Information Discovery and Delivery: Volume 48 Issue 4

Academic video lectures over named data networking

Dimitris Kanellopoulos

Information-centric networking (ICN) is an innovative paradigm for the future internet architecture. This paper aims to provide a view on how academic video lectures can exploit…

Conundrum of resource sharing in Zimbabwe: a case of academic libraries

Collence Takaingenmhamo Chisita, Madeleine C. Fombad

The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges and opportunities for Zimbabwe’s academic libraries in their endeavour to provide quality services. It will examine how…

Information outreach interventions to promote the information access, use and exchange in the rural areas of Pakistan

Salman Bin Naeem, Rubina Bhatti, Khurshid Ahmad

This study is a part of the doctoral dissertation that proposes concrete measures to improve health-care information outreach program for rural health-care professionals in…

Improving predictive power through deep learning analysis of K-12 online student behaviors and discussion board content

Jui-Long Hung, Kerry Rice, Jennifer Kepka, Juan Yang

For studies in educational data mining or learning Analytics, the prediction of student’s performance or early warning is one of the most popular research topics. However…

Public opinion information dissemination in mobile social networks – taking Sina Weibo as an example

Xiwei Wang, Yunfei Xing, Yanan Wei, QingXiao Zheng, Guochun Xing

Social media, especially microblog, has become one of the most popular platforms for public opinion dissemination. However, so far few studies have been conducted to explore…

Educational data mining: a systematic review of research and emerging trends

Xu Du, Juan Yang, Jui-Long Hung, Brett Shelton

Educational data mining (EDM) and learning analytics, which are highly related subjects but have different definitions and focuses, have enabled instructors to obtain a holistic…

Digital resources integration under the knowledge management model: an analysis based on the structural equation model

Muhammad Rafi, Zheng JianMing, Khurshid Ahmad

In the age of knowledge explosion, modern technology facilitates the acquisition, organization and effective dissemination of information to support academic research. To achieve…

Applying social media to environmental education: is it more impactful than traditional media?

Chi-Hung Chung, Dickson K.W. Chiu, Kevin K.W. Ho, Cheuk Hang Au

This study aims to explore how social media help promote environmental education and pro-environmental behaviours by analysing how young adults access social media and traditional…