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Work and work roles: a context of tasks
Isto HuvilaBoth task‐based and work‐oriented research approaches have proved their value in information science research. A task is a workable analytical unit of human activity, which brings…
Comparison and evaluation of the user interfaces of e‐journals II: perceptions of the users
Polona Vilar, Maja ŽumerThe paper aims to present a part of a wider study, performed at the Department of LIS&BS at the University of Ljubljana (UL). The study investigated the perceptions of user…
Using classification schemes and thesauri to build an organizational taxonomy for organizing content and aiding navigation
Zhonghong Wang, Abdus Sattar Chaudhry, Christopher S.G. KhooPotential and benefits of classification schemes and thesauri in building organizational taxonomies cannot be fully utilized by organizations. Empirical data of building an…
Do libraries matter? Public libraries and the creation of social capital
Andreas Vårheim, Sven Steinmo, Eisaku IdeLibrarians and the library profession keep repeating that libraries contribute greatly to generating social capital by “building community”. However, little evidence of this has…
A critical review of research on information behavior in assigned learning tasks
Mikko Tanni, Eero SormunenThis paper aims to give a critical review of the empirical information seeking and retrieval (IS&R) literature focusing on learning related information behavior. It also aims to…
The retrieval effectiveness of web search engines: considering results descriptions
Dirk LewandowskiThe purpose of this paper is to compare five major web search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask.com, and Seekport) for their retrieval effectiveness, taking into account not only…
Legal issues for information professionals IX: An overview of recent developments in the law, in relation to the internet
Charles OppenheimThis paper aims to provide an update to the last major review by Burrull and Oppenheim of legal aspects of information management in relation to the web.
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