Diane Neal

Finding emotional-laden resources on the World Wide Web

Some content in multimedia resources can depict or evoke certain emotions in users. The aim of Emotional Information Retrieval (EmIR) and of our research is to identify knowledge about emotional-laden documents and to use these findings in a new kind of World Wide Web information service that allows users to search and browse by emotion. Our prototype, called Media EMOtion SEarch (MEMOSE), is largely based on the results of research regarding emotive music pieces, images and videos. In order to index both evoked and depicted emotions in these three media types and to make them searchable, we work with a controlled vocabulary, slide controls to adjust the emotions’ intensities, and broad folksonomies to identify and separate the correct resource-specific emotions. This separation of so-called power tags is based on a tag distribution which follows either an inverse power law (only one emotion was recognized) or an inverse-logistical shape (two or three emotions were recognized). Both distributions are well known in information science. MEMOSE consists of a tool for tagging basic emotions with the help of slide controls, a processing device to separate power tags, a retrieval component consisting of a search interface (for any topic in combination with one or more emotions) and a results screen. The latter shows two separately ranked lists of items for each media type (depicted and felt emotions), displaying thumbnails of resources, ranked by the mean values of intensity. In the evaluation of the MEMOSE prototype, study participants described our EmIR system as an enjoyable Web 2.0 service.

A New Wave of Government Information Management: The Development of a Function-Based Classification Structure in a Canadian Government Organization

In an effort to improve government information management, people in Canadian government organizations have implemented a number of information management initiatives that are designed to meet the needs of their organizations. Industry Canada is developing its own information classification methodology, known as Business-based Classification Structure (BCS). BCS is unique in the sense that it is a function-based structure, as opposed to widely used subject-based structures. This article will explore the BCS as an information classification structure, how it can improve government information management regardless of shared information repository types, and its costs and benefits.

Emerging Trends in Knowledge Organization and Information Organization Course Curriculum

In this panel we will discuss the importance of knowledge organization and information organization in library and information science curricula and the emerging trends both inside and outside of library and information science which will affect the curriculum in coming years.

Social tagging & folksonomies: Indexing, retrieving… and beyond?

The purpose of this panel is to look back on seven years of research on folksonomies and tagging systems and to summarize its main contributions as well as to try forecasting the evolution folksonomies will make in the future. Research findings which show the advantages and drawbacks of folksonomies and tagging systems in various scenarios and which may reduce the reluctance of the professional side will be presented. Additionally, the panellists and audience will discuss the new breed of “folksonomies” formed by hashtags, geo-tags, system-tags etc. in order to find the best definitions for folksonomies and folksonomy-like structures.

FRBR implementation and user research

The IFLA Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) conceptual model, published in 1998, focuses on the representation of the bibliographic universe, using an entity-relationship model [1]. It has direct and great impact to the whole area of knowledge organization, especially the description, access, and sharing of bibliographic resources. As a conceptual model, FRBR is subject to various interpretations and implementations. This panel will focus on practical aspects of FRBR and related user studies: FRBR model validation, FRBR user research, FRBR/FAO model implementation and benefits, and RDA vocabulary developments based on FRBR.

Learning social media: student and instructor perspectives

Abstract: What is it that students are looking for to help them engage in courses today? Social media tools, which most students in university have grown up with over the past decade, help enhance the experience and provide a relatively new way for teachers to actively engage their students. How successful these tools are, like any teaching method, very much depends on the student and on the methods employed by the teacher. This chapter reviews the teaching and learning of social media tools and the methods employed by Dr Diane Rasmussen Neal in her ‘Social software and libraries’ course in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at The University of Western Ontario. Three students and the instructor provide their views, giving their perspectives on the course, including the social media tools employed in course delivery.

Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses

Abstract: This chapter presents ideas for delivering online course content and communication in ways that will increase student participation and engagement. Diane Rasmussen Neal discusses options for using social media such as discussion forums, synchronous chat, social networking, and collaborative workspaces to reach students online in exciting ways. Additionally, she outlines advantages and disadvantages of using these tools in class. Maureen Henninger presents a case study of social media use in the forms of (1) providing a mentoring space for incoming students, and (2) embedding social media tools in courses.

ASIS&T online education initiatives: Driving the future

This panel provides an update for ASIS&T members on the activities of the Webinar Task Force and the Online Education Task Force to increase online communication and education efforts within the Society. Both task forces were formed by presidential appointment in 2011 with the goal of expanding the involvement of ASIS&T in the provision of online educational offerings. In addition to expanding webinar offerings, an organizational emphasis on online communication and education drives increased networking opportunities and ensures that members remain connected to the Society between annual meetings. Panel presentations include comments on the context of online education generally, insight into the background and context of the ASIS&T online education initiative, updates on the results and ongoing efforts of the task forces, and a perspective on the future and potential of online education within ASIS&T. Sponsors SIG/ED and the ASIS&T Online Education Task Force Conference Track TRACK 3, Innovation

Answering the unanswered question? Contextualizing a holistic theoretical framework for cross-genre music information retrieval

This proposed exploratory study seeks to contextualize music information retrieval (MIR) in relation to similarities across genre. Drawing upon relevant MIR studies, we propose a holistic theoretical framework that future researchers could utilize to develop systems that facilitate cross-genre music information retrieval (CGMIR).

Information visualization: From conceptual theory to digital implementation

Information visualization allows the exploration of large sets of non-linear paradigms for the organization of a wider spectrum of media elements (i.e. video, visual images, sound, and datasets). Information visualization in the form of 2D and 3D objects and environments has been moving from conceptual theory to digital implementation. The panelists represent different projects that have brought theory into implementation and will share information, demonstrations, and results.