Editorial: 40th anniversary: contemporary library research

Chiu, Dickson K.W.; Ho, Kevin K.W.

doi:10.1108/lht-12-2022-517

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“…Many participants still expressed their preference for local governments or specialized organizations to verify and then publish scattered information, such as requests for help, to reduce the space for public opinion to fester and facilitate access. Such measures are similar to the customization of information delivery suggested by many previous studies (Tan et al, 2022;Sasaki et al, 2022;Khan, 2020), which information professionals can undertake, such as library specialists (Chiu and Ho, 2022;Okike, 2020;Chisita, 2020).…”

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Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China

Chiu

2023

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PurposeThe impact of COVID-19 has led to a surge in the public’s reliance on the Internet for pandemic information, and the policy of home isolation has exacerbated this. This study aimed to investigate public information needs and ways of accessing and disseminating information during COVID-19 in mainland China.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a qualitative research approach to conduct semi-structured interviews with 15 participants from 9 cities in mainland China about information needs and access behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak. All interview recordings were converted into text and proofread, then coded and summarised in correspondence with the research questions using the grounded theory.FindingsThis study summarized the dynamics of public information needs during the 2.5-year pandemic and identified the difficulties in accessing certain information.Originality/valueAlthough information needs of public health emergencies have been a hot topic during COVID-19, scant studies focus on information needs in specific countries in Asia, especially in mainland China, the first country with a major outbreak and stringent lockdown mandates. Therefore, the current study is well enriched by focusing on information demand behavior in the context of COVID-19. Possible measures for improvement were also given to existing and potential problems, taking into account the participants’ views.

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Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China

Chiu

2023

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“…Recently, we have started selecting articles of similar themes for regular issues and writing editorials to guide readers better to the Library Hi Tech and other related literature, such as “Bibliometrics and literature review” Chiu and Ho (2021, 2022a, 2023a) in 39(4), 40(3) and 41(2), “Contemporary digital culture and reading” (Chiu and Ho, 2022b) in 40(5), “Contemporary Social Media and Social Network Research” (Chiu and Ho, 2023b) in 41(3), and “40th anniversary: contemporary library research” (Chiu and Ho, 2022c) in 40(6).…”

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Editorial: Advances in information and knowledge management

Chiu,

2023

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Special selection on advances in information and knowledge management Recently, we have started selecting articles of similar themes for regular issues and writing editorials to guide readers better to the Library Hi Tech and other related literature, such as "Bibliometrics and literature review" Chiu and Ho (2021 in 39(4), 40(3) and 41(2), "Contemporary digital culture and reading" (Chiu and Ho, 2022b) in 40( 5), "Contemporary Social Media and Social Network Research" (Chiu and Ho, 2023b) in 41(3), and "40th anniversary: contemporary library research" (Chiu and Ho, 2022c) in 40( 6).COVID-19 has seriously affected many educational institutions, libraries and museums (

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“…Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), an international accreditation association for graduate-level public administration programs, also called for a discussion of their roles in developing a new curriculum model for Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP) for incorporating data science into the curriculum in 2019 (McFarland et al, 2019). Inspired by the call from NASPAA and similar L i b r a r y H i T e c h recent trends in Library and Information Science (Ashiq and Warraich, in press;Yew et al, 2022;Lo et al, 2017b;Chiu and Ho, 2022a;2022b), we present this work to address it by conducting research using a multifaceted approach to develop an MPA/MPP curriculum with a data science track by identifying the core areas and elective areas needed.…”

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Equip public managers with data analytics skills: a proposal for the new generation of MPA/MPP programs with data science track

Sayama

2023

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PurposeThis research uses a multifaceted approach to develop an MPA/MPP curriculum to support a data science track within the existing MPA/MPP programs by identifying the core and elective areas needed.Design/methodology/approachThe approach includes (1) identifying a suitable structure for MPA/MPP programs which can allow the program to develop its capacity to train students with the data science and general public administration skills to solve public policy problems and leave explicit space for local experimentation and modification; (2) defining bridging modules and required modules for the MPA/MPP programs; and (3) developing of data science track thought to make suggestions for the inclusion of suitable data science modules into the data science track and benchmarking the data science modules suggested with the best practices developed by other professional bodies. The authors review 46 NASPAA-accredited MPA/MPP programs from 40 (or 22.7%) schools to identify the suitable required modules and some potential data science and analytics courses that MPA/MPP programs currently provide as electives.FindingsThe proposal includes a three-course (six–nine credits, not counted in the program but as prerequisites) bridging module, a nine-course (27 credits) required module and a five-course (15 credits) data science track/concentration.Originality/valueThis work can provide a starting point for the public administration education community to develop graduate programs focusing on data science to cater to the needs of both public managers and society at large.

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Editorial: 40th anniversary: contemporary library research

Cited by 30 publications

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Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China

Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China

Editorial: Advances in information and knowledge management

Equip public managers with data analytics skills: a proposal for the new generation of MPA/MPP programs with data science track

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