Toward a Unifying Ontology for Human-Information Interaction

Jank, David A.

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“…This was particularly notable when use of the term \KM" was considered in the post-2000 literature searching. Further investigation of these research results revealed an increase in KM discourse in the trade press for this period of time, and its embrace as an activity in almost a dozen other venues (Jank, 2010b). This breakdown is illustrated in Fig.…”

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The (Common) Sense of KM

Koenig

Jank

2012

J. Info. Know. Mgmt.

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In 2002, Tom Wilson argued about knowledge management (KM) \that the bandwagon lacks wheels". In the same issue of the same journal, Leonard Ponzi and Michael Koenig posited that KM was perhaps \in the process of establishing itself as a new aspect of management". Who was correct? This article examines bibliographic evidence to conclude that the latter interpretation was correct, that KM has¯rmly established itself as a major, and to the extent that permanence can be established in this rapidly changing world, permanent component of management. It then argues that the reasons for KM's permanence all fundamentally derive from the common sense of KM.

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Section: Let Us Look At That Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 81%

The (Common) Sense of KM

Koenig

Jank

2012

J. Info. Know. Mgmt.

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“…The researcher remained sensitive to possible bias during the coding process, and sought to triangulate the evidence as suggested by LeCompte and Schensul (1999), who state that any themes, patterns, or constructs do not arise magically from the transcripts, but rather, their "emergence" is the result of various types of evidence being thoughtfully and reflectively considered during the coding process. Jank (2010) suggests that this strategy for coding data, when carefully followed, can also increase the validity of the coding outcome. These directives influenced the coding of the transcripts for the study.…”

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“…The relevant themes often emerge from the repeating ideas and related categories as the heart of the content analysis; they provide perhaps the most logical expression of the content's narrative, as it were. The grouping of themes also represents a type of naïve classification (Beghtol, 2003), and can provide a framework for future discourse and analysis (Jank, 2010). Taken together, these themes present a more cohesive overview of the focus groups' outcomes.…”

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“…The use of one coder for the content analysis is a limitation since interrater reliability was not calculated. However, Jank (2010) advances that an iterative coding process, supported by validated coding structures (such as those that might be provided by automated coding software), have been shown to increase validity when there is only one coder. The focus group sessions were conducted in English and supplemented by translation into Luganda by an Ugandan research assistant when necessary.…”

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A qualitative study of the academic, social, and cultural factors that influence students’ library use in a rural Ugandan village

Goodman¹

2013

International Information & Library Review

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The Kitengesa Community Library in rural Uganda is unique in that provides tailored collections and services for the community. This library, which was built in 2002, serves a small but diverse population including a large number of secondary school students who live in the area. Previous research on the impact of this library on the surrounding community revealed that the library influences reading habits, reading culture development, and the availability of locally relevant information. This is especially true for young adults, who represent Uganda's fastest growing population. Only 18 percent of girls and 20 percent of boys are enrolled in secondary school, rendering this group of students (ages 13e17) particularly vulnerable to a wide range of social and economic challenges. School libraries in Uganda are rare, and in this case, the Kitengesa Community Library serves as a de facto school library. Previous research by Dent and Yannotta (2005) revealed that secondary school students are among the heaviest users of the Kitengesa Community Library, and this qualitative study represents an attempt to characterize students' library use experiences across academic, social, and cultural domains. Findings suggest that the student experience consists of five factors e personal improvement, reading culture development, academic support, learning independence, and reducing isolation. There is a growing network of rural village libraries in Africa and the findings from this study will be used to inform development of additional library services and resources to better support student learning and interpersonal growth. ª

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“…The ideas discussed in this paper are grounded in published scholarship that discusses physical objects as conveyors of ideational content in specific learning communities (Jank, 2010). The historic restoration of Colonial Williamsburg was selected for this qualitative study because it so closely fits the "extended metaphor of a work" (Smiraglia, 2004).…”

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An 18th Century Internet: Modeling Knowledge Organization and Information Retrieval in a Living History Museum

Jank

2013

CAIS/ACSI

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The purpose of this paper is to examine knowledge organization structures and information access protocols in the Colonial Williamsburg historic restoration in Williamsburg, Virginia. It reports the results of a pilot project designed to provide preliminary models for studying such schema in the interactive learning environment of living history museums.Le but de cet article est d’examine les structures d’organisation de la connaissance et les protocoles d’accès à l’information lors des reconstitutions historiques de Colonial Williamsburg à Williamsburg, en Virginie. Sont présentés les résultats d’un projet pilote conçu pour dégager des modèles préliminaires d’étude de schémas dans l’environnement d’apprentissage interactif que constituent les musées d’histoire vivante.

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Toward a Unifying Ontology for Human-Information Interaction

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The (Common) Sense of KM

The (Common) Sense of KM

A qualitative study of the academic, social, and cultural factors that influence students’ library use in a rural Ugandan village

An 18th Century Internet: Modeling Knowledge Organization and Information Retrieval in a Living History Museum

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