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Women's use and abuse of the news media during the COVID-19 pandemic on Mumsnet. (2021)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. and BURNETT, S. 2022. Women's use and abuse of the news media during the COVID-19 pandemic on Mumsnet. Digital journalism [online], 10(6): the Coronavirus pandemic and the transformation of (digital) journalism, pages 1098-1114. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2021.1967768

This article analyses news sources used by women to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK parenting website Mumsnet. By using a non-political online ‘third space’ aimed at women, Mumsnetters are able to avoid the aggression women face when they att... Read More about Women's use and abuse of the news media during the COVID-19 pandemic on Mumsnet..

A class-specific metaheuristic technique for explainable relevant feature selection. (2021)
Journal Article
EZENKWU, C.P., AKPAN, U.I. and STEPHEN, B.U.-A. 2021. A class-specific metaheuristic technique for explainable relevant feature selection. Machine learning with applications [online], 6, article number 100142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2021.100142

A significant amount of previous research into feature selection has been aimed at developing methods that can derive variables that are relevant to an entire dataset. Although these approaches have revealed substantial improvements in classification... Read More about A class-specific metaheuristic technique for explainable relevant feature selection..

Exploring the socio-cultural impact of Scottish island airports. (2021)
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BAXTER, G., BLOICE, L. and GRAY, D. 2021. Exploring the socio-cultural impact of Scottish island airports. Scottish affairs [online], 30(3), pages 311-336. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2021.0372

This paper explores the social importance of small, local airports to Scottish island communities, and the roles that they might play in maintaining cultural identity and a sense of place. It draws upon studies conducted in three communities: Benbecu... Read More about Exploring the socio-cultural impact of Scottish island airports..

Information sources in patents: Stephen Adams. (2021)
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OPPENHEIM, C. 2021. Information sources in patents: Stephen Adams. European intellectual property review [online], 43(8), pages 553. Available from: http://legalresearch.westlaw.co.uk/

This is a book review of Stephen Adams' book Information Sources in Patents. This heavyweight tome is a completely revised and updated edition of a well-established guide to patent information sources. It comprises 19 chapters plus numerous appendice... Read More about Information sources in patents: Stephen Adams..

Digital storytelling and participatory local heritage through the creation of an online moving image archive: a case-study of Fraserburgh on Film. (2021)
Journal Article
DAVIDSON, A. and REID, P.H. 2022. Digital storytelling and participatory local heritage through the creation of an online moving image archive: a case-study of Fraserburgh on Film. Journal of documentation [online], 78(2), pages 389-415. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-09-2020-0157

Purpose: The aim of the research was to create a site which could host an archive of moving image associated with the town of Fraserburgh in Scotland, but could also include other digital artefacts to support and enhance the narratives contained with... Read More about Digital storytelling and participatory local heritage through the creation of an online moving image archive: a case-study of Fraserburgh on Film..

#TogetherApart: mediatization, (inter)subjectivity and sociality at a time of pandemic. (2021)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, B. and KUMAR PUTTA, S. 2021. #TogetherApart: mediatization, (inter)subjectivity and sociality at a time of pandemic. Networking knowledge: journal of the MeCCSA postgraduate network [online], 14(1): #TogetherApart, pages 1-8. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31165/nk.2021.141.663

This special issue features 12 contributions by early career scholars and artists dealing with the role of mediatization in the COVID-19 pandemic conjuncture. Themes such as mediated intimacy and sociality, pandemic ideology, politicians' curated aut... Read More about #TogetherApart: mediatization, (inter)subjectivity and sociality at a time of pandemic..

Well-being in liquid modernity: an annotated bibliography. (2021)
Journal Article
CROSS, K. 2021. Well-being in liquid modernity: an annotated bibliography. Fashion studies journal [online], Fashion and mental health. Available from: https://www.fashionstudiesjournal.org/fashion-mental-health-additional-resources/2021/7/1/well-being-in-liquid-modernity-an-annotated-bibliography

The studies for my PhD, titled "Comfort in Clothing: A Baumanian Critique of How Clothing Contributes to the Well-being of Women in the United Kingdom", utilized Zygmunt Bauman's concept of "liquid modernity" as a critical lens to explore the synergi... Read More about Well-being in liquid modernity: an annotated bibliography..

The Cambridge handbook of copyright limitations and exceptions. (2021)
Journal Article
OPPENHEIM, C. 2021. The Cambridge handbook of copyright limitations and exceptions. European intellectual property review [online], 43(7), pages 479-481. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

This 419-page heavyweight tome comprises 22 chapters contributed by experts, many of them very well known, together with an anonymous brief Preface. The chapters are organised into five parts, which reflect the broad themes covered. The text makes yo... Read More about The Cambridge handbook of copyright limitations and exceptions..

'Scrounger-bashing' as national pastime: the prevalence and ferocity of anti-welfare ideology on niche-interest online forums. (2021)
Journal Article
MORRISON, J. 2021. 'Scrounger-bashing' as national pastime: the prevalence and ferocity of anti-welfare ideology on niche-interest online forums. Social semiotics [online], 31(3): political ideology in everyday social media use, pages 383-401. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2021.1930859

Recent research has noted the persistence of a long continuum of “anti-welfare” discourses that are increasingly embedded in the UK news media, political communication, and popular culture (e.g. Golding and Middleton 1982. Images of Welfare: Press an... Read More about 'Scrounger-bashing' as national pastime: the prevalence and ferocity of anti-welfare ideology on niche-interest online forums..