Search for dissertations about: "Library and Information Studies"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 104 swedish dissertations containing the words Library and Information Studies.
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16. Automated Subject Classification of Textual Documents in the Context of Web-Based Hierarchical Browsing
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
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17. The theory of mitigating risk : Information literacy and language-learning in transition
Abstract : This qualitative study explores the information literacy practices of students who were learning a language overseas as part of their undergraduate degree. Constructivist grounded theory and situational analysis were used to examine the information activities of 26 English-speakers from Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. READ MORE
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18. Content Moderation and Fact-Checking : A Study of Journalists’ Information Practices in the Contemporary News Media Landscape
Abstract : This thesis in information studies is about journalists’ and news media professionals’ engagement in two specific information practices that have become integrated into contemporary journalism. Two of the four articles included in this thesis focus on content moderation and two on fact-checking. READ MORE
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19. Managing chemotherapy risks : Learning from medication errors and developing a national knowledge source for chemotherapy regimens
Abstract : The basics in cancer treatment are surgery, radiation therapy, and treatment with cancer drugs, often combined. Chemotherapy regimens that define the drugs used, the dosage, the frequency and duration of drug administration, have been developed and used for different cancer diagnoses. READ MORE
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20. Facilitating collaboration : exploring a socio-technical approach to the design of a collaboratory for Library and Information Science
Abstract : The thesis explores the potential of one way of facilitating and stimulating collaboration in Library and Information Science (LIS), through a specific scientific collaboration activity: creating, sharing and reusing data collection instruments, such as interview guides, questionnaires, and observation protocols. The four studies reported in the thesis can be read as a linear narrative, each study building on the previous and contributing to the following ones. READ MORE