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Conceptions of subject analysis: a metatheoretical investigation
(2005)Little is known about the contemporary practice of subject analysis. However, there exists a rich theoretical literature on the interpretation of documents for their subject matter. This dissertation compares ten theoretical ... -
Art information use and needs of non-specialists: evidence in art museum visitor studies
(2006)Digital and Web technologies have created dramatic changes in art museum information systems which have in turn invited an expanding diversity of non-specialist art information seekers. Research is needed to support the ... -
A Frame-Based Theory of Information Behavior: A Grounded Theory Study
(2013-02-25)Information needs is a difficult phenomenon to understand as well as to define (Case, 2012). Understanding the way people identify their information needs is considered very difficult to assess given that they exist in ... -
Exploring the Use of Wikis for Information Sharing in Interdisciplinary Design
(2013-07-23)Interdisciplinary design presents challenges in design collaboration due to the difficulty in communicating and coordinating among disciplines. Many tools have been developed and used to support information sharing in ... -
How scientists develop competence in visual communication
(2013-07-25)Visuals (maps, charts, diagrams and illustrations) are an important tool for communication in most scientific disciplines, which means that scientists benefit from having strong visual communication skills. This dissertation ... -
From Six Directions: Documenting and Protecting Zuni Knowledge in Multiple Environments
(2013-11-14)As a `cornerstone' of American anthropology (McFeely, 2001), the A:shiwi, the Pueblo people of Zuni, New Mexico, have long experienced unsolicited and unwanted documentation of our everyday and ceremonial activities by ... -
Supporting Users After Software Deployment through Selection-Based Crowdsourced Contextual Help
(2013-11-14)This dissertation introduces LemonAid, a new selection-based crowdsourced contextual help approach, and investigates the larger social and organizational factors of software design, software support, and post-deployment ... -
Modeling User Behavior and Attention in Search
(2013-11-14)In Web search, query and click log data are easy to collect but they fail to capture user behaviors that do not lead to clicks. As search engines reach the limits inherent in click data and are hungry for more data in a ... -
Network Sovereignty: Understanding the Implications of Tribal Broadband Networks
(2013-11-14)For tribal leaders, bringing reliable, affordable broadband Internet service to Indian Country is a matter of self-determination. At this point in history, tribal leaders enforce the sovereign rights of tribes by communicating ... -
Channeling Friendships across Social Types via Mediated Communication and High School Clubs
(2013-11-14)This dissertation is about how common contexts for extracurricular activities, friendships, and technology mediated interactions form social structures that are related to distinct civic experiences of high school youth ... -
THE POWER OF ASSOCIATIONS. SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: FACEBOOK IN THE INTERACTIONS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS
(2014-02-24)There are many indications that social mobilization and political participation have been transformed by Information Communication Technologies (ICT), and, more recently, by Social Media. In spite of many studies which ... -
Let's Play Our Way: Designing Flexibility into Card Game Systems
(2014-02-24)In this dissertation, I explore the idea of designing "flexible game systems". A flexible game system allows players (not software designers) to decide on what rules to enforce, who enforces them, and when. I explore this ... -
What Makes a Great Software Engineer
Good software engineers are essential to the creation of good software. However, today, we lack a holistic, contextual, and real-world understanding of software engineering expertise. In this dissertation, we address this ... -
It's Not Rocket Library Science: Design Epistemology and American Librarianship
Contemporary American librarianship is typically considered a social science. Yet libraries and librarians have a strong history of making tools and services that enable access to and use of information resources. ... -
Transparent Lives and the Surveillance State: Policing, New Visibility, and Information Policy
In this dissertation, I utilize conceptual and legal analyses to explore the tensions between personal information privacy and public access to information implicated by government surveillance and citizen-initiated inverse ... -
Teaching and Engaging with Debugging Puzzles
This dissertation describes Gidget, an online educational debugging game that is designed to engage and teach novices introductory programming concepts. Players solve puzzles throughout the game to help a robotic character ... -
Information Artifact Evaluation and Iterative Design: A Novel Mixed-Method Approach
Organizations face numerous design challenges regarding effectiveness and measurability of success when investing in Information Systems and Information Technology (IS/IT), or information artifacts for short. Some information ... -
Designing Chat Guidance for Positive Psychological Change
Mental illnesses affect 25% of the U.S. population, and are the leading cause of ill health worldwide—far above physical illnesses. Common barriers of time, money, stigma, and lack of professionals to meet demand make it ... -
Native American Telecommunication Independence: One Step Above Smoke Signals
The digital divide disproportionally impacts Native American and Alaska Natives. Their homeland geographies, economies and technology footprints effect their ability to self-determine their Information Communication ... -
Communicating Meaning in Context-Aware System Design
Computers play an increasingly personal role in our daily lives. Rather than interacting with computers primarily at work or for specialized tasks, computers are now present in virtually all our daily activities. The ...