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Managing and evaluating personal reputations on the basis of information shared on social media: a Generation X perspective. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ryan, F., Cruickshank, P., Hall, H., & Lawson, A. (2016, September). Managing and evaluating personal reputations on the basis of information shared on social media: a Generation X perspective. Presented at ISIC: the information behaviour conference, Zadar, Croatia

Introduction. The means by which individuals evaluate the personal reputations of others, and manage their own personal reputations, as determined by information shared on social media platforms, is investigated from an information science perspectiv... Read More about Managing and evaluating personal reputations on the basis of information shared on social media: a Generation X perspective..

The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2016, September). The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives. Presented at IFIP EGOV and ePart 2015, Thessalonki, Greece

There has been much research into citizens’ engagement with their representatives. This paper offers an approach to understanding sustained take-up of internet technologies by these representatives in a (hyperlocal) democratic context using Community... Read More about The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives.

Personal online reputation: the development of an approach to investigate how personal reputation is evaluated and managed in online environments. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ryan, F., Cruickshank, P., Hall, H., & Lawson, A. (2016, January). Personal online reputation: the development of an approach to investigate how personal reputation is evaluated and managed in online environments. Presented at IDIMC 2016 - Exploring our digital shadow: from data to intelligence

The main theme of the paper is the development of a framework to investigate how online information is used in the creation, building, and evaluation of personal reputations. (Here the term “personal reputation” refers to the reputation of private in... Read More about Personal online reputation: the development of an approach to investigate how personal reputation is evaluated and managed in online environments..

Social networking sites and employment status: an investigation based on Understanding Society data (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mowbray, J., Raeside, R., Hall, H., & Robertson, P. (2016). Social networking sites and employment status: an investigation based on Understanding Society data. In IDIMC 2016: Exploring our digital shadow - from data to intelligence (75-85)

An analysis is made of secondary data derived from Understanding Society: The UK household longitudinal study (2012) as related to the use of social networking sites (SNSs) amongst 16-21 year olds. This explores the relationship between employment st... Read More about Social networking sites and employment status: an investigation based on Understanding Society data.

Mapping the UK information workforce in the library, archives, records, information management, knowledge management and related professions (2016)
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Raeside, R. (2016). Mapping the UK information workforce in the library, archives, records, information management, knowledge management and related professions. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 53(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301117

A workforce mapping project was carried out in the UK between August 2014 and October 2015. It was commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and the Archives and Records Association (ARA) to enhance unde... Read More about Mapping the UK information workforce in the library, archives, records, information management, knowledge management and related professions.

Tagore's School and Methodology: Classrooms Without Walls (2016)
Journal Article
Kane, T. (2016). Tagore's School and Methodology: Classrooms Without Walls. Gitanjali and Beyond, 1(1), 83. https://doi.org/10.14297/gnb.1.1.83-101

This paper argues that Rabindranath Tagore, a very practical man, developed a distinctive and successful educational methodology over the course of his work in educational systems. The paper seeks to show that Tagore drew inspiration and direction fr... Read More about Tagore's School and Methodology: Classrooms Without Walls.

Information professionals: strong, influential and effective – what we know, and what next? (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2016, October). Information professionals: strong, influential and effective – what we know, and what next?. Presented at Internet Librarian International

Closing keynote presentation.

Slides from the presentaton can be found on slideshare - https://www.slideshare.net/HazelHall/internet-librarian-international-2016-closing-plenary-keynote-information-professionals-strong-influential-and-effective

Watching the workers: researching information behaviours in, and for, workplace environments (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2016, October). Watching the workers: researching information behaviours in, and for, workplace environments. Presented at Information behavior in workplaces: Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Annual Symposium on Information Needs Seeking and Use 2016

Opening keynote.

Presentation slides can be found on Slideshare - https://www.slideshare.net/HazelHall/info-behaviour-workplacesasist2016sigusekeynote

No abstract available.

Building the good information society (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duff, A. (2016, September). Building the good information society. Presented at Connected Things Among Us, Amsterdam

The closing keynote address at EuroIA2016, Europe's largest gathering of user experience and information architecture specialists. Entitled 'Building the Good Information Society', the talk, in the historic Koepelkerk in the centre of Amsterdam, deve... Read More about Building the good information society.

Influences and benefits of role models on social media (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jenkins, L., Lin, R., & Jeske, D. (2016, September). Influences and benefits of role models on social media. Presented at 15th IFIP Conference on e-Business e-Services & e-Society (I3E)

The current paper examined three research questions. First, what are the perceived benefits for social network users who have role models online? Second, to what extent does having role models online influence one’s self-presentation on social media?... Read More about Influences and benefits of role models on social media.

Non-public eParticipation in Social Media Spaces (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor-Smith, E., & Smith, C. (2016). Non-public eParticipation in Social Media Spaces. In SMSociety '16 Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1145/2930971.2930974

This paper focuses on the importance of non-public social media spaces in contemporary democratic participation at the grassroots level, based on case studies of citizen-led, community and activist groups. The research pilots the concept of participa... Read More about Non-public eParticipation in Social Media Spaces.

The Perceptions of Postgraduate International Students of Examinations (2016)
Journal Article
Cruickshank, P. (2016). The Perceptions of Postgraduate International Students of Examinations. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v4i3.200

The increasing internationalisation of higher education means that many students in the UK are not native English speakers, possibly putting them at a disadvantage in an examination environment. However, exams continue to be used even though although... Read More about The Perceptions of Postgraduate International Students of Examinations.

The Strength of Festival Ties: Social Network Analysis and the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival (2016)
Book Chapter
Jarman, D. (2016). The Strength of Festival Ties: Social Network Analysis and the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival. In L. PLatt, & I. R. Lamond (Eds.), Critical Event Studies (277-308). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52386-0_14

The development of event studies as a field of research and education has misunderstood and misrepresented the social networks that underpin the industry. Such relationships are too often characterised in terms of stakeholders, which prioritises inst... Read More about The Strength of Festival Ties: Social Network Analysis and the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Interactive support effects on career agency and occupational engagement among young adults. (2016)
Journal Article
Jenkins, L., & Jeske, D. (2017). Interactive support effects on career agency and occupational engagement among young adults. Journal of Career Assessment, 25(4), 616-631. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072716652891

The PIC model by Gati and Asher describes three career decision making stages: pre-screening, in-depth exploration, and choice of career options. We consider the role that three different forms of support (general career support by parents, emotional... Read More about Interactive support effects on career agency and occupational engagement among young adults..

What happens next? Strategies for building and assessing the long-term impact of research projects (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2016, May). What happens next? Strategies for building and assessing the long-term impact of research projects. Presented at 8th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) 2016

Closing keynote paper.

Presentation slides can be viewed on slideshare - https://hazelhall.org/2016/05/27/strategies-for-building-and-assessing-the-long-term-impact-of-research-projects-closing-plenary-at-qqml2016/

The ecology of the ePundit: surveying the new opinion-making landscape. (2016)
Journal Article
Forrest, E., & Duff, A. S. (2016). The ecology of the ePundit: surveying the new opinion-making landscape. First Monday, 21(4), https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v21i4.6351

This paper explores hybrid forms of contemporary political opinion-making online, which we name ePunditry. The ePundit utilizes Web 2.0 technologies and networks to distribute their work: changing and challenging the boundaries and hierarchies of the... Read More about The ecology of the ePundit: surveying the new opinion-making landscape..

Digital engagement workshop for community councils: Glasgow 2016 report. (2016)
Report
Ryan, B., & Cruickshank, P. (2016). Digital engagement workshop for community councils: Glasgow 2016 report

This report covers a workshop on digital engagement for Community Councils supported by the School of Computing's public engagement fund. It was held in Glasgow on 22 March 2016. The workshop combined presentations by subject experts with attendee-... Read More about Digital engagement workshop for community councils: Glasgow 2016 report..

Rating the revolution: Silicon Valley in normative perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2016). Rating the revolution: Silicon Valley in normative perspective. Information, Communication and Society, 19(11), 1605-1621. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2016.1142594

Silicon Valley, California – home of Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and so on – is widely regarded as the epicentre of the information revolution. However, it is not just a technical or economic phenomenon; it has also made a social revolution. Th... Read More about Rating the revolution: Silicon Valley in normative perspective.

The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study (2016)
Journal Article
Rasmussen, L., & Hall, H. (2016). The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study. Journal of Information Science, 42(3), 356-368. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551515625032

is based on the findings of a study that explores and discusses in depth a Knowledge Management programme that was introduced within a large distributed public sector agency in Europe. The aim of this research was to provide insight into the adoption... Read More about The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study.