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Research output per year
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Z665 Library Science. Information Science
- Information seeking
- Information Behaviour
- Modelling Behaviour
- Cyber-Behaviour
- Serendipity
- Creativity
- Qualitative research
- Naturalistic inquiry
- Cyber-security
- Behavioural Modelling
- scholarly communication
- information retrieval
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Azza Mohamed Helal Soroor Alkaabi
Person: Doctor of Professional Studies
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Playlists and genre: The role of music genre in Spotify’s playlists
McDonald, C., Foster, A. E. & Rafferty, P., 02 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Documentation. 81, 1, 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resistance and collaboration within the panoptivarsity: differing views of ORCID in Ireland
Houghton, F. & Foster, A. E., 02 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Documentation. 81, 1, p. 195-210 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resistance and power in Irish Higher Education: ORCID and the monitored university
Houghton, F. & Foster, A., 31 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Academic Librarianship. 50, 2, 9 p., 102853.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The search for “a monk, a strawberry and an information professional”: Exploring strategies for advanced information skills beyond formal continuing professional development.
Foster, A., 01 May 2023, ABTAPL Bulletin, Spring 2023 27 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The Role of Ecological Cognition for Supporting Webometrics: Towards “Serendipity Engineering for Seductive Hypermedia” and “User Analysis Using Socialnomics”
Foster, A., Bishop, J. E. & Goode, M. M. H., 26 Sept 2022, Handbook of Research on Digital Transformation Management and Tools. Pettinger, R., Gupta, B. B., Roja, A. & Cozmiuc, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Hershey PA, USA 17033: IGI Global, Vol. A volume in the Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science (ALOMS) . p. 117-143 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Changing styles of informal academic communication in the age of the web: Orthodox, moderate and heterodox responses
Ellis, D., Foster, A. & Shehata, A. M. K., 11 Sept 2017, In: Journal of Documentation. 73, 5, p. 825-842 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, discovery and retrieval
Foster, A. (Editor) & Rafferty, P. (Editor), 15 Jul 2016, London: Facet Publishing. 224 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited book
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Cross-language information seeking behaviour English Vs Arabic
Al-Wreikat, A., Rafferty, P. & Foster, A., 2015, In: Library Review. 64, 6-7, p. 446-467Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Everyday life information seeking behaviour in relation to the environment: disposable information?
Mawby, J., Foster, A. & Ellis, D., 2015, In: Library Review. 64, 6-7, p. 468-479Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Information Behaviour and Practice
Rafferty, P., Foster, A. & Baker, D., 2015, 137 p. (New Library World; vol. 116, no. 3)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Scholarly communication trends in the digital age: Informal scholarly publishing and dissemination, a grounded theory approach
Shehata, A. M. K., Ellis, D. & Foster, A., 12 Dec 2015, In: Electronic Library. 33, 6, p. 1150 1162 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile21 Citations (Scopus)560 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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First International Conference on Smart Systems and Social Management (ICSSSM)
Foster, A. (Member of programme committee)
2025 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
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A monk, a strawberry and an information professional: Exploring strategies for advanced information skills beyond continuing professional development
Foster, A. (Invited speaker)
31 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Journal of Information Science (Journal)
Foster, A. (Editor) & Rafferty, P. (Editor)
01 Apr 2017 → 01 Apr 2028Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Information Seeking in Context Conference 2016 (Event)
Foster, A. (Member)
15 Jan 2016 → 2019Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Revistas Ciencias de la Documentación (Journal)
Foster, A. (Editorial board member)
09 Dec 2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Electronic Library (Journal)
Foster, A. (Editor)
01 Mar 2014 → 31 Mar 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Aslib Journal of Information Management (Journal)
Foster, A. (Editorial board member)
01 Jan 2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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New Library World (Journal)
Foster, A. (Guest editor)
2014 → 2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity