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  1. Sharma, N.; Butler, B.S.; Irwin, J.; Spallek, H.: Emphasizing social features in information portals : effects on new member engagement (2011) 0.04 
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    Abstract
    Many information portals are adding social features with hopes of enhancing the overall user experience. Invitations to join and welcome pages that highlight these social features are expected to encourage use and participation. While this approach is widespread and seems plausible, the effect of providing and highlighting social features remains to be tested. We studied the effects of emphasizing social features on users' response to invitations, their decisions to join, their willingness to provide profile information, and their engagement with the portal's social features. The results of a quasi-experiment found no significant effect of social emphasis in invitations on receivers' responsiveness. However, users receiving invitations highlighting social benefits were less likely to join the portal and provide profile information. Social emphasis in the initial welcome page for the site also was found to have a significant effect on whether individuals joined the portal, how much profile information they provided and shared, and how much they engaged with social features on the site. Unexpectedly, users who were welcomed in a social manner were less likely to join and provided less profile information; they also were less likely to engage with social features of the portal. This suggests that even in online contexts where social activity is an increasingly common feature, highlighting the presence of social features may not always be the optimal presentation strategy.
  2. Clark, J.: Identifying useful Websites (1998) 0.03 
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    Source
    Behavioral and social sciences librarian. 17(1998) no.1, S.91-93
  3. Hiom, D.: SOSIG : an Internet hub for the social sciences, business and law (2000) 0.03 
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    Abstract
    SOSIG (Social Science Information Gateway) aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. This article tracks the the development of the gateway since its inception in 1994, describes the current features and looks at some of the associated research and development areas that are taking place around the service including the automatic classification of Web resources and experiments with multilingual thesauri
  4. Digital library use : social practice in design and evaluation (2003) 0.03 
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    Footnote
    Rez. in: JASIST 57(2006) no.8, S.1130-1132 (S.R. Tompson): "The editors of This text in MIT Press' Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing series deliberately view digital libraries (DLs) as "sociotechnical systems" - "networks of technology. information. documents, people and practices''. They allow an additional definition of "sociotechnical" as "an analytical stance that privileges neither the social nor the technological and in which neither is reducible to the other". This is an important definition, as it is the foundation of the contributors' sociological approach to digital libraries, an approach not typical of the DL literature which still focuses "largely on the technology itself". Bishop et al. have two stated goals for this volume: 1. "... to inform police and professional practice in DLs with socially grounded understanding of DLs as part of a web of social relations and practices. 2. "... to perform technically informed social analysis of phenomena of interest to social scientists that are highlighted by digital libraries. specifically issues of work, groups, and knowledge"."
  5. Okoli, C.; Mehdi, M.; Mesgari, M.; Nielsen, F.A.; Lanamäki, A.: Wikipedia in the eyes of its beholders : a systematic review of scholarly research on Wikipedia readers and readership (2014) 0.03 
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    Abstract
    Hundreds of scholarly studies have investigated various aspects of Wikipedia. Although a number of literature reviews have provided overviews of this vast body of research, none has specifically focused on the readers of Wikipedia and issues concerning its readership. In this systematic literature review, we review 99 studies to synthesize current knowledge regarding the readership of Wikipedia and provide an analysis of research methods employed. The scholarly research has found that Wikipedia is popular not only for lighter topics such as entertainment but also for more serious topics such as health and legal information. Scholars, librarians, and students are common users, and Wikipedia provides a unique opportunity for educating students in digital literacy. We conclude with a summary of key findings, implications for researchers, and implications for the Wikipedia community.
    Date
    18.11.2014 13:22:03
  6. Reference sources on the Internet : off the shelf and onto the Web (1997) 0.02 
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    Content
    Doing reference 'off the shelf' - WWW search tools in reference services - Career and employment resources on the Internet - Reference sources on the Internet: geography and international studies - Education resources - References sources on the Internet: psychology - Internet resources for reference: finance and investment - Social problems and human services / social sciences solutions on the Internet - Politics by other media_ a guide to national political information resources on the Internet - Economics Internet sites for reference librarians - Internet reference resources in language and literature
  7. Zielinski, K.; Nielek, R.; Wierzbicki, A.; Jatowt, A.: Computing controversy : formal model and algorithms for detecting controversy on Wikipedia and in search queries (2018) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    Controversy is a complex concept that has been attracting attention of scholars from diverse fields. In the era of Internet and social media, detecting controversy and controversial concepts by the means of automatic methods is especially important. Web searchers could be alerted when the contents they consume are controversial or when they attempt to acquire information on disputed topics. Presenting users with the indications and explanations of the controversy should offer them chance to see the "wider picture" rather than letting them obtain one-sided views. In this work we first introduce a formal model of controversy as the basis of computational approaches to detecting controversial concepts. Then we propose a classification based method for automatic detection of controversial articles and categories in Wikipedia. Next, we demonstrate how to use the obtained results for the estimation of the controversy level of search queries. The proposed method can be incorporated into search engines as a component responsible for detection of queries related to controversial topics. The method is independent of the search engine's retrieval and search results recommendation algorithms, and is therefore unaffected by a possible filter bubble. Our approach can be also applied in Wikipedia or other knowledge bases for supporting the detection of controversy and content maintenance. Finally, we believe that our results could be useful for social science researchers for understanding the complex nature of controversy and in fostering their studies.
  8. Zhang, Y.: Scholarly use of Internet-based electronic resources (2001) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    By Internet resources Zhang means any electronic file accessible by any Internet protocol. Their usage is determined by an examination of the citations to such sources in a nine-year sample of four print and four electronic LIS journals, by a survey of editors of these journals, and by a survey of scholars with "in press" papers in these journals. Citations were gathered from Social Science Citation Index and manually classed as e-sources by the format used. All authors with "in press" papers were asked about their use and opinion of Internet sources and for any suggestions for improvement. Use of electronic sources is heavy and access is very high. Access and ability explain most usage while satisfaction was not significant. Citation of e-journals increases over the eight years. Authors report under citation of e-journals in favor of print equivalents. Traditional reasons are given for citing and not citing, but additional reasons are also present for e-journals.
  9. Rowley, J.: Current awareness in an electronic age (1998) 0.01 
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    Date
    22. 2.1999 17:50:37
    Source
    Online and CD-ROM review. 22(1998) no.4, S.277-279
  10. Gersmann, G.; Dörr, M.: ¬Der Server Frühe Neuzeit als Baustein für eine Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Geschichte (2001) 0.01 
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    Date
    22. 3.2001 11:57:52
  11. Schininà, A.: Literatur im Internet (2001) 0.01 
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    Online Mitteilungen. 2001, Nr.70, S.22-36 [=Mitteilungen VÖB 54(2001) H.2/3]
  12. Metadata and organizing educational resources on the Internet (2000) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    This book documents the experiences of metadata creators (both catalogers and indexers), library administrators, and educators who are actively engaged in projects that organize Internet resources for educational purposes. It examines the status quo of cataloging Internet resources, explores the relationship between traditional cataloging practices and Internet cataloging, introduces a number of educationally focused metadata schemes, and examines theoretical and practice aspects of metadata in relation to today's evolving Internet-based educational terrain.
  13. Dawson, H.: Using the Internet for political research : practical tips and hints (2003) 0.01 
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    Content
    Key Features - Includes chapters an key topics such as elections, parliaments, prime ministers and presidents - Contains case studies of typical searches - Highlights useful political science Internet sites. The Author Heather Dawson is an Assistant Librarian at the British Library of Political and Economic Science and Politics and Government Editor of SOSIG (The Social Science Information Gateway). Readership This book is aimed at researchers, librarians/ information workers handling reference enquiries and students. Contents Getting started an using the Internet - search tools available, information gateways, search terms, getting further information Political science research - getting started, key organisations, key web sites Elections - using the Internet to follow an election, information an electoral systems, tracing election results, future developments (e.g. digital archive) Political parties - what is online, constructing searches, key sites, where to find information Heads of state (Presidents and Prime Ministers) - tracing news stories, Speeches, directories worldwide Parliaments - what is happening in Parliament, tracing MPs, Bills, devolution and regional parliaments in the UK; links to useful sites with directories of parliaments worldwide Government departments - tracing legislation, statistics and consultation papers Political science education - information an courses, grants, libraries, searching library catalogues, tracing academic staff members Keeping up-to-date - political news stories, political research and forthcoming events
  14. Diedrichs, R.: Bezug und Bereitstellung elektronischer Publikationen : Integration auf Verbundebene - das Beispiel des GBV (1998) 0.01 
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    Source
    Bibliothek: Forschung und Praxis. 22(1998) H.1, S.81-83
  15. Pipp, E.: E-Psyche - "die umfassendste, kostengünstigste und aktuellste Datenbank im Fachbereich Psychologie"??? (2001) 0.01 
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    Date
    20. 1.2002 18:22:30
  16. Blake, P.: Who will be the king ... of the portals? : There is a lot of competition to be the alpha business information site (1999) 0.01 
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    Information today. 16(1999) no.8, S.20-22
  17. Flemming, A.: Kurzbericht des Vorstandes des Deutschen Bibliotheksverbandes 1998 bis 2001 (2001) 0.01 
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    11. 6.2004 13:22:23
  18. Hannemann, M.: Online ins Schlaraffenland der Wissenschaft : Literatur-Recherche im Internet ist ein teures Unterfangen ohne Erfolgsgarantie - Doch wer systematisch sucht, gelangt zügig ans Ziel (1999) 0.01 
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    Date
    3. 5.1997 8:44:22
  19. Mesgari, M.; Okoli, C.; Mehdi, M.; Nielsen, F.A.; Lanamäki, A.: ¬"The sum of all human knowledge" : a systematic review of scholarly research on the content of Wikipedia (2015) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    Wikipedia may be the best-developed attempt thus far to gather all human knowledge in one place. Its accomplishments in this regard have made it a point of inquiry for researchers from different fields of knowledge. A decade of research has thrown light on many aspects of the Wikipedia community, its processes, and its content. However, due to the variety of fields inquiring about Wikipedia and the limited synthesis of the extensive research, there is little consensus on many aspects of Wikipedia's content as an encyclopedic collection of human knowledge. This study addresses the issue by systematically reviewing 110 peer-reviewed publications on Wikipedia content, summarizing the current findings, and highlighting the major research trends. Two major streams of research are identified: the quality of Wikipedia content (including comprehensiveness, currency, readability, and reliability) and the size of Wikipedia. Moreover, we present the key research trends in terms of the domains of inquiry, research design, data source, and data gathering methods. This review synthesizes scholarly understanding of Wikipedia content and paves the way for future studies.
  20. Lim, S.: How and why do college students use Wikipedia? (2009) 0.01 
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    Abstract
    The purposes of this study were to explore college students' perceptions, uses of, and motivations for using Wikipedia, and to understand their information behavior concerning Wikipedia based on social cognitive theory (SCT). A Web survey was used to collect data in the spring of 2008. The study sample consisted of students from an introductory undergraduate course at a large public university in the midwestern United States. A total of 134 students participated in the study, resulting in a 32.8% response rate. The major findings of the study include the following: Approximately one-third of the students reported using Wikipedia for academic purposes. The students tended to use Wikipedia for quickly checking facts and finding background information. They had positive past experiences with Wikipedia; however, interestingly, their perceptions of its information quality were not correspondingly high. The level of their confidence in evaluating Wikipedia's information quality was, at most, moderate. Respondents' past experience with Wikipedia, their positive emotional state, their disposition to believe information in Wikipedia, and information utility were positively related to their outcome expectations of Wikipedia. However, among the factors affecting outcome expectations, only information utility and respondents' positive emotions toward Wikipedia were related to their use of it. Further, when all of the independent variables, including the mediator, outcome expectations, were considered, only the variable information utility was related to Wikipedia use, which may imply a limited applicability of SCT to understanding Wikipedia use. However, more empirical evidence is needed to determine the applicability of this theory to Wikipedia use. Finally, this study supports the knowledge value of Wikipedia (Fallis, [2008]), despite students' cautious attitudes toward Wikipedia. The study suggests that educators and librarians need to provide better guidelines for using Wikipedia, rather than prohibiting Wikipedia use altogether.

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