Blar i ODA Open Digital Archive på forfatter "Pharo, Nils"
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FRBR sett i forkant: Analyse av brukerundersøkelser av digitale bibliotekkataloger
Søberg, Siri Benedicte Levand (Master thesis, 2014)I denne masteroppgaven undersøkes i hvilken grad FRBR-modellen løser utfordringer brukeren opplever i sin kommunikasjon med digitale biblioteksystemer (OPAC systemer) i perioden før FRBR-rapporten ble publisert. Hvis ... -
How credible is lay health information on the World Wide Web? - A study of information about the effects of interventions
Nordheim, Lena (Master thesis, 2009)Background: The World Wide Web is a source to a wealth of health information that was previously unavailable to lay people. Formal studies have raised concerns about the credibility of online materials on the Web; most of ... -
(In) formal classification : connecting formal and informal knowledge organization systems
Huurdeman, Hugo C. (Master thesis, 2012)Recent developments in knowledge organization systems (KOS) have added new dimensions to traditional classification practices, as knowledge is now not only organized by official committees and editors, but also by the users ... -
INEX iTrack Revisited: Exploring the Potential for Re-use
Pharo, Nils (CEUR Workshop Proceedings;Vol-2337; Barriers to Interactive IR Resources Re-use 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-24)This paper presents the experiences from the INEXi Track experiments conducted over a period of seven years. The purpose is to present the infrastructure of the experiments with the aim to identify its potential for re-use ... -
'Irrational' searchers and IR-rational researchers
Pharo, Nils; Järvelin, Kalervo (Journal of The American Society For Information Science And Technology, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)In this article we look at the prescriptions advocated by Web search textbooks in the light of a selection of empirical data of real Web information search processes. We use the strategy of disjointed incrementalism, which ... -
Is the reference desk used for reference interviews
Bøyum, Idunn; Byström, Katriina; Pharo, Nils (Reference Services Review;Volume 49, Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-08)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate why users turn to the university library’s reference desk and whether librarians make use of the opportunity to conduct reference interviews to disclose any unexpressed ... -
Kvalitet på kunnskapsoppsummeringer i helsetjenesten : en evaluering av søkestrategier i systematiske oversikter fra det internasjonale Cochrane-samarbeidet
Mathisen, Mariann (Master thesis, 2011)Bakgrunn: Kunnskap er en av de viktigste ressursene i helsetjenesten. Informasjonsmengden er imidlertid så stor at hvis ny kunnskap skal bli brukt, må den oppsummeres og publiseres i åpne og lett tilgjengelige kilder bygd ... -
Kvaliteten på norske metadata for forskningsdata
Holtet, Vigdis (Master thesis, 2020)Målet med denne oppgaven er å undersøke hva som kjennetegner kvaliteten på norske metadata for forskningsdata. Både nasjonalt og internasjonalt er det forventet at forskere skal gjøre sine data digitalt tilgjengelige for ... -
Mellom incentiv og individ – leders bruk og holdninger til publiseringsindikatoren : Studie av holdninger til og bruk av publiseringsindikatoren på individnivå ved OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet
Fossum, Lone Wanderås (Master thesis, 2019)Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hvordan mellomledere bruker publiseringsindikatoren på individnivå og hvilke holdninger de har til en slik praksis. Casestudien tar for seg OsloMet, hvor jeg har gjennomført en dokumentanalyse ... -
Modelling the information seeking and searching behaviour of users with impairments: Are existing models applicable?
Berget, Gerd; Pharo, Nils; MacFarlane, Andrew (Journal of Documentation;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-20)Purpose A substantial number of models have been developed over the years, with the purpose of describing the information seeking and searching of people in various user groups and contexts. Several models have been ... -
A need for information on information needs
Borlund, Pia; Pharo, Nils (Information Research;vol. 24 no. 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction. We report a study on everyday life information needs in order to obtain a deeper understanding and insight of what constitute information needs, and how they can be characterised. Method. The information ... -
OUC's participation in the 2009 INEX Book Track
Preminger, Michael; Nordlie, Ragnar; Pharo, Nils (Lecture Notes in Computer Science = Lecture notes in artificial intelligence;6203, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)In this article we describe the Oslo University College's participation in the INEX 2009 Book track. This year's tasks have been featuring complex topics, containing aspects. These lend themselves to use in both the book ... -
Overview of the CHIIR 2019Workshop on Barriers to Interactive IR Resources Re-use (BIIRRR 2019)
Bogers, Toine; Dodson, Samuel; Freund, Luanne; Gäde, Maria; Hall, Mark; Koolen, Marijn; Petras, Vivien; Pharo, Nils; Skov, Mette (CEUR Workshop Proceedings;Vol-2337 Barriers to Interactive IR Resources Re-use 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-24)This paper presents an overview of the BIIRRR 2019 workshop at CHIIR 2019, which had the explicit aim of understanding and promoting re-use of resources for interactive IR experimentation. -
Overview of the INEX 2008 Interactive Track
Pharo, Nils; Nordlie, Ragnar; Fachry, Khairun Nisa (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)This paper presents the organization of the INEX 2008 interactive track. In this year’s iTrack we aimed at exploring the value of element retrieval for two different task types, fact-finding and research tasks. Two research ... -
Overview of the INEX 2009 Interactive Track
Pharo, Nils; Nordlie, Ragnar; Fuhr, Norbert; Beckers, Thomas; Fachry, Khairun Nisa (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;6203, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)In the paper we present the organization of the INEX 2009 interactive track. For the 2009 experiments the iTrack has gathered data on user search behavior in a collection consisting of book metadata taken from the online ... -
Overview of the INEX 2010 Interactive Track
Pharo, Nils; Beckers, Thomas; Nordlie, Ragnar; Fuhr, Norbert (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;6932, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)In the paper we present the organization of the INEX 2010 interactive track. For the 2010 experiments the iTrack has gathered data on user search behavior in a collection consisting of book metadata taken from the online ... -
Personalization and usage data in academic libraries : an exploratory study
Beyene, Wondwossen Mulualem (Master thesis, 2012)Personalization is a service pattern for ensuring proactive information delivery tailored to an individual based on learned or perceived needs of the person. It is credited as a remedy for information explosion especially ... -
Perspectives, roles, and knowledge transfer amongst stakeholders of research data sharing
Kvale, Live Håndlykken (OsloMet Avhandling 2022;Nr 15, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2022)Data sharing requires collaboration on infrastructure and a knowledge exchange amongst stakeholders while these develop solutions aiming at increasing the quality of research through data curation. Divergent perspectives ... -
Processes of tagging behaviors : case studies of CiteULike, LibraryThing, YouTube and Flickr
Phuong, Le Thi Thuy (Master thesis, 2011)This work is a study of tagging behavior processes in different types of documents and tagging sites. Moreover, the tagging challenges are addressed following tagging behavior processes. The study is limited to CiteULike, ... -
Redesigning academic library websites in small, medium and large scale institutions : reasons and solutions
Bach, Phuong Lan (Master thesis, 2010)Managing change always covers a large area in research. Many changes in academic library website have also been noticed. However, there is a gap in literature about the nature of the change in academic library website. ...