Literatur zur Informationserschließung

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  Huang, Y. ; Cox, A.M. ; Sbaffi, L.: Research data management policy and practice in Chinese university libraries.
  In: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 72(2021) no.4, S.493-506.
  
  Abstract: On April 2, 2018, the State Council of China formally released a national Research Data Management (RDM) policy "Measures for Managing Scientific Data". In this context and given that university libraries have played an important role in supporting RDM at an institutional level in North America, Europe, and Australasia, the aim of this article is to explore the current status of RDM in Chinese universities, in particular how university libraries have been involved in taking the agenda forward. This article uses a mixed-methods data collection approach and draws on a website analysis of university policies and services; a questionnaire for university librarians; and semi-structured interviews. Findings indicate that Research Data Service at a local level in Chinese Universities are in their infancy. There is more evidence of activity in developing data repositories than support services. There is little development of local policy. Among the explanations of this may be the existence of a national-level infrastructure for some subject disciplines, the lack of professionalization of librarianship, and the relatively weak resonance of openness as an idea in the Chinese context.
  
  Inhalt: Vgl.: https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.24413.
  
  Land/Ort: China
  
  
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  Cox, A.M. ; Kennan, M.A. ; Lyon, L. ; Pinfield, S. ; Sbaffi, L.: Maturing research data services and the transformation of academic libraries.
  In: Journal of documentation. 75(2019) no.6, S.1432-1462.
  
  Abstract: Purpose A major development in academic libraries in the last decade has been recognition of the need to support research data management (RDM). The purpose of this paper is to capture how library research data services (RDS) have developed and to assess the impact of this on the nature of academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire responses from libraries in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and USA from 2018 are compared to a previous data set from 2014. Findings The evidence supports a picture of the spread of RDS, especially advisory ones. However, future ambitions do not seem to have seen much evolution. There is limited evidence of organisational change and skills shortages remain. Most service development can be explained as the extension of traditional library services to research data. Yet there remains the potential for transformational impacts, when combined with the demands implied by other new services such as around text and data mining, bibliometrics and artificial intelligence. A revised maturity model is presented that summarises typical stages of development of services, structures and skills. Research limitations/implications The research models show how RDS are developing. It also reflects on the extent to which RDM represents a transformation of the role of academic libraries. Practical implications Practitioners working in the RDM arena can benchmark their current practices and future plans against wider patterns. Originality/value The study offers a clear picture of the evolution of research data services internationally and proposes a maturity model to capture typical stages of development. It contributes to the wider discussion of how the nature of academic libraries are changing.
  
  Inhalt: Vgl.: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-12-2018-0211.
  
  Anwendungsfeld: Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken
  
  
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  Cox, A.M. ; Tam, W.W.T.: ¬A critical analysis of lifecycle models of the research process and research data management.
  In: Aslib journal of information management. 70(2018) no.2, S.142-157.
  
  Abstract: Purpose Visualisations of research and research-related activities including research data management (RDM) as a lifecycle have proliferated in the last decade. The purpose of this paper is to offer a systematic analysis and critique of such models. Design/methodology/approach A framework for analysis synthesised from the literature presented and applied to nine examples. Findings The strengths of the lifecycle representation are to clarify stages in research and to capture key features of project-based research. Nevertheless, their weakness is that they typically mask various aspects of the complexity of research, constructing it as highly purposive, serial, uni-directional and occurring in a somewhat closed system. Other types of models such as spiral of knowledge creation or the data journey reveal other stories about research. It is suggested that we need to develop other metaphors and visualisations around research. Research limitations/implications The paper explores the strengths and weaknesses of the popular lifecycle model for research and RDM, and also considers alternative ways of representing them. Practical implications Librarians use lifecycle models to explain service offerings to users so the analysis will help them identify clearly the best type of representation for particular cases. The critique offered by the paper also reveals that because researchers do not necessarily identify with a lifecycle representation, alternative ways of representing research need to be developed. Originality/value The paper offers a systematic analysis of visualisations of research and RDM current in the Library and Information Studies literature revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the lifecycle metaphor.
  
  Inhalt: Vgl.: https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-11-2017-0251.
  
  
  
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  Cox, A.M.: Embodied knowledge and sensory information : theoretical roots and inspirations.
  In: Library trends. 66(2018) no.3, S.223-238.
  
  Abstract: This review paper examines some of the main theoretical influences prompting a reappreciation of the importance of the body and how it may be conceived as relevant to information studies (IS). It starts by placing this increased recognition of the body in its historical and social context. It then examines, in turn, how the body is viewed in the phenomenology of Merleau-Ponty; practice theory; embodied cognition; and sensory studies. Existing and potential influences in information studies are discussed. Most work that reexamines the place of the body reflects the influence of Merleau-Ponty, but he has had relatively little direct impact on IS. Practice theory does deal with the body, and this has already been picked up quite strongly in IS. Work in the area of embodied cognition has the potential to fundamentally change our view of the relation of the mind and the body, and information as an aspect of that relation. Sensory studies offers a powerful framework for examining the cultural shaping of the senses as a source of information. The implications of the bodily turn for methodology are briefly discussed.
  
  Inhalt: Beitrag in einem Themenheft: 'Information and the Body: Part 1'.
  
  Anmerkung: Vgl.: 10.1353/lib.2018.0001.
  
  Themenfeld: Information
  Wissenschaftsfach: Kognitionswissenschaft
  
  
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  Li, X. ; Cox, A. ; Ford, N. ; Creaser, C. ; Fry, J. ; Willett, P.: Knowledge construction by users : a content analysis framework and a knowledge construction process model for virtual product user communities.
  In: Journal of documentation. 73(2017) no.2, S.284-304.
  
  Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a content analysis framework and from that derive a process model of knowledge construction in the context of virtual product user communities, organization sponsored online forums where product users collaboratively construct knowledge to solve their technical problems. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a deductive and qualitative content analysis of discussion threads about solving technical problems selected from a series of virtual product user communities. Data are complemented with thematic analysis of interviews with forum members. Findings The research develops a content analysis framework for knowledge construction. It is based on a combination of existing codes derived from frameworks developed for computer-supported collaborative learning and new categories identified from the data. Analysis using this framework allows the authors to propose a knowledge construction process model showing how these elements are organized around a typical "trial and error" knowledge construction strategy. Practical implications The research makes suggestions about organizations' management of knowledge activities in virtual product user communities, including moderators' roles in facilitation. Originality/value The paper outlines a new framework for analysing knowledge activities where there is a low level of critical thinking and a model of knowledge construction by trial and error. The new framework and model can be applied in other similar contexts.
  
  Inhalt: Vgl.: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JD-05-2016-0060.
  
  
  
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  Cox, A.M. ; Kennan, M.A. ; Lyon, L. ; Pinfield, S.: Developments in research data management in academic libraries : towards an understanding of research data service maturity.
  In: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 68(2017) no.9, S.2166-2181.
  
  Abstract: This article reports an international study of research data management (RDM) activities, services, and capabilities in higher education libraries. It presents the results of a survey covering higher education libraries in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the UK. The results indicate that libraries have provided leadership in RDM, particularly in advocacy and policy development. Service development is still limited, focused especially on advisory and consultancy services (such as data management planning support and data-related training), rather than technical services (such as provision of a data catalog, and curation of active data). Data curation skills development is underway in libraries, but skills and capabilities are not consistently in place and remain a concern. Other major challenges include resourcing, working with other support services, and achieving "buy in" from researchers and senior managers. Results are compared with previous studies in order to assess trends and relative maturity levels. The range of RDM activities explored in this study are positioned on a "landscape maturity model," which reflects current and planned research data services and practice in academic libraries, representing a "snapshot" of current developments and a baseline for future research.
  
  Inhalt: Vgl.: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.23781/full. Der Beitrag ist frei verfügbar.
  
  
  
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  Cox, A.M. ; Corrall, S.: Evolving academic library specialties.
  In: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 64(2013) no.8, S.1526-1542.
  (Advanes in information science)
  
  Abstract: The purpose of this review is to examine the shaping of librarianship in the academic context through the literature of career specialties, with Abbott's (1988) system of professions providing an analytic framework. The specialties investigated are systems librarian, electronic resource librarian, digital librarian, institutional repository manager, clinical librarian and informationist, digital curator/research data manager, teaching librarian/information literacy educator, and information and knowledge manager. Piecemeal literature based on job advertisements, surveys, and individual case studies is consolidated to offer a novel perspective on the evolution of the profession. The resilience of the profession's core jurisdiction is apparent despite pressures to erode it. Forays into teaching, and more recently into open access and data management, can be understood as responses to such pressure. The attractions but also the risks of embedded roles and overextended claims become apparent when comparing past and prospective specialties.
  
  
  
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  Cox, A. ; Clough, P. ; Siersdorfer, S.: Developing metrics to characterize Flickr groups.
  In: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 62(2011) no.3, S.493-506.
  
  Abstract: Flickr, the large-scale online photo sharing website, is often viewed as one of the 'classic' examples of Web2.0 applications through which researchers are able to observe the social behavior of online communities. One of the main features of Flickr is groups. These provide a means to organize, share and discuss photos of potential interest to group members. This paper explores the scale of group creation on Flickr and proposes a new set of metrics for characterizing groups on Flickr looking at aspects of membership, communication activity, and communication structure. Data collected from a sample of 1.000 groups was used to confirm the metrics and provide new insights into group formation in Flickr, such as the nature of larger and smaller groups. The contributions of the article are as follows: a set of metrics for characterizing online groups that extend existing schemes; an approach for sampling Flickr to estimate the number of groups; new insights into Flickr groups based on results from analyzing 1.000 randomly selected groups; and reflections on our experiences with using publicly accessible, automatically collected data to characterize the types of groups on Flickr.
  
  Behandelte Form: Bilder
  Objekt: Flickr
  
  
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  Makri, S. ; Blandford, A. ; Cox, A.L.: Investigating the information-seeking behaviour of academic lawyers : from Ellis's model to design.
  In: Information processing and management. 44(2008) no.2, S.613-634.
  
  Abstract: Information-seeking is important for lawyers, who have access to many dedicated electronic resources. However there is considerable scope for improving the design of these resources to better support information-seeking. One way of informing design is to use information-seeking models as theoretical lenses to analyse users' behaviour with existing systems. However many models, including those informed by studying lawyers, analyse information-seeking at a high level of abstraction and are only likely to lead to broad-scoped design insights. We illustrate that one potentially useful (and lower-level) model is Ellis's - by using it as a lens to analyse and make design suggestions based on the information-seeking behaviour of 27 academic lawyers, who were asked to think aloud whilst using electronic legal resources to find information for their work. We identify similar information-seeking behaviours to those originally found by Ellis and his colleagues in scientific domains, along with several that were not identified in previous studies such as 'updating' (which we believe is particularly pertinent to legal information-seeking). We also present a refinement of Ellis's model based on the identification of several levels that the behaviours were found to operate at and the identification of sets of mutually exclusive subtypes of behaviours.
  
  Anmerkung: Beitrag eines Themenschwerpunktes "Digital libraries in the context of users' broader activities"
  
  Wissenschaftsfach: Rechtswissenschaft
  
  
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  Cox, A.M.: Flickr: a case study of Web2.0.
  In: Aslib proceedings. 60(2008) no.5, S.493-516.
  
  Abstract: Purpose - The "photosharing" site Flickr is one of the most commonly cited examples used to define Web2.0. This paper aims to explore where Flickr's real novelty lies, examining its functionality and its place in the world of amateur photography. Several optimistic views of the impact of Flickr such as its facilitation of citizen journalism, "vernacular creativity" and in learning as an "affinity space" are evaluated. Design/methodology/approach - The paper draws on a wide range of sources including published interviews with its developers, user opinions expressed in forums, telephone interviews and content analysis of user profiles and activity. Findings - Flickr's development path passes from an innovative social game to a relatively familiar model of a web site, itself developed through intense user participation but later stabilising with the reassertion of a commercial relationship to the membership. The broader context of the impact of Flickr is examined by looking at the institutions of amateur photography and particularly the code of pictorialism promoted by the clubs and industry during the twentieth century. The nature of Flickr as a benign space is premised on the way the democratic potential of photography is controlled by such institutions. The limits of optimistic claims about Flickr are identified in the way that the system is designed to satisfy commercial purposes, continuing digital divides in access and the low interactivity and criticality on Flickr. Originality/value - Flickr is an interesting source of change, but can only be understood in the perspective of long-term development of the hobby and wider social processes. By setting Flickr in such a broad context, its significance and that of Web2.0 more generally can be fully assessed.
  
  Themenfeld: Internet
  Behandelte Form: Bilder
  Objekt: Flickr
  
  
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  Makri, S. ; Blandford, A. ; Cox, A.L.: Using information behaviors to evaluate the functionality and usability of electronic resources : from Ellis's model to evaluation.
  In: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 59(2008) no.14, S.2244-2267.
  
  Abstract: Information behavior (IB) research involves examining how people look for and use information, often with the sole purpose of gaining insights into the behavior displayed. However, it is also possible to examine IB with the purpose of using the insights gained to design new tools or improve the design of existing tools to support information seeking and use. This approach is advocated by David Ellis who, over two decades ago, presented a model of information seeking behaviors and made suggestions for how electronic tools might be designed to support these behaviors. Ellis also recognized that IBs might be used as the basis for evaluating as well as designing electronic resources. In this article, we present the IB evaluation methods. These two novel methods, based on an extension of Ellis's model, use the empirically observed IBs of lawyers as a framework for structuring user-centered evaluations of the functionality and usability of electronic resources. In this article, we present the IB methods and illustrate their use through the discussion of two examples. We also discuss benefits and limitations, grounded in specific features of the methods.
  
  
  
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  Cox, A.M.: Beyond information?-?factors in participation in networks of practice : a case study of web management in UK higher education.
  In: Journal of documentation. 63(2007) no.5, S.765-787.
  
  Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to explore the pattern and significance of cross-organizational ties in an emergent professional field, web production in UK higher education. Design/methodology/approach - The research is based on in-depth interviews with 21 practitioners and analysis of activity in cross-organizational spaces, such as an online community and a series of annual practitioner conferences on the web in HE (1997). Findings - The cross-organizational spaces have support and symbolic roles as well as informational ones. They have overlapping but different membership and agendas. Key factors that govern individual participation and so the shape of cross-organizational spaces are differential involvement in technical innovation, degree of organizational embedding or marginality, differences in organizational position and role, orientation towards centralization or decentralization and orientation towards marketing or IT. There is some sense of occupational community among web managers, but within that also diversity and a significant fracture line between marketing and IT perspectives on the role. This may explain the lack of formal professionalization. As a more natural boundary practice between organizations than marketing, IT has more public visibility, possibly influencing the course jurisdictional struggles over who should control the web. Originality/value - Most studies of knowledge sharing have focussed on the factors which influence it within an organization, yet cross-organizational sharing is also of importance, even for established professions as the boundaries of organizations become more open. For new occupations cross-organizational ties may be a critical resource, and not only for sharing information or support, but for making sense of what the job is about at the deepest level. The research is also original in analysing a relatively little researched occupational group, those producing web sites for a living. It will be relevant to those interested in online and people centered information seeking, in professionalization and occupational identity.
  
  Land/Ort: GB
  
  
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  Cox, A. ; Patrick, K. ; Abdullah, R.: Seeding a community of interest : the experience of the knowledge library project.
  In: Aslib proceedings. 55(2003) no.4, S.243-252.
  
  Abstract: The paper reports on the early lessons learned in the process of forming an online community for librarians from different organisations and sectors to discuss knowledge management. Time, critical mass, diversity of membership, focus, information and communication technology, incentives, concepts of membership, services and leadership were all factors in the slow coalescing of the group as an active self-sustaining network.
  
  Themenfeld: Informationsdienstleistungen
  
  
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  Cox, A. ; Yeates, R.: Library portal solutions.
  In: Aslib proceedings. 55(2003) no.3, S.155-165.
  
  Abstract: This article reviews a significant range of new products developed by library management system (LMS) suppliers, which will be referred to for convenience as library portal solutions (LPS) and whose purpose is to manage access to e-content in an integrated way with books, journals and other library stock. The article reviews current understanding of user requirements and then describes the state of the current market place, based on a survey of suppliers conducted in May and June 2002, as well as on supplier Web sites and live demonstrations. The article concludes by summarising evaluation criteria for choosing a system, and makes some tentative predictions about the development of the market place in the next five years. The perspective is primarily that of a UK academic library, but the products are certainly of interest to libraries in many sectors in every country.
  
  Land/Ort: GB
  
  
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  Cox, A.B. ; Gifford, F.: ¬An overview to geographic information systems.
  In: Journal of academic librarianship. 23(1997) no.6, S.449-461.
  
  Abstract: GIS technology is a rapidly growing and powerful method for managing and analysing spatial data and information for libraries. Explains what a GIS is and describes its characteristics. Outlines 4 broad categories of GIS functions: data input, data management, analysis, and output. Describes the benefits of GIS and some of its many applications in industry, natural resource, infrastructure management, research and education. Reviews the range of GIS use in libraries and considers the challenges, strengths and opportunities presented to libraries when integrating GIS into their current operations
  
  Anmerkung: Contribution to a special issue on geographic information systems (GIS) and academic libraries
  
  Wissenschaftsfach: Geowissenschaften
  
  
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  Cox, A.B.: ¬An overview to geographic information systems.
  In: Journal of academic librarianship. 21(1995) no.4, S.237-249.
  
  Abstract: GIS technology is a rapidly growing and powerful method for managing and analyzing spatial data and information for libraries. Provides an introduction to GIS basic concepts, reviews the range of GIS usage in libraries and presents some challenges, stregths, and opportunities for libraries and GIS
  
  Wissenschaftsfach: Geowissenschaften
  
  
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  Cox, A.E.: Strategies for introducing new information technologies to library users.
  In: IATUL proceedings (new series). 3(1994), S.213-221.
  
  Abstract: Discusses the organisational structure of libraries and the institutions of higher education, within which they exist, and the influence of these structure on the development of information systems strategies. Considers the formulation of information system strategies. Provides graphs of the yearly increases of books and interlibrary loans, and monograph acquisitions and total serial subscriptions. Describes strategies for change: project groups and user driven systems and the library of the future
  
  Themenfeld: Vision