• WHO WAS A NEIGHBOR TO THOSE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE?: INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER STUDENTS’ LOCAL INFORMATION BEHAVIORS IN UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENTS 

  Oh, Chi Young (2018)

  This dissertation examines the information behaviors of international newcomer students during their adjustment to new environments. In the context of newcomers’ adjustment to local environments, this study focuses on how ...

• USER INTERFACE CHANGES IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AFFECT THE PERCEIVED RESPONSES OF INDOOR CYCLISTS 

  Stone, Rebecca (2018)

  Virtual reality is becoming mainstream in areas such as entertainment, medicine and training. However, the affect on a user’s perceived states are still to be fully understood. This study aims to add to the existing body ...

• Gossip as a Site of Resistance: Information-Sharing Strategies Among Survivors of Sexual Violence 

  Hagelin, Karina (2018)

  How do survivors pursue healing justice in a world increasingly dominated by digital - and social - media? This research paper focuses on survivors' responses to healing from sexual violence as mitigated through zines, ...

• Web Aesthetics and the Erosion of the Real 

  Garahan, Olivia (2018)

  This paper argues that the visual language of the web as it exists today is a collection of simulations of the physical world that have, over time, replaced their referents; moreover, the current visual landscape of the ...

• EXPLORING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF HOME-BASED, VOICE-CONTROLLED INTELLIGENT PERSONAL ASSISTANTS 

  Pradhan, Alisha (2018)

  From an accessibility perspective, home-based, voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) have the potential to greatly expand speech interaction beyond dictation and screenreader output. This research examines ...

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