• Cultural Patterns of Information Source Use: A Global Study of 47 Countries 

      Khosrowjerdi, Mahmood; Sundqvist, Anneli; Byström, Katriina (Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-17)
      The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between national culture and information source use (ISU) on a global level. A secondary analysis was carried out on three different data sets. They were (a) ...
    • Developing an empirical measure of everyday information mastering 

      Heinström, Jannica; Sormunen, Eero; Savolainen, Reijo; Ek, Stefan (Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-19)
      The aim of the study was to develop an empirical measure for everyday information mastering (EIM). EIM describes the ways that individuals, based on their beliefs, attitudes, and expectations, orient themselves to information ...
    • Information behavior and practices research informing information systems design 

      Huvila, Isto; Enwald, Heidi; Eriksson-Backa, Kristina; Liu, Ying-Hsang; Hirvonen, Noora (Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-18)
      Information behavior and practices (IBP) research has been repeatedly criticized for having little impact on information systems development (ISD). Claiming that there is a complete disconnect would be an exaggeration but ...
    • The migration and preservation of six Norwegian municipality record‐keeping systems: Lessons learned 

      Sødring, Thomas; Borlund, Pia; Helfert, Markus (Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-23)
      This paper presents a rare insight into the migration of municipality record-keeping databases. The migration of a database for preservation purposes poses several challenges. In particular, our findings show that relevant ...
    • What Is Known About the Impact of Impairments on Information Seeking and Searching? 

      Berget, Gerd; Macfarlane, A. (Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-23)
      Information seeking and access are essential for users in all walks of life, from addressing personal needs such as finding flights to locating information needed to complete work tasks. Over the past decade or so, the ...