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Taking The Game Out Of Gamification
(2013-02-23)Gamification purports to take elements from video games such as points, badges, levels, etc. and use them to motivate people to perform tasks outside of traditional video games. This paper challenges these claims by arguing ... -
Talking Through the Keys
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2005)New technologies such as e-mail and instant messaging predispose themselves to a less formal style of writing than traditional letter-writing; however, thoughtful communication is still possible through these mediums. -
THEY/THEM/THEIR: GENDER-NEUTRAL PRONOUNS ON NAMETAGS AND CONSUMERS’ MICROAGGRESSIONS TOWARDS THEM
(2022-12-15)This study draws on theories from psychology and sociology to examine how consumers will react to non-binary individuals in sales and service situations. Results from an online experiment show that consumers tend to evaluate ... -
Thrills, Chills, and Controversy: The Success of R. L. Stine's Goosebumps
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2010)This paper investigates the popularity of and controversy surrounding R. L. Stine‘s Goosebumps series. The books were very popular with children in the 1990s, yet the fact that they are series novels and they belong to the ... -
Toward Best Practices for Unstructured Descriptions of Research Data
(ASIS&T, 2021-10)Achieving the potential of widespread sharing of open research data requires that sharing data is straightforward, supported, and well-understood; and that data is discoverable by researchers. Our literature review and ... -
Towards a Unified Vision for Ocean Data Management in Canada: Results of an Expert Forum
(MEOPAR, 2016-05)The world’s oceans are a critical part of the Earth system. Sound knowledge and understanding of the oceans is essential for mitigating human impacts on the global environment and for promoting sustainable economic use of ... -
Towards Mind Wandering Adaptive Online Learning and Virtual Work Experiences
(2022-06-14)NeuroIS researchers have become increasingly interested in the design of new types of information systems that leverage neurophysiological data. In this paper we describe the results of machine learning analysis which ... -
THE TRANSITION FROM ‘PAID PC/CONSOLE GAMES’ TO ‘FREEMIUM MOBILE GAMES’: FOCUSING ON USERS’ REACTIONS TO AND PRICE TOLERANCE OF IN-APP PURCHASE ITEMS
(2021-01-11)This study examines how customers react to online games that transition from being ‘Paid PC/console Games to ‘Freemium Mobile Games in the context of the game series “Diablo”. In particular, this study focuses on three ... -
Trends in Scholarly Use of Online Social Media
(Position paper presented at the Workshop on Changing Dynamics of Scientific Collaboration, the 44th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 4-7, 2011, Kauai, HI, USA., 2011-01-04) -
"Two Roads to Middle Earth": Comparing Visualization of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Cinematic Trilogy
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2010)When comparing a much-loved novel to a cinematic adaptation, many people will say, “the book was better.” Even so, some of the same people remember scenes from the movie more vividly. Why? Building on Martin Barker’s (2006) ... -
University life has gone digital: influences of institutional mobile social network use during the COVID-19 emergency
(Emerald, 2022-09-08)Purpose Many universities implemented institutional social networking apps as an alternative to in-person social experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to explore previously identified factors ... -
Using GIS for Spatial and Temporal Analysis in Print Culture Studies: Some Opportunities and Challenges
(Duke University Press, 2000)Examines the issues involved in employing a viewpoint that geography impacts research. Idea in the history of print culture; Interest in the study of print culture; Use of quantitative data by historians of print culture; ... -
Vaccine Approval Effect on Firms in Socially Responsible and Conventional Funds During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(2023-04-11)This research investigates the effects of vaccine approval on socially responsible and conventional funds in the United States and Canada. The study analyzes the daily total returns of the constituents of the Jantzi Social ... -
Visualizing Keyword Co-occurrence from Two Queries to Aid Exploratory Search
(2022-04-12)This study presents a method of keyword co-occurrences network visualization comparing two separate queries of a commercial database as a visual aid to mitigate an information seeker’s uncertainty during the exploratory ... -
A Voice for the Community: Public Participation in Wind Energy Development
(2013-02-23)Wind energy is expanding globally and locally in Atlantic Canada. It is a promising emission-free energy alternative in a context of increasing climate change concerns. Public surveys have reported high levels of public ... -
Web APIs: A Step towards Greater Mobility of User-Created Data across Social Networking Websites and Their Implications for Research in Information Behavior
(2007)As Internet users are joining more online communities such as Facebook and MySpace, they are also becoming more prolific content creators. But unfortunately, the task of managing and exchanging content between their ... -
“What do you mean I can’t just use Google?” Information Literacy in an Academic Setting
(2013-02-17)Information literacy has become one of the most crucial skills for the twenty-first century, yet many Canadians, including university students, are not information literate. Universities in Canada aim to prepare students ... -
What Makes Brand TikTok Videos Engaging? An Elaboration Likelihood Model Perspective
(2022-12-09)Short-form videos in social media are growing in popularity and becoming a promising channel for marketing. This study explores consumer engagement in brand short-form videos by investigating the effect of five non-content ... -
What makes people share news on social media? Exploring the moderating role of perceived fakeness
(2022-12-12)Social media platforms help individuals form social relationships. They enable the quick spread of information. One of the most common misuses of these platforms is the creation and sharing of fake or misleading news or ...