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Library catalogue’s search interface: Making the most of subject metadata (2024)
Journal Article
Gnoli, C., Golub, K., Haynes, D., Salaba, A., Shiri, A., & Slavic, A. (2024). Library catalogue’s search interface: Making the most of subject metadata. Knowledge Organization, 51, 169-186. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-2024-3-169

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 sequential explanatory methodology for the study of young people’s career information literacy and career information behaviours (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Milosheva, M., Hall, H., Robertson, P., & Cruickshank, P. (2022, February). A sequential explanatory methodology for the study of young people’s career information literacy and career information behaviours. Poster presented at iConference 2022, Online

Poster presented at iConference 2022, Online, 28 Feb - 4 Mar 2022.

Digital options: an assessment of audience engagement with a digitised archive set transformed from online text and images to audio format (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ryan, B., Hall, H., & McGregor, I. (2022, August). Digital options: an assessment of audience engagement with a digitised archive set transformed from online text and images to audio format. Paper presented at Archives and Records Association Annual Conference 2022, Chester, UK

We report the findings of a research project funded by the AHRC, with support of the BBC, British Library, and a community museum. This exploits, augments, and exhibits a set of existing archive data by transforming a young woman’s personal testimony... Read More about Digital options: an assessment of audience engagement with a digitised archive set transformed from online text and images to audio format.

Ethics of information and the metaverse (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Haynes, D. (2023, June). Ethics of information and the metaverse. Presented at 4th International Conference on the Ethics of Information and Knowledge Organization, Lille, France

Recent promotion of use of the metaverse has raised concerns about the risks faced by users. These include fraud, identity theft, loss of privacy and online abuse. By considering the ethical issues we can begin to consider suitable avenues for regula... Read More about Ethics of information and the metaverse.

Evaluation Of Inequalities Of Access In UK Online Digital Collections: A Systematic Review (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brazier, D., Ryan, B., & Gooding, P. (2022, April). Evaluation Of Inequalities Of Access In UK Online Digital Collections: A Systematic Review. Paper presented at ASIST 24-Hour Global Conference, Online

This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review into how UK Cultural Heritage Institutions (CHIs) deal with issues of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). In recent years, researchers have addressed the fragmented nature of Cul... Read More about Evaluation Of Inequalities Of Access In UK Online Digital Collections: A Systematic Review.

A Participative Approach To Understanding The Hidden Curriculum (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brazier, D., & Milosheva, M. (2022, April). A Participative Approach To Understanding The Hidden Curriculum. Paper presented at ASIST 24-Hour Global Conference, Online

Information needs are fundamental building blocks of the information behaviour and information retrieval literature. However, the concept of an “information need” is rarely discussed or defined, particularly in the context of everyday life informatio... Read More about A Participative Approach To Understanding The Hidden Curriculum.

The public library as public sphere: a longitudinal analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Appleton, L., & Hall, H. (2023). The public library as public sphere: a longitudinal analysis. Journal of Documentation, 79(1), 112-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2022-0031

Purpose The research was undertaken to explore the role of the UK public library as a public sphere and the ways in which this role relates to the epistemic, community and political functions of public libraries. Design/methodology/approach A lo... Read More about The public library as public sphere: a longitudinal analysis.

Exploring strategic alignment of business strategy and information systems/technology strategies using a middle management perspective (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kachale, T. (2022, March). Exploring strategic alignment of business strategy and information systems/technology strategies using a middle management perspective. Presented at 15th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2022, Online

Information Systems/Information Technologies (IS/IT) have become an integral part of modern organisations. However, there are still challenges presented to business leaders on how they may achieve strategic alignment (SA) of business and IS/IT strate... Read More about Exploring strategic alignment of business strategy and information systems/technology strategies using a middle management perspective.

A Study of Online Safety and Digital Literacy of Academic Researchers Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Haynes, D., & Salzano, R. (2022, April). A Study of Online Safety and Digital Literacy of Academic Researchers Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper presented at ASIS&T Global 24-hour Conference, 2022, Online

Universities in the UK responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by moving teaching to an online environment and requiring staff to work from home, as far as possible. Researchers face particular challenges of security and privacy where their work involves... Read More about A Study of Online Safety and Digital Literacy of Academic Researchers Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

E-Government Information Search by English-as-a Second Language Speakers: The Effects of Language Proficiency and Document Reading Level   (2022)
Journal Article
Harvey, M., & Brazier, D. (2022). E-Government Information Search by English-as-a Second Language Speakers: The Effects of Language Proficiency and Document Reading Level  . Information Processing and Management, 59(4), Article 102985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2022.102985

A rapid increase in the use of web-based technologies - and corresponding changes in government and local council policies - in recent years, means that many vital services are now provided solely online. While this has many potential benefits, it ca... Read More about E-Government Information Search by English-as-a Second Language Speakers: The Effects of Language Proficiency and Document Reading Level  .

Seguranca digital e o regulacao do metaverso (in Portuguese) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Haynes, D. (2022, September). Seguranca digital e o regulacao do metaverso (in Portuguese)

This summarises the research questions being investigated in the Starter grant 2021 to investigate the usage of and attitudes towards the metaverse in the UK. The purpose of the talk is to stimulate discussion with Brazilian partners to form the basi... Read More about Seguranca digital e o regulacao do metaverso (in Portuguese).

Agile Software Development - Adoption and Maturity: An Activity Theory Perspective (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chita, P. (2018). Agile Software Development - Adoption and Maturity: An Activity Theory Perspective. In Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming. XP 2018 (160-176). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91602-6_11

This paper suggests that Activity Theory is a useful lens for examining aspects of agile software development, adoption and maturity, Implementing agile approaches is influenced by many factors and attention is focused on individual and collective so... Read More about Agile Software Development - Adoption and Maturity: An Activity Theory Perspective.

Seguranca e o Metaverso (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Haynes, D. (2022, September). Seguranca e o Metaverso. Presented at Unesp and UFSC Universities, Sao Paulo State, Brazil [online]

Talk in Portuguese to colleagues at Unesp and UFSC Universities in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The talk was delivered via an online connection and is available as a recording on YouTube. The talk outlined some of the problems of privacy and security... Read More about Seguranca e o Metaverso.

Haptic User Experience Evaluation for Virtual Reality (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aldhous, J., Sobolewska, E., & Webster, G. (2022). Haptic User Experience Evaluation for Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of the 35th British HCI and Doctoral Consortium 2022, UK. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2022.59

Hapticians (engineers, researchers or designers) are developing 'haptic displays' to replicate the complexity of sensations and interactivity accommodated by the hand. Haptic displays hold potential in allowing users to interact with each other and m... Read More about Haptic User Experience Evaluation for Virtual Reality.

Designing useful conversational interfaces for information retrieval in career decision-making support (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M. (2023, April). Designing useful conversational interfaces for information retrieval in career decision-making support. Presented at 45th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR) 2023, Dublin, Ireland

The proposed research is an interdisciplinary problem-focused study that takes a human-focused approach to explore the usefulness of screen-based conversational information retrieval (CIR) in a complex domain. A research-through-design methodology wi... Read More about Designing useful conversational interfaces for information retrieval in career decision-making support.

‘New Clicks’: Developing User-Led Digital Literacies in Older Adults Within Scottish Public Libraries (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, A. J. (2024). ‘New Clicks’: Developing User-Led Digital Literacies in Older Adults Within Scottish Public Libraries. In European Conference on Information Literacy (121-129). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53001-2_11

Background Research details that our present ‘digital-by-default' society structurally supports inequalities, where users without the requisite skills to enable meaningful engagement in the digital world are at an i ncreasingly severe disadvantage (... Read More about ‘New Clicks’: Developing User-Led Digital Literacies in Older Adults Within Scottish Public Libraries.

An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil (2023)
Journal Article
Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2023). An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil. Journal of Information Literacy, 17(2), 46-68. https://doi.org/10.11645/17.2.5

This paper presents an evaluation of the information literacies used by community representatives when engaging with participatory budgeting in São Paulo City, Brazil. Using questions established from context-setting interviews with stakeholders, a f... Read More about An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil.

The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M., Ryan, B., Hall, H., & Macgregor, I. (2023, June). The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts. Paper presented at Shaking the Archive - Reconsidering the Role of Archives in Contemporary Society, Edinburgh

Heritage Organisations and Podcasts Scoping Study (HOPSS) was a small-scale project completed by a team at Edinburgh Napier University in 2022. Designed to scope the research landscape related to podcasting in cultural heritage work (including archiv... Read More about The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts.

Responsible Design & Evaluation of a Conversational Agent for a National Careers Service (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M., Cruickshank, P., Gkatzia, D., & Robertson, P. (2023, September). Responsible Design & Evaluation of a Conversational Agent for a National Careers Service. Presented at Symposium on Future Directions in Information Access (FDIA) 2023, Vienna, Austria

This PhD project applies a research-through-design approach to the development of a conversational agent for a national career service for young people. This includes addressing practical, interactional and ethical aspects of the system. For each asp... Read More about Responsible Design & Evaluation of a Conversational Agent for a National Careers Service.