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• Understanding User Behavior on Online Music Distribution Sites: A Discourse Approach 

  Ishizaki, Hiromi; Herring, Susan C.; Hattori, Gen; Takishima, Yasuhiro (iSchools, 2015-03-15)

  We analyze user behavior on two music distribution websites, SoundCloud.com and Last.fm, using a computer-mediated discourse analysis approach. The broad goal is to infer patterns of use that can inform the development of ...

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• User Perceptions of Associative Thesaural Relationships: A Preliminary Study 

  Clarke, Rachel Ivy; Lee, Jin Ha (iSchools, 2015-03-15)

  This study investigates whether potential library users can identify distinctions of associative relationships in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and whether they perceive such relationships as useful. This ...

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• Mixed Emotions in Active Social Media Use - Fun and Convenient or Shameful and Embarrassing? 

  Widen, Gunilla; Lindström, Johanna; Brännback, Malin; Huvila, Isto; Nyström, Anna-Greta (iSchools, 2015-03-15)

  This paper discusses self-perceived observations of social media use among undergraduate students. 132 media diaries are analyzed in order to identify media usage patterns and profiles. The purpose was to go beyond a typical ...

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• On the Pitfalls of Crowdsourcing for Civic Information Management 

  Pelechrinis, Konstantinos (iSchools, 2015-03-15)

  The advancements and proliferation of mobile networking and computing technology has enabled large-scale collaborations between people towards solving specific problems. While crowdsourcing has been utilized to facilitate ...

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• Visual First Amendment: Using empirical legal methods and visualization techniques to enhance understanding of Supreme Court rulings 

  Rabina, Debbie Lee; Sula, Chris (iSchools, 2015-03-15)

  The Visual First Amendment (VFA) brings together empirical legal methods and data-driven visualization to produce a new and engaging look at the Supreme Court rulings on the First Amendment. Our interactive displays allows ...

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