scholarly journals Demographics, Socio-Economic and Cognitive Skills as Barriers to Information Seeking in a Digital Library Environment

2016 ◽  
pp. 179-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicia Yusuf ◽  
Sola Owolabi ◽  
Ayooluwa Aregbesola ◽  
Sunday Oguntayo ◽  
Foluke Okocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

The chapter considers the importance of demographic and socio-economic factors as well as cognitive skills to information seeking in a digital library environment. Demographic factors such as age and gender were considered. Younger adults were found to respond positively to the demands of information seeking in the digital environment while their older counterparts are still struggling to come to terms with the changes. In the same vein, studies have revealed that the value placed on technology by men and women varies. While men express high level of confidence in navigating the digital environment, women still suffer low self-confidence in doing same. Identified socio-economic factors that also constitute a barrier to information seeking in a digital environment include income level, level of education, non-availability of ICT infrastructures and epileptic power supply especially in Africa among others. Unwillingness to see one's needs as information needs, inability to articulate one's information needs, unawareness of information sources, low self-efficacy, poor search skills among others were identified as cognitive barriers to information seeking in the digital environment. Based on the findings of this chapter, the study recommends that for persons who are adjudged to be the older generation, it is imperative for them to acquire requisite ICT skills that will make it easier for them to navigate the digital environment. There is also a clarion call on African leaders to provide infrastructures that will enable ICT to thrive as the digital environment is fast replacing the hitherto traditional one.

scholarly journals Demographics, Socio-Economic and Cognitive Skills as Barriers to Information Seeking in a Digital Library Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 142-165
Author(s):  
Felicia Yusuf ◽  
Sola Owolabi ◽  
Ayooluwa Aregbesola ◽  
Sunday Oguntayo ◽  
Foluke Okocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

The chapter considers the importance of demographic and socio-economic factors as well as cognitive skills to information seeking in a digital library environment. Demographic factors such as age and gender were considered. Younger adults were found to respond positively to the demands of information seeking in the digital environment while their older counterparts are still struggling to come to terms with the changes. In the same vein, studies have revealed that the value placed on technology by men and women varies. While men express high level of confidence in navigating the digital environment, women still suffer low self-confidence in doing same. Identified socio-economic factors that also constitute a barrier to information seeking in a digital environment include income level, level of education, non-availability of ICT infrastructures and epileptic power supply especially in Africa among others. Unwillingness to see one's needs as information needs, inability to articulate one's information needs, unawareness of information sources, low self-efficacy, poor search skills among others were identified as cognitive barriers to information seeking in the digital environment. Based on the findings of this chapter, the study recommends that for persons who are adjudged to be the older generation, it is imperative for them to acquire requisite ICT skills that will make it easier for them to navigate the digital environment. There is also a clarion call on African leaders to provide infrastructures that will enable ICT to thrive as the digital environment is fast replacing the hitherto traditional one.

Ethnicity, socio-economic status and self-harm in Swedish youth: a national cohort study

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Jablonska ◽  
L. Lindberg ◽  
F. Lindblad ◽  
A. Hjern
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Majority Population ◽  
National Cohort ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

BackgroundPrevious studies have shown an elevated risk for self-harm in adolescents from ethnic minorities. However, potential contributions to this risk from socio-economic factors have rarely been addressed. The main aim of this article was to investigate any such effects.MethodA national cohort of 1009 157 children born during 1973–1982 was followed prospectively from 1991 to 2002 in Swedish national registers. Multivariate Cox analyses of proportional hazards were used to estimate the relative risk of hospital admission for self-harm. Parental country/region of birth was used as proxy for ethnicity.ResultsYouth with two parents born outside Sweden (except those from Southern Europe) had higher age- and gender-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) of self-harm than the majority population (HR 1.6–2.3). The HRs decreased for all immigrant groups when socio-economic factors were accounted for but remained significantly higher for immigrants from Finland and Western countries and for youth with one Swedish-born and one foreign-born parent.ConclusionsSocio-economic factors explain much of the variation by parental country of birth of hospital admissions for self-harm in youth in Sweden.

scholarly journals Effect of Youth's Value Orientation on the Development of Representations about their Country

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-417
Author(s):  
N. G. Voskresenskaya
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Future ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

The research featured the effect of collective and individual values of young people on their ideas about their motherland. The study was based on the following hypothesis: the ratio of collective and individual orientation is subject to fluctuations under the effect of socio-economic factors. They affect the specifics of young people's representations of Russia. The sample included students of Nizhny Novgorod aged 21–22. Of these, 120 participants (79 girls and 41 boys) were students in 2010 and 100 (62 girls and 38 boys) – in 2019. The research methods involved Schwartz’s values questionnaire and the method of free associations. The deterioration of the economic situation of most of the Russian society and the growth of foreign policy tensions proved to affect the values of young people. The students in the 2019 study had a more pronounced shift toward collective values than their peers in 2010. The lack of self-confidence suppressed the need for social recognition and increased the importance of reference groups. Students with a pronounced collective orientation had a focus on Russia's heroic past and traditions, as well as pessimistic and poorly formed views of the future. Students with an individual orientation demonstrated a greater optimism in their perception of the future of Russia, as well as a skeptical attitude to traditions and history. The study clarified the role of value orientation in shaping young people's representation of their country.

scholarly journals Estimates of the interrelation of the level of socio-economic development and the mortality rate in Russian regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-97
Author(s):  
Svetlana A. Balashova ◽  
Anastasia R. Zakharchuk ◽  
Maria V. Sidorenko
Keyword(s):  
Natural Population ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
Quantitative Estimates ◽  
Pskov Region ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

One of the most acute problems of the social development of present-day Russia is a tense demographic situation, one of the reasons for which is the insufficient rate of decline in mortality due to the birth crisis and uneven growth of migration. This study assessed the link of socio-economic factors with mortality by the example of the Pskov region, which is the permanent leader in natural population decline. Based on official statistics, the authors obtained quantitative estimates to characterize the dynamics of mortality using econometric tools. The aim of the study is to identify socio-economic factors that contribute most to the preservation of the dramatic demographic situation in the region. The study conducted an analysis of the relationship of socio-economic factors with mortality in the regions of the Russian Federation using the example of the Pskov region, which is the leader in anti-rating of natural population decline. As a result of the study, quantitative estimates were obtained that characterize the impact of the population lifestyle, age and gender structure on mortality, while controlling the average level of well-being. It is also shown that an increase in the share of the rural population leads to an increase in mortality, which can be explained by the migration of the young population to cities and the increase in the share of elderly people, remoteness from medical institutions and the inaccessibility of qualified medical care. It is estimated how an increase in the level of health development in the region and an improvement in the standard of living of the population contribute to a drop in mortality rates.

Core Topics in Digital Library Education

2009 ◽  
pp. 493-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungwon Yang ◽  
Barbara M. Wildemuth ◽  
Jeffrey P. Pomerantz ◽  
Sanghee Oh
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Educational Module ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
Curriculum Framework ◽  
To Come ◽  
Multiple Experts ◽  
The University

This chapter introduces the effort of developing a digital library (DL) curriculum by an interdisciplinary team from Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It presents the foundations of the curriculum building, the DL curriculum framework, the DL educational module template, a list of draft modules that are currently developed and evaluated by multiple experts in the area, and more details about the resources used in the draft modules and DL-related workshop topics mapped to the DL curriculum framework. The use of information systems such as DLs is increasing in education and businesses. To better-support their users, DLs must include both a well-organized underlying architecture and a set of services designed to address their potential users’ information needs. For this vision of the future to come to fruition, information professionals need to be educated to establish and manage digital libraries. The proposed curriculum framework provides a firm foundation for these important educational activities.

Children use second-and third-dimensional digital library interfaces

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kochiu Wu ◽  
Hung-Chun Chen
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Search Performance ◽  
3D Navigation ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore children’s spatial cognitive abilities as they engaged in information-seeking behaviors on two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) digital interfaces. Design/methodology/approach – Children between the ages of seven and 11 were observed as they browsed either a 2D or 3D navigation interface for a children’s digital library. Data regarding their use of the overview function and depth cues were analyzed to reveal the relationships between search performance efficiency, precision, and effectiveness and the associative memory, visualization memory, and spatial visualization abilities of the user. Findings – Children spent less time using the 2D interface when compared to time spent using the 3D interface. Children exhibited better performance precision when using the 3D interface. Children applied exhaustive strategies and more varied cognitive skills across different tasks when using the 2D interface, and applied a more focussed approach when using the 3D interface. Originality/value – The cognitive abilities of children are not yet fully developed, so they require a unique user interface when browsing digital libraries. This study served the practical purpose of developing a game-like user interface for ease of use. Providing an effective overview function allows young users with less developed cognitive abilities to navigate informational cues. They can then build an effective mind map and implement efficient way-finding strategies.

Socio-economic- and Gender-based Differentials in Choice of Sustainable Mode of Transport: Evidence from Jaipur, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 097639962199343
Author(s):  
Taru Saigal ◽  
Arun Kr. Vaish ◽  
N. V. M. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Economic Factors ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Climate change, fuelled by the growing transportation sector, is a pressing global challenge. There is a need to promote such a system of transportation, which is not only efficient but also sustainable. Using descriptive statistics complemented with a logit model of choice probabilities implemented on survey data from a city in a developing country, this study aims to examine the impact ‘of different socio-economic factors on the choice of sustainable modes of transport while also highlighting how these choices are different for men and women—the group of working population, those with the highest level of education, the group which is the most socio-economically well-off and the population of men most unlikely to prefer sustainable modes of transport. The study emphasizes the need to incorporate the varying demands of different socio-economic groups while formulating transportation policies so as to hamper neither the goal of sustainability nor the goal of women empowerment.

Information Seeking Behaviour in Digital Library Contexts

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Kwanya
Keyword(s):  
Information Flow ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Do So

The environment in which library services are currently offered has changed drastically. The volume of information has grown enormously; the variety of information, its sources and format of presentation have increased; the speed of information flow has increased; times and places to experience communication media have expanded; the number of information perspectives and points of view has exploded; and the people's interest in and expectation of the availability of information have grown. The information users have also changed and now exhibit remarkably unique information seeking behaviour. They basically want synthesised information with the least effort. They are intolerant to any forms of delay and get bored very fast. Librarians must understand the emerging information seeking behaviour and the resultant expectations to be able to satisfy the users' information needs closely. As they do so, they must acknowledge that the uptake of traditional services has dropped drastically and that it is much easier to follow the library users into their digital echo chambers than try to attract them back to the conventional library spaces.

Designing a Music Digital Library

2005 ◽  
pp. 313-333
Author(s):  
David Bainbridge ◽  
Sally J. Cunningham ◽  
John McPherson ◽  
Stephen Downie ◽  
Nina Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Real People ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Music Information

This chapter describes a set of techniques that have been successfully employed in eliciting user needs for a music digital library. Our focus has been on discovering the types of music information that users would hope to find in a music digital library, the browsing and searching strategies that users “natively” employ, the attributes that are used to describe music information needs, and the purpose for which the music information is sought. We concentrate on studying authentic music information needs—that is, we analyze the information seeking behavior of real people engaged in attempting to satisfy real music-related questions, outside of a lab. Once a rich understanding is reached of what people really want, then the lessons learned can be applied to designing the contents, interface, and search interactions for a music digital library.

Information Seeking Behaviour in Digital Library Contexts

2018 ◽  
pp. 1384-1408
Author(s):  
Tom Kwanya
Keyword(s):  
Information Flow ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Do So

The environment in which library services are currently offered has changed drastically. The volume of information has grown enormously; the variety of information, its sources and format of presentation have increased; the speed of information flow has increased; times and places to experience communication media have expanded; the number of information perspectives and points of view has exploded; and the people's interest in and expectation of the availability of information have grown. The information users have also changed and now exhibit remarkably unique information seeking behaviour. They basically want synthesised information with the least effort. They are intolerant to any forms of delay and get bored very fast. Librarians must understand the emerging information seeking behaviour and the resultant expectations to be able to satisfy the users' information needs closely. As they do so, they must acknowledge that the uptake of traditional services has dropped drastically and that it is much easier to follow the library users into their digital echo chambers than try to attract them back to the conventional library spaces.

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