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The question of how the digital economy responds to ecological issues has gained salience in recent years. So far, though, social scientists have primarily taken interest in the ecological positionings of tech entrepreneurs. Little attention has been paid to the middle-class fraction of 'tech workers' who are responsible for programming, designing, and managing the digital technologies that reconfigure socio-material relations. Based on 52 interviews with data scientists and user experience designers, the article analyzes the ecological habitus of this new professional segment. Four central ecological schemas are identified: (1) managing limited resources, (2) critical techno-optimism, (3) academic concern, and (4) lifestyle struggles. Simultaneously, the article discusses how these four schemas relate to the different forms of capital held by tech workers. This mapping of the ecological habitus of tech workers shows how social relationships with nature are underpinned by class positions. The article thus pursues dual aims, contributing to research on green capitalism as well as to debates on how the middle class relates to climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The digital age is characterized by rapid development, growth, innovation, and disruption. Organizations must adapt to the new digital landscape to remain competitive. Digital transformation involves more than just implementing new technologies. A digital transformation strategy is a plan for organizations to utilize IT technologies and methods to create new value and drive growth. The development and implementation of such a strategy have become central concerns for many organizations in research management. In this article, we discuss the technological potentials and challenges of digital transformation and propose a decision-making model using transformation technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: This work deals with the question of which digital touchpoints in the course of a patient journey are desired by neurological patients, important for effective treatment and easy to implement. Methodology: 100 (44 men, 56 women) patients in a neurological practice at three different locations were examined using a written questionnaire with closed questions on topics of online booking, making appointments and reminders via SMS, video consultation with the doctor and chat with the doctor or the medical practice assistant. Results: It was shown that the older a person is, the less they prefer digital booking and consultation and that the more they work, the more they prefer digital booking and consultation and the longer they live in Switzerland, the less they prefer chat advice. Data protection plays a more important role in older patients. Regarding gender no significant differences can be shown. Discussion: The results are in line with a survey conducted by the Swiss Medical Association (Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum) of 2020, which shows that the population wants to relieve the burden on doctors in administrative tasks through the use of digital solutions considered desirable. In this study, both younger and older patients are very interested in booking appointments online and to receive an appointment reminder via text message. Since older patients tend to prefer conservative booking, a «hybrid model» should be offered so that both options are available. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dans cet article, nous soutenons que les stratégies actuelles en matière de santé numérique à l'échelle du Canada ne tiennent pas adéquatement compte des répercussions des technologies numériques sur les fonctions de santé publique, car elles ont une orientation principalement clinique. Nous soulignons les différences entre médecine clinique et santé publique et nous suggérons qu'il est essentiel, pour le développement des technologies numériques dans le domaine de la santé publique, de concevoir la santé publique numérique comme un domaine distinct de la santé numérique tout en étant lié à celle-ci. Si l'accent était mis sur la santé publique numérique, les technologies numériques pourraient tenir compte en profondeur des principes fondamentaux de la santé publique que sont l'équité en santé, la justice sociale et l'action sur les déterminants sociaux et environnementaux de la santé. De plus, la transformation numérique des services de santé, catalysée par la pandémie de COVID-19, et l'évolution des attentes du public à l'égard de la rapidité et de la commodité des services de santé publique exigent que l'on mette l'accent sur la santé publique numérique. Cet impératif est renforcé par la nécessité de prendre en compte le rôle croissant des technologies numériques en tant que déterminants de la santé ayant une influence sur les comportements et les résultats en matière de santé. Assumer la distinction entre santé publique numérique et santé numérique nécessite d'adopter des stratégies plus précises en matière de santé publique numérique qui s'harmonisent avec les stratégies numériques émergentes à l'échelle du Canada, d'établir des partenariats transdisciplinaires intersectoriels et de mettre à jour les compétences du personnel en santé publique afin que les technologies numériques en santé publique puissent contribuer à améliorer la santé de tous les Canadiens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In der Pressedokumentation beim Deutschen Bundestag wurde im Zusammenhang mit dem Umzug des deutschen Parlaments von Bonn nach Berlin im Jahr 1999 ein elektronisches Produktions-, Recherche- und Archivsystem eingeführt. In einem problemorientierten Rückblick werden die damit verbundenen Veränderungen in Beziehung gesetzt zu den an seine Einführung geknüpften Zielen und Erwartungen. In diesem zweiten Teil geht es um die Auswirkungen auf die Praxis der inhaltlichen Erschließung von Zeitungsartikeln und die damit verbundenen Recherchemöglichkeiten. Dabei werden Probleme bei der Verwendung des Pressethesaurus erörtert. In connection with the relocation of the German Parliament from Bonn to Berlin in 1999, an electronic production, research and archiving system was introduced in the press documentation at the German Bundestag. In a problem-oriented retrospective, the changes associated with this are set in relation to the goals and expectations attached to its introduction. This second part deals with the effects on the practice of indexing newspaper articles and the resulting search options. Problems with the use of the press thesaurus are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In der Pressedokumentation beim Deutschen Bundestag wurde in Zusammenhang mit dem Umzug des deutschen Parlaments von Bonn nach Berlin im Jahr 1999 ein elektronisches Produktions-, Rechercheund Archivsystem eingeführt. In einem problemorientierten Rückblick werden die damit verbundenen Veränderungen in Beziehung gesetzt zu den an seine Einführung geknüpften Zielen und Erwartungen. In diesem ersten Teil des Beitrags steht die technische Seite der Digitalisierung des Pressearchivs im Vordergrund. Sie veränderte die Arbeitsabläufe und eröffnete Chancen für neue Informationsdienstleistungen der Pressedokumentation. Die damit einhergehenden lizenz- und presserechtlichen Veränderungen haben Auswirkungen auf die Bestandsbildung. In connection with the relocation of the German Parliament from Bonn to Berlin in 1999, an electronic production, research and archiving system was introduced in the press documentation at the German Bundestag. In a problem-oriented retrospective, the changes associated with this are set in relation to the goals and expectations attached to its introduction. This first part of this article focuses on the technical side of the digitalisation of the press archive. It changed the work processes and opened up opportunities for new information services in press documentation. The accompanying changes in licensing and press law have an impact on the formation of holdings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick zum Stand der Besucherforschung in Museen ausgehend vom physischen hin zum digitalen Publikum. Dabei werden einige Problemfelder der aktuellen Forschung aufgezeigt. Im Mittelpunkt stehen das digitale Museumspublikum und sein Informationssuchverhalten. Ausgehend von verschiedenen, sehr heterogenen Studien wird versucht allgemeingültige Erkenntnisse zum Suchverhalten des Online-Publikums zu gewinnen. Die daraus entwickelten Kategorien sollen Hinweise für die praktische Anwendung liefern, um Suchvorgänge zu unterstützen und erfolgreicher zu machen. Darauf aufbauend wird ein vereinfachtes, praxisorientiertes Kategorisierungsschema für Online-Besucher vorgeschlagen und auf Alternativen zur feldbasierten Suche eingegangen. The paper provides an overview of the state of the art of visitor research in museums, both traditional and virtual visitors followed by highlighting some problematic issues of current audience research. The paper focuses on digital museum audiences and how they search for information. Based on an analysis of a number of quite heterogeneous studies, both a generalising synopsis of search behaviour and a simplified model of online visitor classification are developed. In addition, alternatives to fielded searching are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Le présent article étudie les récentes transformations de la gouvernance diasporique au niveau local, notamment la nouvelle approche plus intégrée des Chinois émigrés qui a été mise au point dans des lieux qui connaissent depuis longtemps de forts mouvements d'émigration. Ces « villes d'origine des Chinois d'outre-mer », ou qiaoxiang, établissent activement un dialogue avec leurs expatriés depuis des décennies, mais les initiatives et les stratégies pour établir ce dialogue ont récemment changé en raison de politiques du gouvernement central, d'une augmentation des migrations de retour et de l'utilisation généralisée des technologies de l'information et de la communication. En s'appuyant sur l'étude de cas du district de Qingtian dans la province orientale du Zhejiang, cet article étudie les différentes façons selon lesquelles le gouvernement local entre en contact avec ses administrés à l'étranger, en se concentrant sur les activités dans les domaines des affaires juridiques et de l'administration publique, des investissements, de la transformation numérique, de la diplomatie publique, de la restructuration urbaine locale et de la réponse à la pandémie de Covid-19. Mes conclusions mettent en évidence des innovations et expérimentations au niveau local plutôt qu'une application passive de politiques centrales, et attirent l'attention sur la nécessité d'une analyse plus approfondie du rôle de l'État dans la mobilisation de la diaspora. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The changes resulting from recent technological advances, in the context of industry 4.0, driven either by the rapid development of ICTs or by the COVID-19 pandemic, which, among others consequences led to a substantial part of the population living in a situation of teleworking, made us reflect on the possible impact of these changes in the trainers' activities. Based on the analysis of the Portuguese industrial context and a national survey, administered between December 2020 and April 2021, answered by 1.586 trainers, we sought to listen to their perceptions about the main changes in the world of work and in their professional role arising mainly from the 4th industrial revolution (i4.0). It is concluded that there is an unequal distribution of industries across national territory, which may explain differences in training practices that can, however, be mitigated through the use of inherent technologies arising from the 4.0 industry itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text is a summary of a virtual lecture given and recorded in April 2021 as part of the 17:15 colloquium series at the ETH Library in Zurich. The lecture deals with the question of what role university libraries are assigned in the new DFG (German research funding organisation) code of ethics, what role they already play in this context, and what role they can still play. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a result of technological change, competences such as media literacy are becoming increasingly important for participation in society. A systematic literature review was used to investigate the tasks that libraries perform in developing media literacy, the target groups for which actions are offered to promote media literacy, the players or educational institutions involved, and the framework conditions required. The results are presented in the following. This article is based on the author's bachelor thesis with the same title, which was written in winter semester 20/21 at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Antje Michel and Prof. Dr. Stephan Büttner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Arolsen Archives' crowdsourcing project #EveryNameCounts began in 2020 as a school campaign and within a few months grew into a worldwide initiative. Through the work of volunteers, millions of records of concentration camp documents are captured. On the one hand, this data basis optimizes the search in the online archive of the Arolsen Archives and, on the other hand, makes research based on mass data possible in the first place. The work of the volunteers goes far beyond mere data collection. A digital monument is being created. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

COVID-19 appeared with its quarantine and forced isolation, and psi experts were quick to make their analysis and recommendations. This essay primarily claims that, for the pandemic to offer an opportunity to do things differently, it is necessary to think through a rigorous psychoanalytic critique not only of the psychologization, but also of the digitalization (the translation of the subjective and the intersubjective into the digital sphere) of the COVID-19 crisis. The triad of concepts obedience, indignation and uprising give us the opportunity to start this task. Therefore, we will examine the paradoxical relationship between obedience and criticism; then we will make a call for the indignation of imposed dignity; and, finally, we will proclaim that the uprising will not be digitized. Is at this point, of course, that psychoanalytic critique must open up to a political project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cultural heritage is generally regarded as something of value – but it is valued in different ways by different communities. Here we explore the value of cultural heritage for rural Scottish communities and how it is generated through social and cultural capital. Using the idea of 'gathering', we consider the process of gathering historical archives, narratives and gathering places based on local knowledge. We draw upon a study of communities in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, where a well-established cultural heritage tradition has developed and is continuing to do so with the adoption of various digital technologies. The paper argues that cultural heritage offers a real sense of cultural value for participants and communities for which digitisation offers both threats and opportunities. The paper adds to our understanding of locally generated cultural capital and the meaning of cultural value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Im Artikel werden laufende Arbeiten und Ergebnisse des kooperativen Forschungsprojekts Lernwelt Hochschule (LeHo), an dem das Department Information der HAW mitarbeitet, dargestellt. Es wird deutlich, was die Lernwelt Hochschule heute ausmacht und welche Entwicklungen ihr zugrunde liegen. Nach einem kurzen Abriss zur Lernraumentwicklung wird das Projekt LeHo mit dem Forschungsdesign, den Projektphasen und den geplanten Ergebnissen vorgestellt. Die ethnografischen Fallstudien werden als Forschungsschwerpunkt der LeHo-Aktivitäten am Department Information eingeführt. This contribution reports on the work of the cooperative research project Lernwelt Hochschule (LeHo), which the HAW Department Information is part of. Recent developments and the state of the art of learning spaces in Higher Education are described. Based on this outline the project is introduced, mainly the research design, project planning and project goals. The ethnographic case study is described as the focus of the HAW research activities in LeHo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since 2012, stakeholders in the German health care system have been referring to the need for unbiased information on organ transplantation. This article identifies 63 websites that provide information in this field, using five examples. It analyses the extent to which they comply with the demand for unbiased and open information and thus enable users to make autonomous decisions. As a normative principle, an understanding of socio-relational personal autonomy is transferred to health communication. Four ideal conditions for open-ended education can be identified: 1) absence of manipulation, 2) critical reflection, 3) access to a range of relevant options for action, and 4) circumstances that allow users to achieve their own goals. The article shows, firstly, that although extensive information is offered for different target groups, some people's needs are not taken into account. Secondly, previous proposals do not fully do justice to the concept of socio-relational personal autonomy. Rather, promoting autonomy would involve openly addressing existing conflicts of objectives in order to change communication about organ donation in such a way that the people addressed are enabled to make a decision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The scope of this paper is the digitalization of the service at the National Institute of Social Security - INSS, the federal institution in charge of implementing the Brazilian Welfare Services policy. Based on the framework of Work Psychology and Activity- centered Ergonomics, a field study has been carried out in order to understand the conditions under which the "Digital INSS Project" has been implemented and their impact on the activity performed by the public servants. It revealed the heterogeneity in terms of production control and resources to enable the appropriation of technological tools by the workers from different units. Given the intensification of work, the regulatory strategies try to balance the production demands and the health preservation. They do so through schemes to use the computer tools that confront these workers with additional workload, given the accomplishment of several simultaneous operations and the necessity to validate the work using paper, in the face of the unexpected generated by the digital support and the experience still to be built in its resolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Digitization is increasingly covering more and more sectors, including medicine. To ensure medical operation 365 × 24 hours, progressively more human and financial resources are necessary. The transformation of patient histories from paper into electronic patient records focused initially on documentation. Today, hospital information systems are increasingly used as a platform for the communication of all professionals involved in the patient process - in Switzerland, however, so far without providing patients direct access to their data. Digititizing processes intend to increase efficiency, but also to enhance clinical and administrative decision support and quality assurance. The introduction of the electronic patient record in Switzerland in 2020 is expected to provide cross-company, more complete documentation of patient care. Multimorbid patients, often treated in different institutions and by different specialists, should benefit from this in particular. Advances in artificial intelligence offer new opportunities in medicine. Challenges include ensuring reliable data protection, and better interoperability of the systems involved. Semantically structured, machine-readable data exchange is a necessity for both networked services and internationally competitive research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since their origin, the television archives have undergone multiple changes of media. This has created new problems for their preservation and their provision. The passage to the "all-digital", during the 2000s, offers several advantages in the use of the funds but also generates constraints. This paper reminds the various difficulties of preservation met by this "media memory" over the last sixty years. It then presents and discusses the new practices of the producers and manager of audiovisual contents for the passage of these documents onto digital media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Blackletter prints still challenge computers and scholars alike when it comes to accuracy of text recognition. In this paper we show our approach to evaluate OCR accuracy of old text documents. Thus we challenge funding agencies' demands on accuracy by arguing that mixed methods like scalable reading help to achieve sufficient results from text documents of insufficient accuracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of digital books entails the diversification of digital-based format components. The use of hypertextual links modifies the reading process by incorporating new cognitive competencies which widen the meaning which authors originally gave to their work. Having studied this change from our first research (Esnaola Horacek, 2003) to the current scenario in the world, and more specifically in argentina, it can be concluded that screens have gained room and practice with very relevant ubiquity and transparency. We support the idea that this changing process in formats starts generating "cognitive residues" (San Martín Alonso, 1 995, p. 158) in the "Alphabetic Mind" (Havelock, 1982) inherent in the reading and writing processes by incorporating the new processes of "kaleidoscopic reading" (Murray, 1997). This process impacted on the walls of all institutions, especially of schools, transforming paper surfaces into screens. Data obtained will help us reflect on the impact that all these changes have on the development of both the critical reader and the creative writer, starting from teachers and the multiple transformations aiming at renewing "classical school textbooks". We also seek to open reading to the multiple meanings underlying our contemporary world through hypermedia which invite us to go through "the garden of forking paths", anticipated by Borges in 194941... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Technological advances in medical imaging has resulted in the exponential increase of the number of images per examination, caused the irreversible decline of the silver film and imposed digital imaging. This digitization is a concept whose levels of development are multiple, reflecting the complexity of this process of technological change. Under these conditions, the use of medical information via new information and communication technologies is at the crossroads of several scientific approaches and several disciplines (medicine, ethics, law, economics, psychology, etc.) surrounding the information systems in health, doctor–patient relationship and concepts that are associated. Each day, these new information and communication technologies open up new horizons and the space of possibilities, spectacularly developing access to information and knowledge. In this perspective of digital technology emergence impacting the multidisciplinary use of health information systems, the ethical questions are numerous, especially on the preservation of privacy, confidentiality and security of medical data, and their accessibility and integrity. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Despite technological advances, digitizing is still used for digital data creation. Although users work with large, high-resolution data sets, their workspace is often limited to a small, one-monitor viewing window. A low-cost upgrade is to build a multiple-monitor display. Multiple-monitor displays provide an increase in size and resolution, allowing concurrent access to greater context and detail, which may be particularly helpful for digitizing. To investigate the possible benefits of digitizing on multiple-monitor displays, the authors asked 57 participants to perform a map-reading test that included vector and raster target digitizing tasks. Participants took the test on one of three displays: one, four, or nine monitors. The testing program stored participants’ digitized shape files and the viewing area used for digitizing. Although participants were more efficient on the larger displays for other tasks, no statistically significant differences were found for the vector or raster digitizing tasks among display configurations, using goodness-of-fit and shape metrics to compare results. However, larger displays still potentially offer benefits for digitizing. Guideline provision and variability in image interpretation for vector and raster digitizing, respectively, may have been prevailing factors. Additionally, lack of motivation, along with the physical demands and unfamiliarity of large displays, may have hindered the realization of potential benefits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]