User Studies

Abstract

This research paper addresses the lack of connection between people’s own knowledge and the use of mathematical functions and scholastic mathematics. Experts in the field acknowledge that this issue generates a phenomenon of opacity in people’s daily livesand the use of mathematical knowledge. Put in other words, other mathematical social functions, apart from those utilized in school environments, are not considered. To highlight this phenomenon, empirical evidence is built from the analysis of cultural forms of knowledge concerning the use of graphsin a setting of movement. Such evidence is overshadowed by scholastic mathematics, due to that fact that the foresaid forms are immersed in non-conventional argumentations. A reference framework of the use of graphs that resignifiestrajectory andcurvethen arises. In this framework, the search for permanence and invariants when things vary gives way to the very argumentation of one’s own mathematical knowledge that is, however, obscured in scholastic mathematics.

Resumen

En el presente artículo se aborda como problemática la ausencia de diálogo entre los saberes de la gente y la matemática escolar. Se afirma que esto da lugar a un fenómeno de opacidad del cotidiano de la gente y sus usos del conocimiento matemático; esto es, no se consideran otras funciones sociales del conocimiento matemático en escenarios diferentes al escolar. Para evidenciar dicho fenómeno, se construye evidencia empírica a partir del análisis de formas culturales de saberes relativas al uso de las gráficas en una situación de movimiento. Sin embargo, la matemática escolar opaca tal evidencia, debido a que dichas formas se encuentran en argumentaciones no convencionales. Se conforma así un  marco  de  referencia  del  uso  de  la gráfica  que  resignifica  la  trayectoria  y  la  curva,  y  donde  la  búsqueda  de  la permanencia y de invariantes en las cosas que varían conforma la argumentación propia de los saberes matemáticos de la gente, aunque se ve opacada en la matemática escolar.

Resumo

Neste artigo, a ausência de diálogo entre saberes populares e a matemática da escola, são abordadas como uma problemática. Afirma-se que o exposto, gera um fenômeno de opacidade em relação ao conhecimento matemático na cotidianidade,  na  medida  em  que,  outras  funções  sociais  deste  conhecimento  não  são  consideradas  em  cenários diferentes da escola. Para evidenciar esse fenômeno, a evidência empírica é trabalhada e desenvolvida em uma análise de formas culturais relacionadas ao uso de gráficos matemáticos implementados em uma situação de movimento.No entanto,  a  matemática  da  escola  turva  tal  evidência,  porque  essas  formas  são  encontradas  em  argumentos  não convencionais. Assim, forma-se um quadro de referência para o uso do gráfico que ressignifica a trajetória e a curva, onde a busca de permanência e de invariáveis nas coisas que variam, formando a argumentação própria dos conhecimentos matemáticos populares, embora, estes sejam ofuscados pela matemática da escola.

This landmark text captures a global cross-section of leading voices and provides a clear and coherent overview of the user studies domain and user issues in digital libraries.

As the information environment becomes increasingly electronic, digital libraries have proliferated, but the focus has often been on innovations in technology and not the user. Although user needs have become a popular concept, in practice the users are rarely consulted in the development of services. Research and analysis of users is essential to fine-tune the content and approach of digital libraries to the diverging requirements and expectations of incredibly varied communities and to ensure libraries are effective, accessible and sustainable in the long term.

This article offers a first exploratory critique of digital tools' socio-technical affordances in terms of support for narrative creation by media researchers. More specifically, we reflect on narrative creation processes of research, writing and story composition by Media Studies and Humanities scholars, as well as media professionals, working with crossmedia and audio-visual sources, and the pivotal ways in which digital tools inform these processes of search and storytelling. Our study proposes to add to the existing body of user-centred Digital Humanities research by presenting the insights of a cross-disciplinary user study. This involves, broadly speaking, researchers studying audio-visual materials in a co-creative design process, set to fine-tune and further develop a digital tool (technically based on linked open data) that supports audio-visual research through exploratory search. This article focuses on how 89 researchers – in both academic and professional research s...

In this article, the methodological aspects of a reception study on audio description (AD) are presented. Our hypothesis is that interpretative audio descriptions offer a better experience to AD users and we have tested it with visually impaired participants in Catalonia. We have compared three different audio description styles: a denotative, a cinematic and a narrative AD style. Firstly, we present our experimental material: the selected film, Nuit Blanche (Arev Man-oukian, 2009), and a threefold narrative, cinematic and AD-oriented analysis to inform audio description creation. Then we detail the framework based on functionalist translation theory in which we defined our three AD styles. After that, we describe and discuss our experimental design: participants selection, questionnaires designed to get insights into the emotional and cognitive film reception, focus group interviews. The study is still ongoing but we can end the article with preliminary findings, which indicate that comprehension enjoyment and emotion are closely linked in the film experience and can be affected by the audio description.

What might it mean to use books rather than read them?

This work examines the relationship between book use and forms of thought and theory in the early modern period. Drawing on legal, medical, religious, scientific and literary texts, and on how-to books on topics ranging from cooking, praying, and memorizing to socializing, surveying, and traveling, Carla Mazzio and Bradin Cormack explore how early books defined the conditions of their own use and in so doing imagined the social and theoretical significance of that use.

The volume addresses the material dimensions of the book in terms of the knowledge systems that informed them, looking not only to printed features such as title pages, tables, indexes and illustrations but also to the marginalia and other marks of use that actual readers and users left in and on their books. The authors argue that when books reflect on the uses they anticipate or ask of their readers, they tend to theorize their own forms. Book Use, Book Theory offers a fascinating approach to the history of the book and the history of theory as it emerged from textual practice.

This book, based on a library exhibition at the University of Chicago, has been put online by the University of Chicago library and thus has no restrictions on use.

""The rise of digital media has been widely regarded as transforming the nature of our social experience in the twenty–first century. The speed with which new forms of connectivity and communication are being incorporated into our everyday lives often gives us little time to stop and consider the social implications of those practices. Nonetheless, it is critically important that we do so, and this sociological introduction to the field of digital technologies is intended to enable a deeper understanding of their prominent role in everyday life. The fundamental theoretical and ethical debates on the sociology of the digital media are presented in accessible summaries, ranging from economy and technology to criminology and sexuality. Key theoretical paradigms are explored through a broad range of contemporary social phenomena – from social networking and virtual lives to the rise of cybercrime and identity theft, from the utopian ideals of virtual democracy to the Orwellian nightmare of the surveillance society, from the free software movement to the implications of online shopping. As an entry–level pathway for students in sociology, media, communications and cultural studies, the aim of this work is to situate the rise of digital media within the context of a complex and rapidly changing world.

‘ Digital Media and Society is a comprehensive, compelling and critical examination of the social and cultural consequences of digital media and communication technologies. The book provides a cohesive and coherent look at the present digital state of society, and it explains how the digital present came to be and what its consequences are. It is written in a clear, jargon–free manner and filled with information and questions that make it a remarkably useful teaching text.’ Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago

‘Adrian Athique’s introduction brings digital media, and its culture, politics and economics, into sharp focus. This book provides an essential outline of the digital world; it is accessible to all while remaining complex enough to be accurate.’ Tim Jordan, King’s College London"

" The book is jammed packed with many current and interesting issues of concern and includes an impressive review of an extensive range of related scholarly publications. The style of the book makes it a great textbook for students of sociology or communication and media studies. All in all, the book is ambitious and impressive, it includes an extensive account of contemporary scholarly work in related fields, and it was easy and enjoyable to read. The book is warmly recommend to other readers." Nasrine Olson, Information Research

"Digital Media and Society’s main strength to provide a concise and eclectic yet satisfactorily rich and well contextualized account of digital life. Athique successfully situates this complex, multifaceted subject with the same proficiency he showed in his explorations of India’s media culture, at the crossroads between cultural practice, economic development, and geopolitical struggle...Digital Media and Society (is) a great didactic tool to introduce sociology and communications students to the advent of the digital society. The author’s ability to situate the complex, interconnected issues and perspectives at stake will without any doubt encourage those students not only to critically engage but also to continue exploring this new indispensable field of sociological inquiry." Louis Melancon, Canadian Journal of Sociology

"Overall, in a context characterised by a lot of published, but at times fragmented, ‘noise’ around digital media and society, Athique’s book provides a clear, well-structured and
comprehensive overview of the historical development of both digital media and the variety of approaches to theorise their impact. If we allow for the duly acknowledged ‘Anglophone bias’, the book convincingly explores a contemporary ‘digital society’." Henk Huijser, Media International Australia"

Ph.D.-thesis accounting for mediated modes of visiting at the museum of natural history, Naturama, Denmark.

Mobile phone cameras, exercise pamphlets and dress-up animal costumes shape museum visits. The three very different mobile, mediating technologies play a central role when visitors relate to a museum exhibition. When these mobile, mediating technologies link visitors and the exhibition, they simultaneously create their own distorted version of the exhibition and conjure three very different versions of the visitor.

Actor network theory (ANT) and related post-Ant studies invorm the analysis of ethnographic fieldwork carried out at a museum of natural history. The analyses show how mobile, mediating technologies, visitors and exhibition are intertwined during museum visits. This leads to an understanding of the museum visit as consisting of multipe, mediated modes of visiting.

Each technology mediates a mode of visiting and as visitors shift between mediated modes of visiting, they shift between multiple exhibition realities.

Winner of the Michael Standish Prize 2016. As Ann Laura Stoler notes, “what constitutes the archive, what form it takes, and what systems of classification and epistemology signal at specific times are (and reflect) critical features of colonial politics and state power.” These forms and systems determine what records are discovered, how they are accessed, and the experience of the user.

Drawing on work with Māori/iwi/hapū groups, this paper addresses settler colonialism and its continuing impact on records creation, archival access, and knowledge production in Aotearoa New Zealand. It argues that archivists should address the way our institutions are organized (both spatially and structurally), and our obligations under te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Filling stations are retail outlets where automobiles are refuelled, lubricated and serviced aside other retail
activities, hence it creates few environmental issues. The aim of this study is to assess the degree of
application of environmental sustainability design requirements filling stations provision. The study
examined 50 filling stations out of the total population of 78 in Minna, using a purposive sampling method
that was based on filling stations with minimum of six pumps. A checklist that captured the studied
variables was administered on the selected filling stations that were divided into three zones. The data
collected was analysed using descriptive statistical tools in SPSS and the results are presented in charts and
tables. The use of plates was to show physical description of some of the issues observed in the study. The
results revealed over 90% of filling stations did not make design considerations for environmental
sustainability of the filling station at the design stage. The results also show that 84% of the filling stations
were situated on plots that were less than 50m by 100m which made it difficult to achieve environmental
sustainability within the stations. The study equally revealed that only 2% of the filling stations studied
made use of photovoltaic system as alternative source of energy for the running of the filling station. It was
also observed that the filling stations had the opportunity to adapt their station to environmentally
sustainable design features which should have helped improve the overall sustainability of the filling station
and it environment. It is recommended that the design of filling stations should adhere to the
Environmental Impact Assessment report and also ensure that the buildings located within them are
environmentally friendly through the incorporation of design features that support eco-friendliness. It is
also recommended that there is need for filling station owners and the architects involved in the designs of
filling stations to explore sustainability design issues in their provision in order to ensure a healthier and
safer environment.

In this article, we discuss the vocaloid pop star Hatsune Miku as an uncertain image, which embodies networks of fans functioning as cultural producers, making it unclear whether creative statements are affectively dialogical or function as entrepreneurial campaigning. Here we describe Hatsune Miku as an image that is not only desired by fans, but that itself desires. We critically debate the affective investments and distributed ownership in the attention economy in relation to the cultural phenomenon of Hatsune Miku, and consider the pop star to be continuously animated, produced, circulated and consumed by fans, while profit is channeled back to the company behind the image: Crypton Future Media. We further argue that this channeling has been enabled by new digital infrastructures, creating a risk that networks of fans’ affections and desires may be transformed and mutated into feelings that are entangled with commercial interests, thus producing uncertain images of desire such as Hatsune Miku.

This paper provides a deep analysis of Snapchat user behavior among American college students. While my study focuses solely on Snapchat, I believe that it has broader implications for how people communicate in digitally mediated networked publics as well as in real, embodied life. It provides further insight into the ways in which users manage balancing social relationships while maintaining their own self-presentation in everyday, technologically mediated social interactions.

The focal point of my analysis centers on how Snapchat has multiple levels of interaction, each with its own relationship to the user’s perception of public and private. In this way, Snapchat can be understood as an intermediary between a messaging tool and a networked public, which I understand as a hybrid-networked public. My analysis of Snapchat is separated into three distinct components: the lack of positive or negative feedback (particularly as this relates to other forms of social media today), the maintenance and reconstruction of an impermanent profile, and the modes of saving face, which expose the complex space between public and private. These topics are examined and woven throughout the discussion. The behaviors explained in this paper reveal how modes of interacting on Snapchat that are drawn from existing aspects of everyday life are redefined to create entirely new ways of interacting in a digitally mediated space.

This paper appraised the implementation process of Koha Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS) at the Babcock University (B.U.) Library, Nigeria. The software installation, data entry and data migration were successfully done and usage of the software began instantly. This study adopted a survey design using questionnaire as the instrument for gathering of data. It enumerates the experiences of B.U. Library in the implementation of Koha ILS using a total of 17 librarians and 24 technical staff that were part of the implementation program to illicit information. It explains strategies towards efficient migration of data from X-Lib to Koha, and elements responsible for adequate utilization of ILS. Analysis of data was only on challenges to the implementation program and strategies for successful implementation of Koha. This research was a result of the experiences of B.U. Library documented to support libraries. The software continues to receive improvement and upgrade by the user community worldwide. However, this research only describes the progress made and challenges faced on the implementation from June 2010. This research established no major problem since the implementation of the software at Babcock University Library. Library staff and majority of the library users have commended the decision of the University Library for installing dynamic software like Koha. Finding on Table 1 revealed that erratic power supply and insufficient manpower were bane for the smooth running of the software. It was also established on table 2 that ILS be incorporated as a course to be taught in the department of Information Resources Management (IRM) of Babcock University in order to train people who will manage the software. Moreover, 100% of the respondents agreed that seminars and workshops be organized. In addition, an effective collaboration between the ICT unit and the University Library was also seen as an advantage. This work was based on facts and experiences gathered before and during the implementation period. It elaborates the basics and suggests steps toward successful implementation of ILS. It is intended to serve as stepping stone for libraries especially in Nigeria that are in dare need to implement automation software.

The provision of information services to support teaching, learning and research has long been a major objective of libraries in higher education. The students being served by these libraries, specifically in Kenya, may consist of on-campus and remote user groups. This study set out to explore the library section heads' perspectives of the support services and resources meant for remote library users in selected public university libraries in Kenya with a view to recommending measures towards improving library services for this emerging group of library users. The study used a case study research design whereby qualitative data was collected using focus group discussions (FGDs) with section heads in four selected public university libraries in Kenya, namely the University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenyatta University (KU), Moi University (MU) and Egerton University (EU). The findings of the study are discussed under four main subject areas: services for remote users, physical facilities available for remote users, how libraries create awareness of their services to remote users, and policies and regulations that govern remote use of library resources. It is hoped that the study's findings will not only create awareness of the existence of remote users in academic libraries in Kenya, but will also open up debate on how effectively and efficiently this category of users can be served.

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN NIGERIA AND ITS CHALLENGES IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: EMPIRICAL INFORMATION

Abstract

Climate change impacts and its challenges depend on a range of the climate parameters’ changes. It also depends on the country’s social, cultural, geographical and economic backgrounds. The location and size of, and the characteristics relief in Nigeria give rise to a variety of climates ranging from tropical rainforest climate along
the coasts to the sahel climate to the northern parts of the country. Climate change is also threatening not only the sustainable development of socio-economic activities of any nation but also to the totality of human existence. Presently, Nigerians has started to feel the effects and challenges of climate change as the frequency and intensity of extreme events like floods, rainfall and drought have increased. The challenges of climate change in Nigeria have brought about the destruction of many economic and non-economic institutions including rural houses and economic trees worth millions of naira by a wind storm. This is one of the resultant effects of climate
change. Presently, due to climate change there are many agricultural farming systems adaptation by rural communities/farmers in Nigeria.

Key words: climate change, adaptation, agriculture, Nigeria

By;

*Nzeh, Emeka Celestine, ****Eboh, Rita Ogugua, *Eboh, Eric, **Nweze, Noble, ***Nzeh, Chika, *****Orebiyi, Julius and *****Lemchi, Jones

*African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE), No. 54 Nza Street,
Independence Layout, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria

Email: nzecelestine@yahoo.com

**Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

***Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology (OSISATECH) Polytechnic,Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria

****Centre for Entrepreneurship and Development Research, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

*****Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology,Owerri

The Lead author, Nzeh, Emeka Celestine is a Research Fellow with African Institute for Applied Economics, Enugu, Nigeria.

Applied Theatre in Design (Teatro Aplicado al Diseño) es una línea de investigación, denominada también Design Theatre o Design Dramatization (teatralización o dramatización del diseño) que explora la integración, dentro de los procesos de diseño, de ejercicios teatrales y técnicas actorales, juegos de improvisación creativa, métodos para el estudio de personajes y la construcción de historias (storytelling), técnicas pertenecientes a ámbitos como la didáctica lúdica, arte-terapia o psicodrama. Se articula en actividades de profundización teórica, experimentación práctica en ámbito educativo (enseñanza del diseño) y de formación docente/profesional. En base a las experiencias y los resultados obtenidos a lo largo de los años de experimentación (2013-2018), se ha ido estructurando una metodología proyectual y de enseñanza del diseño, centrada en la persona (person-centered design) y basada en la dramatización del proyecto: DesignDrama©. La finalidad es apoyar a los diseñadores en la comprensión profunda de los destinatarios de un proyecto, a través de una mayor empatía y el desarrollo de sus habilidades blandas. La metodología, en su versión actual, se divide en tres partes.

This study assessed the library services provided in federal, state and private universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Questionnaire was the tool used for data collection. The study population consisted of 110 respondents from University of Agriculture (UNAAB), Abeokuta, 287 respondents from Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu-Ode and 215 respondents from Redeemer’s University (RUN), Mowe, given a total of 612 respondents from the three selected universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. Purposive sampling was used to select the universities and the respondents. A total of 612 questionnaires were administered on all the respondents and 403 questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed given a response rate of 70%. A descriptive statistical method was used to analyze the data displayed in tables and percentage while hypotheses formulated was tested using the Kruskal-Wallis analysis and Chi-Square. A pre-test of 65 questionnaires were first administered and analyzed to estimate reliability co-efficient. The instrument yielded reliability co-efficient of 0.866%. We therefore concluded that the instrument was reliable. Finding from the study shows that electronic information resources services, internet services and circulation services were the services fully provided and utilized by the respondents, as displayed on Table 3; while CD ROM services, online public access catalogue (OPAC), user education, selective dissemination of information (SDI) and current awareness were the services moderately provided. It was also evident from this research that reprographic services, abstracting and indexing and literature search services were the least provided as shown on Table 3. The result of the formulated hypotheses shows there was significant difference in the library services provision and services expectation by Academic staff of federal, state and private universities. The findings affirmed that service provision in any library is an essential activity. University libraries should ensure to provide effective and adequate services to match with the expectations of library users especially the academic staff.

This paper examines the impact of an augmented reality (AR) tour guide on users' art engagement. In a between-subjects experiment in an art museum, users' art engagement with a novel video see-through augmented reality guide was examined against user behavior with a book guide. The AR users' liking of art increased more than the book users', whereas the book users learned more. The AR users enjoyed using the application, and it helped them engage with art; however, they felt physical fatigue from holding the tablet and preferred interacting with a still image over the live augmentations. The users were concerned about the screen time the AR guide required; it distracted them from looking at the art with the naked eye, creating more of an impression of learning rather than actual learning. The findings call for more impactful AR applications with art as the focal point.

The information environment has greatly impacted on teaching, learning and research methods of higher education worldwide and India is no exception. The new technologies have facilitated smooth and systematic transformation of data into digital format. This has changed the process of access, retrieve and
use of information by students and researchers. The purpose of this study is to examine the information seeking behaviour of students of two law colleges of Mumbai. To understand the information seeking behaviour of law students the concerned literature has been reviewed and questionnaire was randomly
distributed to get the responses. The study mainly concentrates on frequency of visit to the library, purpose of information seeking, computer acquaintance, amount of time spent on information gathering activities, problem faced in information seeking, etc. The results of the study reveal that books are still most heavily used resources by the students. Majority of the students are familiar with using offline and online legal databases. However, the students of both the colleges face the problem of information overload on internet and lack of skills to search information. Hence, the study recommends that formal users training programme shall be conducted to optimise the use of information sources and services.

The paper explores the research productivity of the Journal Vikalpa for the period of 2003-2012, which is indexed in the EBSCO on-line database. Various quality aspects of the 437 research articles published in the period were studied. The study elaborates on various aspects of the journal such as year wise distribution of the articles, growth rate of articles, authorship pattern, and degree of the authorship collaboration, distribution of the contribution by institutions, country wise, length of the articles and geographical distribution of authors. The analysis of the data revealed that average growth rate of literature was 1.07 and moderate degree (.4234) of collaboration was observed. Further, research showed that average number of authors per paper was 1.7 and Single authored research articles constitute maximum to the total research output (57.87%). On an average 43 articles were published in each year during the study period. The maximum number of articles have been contributed by academic institutions. Further it is found that the Relative Growth Rate (RGR) of articles was found to be gradually increasing from 0.6931 in the year 2003 to 2.4964 in the year 2012 and correspondingly the values of doubling time of the articles was found to be decreasing from .9998 in the year 2004 to 0.2776 in the year 2012. The Study also reveals that India has the largest contributor of literature for Vikalpa Journal. Finally, the research productivity of authors of Vikalpa Journal does not obey the Lotka's law of scientific productivity.

The study investigated the ICT based library and Information services in Constituent First Grade Colleges affiliated to University of Mysore .The present study demonstrates and elaborates the primary way to learn about ICTs, the purpose of using ICT enabled library services, to assess to what extent users are utilized ICT based library services and facilities, various aspects of Internet usage, favourite search engines, NLIST resources and services Suggestions have been given to make the service more beneficial in the library users. The aims were to examine impacts of ICT on motivation and related issues such as learning outcomes, behaviour, and attendance and to quantify any impacts where possible. The study also set out to consider the ways in which ICT can best be used by under graduate students to enhance motivational impacts for pupils, especially for those disaffected with traditional forms of learning. The present study aims to examine the ICT based library and Information services in Constituent First Grade Colleges affiliated to University of Mysore. The questionnaire method was adopted for the present study to collect the necessary data, keeping in view the objectives of the study. Total 236 questionnaires were distributed and 163 filled in questionnaires were collected back. The rate of response of 69.06 %. The collected data has been analysed using appropriate statistical techniques with SPSS such as chi-square test, mean and standard deviation for the analysis. The majority mean value of 3.28 SD being 1.66 I read e-Books of respondents110(67.48%) of students opine as 'Excellent', with a mean value of 1.59 and SD being 1.00. for Preferred search engine 20(12.26%) respondents use 'Annual Reviews' Use of N-List resources and Services From the analysis, it showed that our colleges should always embark on strategies towards adding more value to their ICT based library services. ICT based library services awareness program should be rendered to the graduate students at the very point of enrolment into the graduate studies for this will help the students towards understanding the need of utilizing the library properly and also appreciate technology more in their lives.

This study aims to analyze Kuwait University (KU) students’ awareness, use, attitudes, and satisfaction pertaining to e-books. Students’ views and perceptions were measured using an online survey questionnaire that was distributed in KU’s colleges during the spring semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. The research design that was newly proposed by this study—information and communication technology acceptance model (ICTAM)— revealed several interesting results such as the following: (1) almost three-fourths of the students were aware of e-books and their uses in education; however, only approximately one-fourth were aware of KU’s e-books service; (2) more than one-third of students believed that e-books are broadly adopted into education whether as an alternative/companion medium to printed textbooks/books or supplementary materials for the classroom, and more than three-fourths of them had used e-books earlier; yet, only approximately one-quarter had previously used KU’s e-books service; (3) almost three-fourths of students from among those who had used e-books earlier and one-third of students from among those who had not used e-books ever perceived its ease of use; (4) approximately three-fourths of students from among those who had experienced using e-books previously and almost one-half of students among those who had not used e-books at all perceived its usefulness and effectiveness for education; (5) more than one-half of students from among those who had used e-books earlier, and more than one-third of students from among those who had not used e-books ever perceived its importance/significance for education and work; (6) almost two-thirds of students from among those who had used e-books before reported being satisfied with their experience of using e-books; and (7) more than two-thirds of students from among those who have already used e-books have confirmed that they will continue to use e-books in the future, and almost one-half of students from among those who have not used e-books of any kind reported their intention and motivation to use e-books in the future.

Praca bada szereg aspektów receptywnego użycia słowników przez Polaków uczących się języka angielskiego przy pomocy ankiet i eksperymentów z wykorzystaniem pseudosłów na próbie 712 uczniów i studentów na różnym poziomie. Słownik dwujęzyczny używany jest średnio kilka razy w tygodniu, natomiast jednozjęzyczny prawie wcale, z wyjątkiem osób najbardziej zaawansowanych, u których stanowi on uzupełnienie słownika dwujęzycznego.

This paper appraised the implementation process of Koha Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS) at the Babcock University (B.U.) Library, Nigeria. The software installation, data entry and data migration were successfully done and usage of the software began instantly. This study adopted a survey design using questionnaire as the instrument for gathering of data. It enumerates the experiences of B.U. Library in the implementation of Koha ILS using a total of 17 librarians and 24 technical staff that were part of the implementation program to illicit information. It explains strategies towards efficient migration of data from X-Lib to Koha, and elements responsible for adequate utilization of ILS. Analysis of data was only on challenges to the implementation program and strategies for successful implementation of Koha. This research was a result of the experiences of B.U. Library documented to support libraries. The software continues to receive improvement and upgrade by the u...

Personal Knowledge and Information Management (PKIM) as an integrated approach of three concepts: Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), Personal Information Management (PIM) and Information Literacy (IL) is more appropriate and comprehensive approach to these issues with overlapping and supplementary areas of interests. The theoretical basis and results of the pioneering empirical studies in the PKIM field, carried out in an academic environment, are presented in this exploratory study. The development and validation of the PKIM scale, is characterised. An analysis of subject literature, discussions with experts, students and statistical methods were used in creation of the PKIM scale, which is an original instrument for measuring a self-assessment of knowledge and information skills of students. The PKIM self-assessment of Polish students of Information Science majors and related specializations was high, but not as high as was expected. Master's students reported higher level of PKIM self-assessment than Bachelor's students.

The efficient management of our daily information in physical and digital information spaces is a well-known problem. Current research on personal information management (PIM) aims to understand and improve organisational and re-finding activities. We present a case study about organisational strategies in cross-media information spaces, consisting of physical as well as digital information. In contrast to existing work, we provide a unified view on organisational strategies and investigate how re-finding cues differ across the physical and digital space. We further introduce a new mixing organisational strategy which is used in addition to the well-known filing and piling strategies. Last but not least, based on the results of our study we discuss opportunities and pitfalls for future descriptive PIM research and outline some directions for future PIM system design.

Research paper: https://beatsigner.com/publications/from-user-needs-to-opportunities-in-personal-information-management-a-case-study-on-organisational-strategies-in-cross-media-information-spaces.pdf

This paper develops a flexible methodology to analyze the effectiveness of different variables on various dependent variables which all are times series and especially shows how to use a time series regression on one of the most important and primary index (page views per visit) on
Google analytic and in conjunction it shows how to use the most suitable data to gain a more accurate result.

Search engine visitors have a variety of impact on page views which cannot be described by
single regression. On one hand referral visitors are well-fitted on linear regression with low
impact. On the other hand, direct visitors made a huge impact on page views. The higher
connection speed does not simply imply higher impact on page views and the content of web page and the territory of visitors can help connection speed to describe user behavior. Returning visitors have some similarities with direct visitors.

In the field of information visualisation, Euler diagrams are an important tool used in various application areas such as engineering, medicine and social analysis. To effectively use Euler diagrams, some of the wellformedness properties needs to be avoided, as they are considered to reduce user comprehension. From the previous empirical studies, we know some properties are swappable but there is no clear justification which property would be the best to use. In this paper, we considered two main wellformedness properties (duplicated curve labels and disconnected zones) to test which among the two affect user comprehension the most, based on the task performance (accuracy and response time), preference and eye movements of the users. Twelve participants performed three different types of tasks with nine diagrams of each property (so, in total eighteen diagrams) and the results showed that duplicated curve labels property slows down and trigger extra eye movements, causing delays for...

This paper aims to evaluate the use of Electronic resources (E-resources) by the library users of Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur, India, with a view to examine the exposure of users to e-resources. Besides, it aims to highlight the alert services
offered by the library, most preferred format of the journals, awareness of E-resources, helpfulness of e-resources and
efforts made by the library for better E-services to their users. This study is based on a structured questionnaire; for the
purpose of this study, total 822 questionnaires were distributed among the post graduate students, research scholars and
faculty members. Of all distributed questionnaires, 412 questionnaires received back duly filled by the respondents. Various
statistical methods have been used for analysis of data. The result of this study is presented and discussed in this paper.