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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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• 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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• Extending Knowledge Management to "Knowing": A Design of Experience Management System 

  Zhang, Guangxuan; Purao, Sandeep (iSchools, 2015-03-15)

  Knowing is constituted in, and thus, inseparable from practice. The conceptualization it suggests is different from the epistemology of possession that underlies prior work in knowledge management. To capture, represent ...

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• Advocacy Organization Affiliations: Alliances and Perceived Common Interests between Socially, Politically, and Informationally Disadvantaged Communities 

  Sanfilippo, Madelyn Rose (iSchools, 2015-03-15)

  In order to address issues of inequality, advocacy organizations aggregate into coalitions and interest networks which have significant implications for the success of advocacy efforts and impact on the policy making ...

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• Collective Archiving of Soundscapes in Socio-Cultural Context 

  Choe, Sou Hwan; Ko, Young Man (iSchools, 2015-03-15)

  Soundscape research aims to draw public awareness to the acoustic environment and to enhance our auditory experience. With the help of advances in audio technology, field recording and archiving of environmental sounds are ...

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