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- Maceviciute, Elena, et al.
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Information behaviour in research network building by relocated scholars in Swedish higher education : a report on a pilot project
- 2008
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Ingår i: Information research. - : University of Sheffield. - 1368-1613. ; 13:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction. A pilot investigation is reported into the information behaviour of scholars relocating to Sweden in building their research networks. Method. Using activity theory as a conceptual framework for the study, structured interviews (using mainly open questions) were carried out with eight scholars in different disciplines and institutions. The resulting data were analysed using the qualitative analysis package Atlas. ti. Results. Information systems and technologies play little part in the information behaviour of relocated scholars in building, or re-building, their research support networks. Integration into the academic institution is easier than integration into Swedish society and language issues arise mainly in respect of the latter. Conclusion. Re-located scholars adopt interpersonal communication as the dominant information behaviour in building their research networks. They are aided, in Sweden, by the generally welcoming and supportive atmosphere of their departments (although one respondent in the social sciences noted problems of conflict), but experience difficulty in establishing social networks within Swedish society.
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- Maceviciute, Elena, et al.
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Information behaviour research and information systems development : the SHAMAN project, an example of collaboration
- 2010
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Ingår i: Information research. - : University of Sheffield. - 1368-1613. ; 15:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Goal. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate the role that information behaviour research may play in information system design. Theory. The paper explores the value of use cases in defining information requirements and considers their wider application in information behaviour research. Method. An analysis of the literature on long-term digital preservation systems (and, to a degree, digital libraries) is used as well as analysis of interviews undertaken in the course of the SHAMAN project. These interviews fall into the category of contextual inquiry as an explicit step for understanding who the customers really are and how they work on a day-to-day basis. Results. Four broad categories of needs in long term preservation are identified in literature: society at large, which has requirements for long-term preservation; organizational requirements; organizational staff who must operate the preservation system, undertaking the functions of ingest, access and delivery to end-users; end-users who need to draw upon the digital resource to help them with their work, study or research. The Universal Modelling Language with stereotypical actors and use cases offers information behaviour researchers a way to engage with system developers in a creative synergy.
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- Maceviciute, Elena
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Knyga : žavingoji sena dama
- 2009
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Ingår i: Knygotyra. - : Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla. - 0204-2061 .- 2345-0053. ; 53, s. 252-260
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- Maceviciute, Elena
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Komunikacijos ir informacijos mokslai
- 2006
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Ingår i: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. - : Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. ; , s. 446-
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