Information Discovery and Delivery

Emotion analysis of user reactions to online news

Marina Bagić Babac

Social media allow for observing different aspects of human behaviour, in particular, those that can be evaluated from explicit user expressions. Based on a data set of…

Super-resolution with generative adversarial networks for improved object detection in aerial images

Aslan Ahmet Haykir, Ilkay Oksuz

Data quality and data resolution are essential for computer vision tasks like medical image processing, object detection, pattern recognition and so on. Super-resolution…

The composition of data economy: a bibliometric approach and TCCM framework of conceptual, intellectual and social structure

Sunday Adewale Olaleye, Emmanuel Mogaji, Friday Joseph Agbo, Dandison Ukpabi, Akwasi Gyamerah

The data economy mainly relies on the surveillance capitalism business model, enabling companies to monetize their data. The surveillance allows for transforming private…

Google SEO score and accessibility rank on the American University Libraries’ websites: one comparative analysis

Maryam Tavosi, Nader Naghshineh

This study aims to present a comparative study of university library websites (in the USA) from the standpoint of “Google SEO” and “Accessibility”. Furthermore…

Attainment of sustainable food security in Nigeria: the role of libraries

Clement Ola Adekoya, Isioma Alexis Ureki, Adesola Victoria Alade

The quest for sustainable food security (SFS) is fundamental to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In furtherance of their pivotal role in providing the…

Mapping research output on library and information science research domain in South Africa: a bibliometric visualisation

Javaid Ahmad Wani, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie, Ikhlaq Ur Rehman

The purpose of this study is to examine the research output on “library and information science” (LIS) research domain in South Africa. It also highlights the top LIS…

Research data services in libraries: a systematic literature review

Muhammad Safdar, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Arif, Murtaza Ashiq

The purpose of this paper was to systematically collect and review all studies which have been conducted on research data services in libraries across the globe.

A clustering approach for data quality results of research information systems

Reza Edris Abadi, Mohammad Javad Ershadi, Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki

The overall goal of the data mining process is to extract information from an extensive data set and make it understandable for further use. When working with large…

Factors that determine open data readiness among scholars: experience from selected universities in Tanzania

Obadia Shadrack Buhomoli, Paul Samwel Muneja

This study aims to investigate the factors determining the readiness for uptake of open data (OD) in Tanzania. Specifically, this study intended to answer the question…

Academic libraries and research data management: a case study of Dataverse global adoption

Hsin-liang Chen, Tzu-Heng Chiu, Ellen Cline

The purpose of this study is to examine the development of Dataverse, a global research data management consortium. The authors examine specifically the institutional…

Relationship of business students’ information-seeking anxiety with socio-academic variables in the digital environment

Sana Khan, Muhammad Asif Naveed, Mumtaz Ali Anwar

This paper aims to investigate the relationship of information-seeking anxiety (ISA) with socio-academic variables of business students in the digital environment.

Determinants of article processing charges for hybrid and gold open access journals

Sumiko Asai

While the number of hybrid journals has increased with the conversion from subscription journals, article processing charges (APCs) have not been examined as frequently as…

Proceedings of the annual meetings of the association for information science and technology: analysis of two decades of published research

Md. Anwarul Islam, Naresh Kumar Agarwal

The purpose of this study is to investigate the research and publication trends in the articles published in the conference proceedings of the Association for Information…

Open source software adoption for development of institutional repositories in university libraries of Islamabad

Muhammad Kabir Khan, Arslan Sheikh

This study aims to explore the present status of open-source institutional repository (IR) software’s usage in the university libraries of Islamabad. This study also…

Quality assessment of E-learning website using asymmetric impact–performance analysis and Kano’s customer satisfaction model: a case study based on WebQual 4.0

Mohammadreza Esmaeili Givi, Hamid Keshavarz, Zahra Kargar Azad

Using asymmetric impact–performance analysis for examining an asymmetric relationship between user satisfaction and website features, the present research aims to identify…

Evaluating social media’s communication effectiveness on travel product promotion: Facebook for college students in Hong Kong

Venessa Suet Yee Cheung, Joey Chung Yi Lo, Dickson K.W. Chiu, Kevin K.W. Ho

This study aims to evaluate social media’s communication effectiveness on travel product promotion among college students in Hong Kong. As traveling has become a popular…

Conceptualization in ontology based on Peirce’s triadic model of the sign: a qualitative content analysis

Khadije Moradi

This study aims to identify the effective components in object interpretation based on Pierce’s triadic sign model to determine how meaning is created and identify the…

Cloud computing applications in library services of Bangladesh: a study on librarians’ perceptions

Md. Nazmul Islam, Md. Shariful Islam, Antora Anwar, Mohammed Khalid Alam

This study aims to find out the current state of cloud-based library services in selected academic and special libraries of Bangladesh. The study also explored some…

Multi-word terms selection for information retrieval

Chedi Bechikh Ali, Hatem Haddad, Yahya Slimani

A number of approaches and algorithms have been proposed over the years as a basis for automatic indexing. Many of these approaches suffer from precision inefficiency at…

Do social networking sites enhance the research traits of college students?

Manzoor Hussain, Syed Uzma Kubravi, Fayaz Ahmad Loan

Social networking sites (SNS) have become popular destinations for college students all over the world. The minds of the college students have been steadily taking over by…

Digital pedagogies for librarians in higher education: a systematic review of the literature

Mousin Omar Saib, Mogiveny Rajkoomar, Nalindren Naicker, Cecilia Temilola Olugbara

The purpose of this paper is to identify and present a global perspective of digital pedagogies in relation to technology and academic librarians.

Why do users continually seek knowledge in online Q&A communities? An empirical investigation

Jiahua Jin, Tingting Zhang, Xiangbin Yan

Online Q&A communities have been widely highlighted as an important knowledge exchange market. Although motivations for users’ initial knowledge-seeking behavior have been…