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The digital aggregated self
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, L. Y., & Neal, D. M. (2012, October). The digital aggregated self. Presented at 2012 International Conference on Cyber-Enabled Distributed Computing and Knowledge Discovery, Sanya, China

As the Internet rapidly establishes itself as a major communications conduit, growing concern exists about personal privacy issues and the related ownership of personal data. Privacy and personal data may be vulnerable to exposure by unauthorized ind... Read More about The digital aggregated self.

Detecting critical responses from deliberate self-harm videos on YouTube
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alhassan, M. A., & Pennington, D. (2020, March). Detecting critical responses from deliberate self-harm videos on YouTube. Presented at CHIIR '20: Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, Vancouver BC, Canada

YouTube is one of the leading social media platforms and online spaces for people who self-harm to search and view deliberate self-harm videos, share their experience and seek help via comments. These comments may contain information that signals a c... Read More about Detecting critical responses from deliberate self-harm videos on YouTube.

Essential e-book metadata for everyone
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lagace, N., Booth, E., La Spada, C., & Rasmussen Pennington, D. (2022, May). Essential e-book metadata for everyone. Paper presented at UKSG 2022, Telford

High quality and accurate bibliographic metadata is an essential part of the supply chain for books and e-books as it enables titles to be easily and reliably identified, selected, and accessed. Yet libraries and content providers have worked for yea... Read More about Essential e-book metadata for everyone.

Understanding student behaviors in online classroom
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Byun, J., Pennington, D., Cardenas, J., Dutta, S., & Kirwan, J. (2014, June). Understanding student behaviors in online classroom. Presented at 2014 IEEE International Congress on Big Data, Anchorage, AK, USA

Students drop classes for many reasons. Some are personal such as medical conditions, family issues, or financial difficulties. Others are course specific such as course contents, instructor, or classmates. In either way, class drop is a serious prob... Read More about Understanding student behaviors in online classroom.

The impact of test elements on students' performance in EFL
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alrzini, J., Rasmussen Pennington, D., & Dunlop, M. D. (2022, July). The impact of test elements on students' performance in EFL. Presented at 16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction (IHCI 2022), Lisbon, Portugal

Students applying to study at a university in a country that does not use their native language typically have to sit a formal language assessment exam; This exam is now most commonly done electronically. This can be challenging for students if they... Read More about The impact of test elements on students' performance in EFL.

The 'nested triangle' of metadata supply for OA books
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Leary, B., Snijder, R., Booth, E., & Rasmussen Pennington, D. (2022, February). The 'nested triangle' of metadata supply for OA books. Paper presented at NISO Plus Forum 2022: Global Conversations, Global Connections, Online

Academic librarians want to make research outputs, including Open Access books, fully discoverable to their users and communities in order to develop open and responsible research environments. The key to enabling this is high quality metadata that c... Read More about The 'nested triangle' of metadata supply for OA books.

Classifying the 'right' answers: Research approaches for addressing COVID information challenges
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rasmussen Pennington, D., Alhayan, F., Alhassan, M. A., Chang, M., Innes, R., & Mavroeidi, A. (2021, June). Classifying the 'right' answers: Research approaches for addressing COVID information challenges. Paper presented at ASIS&T European Chapter’s Information Science Trends 2021: Information Science Research During COVID-19 & Post-Pandemic Opportunities, Online

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Walking the talk: Realizing ethical considerations in cataloguing work
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chan, M., Snow, K., Shoemaker, E., Daniels, J., Rasmussen Pennington, D., & Furger, S. (2021, August). Walking the talk: Realizing ethical considerations in cataloguing work. Paper presented at ALA Webinar, Online

Tailored to administrators and managers, this webinar provides an overview of the recently released "Cataloguing Code of Ethics" and highlights particular areas of the Code in which library leadership can meaningfully support the Code in equity, dive... Read More about Walking the talk: Realizing ethical considerations in cataloguing work.

Stroke recovery: What are people talking about on Twitter?
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gallacher, K., Petrie, D., Rasmussen Pennington, D., & Quinn, T. (2021, June). Stroke recovery: What are people talking about on Twitter?. Paper presented at Society for Primary Care’s 49th Annual Scientific Meeting (SAPC ASM), Online

Problem: Stroke survivors and their carers have benefited from advances in treatments and improved support with recovery because of an expanding evidence base, yet certain areas of stroke care require further attention from researchers and funding bo... Read More about Stroke recovery: What are people talking about on Twitter?.