Music recommender systems (MRSs) have experienced a boom in recent years, thanks to
the emergence and success of online streaming services, which nowadays make available …

Abstract Information needs motivate human information behavior. Knowledge of information
needs is critical for user-centered information behavior research and system design. In …

Music has long been recognised to be able to alter people's emotions and behaviours, yet
how university students use music for learning and well-being is largely unexplored. With …

This chapter gives an introduction to music recommender systems, considering the unique
characteristics of the music domain. We take a user-centric perspective, by organizing our …

We study the use and evaluation of a system for supporting music discovery, the experience
of finding and listening to content previously unknown to the user. We adopt a mixed …

Recommender systems are ubiquitous and influence the information we consume daily by
helping us navigate vast catalogs of information like music databases. However, their linear …

The positive impact of music on people's mental health and wellbeing has been well
researched in music psychology, but there is a dearth of research exploring the implications …

We discuss salient challenges of building a search experience for a streaming media
service such as Netflix. We provide an overview of the role of recommendations within the …

Music is well established as a means of social connection. In the age of streaming platforms,
personalized playlists and recommendations are popular topics in music information …

Motivations for music information seeking as serious leisure in a virtual community: exploring a
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