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Uporaba metode sledenja pogledu za načrtovanje in vrednotenje bibliografskih informacijskih sistemov
No full textAfter the turn of the millennium, the number of studies using the eye tracking method has increased tremendously, but its use in bibliographic information system research is rare. The main advantage of eye tracking is an unbiased observation of a user’s gaze and insight into how their attention is distributed during tasks. In this thesis, we examine how existing applications of eye tracking can be applied to bibliographic information systems and provide recommendations for its use in designing and evaluating bibliographic information systems. To achieve this, after reviewing the literature and analysing the use of measures in it, we conducted three user studies between May 2019 and May 2022. The studies included a comparison of search initiation on two digital libraries’ homepages, an exploratory search in an established online bookstore, and an examination of a results list of a prototype online library catalogue, which display was based on LRM. To gain methodological insights, our studies examined how the eye tracking results compare with those from other methods (i.e. screen recordings, concurrent and retrospective think-aloud, and standardised user experience questionnaires). The results showed that eye tracking is suitable for identifying usability problems, but we encountered difficulties when analysing pages with diverse layouts due to dynamic elements. Caution is needed when interpreting eye tracking results alone, as these may be ambiguous without insights provided by other methods. Based on our testing of eye tracking in our studies, we developed guidelines and made recommendations for the use of eye tracking, which can help practitioners and researchers when planning and conducting their research on the design and evaluation of bibliographic information systems. In addition to the methodological findings, each study provided findings on user interfaces and user behaviour that were implicitly obtained during eye tracking analyses. Finally, problems and limitations are reported as well as avenues for future work.Po prelomu tisočletja je število raziskav z uporabo metode sledenja pogledu strmo naraslo, a je njena uporaba za preučevanje bibliografskih informacijskih sistemov še vedno redkost. Glavna prednost metode je nepristransko opazovanje uporabnikovega pogleda in s tem vpogled v porazdelitev njegove pozornosti med izvajanjem zadanih nalog. V disertaciji smo želeli preveriti, kako se dosedanji načini uporabe sledenja pogledu preslikajo v bibliografske informacijske sisteme, in na podlagi tega izdelati priporočila za uporabo te metode za načrtovanje in vrednotenje bibliografskih informacijskih sistemov. V ta namen smo po pregledu literature in analizi uporabe mer v njej zasnovali in, med majem 2019 in majem 2022, izvedli tri uporabniške študije. Študije so zajemale primerjavo začetka iskanja na domačih straneh dveh digitalnih knjižnic, eksplorativno iskanje v uveljavljeni spletni knjigarni ter iskanje na seznamu rezultatov prototipnega spletnega knjižničnega kataloga, katerega prikaz je temeljil na LRM. Za namene metodoloških ugotovitev smo v študijah preverjali, kako se ugotovitve, pridobljene z metodo sledenja pogleda, primerjajo z ugotovitvami drugih metod. Tekom vseh treh uporabniških študij smo tako uporabili še snemanje zaslona, metodi sočasnega in retrospektivnega glasnega mišljenja ter standardizirana vprašalnika za merjenje uporabniške izkušnje. Rezultati so pokazali, da je metoda sledenja pogledu primerna za identificiranje težav uporabnosti sistema. Zaradi narave programske opreme za analize sledenja pogledu so se pojavile težave pri analiziranju strani, ki vsebujejo raznolike in dinamične elemente. Potrebna je previdnost pri interpretaciji samostojnih izsledkov sledenja pogledu, saj je lahko le-ta brez uporabe pridruženih metod napačna. Na podlagi preizkušanja metode na različnih bibliografskih sistemih smo oblikovali priporočila za uporabo metode ter usmeritve za apliciranje posameznih mer, ki lahko služijo praktikom in raziskovalcem pri načrtovanju in izvajanju raziskav za namene vrednotenja in načrtovanja bibliografskih informacijskih sistemov. Poleg metodoloških ugotovitev v vsaki raziskavi predstavimo tudi konkretne ugotovitve o uporabniškem vmesniku in vedenju uporabnikov, ki so bile pridobljene ob analizah posnetkov sledenja pogledu. Disertacija poroča tudi o odkritih težavah in omejitvah ter naniza ideje za nadaljnje delo
Analysis of Slovenian Public Libraries’ YouTube Channels
No full textMagistrsko delo obravnava uporabo YouTube kanalov slovenskih splošnih knjižnic in analizira njihove vsebine, strategije upravljanja kanalov ter odzive uporabnikov. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti, kako knjižnice uporabljajo to platformo za promocijo, izobraževanje in ohranjanje stika z uporabniki, še posebej v času pandemije covida-19 in po njej. V raziskavo je bilo vključenih deset knjižnic, katerih YouTube kanale smo analizirali na podlagi posnetkov, objavljenih v dveh obdobjih: oktober–december 2020 in oktober–december 2022. S kvantitativno in kvalitativno analizo smo proučili vrsto in pogostost objav, tehnične značilnosti videoposnetkov, njihovo vsebino ter odziv uporabnikov (ogledi, komentarji, všečki). Rezultati kažejo, da so splošne knjižnice v obdobju pandemije močno povečale prisotnost na YouTube platformi, pri čemer so pogosteje objavljale videoposnetke kulturnih dogodkov, pravljic, delavnic in literarnih večerov. Po koncu pandemije se je obseg objav zmanjšal, vendar so nekatere knjižnice YouTube prepoznale kot pomembno orodje za dolgoročno komuniciranje z uporabniki. Ugotovitve ponujajo vpogled v obdobje, ko so slovenske splošne knjižnice v večji meri začele uporabljati YouTube kot kanal za povezovanje z uporabniki, analiza značilnosti posnetkov pa lahko knjižnicam pomaga tudi pri načrtovanju in optimizaciji digitalnih vsebin za večjo vidnost in interakcijo z uporabniki.This master\u27s thesis examines the use of YouTube channels by Slovenian public libraries and analyses their content, channel management strategies, and user engagement. The aim of the research was to determine how libraries utilise this platform for promotion, education, and maintaining contact with users, particularly during and after the covid-19 pandemic. The study analyses YouTube channels of ten libraries, based on videos published during two periods: October–December 2020 and October–December 2022. Using both quantitative and qualitative analysis, we examined the type and frequency of uploads, the technical characteristics of the videos, their content, and user response (views, comments, likes). The findings indicate that public libraries significantly increased their presence on YouTube during the pandemic, frequently posting videos of cultural events, storytelling sessions, workshops, and literary evenings. After the pandemic, the volume of uploads decreasedhowever, some libraries recognised YouTube as an important tool for long-term communication with users. The findings shed light on a period when Slovenian public libraries increasingly adopted YouTube as a channel for user engagement, while the analysis of video characteristics may also assist libraries in planning and optimising digital content to enhance visibility and interaction with users
Use of Social Networks among Slovenian Librarians for the Purpose of Professional Development
No full textDanes so družbeni mediji in družbena omrežja stalni spremljevalec skoraj vseh. Prednosti, ki jih ta prinašajo, pa lahko iz zasebnega okolja prenesemo tudi v profesionalno sfero. Knjižničarji v tujini se uporabe družbenih omrežij za profesionalne namene že poslužujejo, zato smo v raziskavi želeli ugotoviti, ali je tako tudi v slovenskem okolju. Z anketo, ki smo jo izvedli v maju in juniju 2022 med zaposlenimi knjižničarji v različnih vrstah knjižnic v Sloveniji, smo želeli spoznati, kako slovenski knjižničarji uporabljajo družbena omrežja za namen profesionalnega razvoja, ter raziskati, v kolikšni meri je uporaba družbenih omrežij za potrebe neformalnega izobraževanja ter profesionalnega razvoja v našem okolju sploh prisotna, kakšni so razlogi za uporabo družbenih omrežij za namen profesionalnega razvoja ter katere skupine knjižničarjev jih uporabljajo v večji meri. Odzvalo se je 279 knjižničarjev. Ugotovili smo, da slovenski knjižničarji že prepoznavajo družbena omrežja kot uporabna in pomembna za njihov strokovni razvoj ter jih pogosto tudi uporabljajo. Kar 85 % vprašanih družbena omrežja že uporablja za namen profesionalnega razvoja. Najpogosteje uporabljeno družbeno omrežje v ta namen je Facebook, v raziskavi pa smo obravnavali še Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn in TikTok. Najpogosteje knjižničarji družbena omrežja uporabljajo za spremljanje aktivnosti knjižnic in društev, za iskanje informacij o dogodkih, spremljanje novosti in trendov v zvezi s stroko ter iskanje primerov dobrih praks.Today, social media and social networks have become almost everyone\u27s constant companion. The advantages that social networks bring can also be transferred from the private environment to the professional sphere. Librarians abroad are already using social networks for professional purposes. In our research, conducted in May and June 2022, we wanted to find out whether they are also used by Slovenian librarians. With the survey we conducted among librarians working in different types of libraries in Slovenia, we wanted to find out how they use social networks for the purposes of professional development and to find out to what extent the use of social networks for the needs of informal education and professional development is present in our the environment, what are the reasons for using social networks for the purposes of professional development and which groups of librarians use them to a greater extent. We found that Slovenian librarians already recognize social networks as useful and important for their professional development and often already use them. 279 librarians responded. As many as 85% of respondents already use social networks for the purpose of professional development. The most frequently used social network for this purpose is Facebook, but in the research we also considered Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok. Social networks are most often used, to monitor the activities of libraries and society, to find information about events, to monitor news and trends related to the profession, and to find examples of good practices
Historian as a user of information systems
No full textNa Slovenskem že dobri dve desetletji nastajajo novi informacijski sistemi v podporo historičnemu raziskovanju, pri gradnji katerih je med drugim potrebno misliti na uporabnika, torej zgodovinarja. V okviru raziskave smo si zastavili dve raziskovalni vprašanji, tj. kakšni načini poizvedovanja so uporabljeni pri historičnem raziskovanju in kako uporabniki ocenjujejo izkušnjo uporabe portala Zgodovina Slovenije – SIstory. Na prvo vprašanje smo odgovorili s pregledom literature in ugotovili, da so načini in strategije iskanja ter informacijsko vedenje zgodovinarjev sicer zelo raznoliki, vendar obstajajo določeni vzorci. Slednje je ugotovilo že kar nekaj tujih raziskav, ki nastajajo že več kot trideset let, v slovenskem prostoru pa podrobnejših raziskav na to temo zaenkrat še ni. Na drugo vprašanje pa smo skušali odgovoriti preko krajšega spletnega anketnega vprašalnika, na katerega je odgovorilo 30 uporabnikov portala. Med anketiranci so bili po večini slovenski zgodovinarji in študenti zgodovine in na podlagi njihovih odgovorov smo ugotovili, da portal SIstory izpolnjuje svoje glavne naloge z možnostmi za manjše izboljšave.For more than two decades, new information systems have been developed in Slovenia to support historical research, and when building them, it is necessary, among other things, to think about the user, i.e. the historian. In this research, we set two research questions, i.e. what kind of inquiry methods are used in historical research and how users evaluate the experience of using the History of Slovenia – SIstory portal. The first question was answered by a review of the literature, which showed that, while historians\u27 search methods, strategies and information behaviour are very diverse, there are certain patterns. The latter has been found in a number of foreign studies, which have been in progress for more than thirty years, but there is no detailed research on this topic in Slovenia yet. The second question was answered by a short online questionnaire, which was answered by 30 users of the portal. The majority of the respondents were Slovenian historians and history students, and based on their answers we concluded that the SIstory portal fulfils its main tasks with room for minor improvements
Introduction to user studies in bibliographic data and systems
No full textThis introduction to the special issue of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly emphasizes the importance of user studies for understanding users’ information needs and behavior, which form the foundation for developing bibliographic information systems and establishing standards guiding the creation of bibliographic data and records. It provides an overview of the special issue by introducing ten articles selected for this special issue, organized in three thematic areas: Reviewing the Landscape of User Studies, User Studies and Conceptual Models, and Applying User Studies to Bibliographic Data and Systems. Additionally, it offers some references for further study in research methods, aiding readers who are interested in conducting their own user studies
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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