Online Information Review: Volume 40 Issue 4

Does social media matter for post typology? Impact of post content on Facebook and Instagram metrics

Ricardo Limongi França Coelho, Denise Santos de Oliveira, Marcos Inácio Severo de Almeida

The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of post type (advertising, fan, events, information, and promotion) on two interaction metrics: likes and comments. The…

Research impact of general and funded papers: A citation analysis of two ACM international conference proceeding series

Cheng-Che Shen, Ya-Han Hu, Wei-Chao Lin, Chih-Fong Tsai, Shih-Wen Ke

The purpose of this paper is to focus on examining the research impact of papers written with and without funding. Specifically, the citation analysis method is used to compare…

Understanding the determinants of human computation game acceptance: The effects of aesthetic experience and output quality

Xiaohui Wang, Dion Hoe-Lian Goh, Ee-Peng Lim, Adrian Wei Liang Vu

Human computation games (HCGs) that blend gaming with utilitarian purposes are a potentially effective channel for content creation. The purpose of this paper is to investigate…

Online sustainability information in local governments in an austerity context: An empirical analysis in Italy and Spain

Isabel Brusca, Francesca Manes Rossi, Natalia Aversano

– The purpose of this paper is to analyse and compare how austerity has influenced online sustainability information in Italy and Spain.

Search engine effectiveness using query classification: a study

Sabha Ali, Sumeer Gul

– The purpose of this paper is to highlight the retrieval effectiveness of search engines taking into consideration both precision and relative recall.

To what extent does the Leiden manifesto also apply to altmetrics? A discussion of the manifesto against the background of research into altmetrics

Lutz Bornmann, Robin Haunschild

Hicks et al. (2015) have formulated the so-called Leiden manifesto, in which they have assembled the ten principles for a meaningful evaluation of research on the basis of…

Are we all here for the same purpose? Social media and individualized collective action

Natalie Pang, Debbie Pei Chin Goh

Building on studies examining the role of social media in contemporary forms of collective action and social movements, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the link…

Rank Hypocrisies: The Insult of the REF

David Stuart

The Accidental Data Scientist: Big Data Applications and Opportunities for Librarians and Information Professionals

Mae Keary