This study investigates whether folksonomies and social networking sites are useful tools when searching for music from independent record labels. It uses questionnaires, and interviews to collect the users' views and ...

This study examined women’s information behaviour and decision-making during the menopause transition. The findings were compared with expectations from McKenzie’s Model of Information Practices in Everyday Life Information ...

This investigation aims to delineate a contemporary profile of IM within the UK through the comparison of content analyses of IM course curricula and IM job advertisements. The objectives of the investigation were, to ...

Our project has investigated the processes of mediated information retrieval (IR) searching during human information-seeking processes to characterize aspects of this process, including information seekers' changing ...

This is the fourth in a series resulting from a joint research project directed by Professor Tom Wilson in the United Kingdom and Dr. Amanda Spink in the United States. The analysis reported here sought to test a number ...

Our project has investigated the processes of mediated information retrieval (IR) searching during human information-seeking processes to characterize aspects of this process, including information seekers' changing ...

The purpose of this dissertation is to present the results of a survey of international students of the Institute of Technology, Carlow which was carried out during 2009-2010. There has been substantial growth in the ...

Describes key aspects of the methodology and outcomes of the JISC User Behaviour Monitoring and Evaluation Framework in its first three annual cycles (1999-2002). The Framework was initiated to assure the JISC that their ...

Executive summary Aims and objectives of JUSTEIS Cycle Four There were five main elements to JUSTEIS work in 2002/2003: • monitoring user behaviour – identifying trends in the way staff and students are using electronic ...