Library Hi Tech: Volume 35 Issue 4

Human behavior analysis for library and information science

Mu-Yen Chen, Edwin David Lughofer, Neil Y. Yen, Chia-Chen Chen

Developing a context-aware annotation system for Hakka culture-specific language learning

Chen Chi Chang, Chien Hsiang Liao

This paper describes a computer supported ubiquitous learning environment for minority language learning. Hakka language involved various tones, art, craft, festivals, food…

Is there any efficient reading strategy when using text signals for navigation in a long document?

Quan Lu, Qingjun Liu, Jing Chen, Ji Li

Since researchers have utilized text signals to develop a mass of within-document visualization analysis tools for reading aid in a long document, there is an increasing need to…

The influence of learning style on satisfaction and learning effectiveness in the asynchronous web-based learning system

Fei-Fei Cheng, Chui-Chen Chiu, Chin-Shan Wu, Der-Chian Tsaih

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of user’s learning style (including accommodators, divergers, convergers, and assimilators) on user’s satisfaction on the…

An overview of contemporary international human resource management studies: Themes and relationships

Yuan-Duen Lee, Chiu-Chuan Lin, Chen-Fen Huang

The purpose of this paper is to identify the evolution of the intellectual structure of international human resource management (IHRM) studies and to propose a theory of an…

Who will cite you back? Reciprocal link prediction in citation networks

Ali Daud, Waqas Ahmed, Tehmina Amjad, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Naif Radi Aljohani, Rabeeh Ayaz Abbasi, Ishfaq Ahmad

Link prediction in social networks refers toward inferring the new interactions among the users in near future. Citation networks are constructed based on citing each other…

Understanding regional characteristics through crowd preference and confidence mining in P2P accommodation rental service

Moloud Abdar, Neil Y. Yen

This research intends to look at the regional characteristics through an analysis of crowd preference and confidence, and investigates how regional characteristics are going to…

A comprehensive digital environment for visually impaired students: user’s perspectives

Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, Sanjay Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to understand the perception of visually impaired undergraduate students about the digital environment in their institutions and develop an online…

Library usage mining in the context of alternative costs: The case of the Municipal Library of Prague

Petr Hajek, Jan Stejskal

The behaviour of a library user is based on his ability to evaluate the consumption of library services based on alternative market services. The purpose of this paper is to study…

Human behavior analysis in the production and consumption of scientific knowledge across regions: A case study on publications in Scopus

Muhammad Awais Qasim, Saeed Ul Hassan, Naif Radi Aljohani, Miltiadis D. Lytras

The latest developments in Data Science and in advanced Scientometrics set a very challenging context for the analysis and the understanding of human behavior toward the design of…

A comparative study of cuckoo search and flower pollination algorithm on solving global optimization problems

Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Laila A. Shawky, Arun Kumar Sangaiah

The purpose of this paper is to present a comparison between two well-known Lévy-based meta-heuristics called cuckoo search (CS) and flower pollination algorithm (FPA).

Evaluating students’ learning achievement and flow experience with tablet PCs based on AR and tangible technology in u-learning

Yueh-Min Huang, Pei Hsuan Lin

Advances in technology have led to continuous innovations in teaching and learning methods. Ubiquitous-learning (u-learning) practices are still in the development stages. The…

Learning attitudes and problem-solving attitudes for blended problem-based learning

Meng-Hsiun Tsai, Ya-Chun Tang

The purpose of this paper is to present the design and implementation of a blended problem-based learning (PBL) teaching model and corresponding teaching materials for a…

Investigating the uptake of educational systems by academics using the technology to performance chain model

Nouzha Harrati, Imed Bouchrika, Zohra Mahfouf

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the perceived performance, software usability, and attitude of academics to use online technology to perform their…

Asynchronous social search as a single point of access to information

Marco Buijs, Marco Spruit

The purpose of this paper is to present asynchronous social search as a novel and intuitive approach to search for information in which people collaborate to find the information…