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Karen F. Kaufmann

Dr. Karen F. Kaufmann is an educator, scholar, academic, and researcher focusing on information literacy, user relevance, user information experience, and the intersection of theory and practice in information science. The intersection of research informing practice, and practice informing research is a space that is especially poignant for information literacy and related information studies. This extends to the complex nature of information literacy as transdisciplinary and evidenced across disciplines. She teaches in the University of South Florida School of Information, co-leads the Information Literacy is a Discipline (ILIAD) group with colleague Dr. Clarence Maybee and is co-editor of the Information Literacy Handbook: Charting the Discipline (Facet Publishing). Kaufmann is a 2017 Beta Phi Mu Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship recipient and co-author of the book. Supporting Transfer Student Success: The Essential Role of College and University Libraries, published in 2021 by Libraries Unlimited, ABC-CLIO.

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Information Happiness & the Science of Happiness: The Impact of Recognizing Information Literacy as a Discipline

by Karen F. Kaufmann June 8, 2026 0

This article discusses the science of happiness and the intersection of conceptions of information happiness, as they relate to the disciplinarity of information... Read more.