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Information in Contemporary Society

14th International Conference, iConference 2019, Washington, DC, USA, March 31–April 3, 2019, Proceedings

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 11420)

Part of the book sub series: Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA)

Conference series link(s): iConference: International Conference on Information

Conference proceedings info: iConference 2019.

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Table of contents (77 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Scientific Work and Data Practices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Surfacing Data Change in Scientific Work

      • Drew Paine, Lavanya Ramakrishnan
      Pages 15-26
  3. Methodological Concerns in (Big) Data Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. Modeling the Process of Information Encountering Based on the Analysis of Secondary Data

      • Tingting Jiang, Shiting Fu, Qian Guo, Enmei Song
      Pages 41-49
  4. Concerns About “Smart” Interactions and Privacy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. A Study of Usage and Usability of Intelligent Personal Assistants in Denmark

      • Toine Bogers, Ammar Ali Abdelrahim Al-Basri, Claes Ostermann Rytlig, Mads Emil Bak Møller, Mette Juhl Rasmussen, Nikita Katrine Bates Michelsen et al.
      Pages 79-90
    3. Understanding the Role of Privacy and Trust in Intelligent Personal Assistant Adoption

      • Yuting Liao, Jessica Vitak, Priya Kumar, Michael Zimmer, Katherine Kritikos
      Pages 102-113
  5. Identity Questions in Online Communities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
    2. Looking for Group: Live Streaming Programming for Small Audiences

      • Travis Faas, Lynn Dombrowski, Erin Brady, Andrew Miller
      Pages 117-123
    3. Skins for Sale: Linking Player Identity, Representation, and Purchasing Practices

      • Alia Reza, Sabrina Chu, Zuaira Khan, Adanna Nedd, Amy Castillo, Daniel Gardner
      Pages 124-131
  6. Measuring and Tracking Scientific Literature

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
    2. Exploring Scholarly Impact Metrics in Receipt of Highly Prestigious Awards

      • Dong Joon Lee, Kartik Mutya, Bruce E. Herbert, Ethelyn V. Mejia
      Pages 147-153
    3. Are Papers with Open Data More Credible? An Analysis of Open Data Availability in Retracted PLoS Articles

      • Michael Lesk, Janice Bially Mattern, Heather Moulaison Sandy
      Pages 154-161

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About this book

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information in Contemporary Society, iConference 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in March/April 2019.

The 44 full papers and 33 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 133 submitted full papers and 88 submitted short papers. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Scientific work and data practices; methodological concerns in (big) data research; concerns about “smart” interactions and privacy; identity questions in online communities; measuring and tracking scientific literature; limits and affordances of automation; collecting data about vulnerable populations; supporting communities through public libraries and infrastructure; information behaviors in academic environments; data-driven storytelling and modeling; online activism; digital libraries, curation and preservation; social-media text mining and sentiment analysis; data and information in the public sphere; engaging with multi-media content; understanding online behaviors and experiences; algorithms at work; innovation and professionalization in technology communities; information behaviors on Twitter; data mining and NLP; informing technology design through offline experiences; digital tools for health management; environmental and visual literacy; and addressing social problems in iSchool research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

    Natalie Greene Taylor

  • University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Caitlin Christian-Lamb

  • University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Michelle H. Martin

  • University of California, Irvine, Irvine, USA

    Bonnie Nardi

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