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Scholars Experiencing Epistemic Injustice Due to Management of Scholarly Outputs

Description: Article describes how scholars from regions outside of high-income countries experience additional barriers as active consumers, producers, and sharers of scholarly outputs. This study will examine these barriers through a lens based on critical theories, specifically those focused on epistemic injustice.
Date: October 14, 2022
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Ford, Angela
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Introduction: International Information Issues and ASIS&T

Description: Article introducing a special section of the Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) featuring interviews, discussions of ASIS&T chapters and SIGs roles, networking activities, and past and current organizational initiatives.
Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
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Data-Driven Decision-Making and Its Impacts on Education Quality in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

Description: Article describes how data-driven decision-making (DDDM) technologies are increasingly being utilized, aiming to enhance education quality. Authors assert that this paper examines articles that explore the implementation of DDDM technologies and their effects on education quality.
Date: November 6, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem & Jimma, Worku
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Data-Driven Decision-Making Practice in Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia

Description: Article describes how the study investigates the practice of data-driven decision-making in higher education institutions in Ethiopia. It then presents the results of a mixed-methods investigation that was conducted at two public universities in Ethiopia.
Date: October 22, 2023
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Asfaw, Zelalem; Jimma, Worku & Ferede, Bekalu
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Cybersecurity Challenges in the Era of Open Access and BIG Data: Issues and Considerations

Description: Article from a panel held at the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) 2019 pre-conference held on October 19, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. The panelists discussed cybersecurity challenges and provided an assessment of the cybersecurity issues related to open access and big data.
Date: October 19, 2019
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Chang, Hsia-Ching; Hawamdeh, Suliman M.; Rorissa, Abebe & Assefa, Shimelis
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Knowledge Representation and Subject Access in Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Analysis of Creators’ and Users’ Assumptions and Expectations

Description: This paper analyzes the relationship between subject terms -- both authorized terms from controlled vocabularies and free-text keywords -- used to succinctly describe the content of the electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and the search terms entered by users to discover and access the ETDs. Identification of search terms and comparison of search results with subject terms used in describing ETDs provides a basis for assessing the relative usefulness of controlled-vocabulary subject term… more
Date: 2015-11-04/2015-11-06
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Zavalina, Oksana; Tarver, Hannah; Zavalin, Vyacheslav; Phillips, Mark Edward & Kizhakkethil, Priya
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Tracing Our Global Connections: A Bibliographic Analysis of UNT Digital Library Item Usage Among Global ETDs

Description: Presentation at the 20th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations. This presentation provides an overview of a bibliographic analysis of University of North Texas Digital Library items used in global electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
Date: August 6, 2017
Creator: Andrews, Pamela; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Harker, Karen & Klein, Janette
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Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa

Description: Article on the diffusion of scientific knowledge on agriculture for Africa. Using an exploratory research method, this article sets out to investigate existing knowledge diffusion models and their limitations, available best practices, and the potential to infuse translational research as a way to augment extension service programs in SSA agricultural practices.
Date: July 1, 2013
Creator: Assefa, Shimelis; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Rorissa, Abebe
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Identifying tween fashion consumers’ profile concerning fashion innovativeness, opinion leadership, internet use for apparel shopping, interest in online co-design involvement, and brand commitment

Description: Article describes study identifying tween fashion consumers’ profiles in relation to fashion change agent (FCA) characteristics, such as fashion innovativeness and opinion leadership, and examines how the tweens’ FCA characteristics influence their Internet innovativeness, interest in online co-design involvement, and brand commitment.
Date: April 29, 2019
Creator: Baker, Renee; Gam, Hae Jin & Banning, Jennifer
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What is it Worth? A Guide to Art Valuation and Market Resources

Description: This article serves as an introduction to new and mostly free online art auction and market sites and some traditional paper resources that are essential to answer reference questions about art value.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Barham, Rebecca
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The Portal to Texas History: Building a Partnership Model for a Statewide Digital Library

Description: This chapter describes aspects of establishing the collaborations to create The Portal to Texas History, including the background of the project, marketing the initiative to potential partners, partnership roles and agreements, preservation of all digital master files, technical infrastructure to support partnership models, promoting standards and good practice, funding issues and development, research studies to understand partner benefits and user groups, sustainability issues, and future res… more
Date: April 2016
Creator: Belden, Dreanna; Phillips, Mark Edward; Carlisle, Tara & Hartman, Cathy Nelson

Electromagnetic and Other Environmental Effects Following Near-Death Experiences: A Primer

Description: Article describing the results of informal and formal research regarding electromagnetic (EM) effects of near-death experiences (NDEs); it reviews cases in which a person acts on his environment and those in which a person reacts to the environment. The paper also proposes more precise terminology regarding EM phenomena based on the research and literature review.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Blalock, Sarah; Holden, Janice Miner & Atwater, P. M. H.
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