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Facet analysis in UDC: questions of structure, functionality and data formality. (2017)
Journal Article
SLAVIC, A. and DAVIES, S. 2017. Facet analysis in UDC: questions of structure, functionality and data formality. Knowledge organization [online], 44(6): selected papers from the proceedings of the 2017 International UDC seminar: faceted classification today: theory, technology and end users, 14-15 September 2017, London, UK, pages 425-435. Available from: https://www.ergon-verlag.de/isko_ko/downloads/ko_44_2017_6_e.pdf

The paper will look into different patterns of facet analysis used in the UDC schedules and how these affect the scheme presentation, the underlying data structure and the management of the classification scheme. From the very beginning, UDC was desi... Read More about Facet analysis in UDC: questions of structure, functionality and data formality..

Fifty years of library and information history. (2017)
Journal Article
REID, P. 2017. Fifty years of library and information history. Library and information history [online], 33(4), pages 233-235. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/17583489.2017.1372972

It has been fifty years since, in the spring of 1967, Library and Information History first appeared under the title of Library History. It was launched by the Library History Group of the then Library Association to replace a newsletter that had bee... Read More about Fifty years of library and information history..

Nick Moore, his information policy matrix, with a bibliometric analysis. (2017)
Journal Article
MUIR, A. and OPPENHEIM, C. 2017. Nick Moore, his information policy matrix, with a bibliometric analysis. Library management, 38(8/9), pages 394-403. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-02-2017-0027

One of Nick Moore's contributions to library and information research and practice was the development of a matrix to be used for analysing different countries' information policies. Conceptions of information policy have changed over time, from mana... Read More about Nick Moore, his information policy matrix, with a bibliometric analysis..

Citizen curation in online discussions of Donald Trump's presidency: sharing the news on Mumsnet. (2017)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. and BURNETT, S. 2018. Citizen curation in online discussions of Donald Trump's presidency: sharing the news on Mumsnet. Digital journalism [online], 6(5), pages 545-562. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2017.1399806

In an era of fake news and concerns about social-media bubbles, we consider how participants in online discussions on the UK parenting website Mumsnet assess the validity and potential subjectivity of news information sources. Building on previous wo... Read More about Citizen curation in online discussions of Donald Trump's presidency: sharing the news on Mumsnet..

Caroline Phillips: Aberdeen suffragette and journalist. (2017)
Book
PEDERSEN, S. 2017. Caroline Phillips: Aberdeen suffragette and journalist. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Aberdeen Art Gallery holds a unique collection of correspondence that belonged to a woman journalist called Caroline Phillips. As honorary secretary of the Aberdeen branch of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), otherwise known as the Suffr... Read More about Caroline Phillips: Aberdeen suffragette and journalist..

I've got a feeling: the effect of haptic information on the preferred location of purchase of guitars and stringed wooden instruments. (2017)
Thesis
PIRIE, E. 2017. I've got a feeling: the effect of haptic information on the preferred location of purchase of guitars and stringed wooden instruments. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis develops technology adoption and sensory information literatures through an evaluation of antecedents to consumers purchase location intention of Musical Instruments (MI). With the unique factor of instrument heterogeneity MI e-retail sal... Read More about I've got a feeling: the effect of haptic information on the preferred location of purchase of guitars and stringed wooden instruments..

The Dublin Library Society and its founding members: associational activity and cultural patriotism in late-eighteenth-century Dublin. (2017)
Thesis
ABBAS, H. 2017. The Dublin Library Society and its founding members: associational activity and cultural patriotism in late-eighteenth-century Dublin. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

In late-eighteenth-century Dublin, options were limited for an expanding reading public who wished to consult quality printed works. During this period of the Anglican Ascendancy, membership to institutional libraries or participation in associationa... Read More about The Dublin Library Society and its founding members: associational activity and cultural patriotism in late-eighteenth-century Dublin..

Talent exchange project description and evaluation. (2017)
Report
COOK, Y., FULFORD, H. and MARCELLA, R. 2017. Talent exchange project description and evaluation. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

The 3 year Talent Exchange project, funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), was designed to widen and extend the pool of work related experience (WRE) opportunities available to Robert Gordon University (RGU) students; enhance student employabi... Read More about Talent exchange project description and evaluation..

Dissecting wage dispersion. (2017)
Journal Article
CANNON, S. and MUSTRE-DEL-RIO, J. 2017. Dissecting wage dispersion. Economic review (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) [online], 102(3), pages 35-52. Available from: https://www.kansascityfed.org/Economic%20Review/documents/544/2017-Dissecting%20Wage%20Dispersion.pdf

At any time, wages differ dramatically across US workers. Some differences in workers' hourly wages may be due to differences in observable characteristics, such as age, sex, race or education level. But substantial dispersion in wages across individ... Read More about Dissecting wage dispersion..

Discovering strange events in empty spaces: the role of multimodal practice and the interpretation of paranormal events. (2017)
Journal Article
IRONSIDE, R. 2017. Discovering strange events in empty spaces: the role of multimodal practice and the interpretation of paranormal events. Journal of pragmatics [online], 120, pages 88-100. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2017.09.005

This article examines how empty space may be used as an interactional resource to see, understand and categorise events as potentially paranormal. By drawing upon video data of groups noticing and negotiating their experiences of a strange event, thi... Read More about Discovering strange events in empty spaces: the role of multimodal practice and the interpretation of paranormal events..

Copyright and digital academic library development in the UK. (2017)
Journal Article
MUIR, A. 2019. Copyright and digital academic library development in the UK. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], 51(3), pages 702-709. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000617732380

Reviews the role of copyright in digital academic and research library development in the UK over the last 25 years, drawing on policy documents, legislative reviews and statutes, project documentation and programme syntheses. Finds that copyright-re... Read More about Copyright and digital academic library development in the UK..

The social and cultural role of small, remote airports in the Northern Periphery. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
BLOICE, L., BAXTER, G. and GRAY, D. 2017. The social and cultural role of small, remote airports in the Northern Periphery. Presented at the 2017 University of the Artic rectors' conference and forum conversations from the north conference: scholars of many disciplines and inhabitants of many places in dialogue with one another, with animals and plants, and with the land, 27-29 August 2017, Aberdeen, UK.

This paper presented the key themes emerging from Work Package 7.1 of the project entitled Smart Peripheral and Remote Airports (SPARA) 2020. Work Package 7.1 consisted of qualitative research that explored the social and cultural importance of small... Read More about The social and cultural role of small, remote airports in the Northern Periphery..

The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science. (2017)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R., LOCKERBIE, H., BLOICE, L., HOOD, C. and BARTON, F. 2018. The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science. Journal of information science [online], 44(5), pages 608-618. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551517724685

Early- and mid-career researchers will shape the future of library and information science (LIS) research and it is crucial they be well placed to engage with the research impact agenda. Their understanding of research impact may influence their capa... Read More about The effects of the research excellence framework research impact agenda on early- and mid-career researchers in library and information science..

Towards an everyday life information literacy mind-set: a review of literature. (2017)
Journal Article
MARTZOUKOU, K. and SAYYAD ABDI, E. 2017. Towards an everyday life information literacy mind-set: a review of literature. Journal of documentation [online], 73(4), pages 634-665. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-07-2016-0094

Purpose: Information literacy (IL) within the everyday life context is regarded as an important condition for civic participation and engagement, informed citizenship, health and well-being. However, compared to the significant amount of IL research... Read More about Towards an everyday life information literacy mind-set: a review of literature..

Beyond 'grey in sepia': empowering the everyday life information literacy of Syrian new Scots: Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-findings practices. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
MARTZOUKOU, K. and BURNETT, S. 2017. Beyond 'grey in sepia': empowering the everyday life information literacy of Syrian new Scots: Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-findings practices. Presented at the 2017 Annual conference of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP 2017), 5-6 July 2017, Manchester, UK [online]. Available from: https://www.slideshare.net/CILIP/beyond-grey-in-sepia-empowering-the-everyday-life-information-literacy-of-syrian-new-scots

This paper presents the research findings of 'Lost in Information? Syrian new Scots Information Literacy Way-finding practices' research project, which was funded by the Information Literacy Group (ILG) of the Chartered Institute of Library and Infor... Read More about Beyond 'grey in sepia': empowering the everyday life information literacy of Syrian new Scots: Syrian new Scots' information literacy way-findings practices..

The Scottish suffragettes and the press. (2017)
Book
PEDERSEN, S. 2017. The Scottish suffragettes and the press. London: Palgrave Macmillan [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53834-5

This work approaches the Scottish women's suffrage campaign from the point of view of the popular press. It investigates how the press engaged with the women's suffrage movement; how suffragettes were portrayed in newspapers; and how different groups... Read More about The Scottish suffragettes and the press..

Voters' online information behaviour and response to campaign content during the Scottish referendum on independence. (2017)
Journal Article
BAXTER, G. and MARCELLA, R. 2017. Voters' online information behaviour and response to campaign content during the Scottish referendum on independence. International journal of information management [online], 37(6), pages 539-546. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.05.013

Research into the public's motivations for, and barriers to, the use of referendum campaign sites was carried out in the final weeks before the 2014 vote on Scottish independence. As a qualitative study, drawing on 54 interactive, electronically-assi... Read More about Voters' online information behaviour and response to campaign content during the Scottish referendum on independence..

Authors using social media: layers of identity and the online author community. (2017)
Journal Article
LAING, A. 2017. Authors using social media: layers of identity and the online author community. Publishing research quarterly [online], 33(3), pages 254-267. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-017-9524-5

This article offers an analysis of the impact of professional social-media engagement upon authors. Authors primarily use Facebook, Twitter and there is growing use of Pinterest. Authors use social-media platforms primarily for marketing, publicity a... Read More about Authors using social media: layers of identity and the online author community..

An exploration of the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
BAXTER, G. and MARCELLA, R 2017. An exploration of the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. Presented at the 6th Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2017), 27-30 June 2017, Aberdeen, UK.

This conference paper presented the emerging findings of research which explored the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. The research consisted of two key elements. Firstly, an online survey (538 res... Read More about An exploration of the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour..