To explore these personal dynamics in relation to data lifecycles, I analyzed a small series of interviews with astronomers about their data and research practices to better understand the affective influences on researchers’ data sharing behavior over time.
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Modern collaborative Wiki platforms can be used to support and facilitate the research process, and to provide a starting point for the efficient implementation of a knowledge management system in academic research settings.
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Serious leisure is a term coined by Dr. Robert Stebbins in 1982 (Stebbins, 1982, 2007), and includes hobbies, voluntary activities, and amateurism, which are sufficiently challenging but adequately rewarding.
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In a recent paper published in Computers in Human Behaviour, we explored user engagement and disengagement, uncovering common misconceptions.
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A well-liked (👍) video on Carol Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process just passed 1,000 views in 8 months, making it a rising star on INFIDEOS.
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In this episode of InfoFire—the fireside chat series from Information Matters—a conversation with Gio Wiederhold, professor emeritus of computer science, electrical engineering, and medicine at Stanford University on “Different Flavors of AI.”
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Listen to this episode of the fireside chat series, InfoFire by Information Matters, with Professor Mike Eisenberg, dean emeritus, University of Washington Information School.
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This study reveals that social media users’ awareness of observation by others does impact their information behavior.
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We are giving up more and more agency and control to AI systems as we build more trust in them. But there are dangers to doing so—both for the users and the systems. We need a better understanding of this trust and the inner workings of the systems to create a sustainable future.
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