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Year: 2023

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Ali Shiri

Information Integrity, Academic Integrity, and Generative AI

Information science is well-positioned to lead and critically inform the development of theoretical and technological frameworks that support information integrity and academic integrity. If we agree with the argument that generative AI tools and technologies share such high-level facets as people, information, data, technology, and their interaction with information science, then it is our responsibility to embrace the opportunities and address the emerging informational, social, ethical, and cultural challenges.

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InfoFireMultimedia
Shalini Urs

Whither Information Science? Fireside Chat with Nick Belkin, A Pioneer of the Cognitive Paradigm

In this edition of InfoFire, a conversation with Dr. Nicholas Belkin, an American whose academic journey took him from studying Russian language and literature to a master’s in library science. He then pursued his Ph.D. under the guidance of the legendary British Information Scientist B.C. Brookes, alongside his fellow scholar Stephen Robertson at the University College London. Luminaries such as Brian Vickey and Karen Spark Jones profoundly influenced Belkin’s academic journey. Read/listen/watch this episode of InfoFire to gain insights into the past, present, and future of the fields of information retrieval and information science.

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Jutta Haider

What Is Infrastructural Meaning-Making and Why Do We Need It?

Not only is it becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish fact from opinion, but also to understand why certain content ends up in our feeds, recommendations or search results in the first place. Yet it’s more important than ever to understand it. This is where infrastructural meaning-making comes into play, and it’s something that the datafied society needs to understand.

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Jenna Hartel

Attending the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in London, England? Need to “Cover” a Class You are Teaching this Fall? Hold an Information Science Video Festival!

All educators occasionally wrestle with the matter of travel or other interruptions during the academic semester that take them away from the classroom. This posting offers a turnkey way for information science teachers to productively fill the gap: Hold an Information Science Video Festival!

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Education
Sigy George

Five Pillars of Reading

Reading is a fundamental skill that is essential for a child’s academic success in school and beyond. While some children are naturally gifted readers, other children have difficulty with reading and require additional instruction and practice. The five pillars of reading provide an effective framework for teaching and reinforcing these reading skills.

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