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Showing 1 to 20 of 190 for “"information studies"”.
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Cheated by deepfakes? deepfake detection ability, people’s reactions, and ethical implications
… the advantage of controlling all users’ data and information, these can be sold to companies to help them engage in targeted marketing. Thus, the Internet fell short of its expectations and hype. Now, the focus and hype has largely shifted to artificial intelligence. In which direction will these …
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Investigating the supply and demand relationship in a profession: the English and Welsh schools of librarianship and information Studies and the Higher Education Library and Information Services employment sector in England and Wales.
… between the 13 English and Welsh Library and Information Studies (LIS) Schools (as providers of `First Professional' staff) and the Higher Education Library and Information Services (HE LIS) sector of England and Wales (as one group of employers of such staff) is unsatisfactory and needs …
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The effects of controller type in a violent video game : presence, arousal, and state hostility
… State University. Telecommunication, Information Studies, & Media, 2010
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An electronic quit smoking coach : designing computer agents as persuasive social actors
… University. Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, 2005
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The evolution of South Korea's Broadband Convergence Network, 2004--2007
… State University. Department of Media and Information Studies, 2010
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An examination of the adoption of electronic medical records by rural hospital nurses through the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology lens
… Communication Arts and Sciences - Media and Information Studies, 2010
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Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access
This study aims to investigate the similarities between decolonisation in higher education and Open Access (OA). This study was motivated by South African students united under the #FMF (#FeesMustFall) movement who revolted against colonised higher education system, restricted access to higher …
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The role of information in the reduction of clinically inappropriate expectations of antibiotics
… of this thesis is to provide insight into how information about illnesses and antibiotics affects inappropriate expectations for antibiotics. The studies reported in this thesis examine how information affects individuals’ expectations for antibiotics alongside illness representations and prior …
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We have always been here : world-traveling and digital praxis in cuir and trans Latine community-based archives
… contested and reimagined within the fields of Information Studies, Archival Studies, and the Humanities. The emerging field of critical archival studies has advanced understandings of archives that recognize the oppressive structures of cultural, political, and economic power that have shaped …
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Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership
… an area of inquiry in the field of library and information studies. Indeed, the literature on academic libraries is only now beginning to address the topic. None of this should be surprising because leadership, in general, continues to be an under-discussed topic in the library and information …
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Electronic resources and institutional repositories in informal scholarly communication and publishing
The aim of institutional repositories is to aid the management and dissemination of the increasingly copious amount of scholarly electronic resources produced by academics. To date most research has focused on the impact for formal scholarly publishing. The purpose of this exploratory study is to …
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Library anxiety and the academic library: an investigation into student library experiences at the University of Cape Town
… and services, library policies, ICTS, and information literacy. A mixed method approach was used incorporating quantitative and qualitative methodology to achieve a broader understanding of the phenomenon. Quantitative data was collected using the Library Anxiety Questionnaire and …
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Analysis of the digital information literacy skills of geoscientists at the Geological Survey of Namibia
… the symbiotic relationship between digital information literacy skills and the geoscientists is not evidenced by literature. The purpose of the study was to critically analyse the digital information literacy skills of the geoscientists at the Geological Survey of Namibia at the Ministry of …
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Service provision satisfaction of under- and postgraduate students at the Medical School Library of the University of Cape Town
The effectiveness of libraries and information institutions is judged by the services they provide to their users. In order to function satisfactorily, these institutions should ensure that they satisfy the wants and needs of users, based on the demands of lecturers, classroom input and the need to …
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Exploring the impact of library instruction on the Human Sciences Research Council staff, in support of achieving their research and academic goals
… to find relevant sources, critically evaluate information and use information responsibly iv due to LI. LI however had little influence on staff publishing more, finding and applying for researching funding, or increasing citation counts. The findings provided an opportunity for the HSRC LI …
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An investigation into the knowledge management practices and challenges in an international non-governmental network of organisations : a case study of One World International
… can also be ascribed to the scarcity of information on Knowledge management practices, experiences, role models and general concerns. Concerns of the critical role knowledge management can play in NGOs, including NGO networks; due to their complex structures have often been addressed. …
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Enhancing the role of the libraries in South African Higher Education Institutions through Research Data Management: A case study of Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Research Data Management (RDM) is one of the top trends in academic libraries. Academic libraries are faced with the challenge of implementing RDM services. Libraries that are not yet offering support for research data may be at the stage of developing RDM services. The main objective of this study …
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Operationalizing research data services in Academic libraries in Africa: case of the University of Namibia
This study investigated operationalising research data services in academic libraries in Africa by using a case of the University of Namibia (UNAM). The purpose of the study was to enquire the extent to which librarians have the necessary knowledge and skills which will enable them to provide …
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Student adoption and perceptions of the library and information mobile services at the University of Namibia
… adoption and perceptions of library and information mobile services at the University of Namibia (UNAM), Main Campus. The research objectives were: to assess factors influencing students' adoption and use of wireless technologies that enable them to access library and information services …
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Enabling and constraining factors in the management of four City of Cape Town public libraries
… both employees who want to pursue further studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and increase staffing. The study has introduced a new way of looking into practices affecting public library management and that is in terms of the sayings, doings and relatings in the practice …
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