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Library catalogue’s search interface: Making the most of subject metadata (2023)
Journal Article
Golub, K., Gnoli, C., Haynes, D., Salaba, A., Shiri, A., & Slavic, A. (in press). Library catalogue’s search interface: Making the most of subject metadata. Knowledge Organization,

This article addresses the underutilization of knowledge organization systems (KOS) elements in online library catalogues, hindering effective subject-based search and discovery. It highlights the International Society for Knowledge Organization's in... Read More about Library catalogue’s search interface: Making the most of subject metadata.

A View of the Interface between Ethics and Metadata (2023)
Journal Article
Haynes, D. (2023). A View of the Interface between Ethics and Metadata. Brazilian Journal of Information Science, 17, Article e023053. https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2023.v17.e023053

Despite its advantages in improving access to information, metadata has the potential to cause harm, if used inappropriately. For instance, mass surveillance of phone calls can be used by intelligence agencies to target individuals. Language use can... Read More about A View of the Interface between Ethics and Metadata.

Delphi Study of Risk to Individuals who Disclose Personal Information Online (2021)
Journal Article
Haynes, D., & Robinson, L. (2023). Delphi Study of Risk to Individuals who Disclose Personal Information Online. Journal of Information Science, 49(1), 93-106. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551521992756

A two-round Delphi study was conducted to explore priorities for addressing online risk to individuals. A corpus of literature was created based on 69 peer-reviewed articles about privacy risk and the privacy calculus published between 2014 and 2019... Read More about Delphi Study of Risk to Individuals who Disclose Personal Information Online.

Review and Critical Analysis of Privacy-preserving Infection Tracking and Contact Tracing (2020)
Journal Article
Buchanan, W. J., Imran, M. A., Ur-Rehman, M., Zhang, L., Abbasi, Q. H., Chrysoulas, C., Haynes, D., Pitropakis, N., & Papadopoulos, P. (2020). Review and Critical Analysis of Privacy-preserving Infection Tracking and Contact Tracing. Frontiers in Communic

The outbreak of viruses have necessitated contact tracing and infection tracking methods. Despite various efforts, there is currently no standard scheme for the tracing and tracking. Many nations of the world have therefore, developed their own ways... Read More about Review and Critical Analysis of Privacy-preserving Infection Tracking and Contact Tracing.

Metadata, Ethics and Trust (2018)
Journal Article
Haynes, D. (2018). Metadata, Ethics and Trust. Catalogue & Index, 2-6

Abstract not available.

A regulatory model for personal data on social networking services in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Haynes, D., Bawden, D., & Robinson, L. (2016). A regulatory model for personal data on social networking services in the UK. International Journal of Information Management, 36(6), 872-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016.05.012

Widespread use of online social networking services (SNSs) exposes users to a variety of risks. This study examines the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and considers the wider regulatory landscape in the UK. Although based on EU legislation, the... Read More about A regulatory model for personal data on social networking services in the UK.

Social media, risk and information governance (2016)
Journal Article
Haynes, D. (2016). Social media, risk and information governance. Business Information Review, 33(2), 90-93. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382116651781

The use of social media by organizations forms an important component of the information landscape. However, social media governance is often overlooked even though its use needs to be managed in order to avoid some of its pitfalls. Risk management i... Read More about Social media, risk and information governance.

Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services (2015)
Journal Article
Haynes, D., & Robinson, L. (2015). Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 67(1), 94-115. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-07-2014-0087

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the risks faced by users of online social networking services (SNSs) in the UK and to develop a typology of risk that can be used to assess regulatory effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – An... Read More about Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services.