Journal of Documentation: Volume 77 Issue 3

Perceptions and experiences of virtual reality in public libraries

Negin Dahya, W.E. King, Kung Jin Lee, Jin Ha Lee

Virtual reality (VR) is becoming a more available technology including in public spaces like libraries. The value and role of VR as a tool for learning and social engagement are…

Discursive power and resistance in the information world maps of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual community leaders

Vanessa Kitzie, Travis Wagner, A. Nick Vera

This qualitative study explores how discursive power shapes South Carolina lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) communities' health…

Cultural information needs of long-settled immigrants, their descendants and family members: use of collective and personal information sources about the home country

Maja Krtalic

This paper presents findings from a study that explored why and how long-settled immigrants, their descendants and family members seek and use information about their country of…

Validation of information-seeking behaviour of nursing students confirms most profiles but also indicates desirable changes for information literacy support

Peter Stokes, Robert Priharjo, Christine Urquhart

The study aims were: (1) to replicate a previous study by the first author to confirm previous findings (internal validity) and to check construct validity of previously proposed…

Reusing design information: an investigation of the document creation process in service design projects

Yu-Tzu Lin

Design rationale is design information that explains why an entity is designed as it is. This paper investigates how the documentation process and the use of documents in service…

Intergenerational workplace knowledge sharing: challenges and new directions

Jiayang Tang, Jorge Tiago Martins

Drawing on theories pertaining to knowledge sharing, ageing at work and human resource practices for ageing workers, this article explores knowledge sharing challenges arising…

Documenting social justice in library and information science research: a literature review

Joseph Winberry, Bradley Wade Bishop

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of social justice research in library and information science (LIS) literature in order to identify the research quantity, what…

Automatic classification of older electronic texts into the Universal Decimal Classification–UDC

Matjaž Kragelj, Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar

The purpose of this study is to develop a model for automated classification of old digitised texts to the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), using machine-learning methods.

Facilitation of information literacy through a multilingual MOOC considering cultural aspects

Stefan Dreisiebner, Anna Katharina Polzer, Lyn Robinson, Paul Libbrecht, Juan-José Boté-Vericad, Cristóbal Urbano, Thomas Mandl, Polona Vilar, Maja Žumer, Mate Juric, Franjo Pehar, Ivanka Stričević

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the rationale, technical framework, content creation workflow and evaluation for a multilingual massive open online course (MOOC) to…

A systematic integrative review of cognitive biases in consumer health information seeking: emerging perspective of behavioral information research

Tsangyao Chen

With the growing interest in behavioral health and medical decision-making, this systematic integrative review aims to understand research on cognitive biases in the context of…