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Supporting workplace information needs of people with dementia (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pennington, D. (2016, October). Supporting workplace information needs of people with dementia. Presented at ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark

Dementia, a broad term for a range of brain diseases that are generally characterised by memory loss, aphasia, decreased social inhibition, and other symptoms, has no cure and is not a normal part of ageing. It is, however, an international epidemic.... Read More about Supporting workplace information needs of people with dementia.

Demystifying linked data: Are you ready for what's next? (2016)
Journal Article
Pennington, D. (2016). Demystifying linked data: Are you ready for what's next?. CILIP Update, 2016(Jul/Aug), 34-36

It seems as though everyone is talking about Linked Data and the related Semantic Web these days. Information professionals must keep up with many technological changes, and Linked Data may seem like just one more thing that threatens to overwhelm.... Read More about Demystifying linked data: Are you ready for what's next?.

Small data and big data controversies and alternatives (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bonneau, C., Gruzd, A., Hand, M., Latzo-Toth, G., Millette, M., Quan-Haase, A., Pennington, D., Sloan, L., Vatrapu, R., & Zeller, F. (2016, July). Small data and big data controversies and alternatives. Presented at International Conference on Social Media & Society (SMSociety), London, UK

The workshop will provide an overview of critical themes to be covered in the Sage Handbook of Social Media Research Methods to be published in 2016. The Handbook is the first book to cover not only the entire research process in social media researc... Read More about Small data and big data controversies and alternatives.

Analysing found non-text social media data (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rasmussen Pennington, D. (2016, July). Analysing found non-text social media data. Paper presented at International Conference on Social Media & Society, London

This paper is based on a chapter entitled "Coding of non-text data" (Rasmussen Pennington, in press) that has been accepted for publication in The SAGE handbook of social media research methods. The chapter outlines the special concerns associated wi... Read More about Analysing found non-text social media data.

'The most passionate cover I've seen': Emotional information in fan-created U2 music videos (2016)
Journal Article
Rasmussen Pennington, D. (2016). 'The most passionate cover I've seen': Emotional information in fan-created U2 music videos. Journal of Documentation, 72(3), 569-590. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-07-2015-0086

This article explores how both producers and consumers of user-created music videos on YouTube communicate emotional information. 150 filmic documents containing fan-generated versions of U2’s “Song for Someone” were purposively collected. The author... Read More about 'The most passionate cover I've seen': Emotional information in fan-created U2 music videos.

Youth e-mental health in Scotland (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pennington, D. (2015, October). Youth e-mental health in Scotland. Paper presented at BCS Health Informatics Scotland Conference, Edinburgh

One in ten UK youth have mental health issues (Watson & Douglas, 2012), and girls may be at higher risk than boys (Levin, Currie, & Muldoon, 2009). Predictors of mental health issues and emotional distress have been identified in area youth, such as... Read More about Youth e-mental health in Scotland.

Physical therapy 2.0: Leveraging social media to engage patients in rehabilitation and health promotion (2015)
Journal Article
Knight, E., Werstine, R. J., Rasmussen-Pennington, D. M., Fitzsimmons, D., & Petrella, R. J. (2015). Physical therapy 2.0: Leveraging social media to engage patients in rehabilitation and health promotion. Physical Therapy, 95(3), 389-396. https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20130432

Care for chronic conditions and noncommunicable diseases is dominating health systems around the globe. For physical therapists, this strain presents a substantial opportunity for engaging patients in health promotion and disease management in the ye... Read More about Physical therapy 2.0: Leveraging social media to engage patients in rehabilitation and health promotion.

Understanding student behaviors in online classroom (2014)
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.

Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN) (2013)
Journal Article
Forchuk, C., Edwards, B., Rudnick, A., Osuch, E., Hoch, J., Norman, R., Godin, M., Vingillis, E., Donelle, L., Mitchell, B., Rasmussen, D., Reiss, J., Campbell, R., Petrenko, M., Osoka, W., Corring, D., & McKillop, M. (2013). Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN). International Journal on Advances in Life Sciences, 5(1&2), 1-10

This research study introduces, delivers, and evaluates the benefits of using web and mobile technology to provide consistent supportive health care to individuals living within London, Ontario and the surrounding area who have been diagnosed with a... Read More about Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN).

Beyond the playlist: Looking at user-generated collocation of cultural products through social tagging (2013)
Journal Article
Desrochers, N., Quan-Haase, A., Pennington, D. R., Laplante, A., Martin, K., & Spiteri, L. (2013). Beyond the playlist: Looking at user-generated collocation of cultural products through social tagging. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 50(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1002/meet.14505001014

Social tagging has become a common practice across a variety of platforms on the Web. In this panel, we propose to start with one title, Casino Royale, a James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and the other cultural products that emanated from it (e.g., tw... Read More about Beyond the playlist: Looking at user-generated collocation of cultural products through social tagging.

"I could be on Facebook by now": Insights from Canadian Youth on Online Mental Health Information Resources (2013)
Journal Article
Rasmussen-Pennington, D. M., Richardson, G., Garinger, C., & Contursi, M. L. (2013). "I could be on Facebook by now": Insights from Canadian Youth on Online Mental Health Information Resources. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 37(3), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1353/ils.2013.0015

The goal of this research was to learn from Canadian youth how they look for online information about mental health and to explore how they would prefer to receive information. Saturation was reached within four focus groups with a total of 21 youth... Read More about "I could be on Facebook by now": Insights from Canadian Youth on Online Mental Health Information Resources.

Increasing libraries' content findability on the web with search engine optimization (2013)
Journal Article
Onaifo, D., & Rasmussen, D. (2013). Increasing libraries' content findability on the web with search engine optimization. Library Hi Tech, 31(1), 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378831311303958

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the phenomenon of search engine optimization (SEO) as a mechanism for improving libraries' digital content findability on the web. Design/methodology/approach – The study applies web analytical tools, suc... Read More about Increasing libraries' content findability on the web with search engine optimization.

Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses (2012)
Book Chapter
Henninger, M., & Neal, D. R. (2012). Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses. In D. Rasmussen Neal (Ed.), Social Media for Academics: A Practical Guide (141-159). Chandos Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84334-681-4.50008-6

This chapter presents ideas for delivering online course content and communication in ways that will increase student participation and engagement. Diane Rasmussen Neal discusses options for using social media such as discussion forums, synchronous c... Read More about Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses.

Indexing and retrieval of non-text information (2012)
Book
Rasmussen Neal, D. (Ed.). (2012). Indexing and retrieval of non-text information. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110260588

The scope of this volume will encompass a collection of research papers related to indexing and retrieval of online non-text information. In recent years, the Internet has seen an exponential increase in the number of documents placed online that are... Read More about Indexing and retrieval of non-text information.

The digital aggregated self (2012)
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.

A new wave of government information management: The implementation of a function-based classification structure in a Canadian government organization (2012)
Journal Article
Park, S., & Neal, D. R. (2012). A new wave of government information management: The implementation of a function-based classification structure in a Canadian government organization. Journal of Library Metadata, 12(1), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/19386389.2012.652569

In an effort to improve government information management, people in Canadian government organizations have implemented a number of information management initiatives that are designed to meet the needs of their organizations. Industry Canada is deve... Read More about A new wave of government information management: The implementation of a function-based classification structure in a Canadian government organization.

Representation of information (2011)
Book Chapter
Myburgh, S., Davis, C., Neal, D., & Hjørland, B. (2011). Representation of information. In C. H. Davis, & D. Shaw (Eds.), Introduction to information science and technology (43-62). Information Today

Is what you see what you get? Medical subject headings and their organizing work in the violence against women research literature (2011)
Journal Article
McTavish, J. R., Neal, D. R., & Wathen, C. N. (2011). Is what you see what you get? Medical subject headings and their organizing work in the violence against women research literature. Knowledge Organization, 38(5), 381-397

In this paper we argue that the broader definition of classification offered by sociologists and by Geoffrey Bowker and Susan Leigh Star addresses pertinent knowledge organization processes that we can use to investigate the moral, scientific, and ae... Read More about Is what you see what you get? Medical subject headings and their organizing work in the violence against women research literature.