Laurie Bonnici
U.A. SCHOOL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION STUDIES
Associate Professor
I'm developing an emerging theory of cognitive authority and quality information in OSM. It has been applied in OSM opinion post analysis. One new facet of the theory is representation of sentiment through the visual application of textual glyphs.
A recent stream of research in OSM examines hashtag use in highly specialized forums related to health information where the point of information seeking is when the user is in crisis.