Erik Mitchell, University of Maryland
Kanti Srikantiaiah, University of Maryland
Susan Rathbun-Grubb, University of South Carolina
Heather Lea Moulaison, University of Missouri
Jane Greenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Summary
Metadata is an important component of trans-disciplinary research and is increasingly important in digital scholarship in which linked, open and cloud-based communities operate. These communities regularly access and create linked, open and cloud-based data and as such require metadata systems and structures that fit their unique communities…… More: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/panels/7.html
Carla M. Allen, University of Missouri
Sanda Erdelez, University of Missouri
Miroslav Marinov, University of Missouri
Ben Richardson, University of Missouri
Rong Tang, Simmons College
Lu Xiao, University of Western Ontario
Borchuluun Yadamsuren, University of Missouri
Moderator: Michael Leach, Harvard University
Summary
User Experience laboratories (UX labs henceforth) affiliated with Library and Information Science schools support a wide range of academic research by faculty members and graduate students. Though their names vary (e.g., information experience lab, usability lab, Human Computer Interaction lab), these labs serve on the front lines to investigate the impact of shifting information behaviors by implementing innovative methods for conducting usability studies and analysis…….More: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/panels/8.html
Dr. Katriina Byström, University of Borås
Dr. Mary Cavanagh, University of Ottawa
Dr. Jannica Heinström, Åbo Akademi University
Dr. Barbara M. Wildemuth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Moderator: Dr. Sanda Erdelez, University of Missouri
Summary
People interact with information in a variety of ways and in a variety of contexts. Studies of such interactions have traditionally been approached either from an individually focused or contextual perspective. The perspective taken is likely to influence the specific research questions asked, the study design and methods and the potential outcomes of the study…….more: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/panels/22.html
Tuesday, 11/5 @ 3:30
John M. Budd, University of Missouri
Heather Lea Moulaison, University of Missouri
C. Sean Burns, University of Kentucky
Summary
As more information is digitized or born online, issues with assessment and preservation, in the forms of determining, reviewing and describing it, increase. This is particularly true for what we might term high-stakes information or information that if not carefully assessed or preserved can result in harmful consequences. With the premise that scholarly information is high-stakes information….More: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/panels/36.html