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“Social Media Has Been Helpful in Learning About Myself and Finding My Community”: The Affordances and Constraints of ICT‐Based Queer History Content Creation
Authors: Wagner Travis 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThis paper reports on findings from 31 semi‐structured interviews with North American Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)‐based content creators who focus on LGBTQIA+ history. While the research broadly explored the information practices and digital preservation strategies of these content creators, this paper highlights how the participants navigated their respective ICT choices (ranging from personal blogs to Instagram accounts) and what affordances and constraints emerged from these choices. The paper highlights how such potentialities and pitfalls across varied social media and web‐based platforms informed the sociotechnical practices of queer historical knowledge production and how the participants leveraged the features of various ICTs to expand the visibility of queer‐affirming content and resources. The paper concludes by exploring these practices and their theoretical and practical implications for practitioners at the intersection of digital curation and archiving marginalized histories with an explicit emphasis on collaborative rather than extractive opportunities for collaboration between such content creators and cultural heritage institutions.
Understanding Why WeChat Articles Mention Chinese Scholarly Papers: A Content Analysis Approach
Authors: Yang Siluo , Li Longfei , Jin Yujie , Feng Qian 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThe academic community may make research findings public by mentioning Chinese scholarly papers on WeChat. However, why and how Chinese research papers were cited in WeChat articles remains unknown. This work conducted a content analysis of the motivations, emotions, forms, and elements of WeChat mentions. Data was collected from CNKI and WeChat official accounts, resulting in a dataset of 7,970 core journal papers with 21,134 WeChat mentions. Key findings include that: (1) Most of the mentions in the WeChat articles present Chinese academic publications for sharing and introduction. These mentions account for about 64%. (2) Mention sentiments are mainly neutral (around 64%). Negative emotions are almost absent. (3) In the mention forms, most WeChat articles mentioning scholarly papers do not include reference lists. They mention the papers directly in the body of the WeChat articles with recognizable elements of academic papers. (4) Concerning the mentioned elements, academic papers consist of essential content parts. They include titles (78%), abstracts (12%), and full texts (9%), and that gets the most WeChat mentions. This would give a better base and reference for advancing altmetrics in China. And it would be helpful to know the cause and how the academic papers spread on Chinese social media.
Enabling Societal Impact of Research: Exploring Information Behaviors of Academics and Professional Staff
Authors: Cattlin Joann 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThere are increasing expectations, globally, that academic research provides tangible and demonstrable benefits to society. Embedding societal impact as part of research culture and practice represents a shift in how universities function; however, limited research has been conducted on the role of universities in supporting and enabling work involved in enabling societal impact of research (or impact work). This study uses a holistic, exploratory study design, with Constructivist Grounded Theory as the overarching framework, to explore the experiences, information behaviors and information environments of academic and professional staff undertaking impact work. Preliminary results indicate that academics' information behaviors relating to impact work are enacted within relationships with industry, community, and government partners, which are characterized by curiosity, reciprocity, trust, and engagement. Findings from this research will contribute new perspectives on academic information behavior and inform how universities provide support through professional services, training, and information resources.
Empowering Library Services through User‐Centric Analysis of Co‐loan Patterns
Authors: Kang Woojin , Kim Meen Chul , Lee Jongwook 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTBy examining loan data from public libraries in South Korea, we seek to understand patterns in user borrowing behaviors and explore thematic connections among borrowed books. The subject headings of 55.5 million book sets borrowed by individual users on the same day were analyzed using ITEM2VEC. We have identified 40 subject heading communities through cosine similarity of each subject vector, and we have labeled each community using a large language model. Two prominent communities were identified: Global Modern Literature and Novels and Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Folklore. The latter community was associated with a diverse array of subjects, indicating an expansion in children's reading preferences. The study results will be useful for improving collection development and the relevance of book recommendations, as well as for incorporating user information behavior into traditional library material classification schemes.
Exploring Young Adults' Mental Health Help‐Seeking Journey: Preliminary Findings on Resource Navigation Behavior
Authors: Liu Jiaying , Zhang Yan 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTYoung adults are among the most vulnerable populations susceptible to mental health concerns, yet they encounter various barriers in accessing resources and obtaining necessary support and treatment. While prior research has predominantly focused on technology utilization in mental health help‐seeking, a more comprehensive understanding of how individuals navigate the broader landscape of available resources is crucial. To address this gap, we conducted in‐depth interviews with 18 young adults to explore their lived experiences and resource navigation during the mental health help‐seeking process. Guided by the Social‐Ecological Framework, our study categorized the resources utilized by young adults into four categories: technological, interpersonal, community‐based, and societal. Through thematic analysis, we report preliminary findings that identify specific characteristics of resources that young adults value and prioritize throughout their help‐seeking journey. These findings provide implications for designing multi‐level mental health resources and interventions to facilitate young adults' help‐seeking. We also discuss methodological considerations to encourage in‐depth conversations with marginalized groups on sensitive topics like mental health, emphasizing the importance of creating a safe, non‐judgmental space for participants to share their experiences openly.
“You need to step back when you're contract faculty”: Information Practices and Care in Casual Academic Work
Authors: Willson Rebekah , Stewart‐Robertson Owen , Julien Heidi , Given Lisa M. 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThis study uses the concepts of information practices and care as theoretical lenses to explore the information practices of casual academic staff, who experience complex information contexts. Semi‐structured online interviews followed by thematic qualitative data analysis revealed that, while these academics care deeply about their contributions to student learning, they experience a lack of institutional support and care. This experience leads to individualized information practices, and dependence on an uncertain and unreliable information landscape, characterized by information marginalization, information precarity, and information vulnerability. Exposing the informational challenges experienced by this large subpopulation of academic laborers can support efforts to improve their information environments and support their work. The study also contributes to contemporary theoretical understandings of information vulnerability within academic contexts.
Medical Visual Question‐Answering Model Based on Knowledge Enhancement and Multi‐Modal Fusion
Authors: Zhang Dianyuan , Yu Chuanming , An Lu 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThis paper aims to utilize a knowledge graph for importing external knowledge. It combines multi‐modal fusion mechanisms and confidence detection mechanisms to explore the correlation between clinical problems and medical images, enhancing their effectiveness in medical visual question‐answering tasks. The proposed medical visual question answering model comprises a text knowledge enhancement layer, an image embedding layer, a multimodal fusion layer, a confidence detection layer, and a prediction layer. The experimental results demonstrate that the medical vision question‐answering model, based on knowledge enhancement and multi‐modal fusion, achieves an optimal accuracy of 59.3% and 16.2% in open‐domain question‐answering tasks on the VQA‐RAD and PathVQA datasets, respectively, thus validating the effectiveness of the proposed model.
Crime Junkies: A Case for Studying Information Behavior Surrounding True Crime Podcasts
Authors: Zimmerman Tara 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTTrue crime podcasts have become a cultural phenomenon and consistently draw more listeners than any other podcast genre. The interplay between true crime podcast creators and their fans is distinctive and is having ripple effects throughout society, demonstrating patterns of information behavior distinct from other media. To date, podcasts generally, and true crime podcasts in particular, have been understudied in the LIS field. The author argues the need for this research, asserting that LIS researchers are uniquely qualified as information professionals to study this new development in information behavior. This paper presents five theories, models, and constructs widely accepted in LIS research, explaining how each is well‐suited for use in studying this topic. The author concludes by discussing implications of this research that go beyond creators and fans, extending into the realms of law enforcement, victims’ rights, and criminal prosecution. True crime podcasts represent a rare opportunity to study a truly new development in information behavior, and LIS scholars are called to be at the forefront of this new area of research.
Scholarship for the People: Michael K. Buckland and Information Science
Authors: Budd John M. , Day Ronald E. , Wang Fang , Shaw Ryan , Aparac‐Jelušić Tatjana 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTMichael Buckland's influential career spans several decades and has an international reach. His work has helped the field to define such key concepts as “information” and “document.” The presentations will address just a few of many topics he addressed in his career; these topics have had enormous influence on people's work in information science and on the research community. Documentation is one area that has captured Buckland's attention, and Ronald Day will present a perspective that embraces history and the current state. Fang Wang will revisit the question of what is the “science” of information science. Ryan Shaw turns his eyes to the existence and state of data science. Tatjana Aparac‐Jelušić will speak to the international scope of Buckland's work and influence. With this panel we are attempting to emphasize the need for historical and theoretical enquiry into the information field, as represented by Buckland's scholarship and its relevance to the entirety of information science. We are attempting to accomplish this emphasis by integrating the participation of audience members into the discussion.
Emerging Topics, Challenges, and Strategies for Information Science Research
Authors: Chen Jiangping , Abbas June , Yu Bei , Rorissa Abebe , Xie Zhiwu 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThis panel will discuss emerging topics, challenges, and strategies for information scholars and information organizations to advance information science (IS) research in current complex information environments. Five panelists will provide their observations and thoughts based on their extensive research and/or professional practice experience, followed by active interaction with the audience. The panel discussion will be centered around 4 questions: 1. What emerging information topics or areas will have great significance to science and/or society? 2. What are the top challenges for IS researchers to perform cutting edge research? 3. How can information science researchers work together to address our research challenges? And 4. What are the implications of emerging topics, challenges, and strategies for information schools and information organizations? The engagement of the panelists and the audience will help information science research and practitioner communities gain insights into the directions of information science research.
Knowledge Organization Systems and Provenance: Experiences and Challenges
Authors: Cheng Yi‐Yun , Choi Inkyung , Bettivia Rhiannon , Lee Wan‐Chen , Watson B. M. 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThis panel is situated at the intersections of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) and provenance research. In this panel, we will share experiences and challenges in documenting the changes of a KOS The panelists will provide real‐world examples drawn from their research and practice. These examples range from KOSs used in LIS, such as the Dewey Decimal Classifications, Homosaurus, and Library of Congress Subject Headings; to extended information science research fields, such as digital preservation metadata standards, biodiversity taxonomies, and ontologies. Currently, the models and practices for documenting changes in KOSs fall short in supporting even simple provenance queries like “who made the change?”“what are the reasons for the change?”or“when was the change made?” The panelists will collectively discuss examples of queries we have faced, as well as the implications for provenance for KOS research and practice.This panel is sponsored by Classification & Metadata Research Special Interest Group (SIG‐CMR).
The Evolving Role of Information Professionals in Navigating Places, Spaces, and Nurturing New Discourses in the In‐Between
Authors: Meyer Anika , Holmner Marlene , Rorissa Abebe , Fourie Ina , Alemneh Daniel , Hartel Jenna 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTInformation professionals are at the forefront of navigating the intricacies of shifting landscapes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Society 5.0, such as physical places, digital domains, and transitional zones in between, where boundaries blur and new discourses emerge. They are expected to extend their expertise into new domains and enrich their professional practice to better meet the evolving needs of their users. Third Space theory reported in Kuhlthau's work on guided inquiry and information literacy offers a framework, that creates an “in‐between” space, which allows personal experience to merge with professional information and encounters to help information professionals expand beyond their traditional domain expertise. These spaces promote the bridging of theory and practice, the navigation of ethical boundaries, access to multi‐perspective discourse, engagement in active listening, adjustment to evolving technologies, and facilitation of innovative methods. Creating in‐between spaces that promote conversations, interaction, information flow, and access is critical to navigating the intricacies. This interactive panel will explore how information professionals may use Third Space as a framework to offer a new way of thinking and addressing complex societal challenges while prioritizing human values, needs, and well‐being.
Emphasizing the Social in Sociotechnical Approaches to the Digital Curation of Visual Information
Authors: Wagner Travis L. , Lischer‐Katz Zack , Hodges James A , Van Hyning Victoria , Jones Mace A. , Acker Amelia 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThis panel explores the unique challenges and opportunities presented by the expanded sociotechnical practices associated with the preservation, curation, and use of visual information and ongoing perceptions of the affordances and constraints associated with new and emerging visual information objects. The panelists and the respondent work with the curation and preservation of visual information across a variety of research areas and utilize both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand the parallel and divergent sociotechnical challenges of curating visual information across analog, digitized, and born‐digital contexts. Sites of analysis range from format‐specific identity‐representation issues to the cultural practices of media archivists, translational challenges when moving complex scientific data across various digital and analog formats, and the role of accessibility in the design and deployment of discovery systems within cultural heritage institutions. Responding to the unique and intersecting challenges produced by working with visual information across various archival and digital curation contexts, the panelist will reflect on the practical and theoretical outcomes from ongoing research projects and identify persistent and emergent issues within the digital curation of visual information.
Centering Care and Kindness: Mentoring Ph.D. Students in Tumultuous Times
Authors: Bossallar Jenny , Charbonneau Deborah , Dali Keren , Hartel Jenna , Senteio Charles R. 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTFeaturing presenters from the U.S. and Canada, participants of this alternative event will engage in discussion about mentoring principles of and approaches to working Ph.D. students that help them balance their busy lives with the stress of research and studying and create an inclusive environment in academia. The session will open with a series of lightning talks whereby the presenters will highlight select aspects of the topic, stressing the notions of care, compassion, kindness, and empathy in successful supervision and mentoring. Subsequently, the presenters will engage the audience in a series of interactive activities that will help attendees to learn specific mentoring techniques that can later be applied in their own work with Ph.D. students.
Secret Information Needs & Practices of LGBTQ+ Young Adults
Authors: Behre Jane 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTYoung adults have been shown to prefer online sources when searching for information about sensitive topics, such as sexual health (Baker et al., 2020; Buhi et al., 2009). This is especially true for LGBTQ+ young adults, who may want to keep potentially sensitive information needs about their sexuality or gender identity a secret as they explore their identity, or because they may need to for safety reasons (Delmonaco & Haimson, 2022; Kitzie, 2019). This pilot survey study aimed to explore what types of information needs LGBTQ+ young adults may keep secret from the people in their lives, at what age they had their first secret information need, what skills helped them to fulfill their secret information needs, and which skills/resources they would have liked to have when trying to address their secret information needs. Preliminary results suggest that topics relating to health and participants' LGBTQ+ identities were more likely to be kept secret than other everyday life information needs.
Multi‐Dimensional Knowledge System and Ontology Construction of Qi Culture from the Meme Perspective
Authors: Cao Ruye , Cao Shujin 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThis paper deconstructs the profound context of Qi Culture from the perspective of Meme and constructs a structured and systematic knowledge description framework. It is useful for exploring the core values and promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of Qi Culture. The research process involves collecting user discussions and research data about Qi Culture from multiple sources, and then using the BERTopic model and qualitative analysis methods to obtain diverse examples of Qi cultural elements. Afterwards, from the Meme perspective, Qi cultural memes are extracted to construct a domain ontology, thereby achieving multi‐dimensional semantic knowledge description of Qi Culture. This study helps to reveal the core elements of culture and their relationships, and will provide strong theoretical support for the integration and utilization of cultural resources.
Re‐Centering Academics' Needs in Societal Impact Work: Exploring the Influence of Professional Staff Information Behaviors on University Practices
Authors: Cattlin Joann , Given Lisa M. 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTUniversities now focus on the societal impact of research, yet there is a disconnect between the information environment and the needs of academics undertaking impact‐related work. While universities acknowledge that undertaking research designed for societal impact requires changes to research culture and practices, the information and support provided do not reflect the complexity of that work. Professional staff mediate information from various sources, such as government policies, university strategies, funders' requirements, and academics' needs; however, the effectiveness and appropriateness of support provided is understudied. This qualitative study explores the information behaviors of professional staff developing and facilitating academics' engagement in impact work. It finds that while professional staff undertook iterative processes of self‐informing, mediation, and information use to support impact work, their privileging of institutional and external influences, ahead of academics' needs, creates a disconnect between services provided and what academics need. This study increases awareness of the influence of professional staff's information behaviors on impact supports, which can inform academic‐centered, responsive approaches to support contextualized, personalized and responsive information services in universities.
Reflective and Formative Indicators of Information Credibility on Social Media
Authors: Choi Wonchan , Zhu Liya , Lee Hyun Seung 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTAs part of a larger project to develop a scale for measuring web credibility perceptions, this poster reports on preliminary findings of a literature analysis to identify reflective and formative indicators of information credibility on social media. Of 90 papers found by a systematic database search and screening, this poster examines 20 papers focused on information credibility on microblogs (e.g., Twitter, Weibo) as a popular source for online users' information seeking. Our analysis identified 22 reflective indicators (e.g., fair, accurate) and 31 formative indicators (e.g., reputable, attractive), eight (e.g., trustworthy, unbiased) of which overlapped. Given the intertwined, often blurred border between these two sets of items, the coding scheme developed in the present study can help determine the relevance and type of the items. Future research directions are discussed.
Librarians' AI Literacy
Authors: Deshen Mor , Noa Aharony 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTGenerative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbots, e.g., ChatGPT, are emerging and gradually becoming pivotal tools in various domains, including libraries. Accordingly, AI literacy definitions, skills, and measures are developed. This research aims to delve into the various factors that are associated with librarians' AI literacy. The study measures included the AI literacy Scale and four sub‐scales of AI Device Usage Acceptance (AIDUA): social influence, hedonic motivation, willingness to accept AI usage, and positive emotions toward AI. 107 librarians answered an online questionnaire. Findings reveal that librarians with high AI technology acceptance, which includes social influence, hedonic motivation, willingness to use AI, and positive emotions towards AI, tend to have higher AI literacy, suggesting that these factors can be utilized to promote librarians' AI literacy.