Search for dissertations about: "Library and Information Studies"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 104 swedish dissertations containing the words Library and Information Studies.

  2. 6. Everyday Life Information Practice : Affordances and Strategies within a Facebook Group

    Author : Ameera Mansour; Noora Hirvonen; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social media; social networking sites; Facebook groups; information practices; sociocultural theory; affordances; cognitive authority; situated learning; community of practice; communication privacy management; imagined audience; context collapse; everyday life; parents; mothers; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Social networking sites are integral in reshaping how we access and interact with information and others. This doctoral thesis aims to offer an in-depth understanding of engagement in an everyday life information practice within a private Facebook group. READ MORE

  4. 7. Subject retrieval in web-based library catalogs

    Author : Koraljka Golub; Jadranka Lasić-Lazić; Department of Information Science Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; British university libraries; Croatian university libraries; Indexing and retrieval systems; Online library catalogs; Subject access points; Subject retrieval; User interface; User search behavior; WebPACs; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis has been motivated by past research, problems and realizations that online library catalog users frequently perform subject searches – using keywords, subject headings and descriptors – and these searches have yielded unsatisfactory results. Web-based catalogs or WebPACs (Web-based Online Public Access Catalogs), belonging to the so-called third generation of online catalogs and providing a wide variety of search options, remain largely underutilized despite the continuous advancement of information retrieval systems. READ MORE

  5. 8. Guarding the Boundary: Information Flow Tracking in the Presence of Libraries

    Author : Alexander Sjösten; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; web security; browser extensions; large-scale study; language-based security; information-flow control; side-effectful libraries;

    Abstract : In modern software development, the use of libraries is prevalent. Libraries pose a big security challenge. How can we ensure that sensitive data is not being leaked through libraries? This is the first question of the thesis. READ MORE

  6. 9. Cloudy talks : Exploring accounts about cloud computing

    Author : Maria Lindh; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information management; cloud computing; cloud services; cloud technology; social constructionism; social construction of reality; conceptual metaphor theory; Google Apps for Education GAFE ; GAFA; algorithmic identities; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to discuss the character, purpose, and use of the language surrounding new technology, specifically cloud computing. The thesis is situated within library and information science. READ MORE

  7. 10. Design researchers' information sharing : the enactment of a discipline

    Author : Ola Pilerot; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information sharing; information practices; scholarly communication; interdisciplinary research; design research; practice theory; materiality; Informationspraktiker; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis is about information sharing in interdisciplinary research practices. It reports one conceptual and three empirical studies. The studies have been conducted through focusing on the field of design research, and in particular on a Nordic network of design researchers. READ MORE