networking sites, evaluating the quality of the academic information they contain has become increasingly important. Users'…

Impact of contexts, resource types and perceptions on information management within the personal domain among college students

Sue Yeon Syn, Donghee Sinn, Sujin Kim

This study aims to investigate how college students' personal information behaviors were impacted by contexts, resource types and perceptions of personal information management.

Towards a typology of personal information management behavior: exploring and defining people's interactions with personal information

Lilach Alon, Alona Forkosh Baruch, Rafi Nachmias

Differences in personal information management (PIM) behavior are well established in the literature, but are defined from the narrow perspective of practical use (e.g…

A thematic analysis of highly retweeted early COVID-19 tweets: consensus, information, dissent and lockdown life

Mike Thelwall, Saheeda Thelwall

Public attitudes towards COVID-19 and social distancing are critical in reducing its spread. It is therefore important to understand public reactions and information dissemination…

“Being on the wrong side of the digital divide”: seeking technological interventions for education in Northeast Nigeria

Marianne Martens, Lala Hajibayova, Kathleen Campana, Gretchen Caldwell Rinnert, Joanne Caniglia, Isa Garba Bakori, Tsukuru Kamiyama, Liman Audu Mohammed, Davison M. Mupinga, Olivia Jeonghwa Oh

This paper aims to report the initial findings of a project aiming to re-establish basic education in conflict-ravaged states in Northeastern Nigeria and to improve education…

Developing a model to identify the antecedents and consequences of user satisfaction with digital libraries

Nima Soltani-Nejad, Fatemeh Taheri-Azad, Nayereh Zarei-Maram, Mohammad Karim Saberi

The primary objective of the present study was to design and develop a model to identify the antecedents and consequences of user satisfaction with digital libraries.