School of Information Faculty Scholarship

: When in doubt, go to the library; The paper is an extension of a previous study, which examined student perceptions of a unique freshman seminar offered to Criminology and Criminal Justice students at Florida State University. The seminar is characterized by a heavy focus on interactive library sessions in which students learn how to conduct research and write a scholarly paper. The previous article reported on student perceptions of research and writing skills developed in the seminar. This report, using Multivariate Regression and Propensity Score Matching reveals that compared to a carefully constructed comparison group, first time in college students enrolled in the seminar have statistically significantly higher cumulative grade point averages and percentages of graduation within four years. The seminar’s emphasis on the library as a research tool is thought to have contributed to the differences seen on academic outcomes between students who took the seminar and a matched comparison group., Publication Note: The version of record can be found at https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2017.1372498., Preferred Citation: Leslie Hill, Daniel Maier-Katkin, Roshni Ladny & Kirsten Kinsley (2018) When in Doubt, Go to the Library: The Effect of a Library-Intensive Freshman Research and Writing Seminar on Academic Success, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 29:1, 116-136, DOI:10.1080/10511253.2017.1372498

: activity theoretic model for information quality change; To manage information quality (IQ) effectively, one needs to know how IQ changes over time, what causes it to change, and whether the changes can be predicted. In this paper we analyze the structure of IQ change in Wikipedia, an open, collaborative general encyclopedia. We found several patterns in Wikipedia’s IQ process trajectories and linked them to article types. Drawing on the results of our analysis, we develop a general model of IQ change that can be used for reasoning about IQ dynamics in many different settings, including traditional databases and information repositories., Keywords: Information quality, Information dynamics, Activity theory, Publication Note: This article is an open access copy of the publisher's version of record, which is available at https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v13i4.2126., Preferred Citation: Stvilia, B., Gasser, L. (2008). An activity theoretic model for information quality change. First Monday, 13(4).

: context-aware social distancing nudge for public health in response to COVID-19 pandemic; The impact of COVID-19 pandemic to our society may be unprecedented. While an effective cure or vaccine is under development, maintaining social distance is an essential step in defending personal as well as public health. This study conceptualizes the social distance nudge, while developing and validating a choice architecture that aims to influence and modify users’ behavior in maintaining social distance for self-interest. Data concerning distance calibration was collected, and a nudging simulation was conducted in August 2020. Future work will consider including environment sensor data to improve nudging accuracy and behavioral studies to better understand user experience., Coronavirus, COVID-19, Nudge theory, Social distance nudge, Bluetooth, RSSI, Public health, Voluntary contact tracing, The authors wish to thank the Florida State University for the Collaborative Collision COVID-19 seed grant (CC-045704, 5/11/20-8/18/20). The authors acknowledge and appreciate the insightful guidance and input from Emily Pritchard and Claudia P. Blackburn during the project needs analysis. The authors also wish to thank Conrad F. Metcalfe for his editing assistance., CC-045704

: framework for researcher participation in research information management systems; Ensuring the quality of information is a critical ethical issue for any information system. Research Information Management Systems (RIMSs) need to engage researchers in sharing research information and knowledge, and ensuring its quality. This paper introduces a theoretical framework for researcher participation in RIMSs. The framework is grounded in empirical research and can guide the design of RIMSs by defining typologies of researcher activities in RIMSs, related motivations, levels of participation, and metadata profiles. In addition, the framework defines discipline- and seniority-specific priorities for the researcher’s activities and motivations. RIMS managers and scholarly communications librarians can use the framework to assemble RIMS service and metadata profiles that are tailored to the researcher’s context. Likewise, the framework can guide the construction of communication messages personalized to the researcher’s priorities and her or his motivations for engaging in a specific activity, which will enhance the researcher’s engagement with the RIMS., Publication Note: The version of record can be found at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.02.014.

: review of web-assisted interventions for diabetes management; Current endeavors in diabetes care focus on helping patients and providers deal successfully with the complexities of the disease by improving the system of care, expanding the reach of interventions, and empowering patients to engage in self-care behaviors. Internet technologies that combine the broad reach of mass media with the interactive capabilities of interpersonal media provide a wide range of advantages over standard modes of delivery. The technical affordances of Web delivery enable individualization or tailoring, appropriately timed reinforcement of educational messages, social support, improved feedback, and increased engagement. In turn, these have been significantly correlated with improved health outcomes.This article is a narrative review of Web-based interventions for managing type 2 diabetes published from 2000 to 2007 that utilize Web sites, Web portals, electronic medical records, videoconference, interactive voice response, and short messaging systems. The most effective systems link medical management and self-management. Patient satisfaction is highest when the Web-based system gives them the ability to track blood glucose, receive electronic reminders, schedule physician visits, email their health care team, and interact with other diabetic patients. However, comprehensive medical and self-management programs have not been implemented widely outside of systems funded by government agencies. The cost of developing and maintaining comprehensive systems continues to be a challenge and is seldom measured in efficacy studies. Lack of reimbursement for Web-based treatments is also a major barrier to implementation. These barriers must be overcome for widespread adoption and realization of subsequent cost savings., Keywords: EMR, IVR, SMS, Web portal, Web site, Chronic care model, Chronic disease, Diabetes self-management, Hemoglobin A1c, Medical management, Type 2 diabetes, Videoconferencing, Publication Note: This NIH-funded author manuscript originally appeared in PubMed Central at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769687.

: “One Must Actually Take Facts as They Are”: Information Value and Information Behavior in the Miss Marple Novels; One perspective not often brought to the study of detective fiction is that from the field of information science. Among other topics, information science is concerned with information behavior, or how people behave with respect to information: needing, seeking, accidentally encountering, avoiding, evaluating, storing and so forth. Examining the solving of a mystery as an information behavior has potential for insights into the genre and into our twenty-first century readings of detective fiction. Current audiences are accustomed to modern information technology and the information behaviors afforded by it: amateur sleuths hack computer systems or professional detectives analyze trace evidence for DNA. Highly technologized contemporary information environments leave us to ask: in what ways do the manipulation of information value, and the sophistication of the information behaviors, in novels written by Agatha Christie in the early- to mid-twentieth century, continue to enthrall readers in the twenty-first?, Keywords: information worlds theory, information behavior, Agatha Christie, Miss Jane Marple, Publication Note: Editor of the volume in which the chapter appeared: J. C. Bernthal. Publisher: McFarland (Jefferson, NC, USA)., Preferred Citation: Kazmer, Michelle M. (2016). "One Must Actually Take Facts as They Are": Information Value and Information Behavior in the Miss Marple Novels. In J. C. Bernthal (Ed.), The Ageless Agatha Christie: Essays on the Mysteries and the Legacy (pp. 114-129). Jefferson, NC, USA: McFarland.

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