While collecting a set of characteristics of online reviews (e.g., star ratings) to make predictions about review “helpfulness” or product sales might be an innovative idea 15 years ago, this line of research is now approaching a saturation point.

Some people use social media, cookbooks, food media, and so on to plan their menus or learn to cook. Here, we pay attention to the intersections between consumers who live alone, their approaches to seeking food preparation information, and variations in their search practices.

Bibliotherapy is a type of therapy that makes use of literature to assist clients in resolving emotional, interpersonal, or behavioural issues. It is a strategy for using reading to advance mental health and wellbeing. From private consultations with a mental health expert to reading circles facilitated by a school librarian, bibliotherapy can take many different forms. The books used in bibliotherapy are specifically selected to address the issues that the individual or group is dealing with.

What is the information ecosystem? This study reviews the surprisingly long history of ecological concepts like the “ecosystem” in library and information sciences, as well as the potential difficulties of uncritically carrying over ecological terms into the information age.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to change how we organize work. However, to truly understand the impact of AI, it’s important to understand the key dimensions of the work context in which it is used.

Memes have steadily transformed from being humorous into menacing artifacts that often end up empowering hatemongers, story-bearers, and nefarious elements of the society. Here are recent advances in analyzing harmful memes from various perspectives, while setting a tone for future directions in multimodal content moderation.