To what extent can accessing desired information transform our views, shape our behavior, or influence our wellbeing? What does occur in our mind when we find the information we need? Building upon these questions, what emotions arise in our consciousness when we encounter unexpected or conflicting information? How do these emotions impact our information behavior patterns and the way we evaluate or interpret information?
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The Information Experience of Furry Families exhibition was held at the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), New Zealand, on April 20-21, 2023. The exhibition featured a series of photographs and photo voices made by animal guardians across New Zealand to highlight the information that shapes understanding between the dog, cat, and their humans.
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We explore the idea of “viewsonas”, which model an alternative way of seeing and experiencing human and non-human perspectives through technologies: a cat-cam, for example, or a wheelchair simulator.
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Considerations of environmental-centered design and life-centered design lead us to the question: How to represent non-human animals in human centered design?
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This article introduces ChinaXiv, which is the earliest and most comprehensive preprint platform in China, and highlights the functions and development status of the Preprint Platform for LIS, based on ChinaXiv, the only Chinese preprint platform serving scholars of Library and Information Science.
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How transparent are universities about mental health resources and student privacy relative to Title IX? What are best practices for information dissemination relative to these resources? What should students know about privacy, transparency, and mental health relative to Title IX?
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The tremendous growth in volume and variety of big scholarly data leads to information overload, which poses unprecedented challenges to seeking suitable research collaborators.
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Serious consideration of storytelling may be a missing piece in such efforts to build systems—both human and computational—that thwart misinformation.
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Storytelling polishes stories like editing polishes essays, with the audience serving as editor.
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Over the past decade, there has been a growing public fascination with modern society’s complex “linkedness.”
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