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• Increasing our understanding of altmetrics: identifying factors that are driving both citation and altmetric counts 

  Didegah, Fereshteh; Bowman, Timothy D.; Holmberg, Kim (iSchools, 2016-03-15)

  This study examines a range of factors associating with eventual citation and altmetric counts to a paper. The factors include research collaboration, institution impact, journal impact, journal open accessibility, and ...

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• Many methods, many microbes: methodological diversity and standardization in the deep subseafloor biosphere 

  Darch, Peter T. (iSchools, 2016-03-15)

  Standardization is widely assumed to be important to advance science. This assumption is typically embedded in initiatives to devise infrastructure and policies to support scientific work. This paper examines a movement ...

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• Sharing food, gathering information: the context and visibility of community information work in a crisis event 

  Dailey, Dharma; Robinson, John; Starbird, Kate (iSchools, 2016-03-15)

  This paper describes ICT use after a disaster, connecting the stories of various community responders and tracing their activities across sociotechnical networks. Drawing on contextual interviews and the digital record, ...

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• Training library professionals to teach: a study of new jersey train-the-trainer 

  Cooke, Nicole A.; Beckett, Edith (iSchools, 2016-03-15)

  For 17 years (1995-2012) the New Jersey Train-the-Trainer (NJTTT) taught information professionals how to teach and train their colleagues and patrons. The initial program was partially funded by Title III LSCA funds, with ...

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• The influences of personality and motivation on the sharing of misinformation on social media 

  Chen, Xinran (iSchools, 2016-03-15)

  Social media, featuring rich user-generated information, is becoming an important component of daily life. It has also become a fertile ground for misinformation (inaccurate information) due to lack of quality control ...

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