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Open-Access Publishing and the Transformation of the American Archivist
(Society of American Archivists, 2011)
In the process of transforming the American Archivist (AA) into a digital journal, the Society of American Archivists (SAA) confronted the political, economic, and intellectual tensions inherent in the complex environment ...
A dyadic approach to information mediation at work: Examining credibility and value perceptions.
(2013)
In daily interaction, workers play the dual role of information seekers and mediators by receiving or providing advice on how to find and use information. Using an online diary method, this study examines the dynamic and ...
Our Digital Future: An Interview with the UM Dean of School of Information
(2011-01)
"Many of us cannot imagine living in a world without instantaneous communications, entertainment or immediate access to information. But are we too dependent on this technology? What is our future as citizens of the ...
Facilitating Employee Intention to Work with Robots
(AIS, 2017-12-10)
Organizations are adopting and integrating robots to work with and alongside their human employees. However, their human employees are not necessarily happy about this new work arrangement. This may be in part due to the ...
An analysis of screen reader use in India
(ACM, 2012)
We present the results of two surveys and a qualitative interview-based study with users of screen readers in India. Our early interviews moved us in the direction of examining patterns that differentiate users of two ...
Team Size, Dispersion, and Social Loafing in Technology-Supported Teams: A Perspective on the Theory of Moral Disengagement
(M.E. Sharpe, Inc, 2010-06)
Social loafing is the tendency of individuals to withhold contributions to a task in a team setting. Team size and dispersion are two primary drivers of social loafing in technology supported team settings. However, the ...
The Value of Social Search: Seeking Collective Personal Experience in Social Q&A.
(2013)
In this paper, we examine the value of social question-answering (Q&A) services as a platform for social search. We present a quasi-field study where we instructed 20 study participants to use a social Q&A service, Yahoo! ...
Information Seeking Behavior of Engineers
(2017-02-01)
Engineers are largely specialists trained in areas such as mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineering, yet they work in a broad range of environments, such as research and development, design, testing, manufacturing, ...
Teaming Up with Robots: An IMOI (Inputs-Mediators-Outputs-Inputs) Framework of Human–Robot Teamwork
(2017-10-04)
Despite the established volume of literature on human–robot interaction, the ways in which humans and robots work together as a team have been relatively understudied. Current approaches to human–robot teamwork do not fully ...
A Cross-Cultural Study of Trust Building in Autonomous Vehicles
(2018-05-18)
Trust in autonomous vehicles (AVs) has become as a key determinant of drivers' acceptance of AVs and explanations are often at the heart of this trusting relationship. This study explores, in consideration of cultural and ...