2023 Annual Meeting Panels & Alternative Events
SUNDAY, 29 OCTOBER
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (GMT)
Multispecies Information Science
Niloofar Solhjoo, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Steve Fuller, University of Warwick, UK; Jenna Hartel, University of Toronto, Canada; Christopher Lueg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; Dirk van der Linden, Northumbria University, UK
Neutrality in Library and Information Ethics: A Debate in Alternative Foundations
Shannon Oltmann, University of Kentucky, USA; Emily Knox, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; David McMenemy, University of Glasgow, UK; Stuart Hamilton, Local Government Management Association, Ireland
Research Experiences and Lessons Learned While Investigating in Virtual and Physical Spaces
Wade Bishop, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, USA; Marie Radford, and Kaitlin Montague; Vanessa Kitzie, University of South Carolina, USA; Travis Wagner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
The Role of Theory in Information Science Scholarship
Dania Bilal, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA; Heidi Julien, University at Buffalo, USA; Diane Sonnenwald, University College Dublin, Ireland; Patrick Ngulube, University of South Africa, South Africa; Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University, USA; June Abbas, University of Oklahoma, USA
2:00 PM-3:30 PM (GMT)
From Data to Action: Leveraging Open Data to Drive Knowledge-Based Intelligent Governance
Fang Wang and Hongzhi Zhu, Nankai University, People's Republic of China; Xiaozhong Liu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA; Daqing He, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Global Perspectives on Inclusive Curricula: Places, Practices, and Pedagogy (European and South Asia Chapters)
Syeda Hina Batool Shahid, University of the Punjab, Pakistan; Julia Bullard, University of British Columbia, Canada; Jennifer Campbell-Meier, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Ina Fourie, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Andrea Jimenez and Sophie Rutter, University of Sheffield, UK
Online Incivility and Contextual Factors: Data-Driven Detection and Analysis (SIG-SM)
Catherine Dumas; State University of New York at Albany, USA; Souvick Ghosh, San Jose State University, USA; Lingzi Hong, University of North Texas, USA
Social Informatics Perspectives on Emerging Technologies: The Way Forward (SIG-SI)
Noriko Hara, Pnina Fichman, Seung Woo Chae, and Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University, USA; Shengnan Yang, Western University, Canada; Eric Meyer, The University of Texas at Austin, USA; Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University, USA; Xiaohua Awa Zhu, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, USA
4:00 PM-5:30 PM (GMT)
Achieving Academic Success in Information Science: A Multi-Faceted Approach (SIG-III and Professional Development Committee)
Hsin-liang {Oliver} Chen, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA; Ying-Hsang Liu, Uppsala University, Sweden; Sandra Hirsh, San José State University, USA; Stephann Makri, City, University of London, UK
Life and Times of Personal Information Management: Memento, memory, or memento mori?
Bhuva Narayan, University of Technology Sydney, Australia; Annemarie Zijlema, University of Greenwich, UK; Vanessa Reyes, East Carolina University, USA
Search Systems and Artificial Intelligence: Enhancing Searching as Learning Approaches to Counter Misinformation
Souvick Ghosh, San Jose State University, USA; Jacek Gwizdka and Soo Young Rieh, The University of Texas at Austin, USA; Dirk Lewandowski, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Rebecca Reynolds, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA; Tamara Heck, DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Germany; Aylin Imeri; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
Towards a Curriculum for Teaching the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence within the 4IR and Society 5.0
Liezl Hilde Ball, Theo Bothma, Marlene Holmner, and ; Brenda van Wyk, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Gobinda Chowdhury, University of Strathclyde, UK; Peter Cruickshank, Napier University, UK; Emily Knox, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
MONDAY, 30 October
9:00 AM-10:30 AM (GMT)
Information Science in Europe: Current Perspectives
Sheila Webber, University of Sheffield, UK; Tatjana Aparac-Jelusic, University of Zadar, Croatia; Olivia Pestana, University of Porto, Portugal
Managing Information Gaps and Non-Information
Isto Huvila and Lisa Andersson, Uppsala University, Sweden; Crystal Fulton, University College Dublin, Ireland; Jutta Haider, University of Borås, Sweden
Public Library-University Partnerships in Library and Information Science: Approaches, Challenges, Implications for Translating Research into Practice
Soo Hyeon Kim and Ayoung Yoon, Indiana University Indianapolis, USA; Gi Woong Choi, University of Cincinnati, USA; Kahyun Choi, Indiana University Bloomington, USA; Christine D'Arpa, Wayne State University, USA; Sarah Evans, University of North Texas, USA; Lance Simpson; The University of Alabama, USA; Hee Rin Lee, Michigan State University, USA
Reflecting on Two Decades of Information Horizons Theory and Method: Applications and Innovations
Jane Greenberg, Drexel University, USA; Diane Sonnenwald, University College Dublin, Ireland; Jenna Hartel, University of Toronto, Canada; Kaitlin Montague, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA; Ina Fourie, University of Pretoria, South Africa
11:00 AM-12:30 PM (GMT)
Building a Bigger Table: Food Research, Methods, Policy, and Action in Library and Information Science
Xiaotong Du and Kaitlin Costello, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA; Sarah Polkinghorne, RMIT University, Australia; Melissa Ocepek, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Conceptualizing Data Behavior: Bridging Data-Centric and User-Centric Approaches
Pengyi Zhang, Peking University, People's Republic of China; Kathleen Gregory, University of Vienna, Austria; Ayoung Yoon, Indiana University Indianapolis, USA; Carole Palmer, University of Washington, USA
Making a Difference: Translating Information Research into Practice, Policy, and Action
Kimberly Black, Chicago State University, USA; Clara Chu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,USA; Jia Tina Du, University of South Australia, Australia; Bharat Mehra, The University of Alabama, USA
Spiritual and Religious Information Practices: Lessons from the Field
Nadia Caidi and Cansu Ekmekcioglu, University of Toronto, Canada; Pranay Nangia, University of Strathclyde, UK; Hugh Samson, Western University, Canada; Michael Olsson, University of the Philippines, the Philippines
2:00 PM-3:30 PM (GMT)
(Talking About) Failing Better in Research: The First Rule of Failure Club Is…You Don’t Talk About Failure Club
Emma Nicol, University of Strathclyde, UK; Rebekah Willson, McGill University, Canada; Heidi Julien, University at Buffalo, USA; Devon Greyson, University of British Columbia, Canada; Lisa Given, RMIT University, Australia
Advancing LIS in iSchools: Building a Coalition to Ensure a Vibrant Future
Carole Palmer and Chris Coward, University of Washington Information School, USA; Maria Bonn and Emily Knox, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; Keith Marzullo, Ana Ndumu, and Mega Subramaniam; University of Maryland, USA; Andrea Thomer, University of Arizona, USA
Digital Humanities and Information Science: Making a Difference?
Wayne de Fremery, Dominican University of California, USA; Javed Mostafa, University of Toronto, Canada; Diane Rasmussen McAdie, Edinburgh Napier University, UK; Ana Lúcia Terra, University of Coimbra, Portugal; Javier Cha, Hong Kong University People's Republic of China; Sam Oh, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea
Strategies for Conducting Critical Research in Information Science by Designing Social Justice Research Informed by Intersectionality
Renate Chancellor and LaVerne Gray, Syracuse University, USA; Robin Brewer and Megan Threats, University of Michigan, USA; Charles Senteio, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA
4:00 PM-5:30 PM (GMT)
Challenging Book Challenges: Understanding the Background, Examining "Astroturfing" as a Current Political Strategy, and Finding Ways Forward
Deborah Charbonneau, Wayne State University, USA; Suliman Hawamdeh, University of North Texas, USA; Shannon Oltmann, University of Kentucky, USA; Joseph Winberry, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA; Jieun Yeon, Syracuse University, USA; Andrew Zalot, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Digital Inequalities to Digital Inclusion in Online Learning: Viewpoints of LIS Educators Seeking to Bridge the Disparities
Nadia Caidi and Cansu Ekmekcioglu, University of Toronto, Canada; Bharat Mehra, The University of Alabama, USA
Global AI Initiatives: From Theory to Practice
Vandana Singh and Dania Bilal, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, USA; Andrew Cox, University of Sheffield, UK; Jesse Dinneen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Toward Evidence-Based Cataloging Ethics: Research, Practice, and Training in Knowledge Organization
Diane Rasmussen McAdie, Edinburgh Napier University, UK; Deborah Lee, University College London, UK; Karen Snow, Dominican University, USA; Violet Fox, Northwestern University, USA; Elizabeth Shoemaker, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, Canada
TUESDAY, 31 October
9:30 AM-11:00 AM (GMT)
Theorising Information Literacy: Opportunities and Constraints
Alison Hicks, University College London, UK; Ola Pilerot, Jutta Haider, and Veronica Johansson, University of Boras, Sweden; Noora Hirvonen, University of Oulu, Finland
Alternative Event: Storytelling for Translational Research Impact
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, OCLC, USA; Lisa Given, RMIT University, Australia; Jenna Hartel; University of Toronto, Canada; Kate McDowell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
11:30 AM-1:00 PM (GMT)
Evaluating the Value of Exploratory Tools in Digital Humanities Collections and Scholarly Projects: Discussions from Researchers, Developers, and Users’ Perspectives
Rongqian Ma and Alexandra Wingate, Indiana University Bloomington, USA; Annie Chen, University of Washington, USA; Alex Poole, Drexel University, USA; Alexandra Chassanoff, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Pathways to Positive Change: Exploring Research Engagement in Practice Contexts
Sarah Polkinghorne and Dana Mckay, RMIT University, Australia; Lynne Bowker, University of Ottawa, Canada; Brian Detlor, McMaster University, Canada; Mary Greenshields, European University Institute, Italy