Aslib Journal of Information Management: Volume 76 Issue 3

Understanding TMS and knowledge transfer in the social media mobile App context

Yalan Yan, Siyu Xin, Xianjin Zha

Knowledge transfer which refers to the communication of knowledge from a source so that it is learned and applied by a recipient has long been a challenge for knowledge…

Do direct and indirect network externalities matter? Unpacking the causal antecedents of perceived gratifications and user loyalty toward mobile social media

Hua Pang

By building and examining an integral model, the principal objectives of this research are to systematically explore how indirect and direct network externalities lead to user…

Rhetorical structure parallels research topic in LIS articles: a temporal bibliometrics examination

Wen Lou, Jiangen He, Qianqian Xu, Zhijie Zhu, Qiwen Lu, Yongjun Zhu

The effectiveness of rhetorical structure is essential to communicate key messages in research articles (RAs). The interdisciplinary nature of library and information science…

First impressions matter: evaluating the importance of online reputation in social networking sites for initial trust in virtual work partners

Hugo Martinelli Watanuki, Renato de Oliveira Moraes

The purpose of this paper is to identify the practices that owners of public profiles in social networking sites can leverage to actively build online reputation and to evaluate…

A prediction model of users' attention transfer in the context of multitopic competition

Lu An, Yan Shen, Gang Li, Chuanming Yu

Multiple topics often exist on social media platforms that compete for users' attention. To explore how users’ attention transfers in the context of multitopic competition can…

Who and what messages are more suitable for health ads: the combined influence of endorsers and message framing on visual attention and ad effectiveness

Chiung-Wen Hsu

The author examined effects of endorser type and message framing on visual attention and ad effectiveness in health ads, including the moderator of involvement. This paper aims to…

Why do online reviewers seek anonymity? Empirical evidence on the effects of prior anonymous reviews and focal reviews

Zhiyun Zhang, Ziqiong Zhang, Zili Zhang

Online reviewers' identity information is an essential cue by which consumers judge reviews on ecommerce platforms. However, few studies have explored how prior anonymous reviews…

Citizens’ utilization of open government data portals in China: a comparative case study of supply vs demand

Di Wang, Deborah Richards, Ayse Aysin Bilgin, Chuanfu Chen

The rising volume of open government data (OGD) contrasts with the limited acceptance and utilization of OGD among citizens. This study investigates the reasons for citizens’ not…