We describe the results of a qualitative study on journalists’ information seeking behavior on social media. Based on interviews with eleven journalists along with a study of a set of university level journalism modules, we determined the categories of information need types that lead journalists to social media. We also determined the ways that social media is exploited as a tool to satisfy in...

           Background and Objectives: Some children are at risk of middle ear infections; however, the impact of the fluctuating hearing sensations on cognitive systems and immature central auditory is not fully recognized. Therefore, we reviewed and discussed the impact of early-otitis media on the cognitive skills of affected school-aged children. Methods: A computerized search of the databa...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of international students in terms of their information needs and to highlight the role of social media. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, a systematic literature survey was conducted in order to investigate information-seeking trends among international students while using social media. As a res...

The purpose of this research is to analyze the needs students for learning media android based on high school economics subjects. offered mobile a application that integrated with problem-based model, which aims improve critical thinking skills. subjects were 30 grade 11 in Wonogiri district. This study uses qualitative descriptive method. instrument used interview guidelines and questionnaires...

This research aimed to determine whether students with specific needs may benefit from using adaptive learning material. study consisted of descriptive qualitative conducted a technique. Participants in this were school administrators, general education teachers, and teachers for kids special needs. The data collection used various methodologies, including interviews, observations, documentatio...

We report on the social media communications and work practices of the Jefferson County Type III Incident Management Team during the September 2013 Colorado Floods. In this case study, we examine flood-related communications across three platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and the team’s blog for insight into how this innovative team coordinated their communications to meet the information needs of a...

418 Our agendas for library services to support international and area studies are in flux. For one high-profile example, the following broad recommendations emerged from the " Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries: A Forum on the Future " that took place at Duke University in 2012: • Aggressively pursue broad digital access to international information resources; • Internatio...

Ranking documents in response to users' information needs is a challenging task, due, in part, to the dynamic nature of users' interests with respect to a query or similar queries. We hypothesize that the interests of a given user could be similar to the interests of the broader community of which she is a part at the given time and propose an innovative method that uses social media to charact...

Ambient media is a new form of media, which deals with media objects that mediate information throughout the natural environment of people. In ambient media environments, the media becomes part of daily life activities and environments – similar to location based services, where the physical world has a virtual digital overlay providing digital services for the consumer on a specific location. ...