Search for dissertations about: "Information seeking in context"

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2. 1. Tensions and Contradictions in Information Management

   Author : Karen Nowé Hedvall; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information management; information behaviour; information strategies; activity theory; voluntary organisations; peace organisations;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to contribute to the research on the management and use of information in organisations by providing a holistic understanding of the various information practices and needs as well as attitudes towards information at different levels in the broader socio-historical context of a specific organisation. To this end, findings and approaches from research traditions in library and information science, management studies and organisational theory are combined in an activity-theoretical approach with some neo-institutional aspects. READ MORE

4. 2. Physicians‟ information practices : a case study of a medical team at a Teaching Hospital

   Author : Esther Ebole Isah; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; activity theory; Artefacts; Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics CPT ; Contextual elements; Information practices; Information seeking; Physicians; Participation; Practice theory; Social learning theories; Work activity; Workplace learning; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis is a user study within library and information science on participatory practices of a professional group in work activity. This has been investigated only to a minor extent in previous library and information science research. READ MORE

5. 3. Automated Subject Classification of Textual Documents in the Context of Web-Based Hierarchical Browsing

   Author : Koraljka Golub; Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dewey Decimal Classification; Engineering Information; hierarchical browsing; controlled vocabularies; thesauri; classification schemes; Automated classification; subject classification; Artificial intelligens; Artificiell intelligens; Library and Information Science;

   Abstract : With the exponential growth of the World Wide Web, automated subject classification has become a major research issue. Organizing web pages into a hierarchical structure for subject browsing has been gaining more recognition as an important tool in information-seeking processes. READ MORE

6. 4. Datafication in Public Health Surveillance : Making Authoritative Accounts

   Author : Martin Stojanov; Mats Edenius; Claes Thorén; Eivor Oborn; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Datafication; public health; authority; sociomateriality; care; valuation; design ethnography; influenza surveillance; Information Systems; Informationssystem;

   Abstract : The data traces we increasingly leave behind through interactions with information technology are being integrated into public health practice for continuous real-time monitoring and decision-making in a process of datafication. While previous research suggests there are challenges in producing and moving representations, datafication relies on reusing data primarily intended for a different purpose. READ MORE

7. 5. Designing technical information : Challenges regarding service engineers’ information-seeking behaviour

   Author : Jonatan Lundin; Yvonne Eriksson; Jonas Löwgren; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Abstract : There is a gap of knowledge regarding relevant aspects of users’ information-seekingbehaviours. The research presented in this thesis aims at gaining a deeper knowledge about such behaviours and discussing the consequences the behaviours may have on the design practice of technical communicators when designing technical information during product development. READ MORE