Essays about: "Library- and Information Studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 essays containing the words Library- and Information Studies.

1. 1. Analyzing the Influence of Synthetic andAugmented Data on Segmentation Model

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Alex Peschel; [2023]
   Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Microorganisms; Segmentation; Synthesizing; Augmentation;

   Abstract : The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, thanks to the numerous applications related to speech recognition, natural language processing, and computer vision. However, one of the challenges facing AI is the requirement for large amounts of energy, time, and data to be effective and accurate. READ MORE

3. 2. Conducting Digital Humanities Education in the Academic Libraries’ Information Literacy Class : What are the advantages and barriers if Uppsala University Library does it?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Liangyu Liu; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Humanities; Information Literacy; Academic Library; Education;

   Abstract : The emergence of digital humanities has provided humanities scholars with digital methods and tools to deal with digital materials and new possibilities for humanities research. What is more, digital humanities skills and experience help humanities students with their research and strengthen their employment prospects. READ MORE

4. 3. Making a Mess : Sociomaterial collaboration in a library renovation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Joel Wranning; [2023]
   Keywords : Collaboration; digital humanities; actor-network theory; library and information science; organization studies; sociomateriality; library renovation;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the roles played by digital information and communication technologies in a Swedish public library’s three-year long renovation project. As a case study of technology-influenced collaboration in a cultural heritage institution, this study addresses a gap in digital humanities research on the practical details of sociotechnical collaboration, as well as a lack of documentation of an ongoing trend of renovations and rebuildings of Swedish public libraries. READ MORE

5. 4. “One can imagine one’s making a conscious choice” : AI and algorithmic awareness among Swedish public librarians

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

   Author : Ben Hogan; [2023]
   Keywords : Library; Information; Library and Information Studies; algorithms; AI; algorithmic awareness; algorithmic imaginary; infrastructure theory; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : In this thesis I provide insight into how librarians at public libraries perceive, understand, and interact with algorithms and AI in relation to their profession. My main focus lies in how librarians’ perceptions of algorithms and AI ultimately shape their actions. READ MORE

6. 5. Transition and transfer in congenital heart disease- Experiences and perspectives of young people with CHD and their parents/caregivers

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   Author : Kate Bramley-Moore; Najma Dirie; [2022-05-19]
   Keywords : transition; transfer; transition to adulthood; CHD; perspectives; experiences; parents; young people; adolescents;

   Abstract : Children born today with congenital heart disease (CHD) will most likely live into adulthood and as such need to transition their care from the paediatric cardiac clinic to the adult cardiac clinic. How young people and their parents/caregivers perceive this process of transition is not well understood. READ MORE