Education - Information Matters

Every academic field has its own research toolbox. When library and information science (LIS) scholars examine search systems, libraries, scholarly communication, or information behavior, they may conduct experiments, interview users, analyze documents, or study citation patterns. These methodological choices reveal not only how research is conducted but also how a field’s interests and priorities change over time.

August 25, 2026 Chengcheng Han

When Citations Lead Nowhere: What Phantom References Reveal About Trust in Science

Every reference in a research paper is a promise. It tells readers: if you want to check this claim, here is where the evidence came from. References allow researchers to trace ideas, verify findings, and understand how new discoveries build on earlier work. But what happens when a citation leads nowhere?

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July 20, 2026 Sigy George

Reading for Pleasure and the School Library in India: A Review of the Evidence

This review asks what the current evidence says about reading for pleasure and the school library in India specifically, and draws on UK and international research only where it clarifies what is distinctive, or missing, in the Indian case.

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July 16, 2026 Anoma Weerakoon

Invisible Achievers No More: A Library Initiative for Building Belonging Among Distance Learners

Young and old, those seeking learning opportunities beyond traditional paths find Open Distance Learning (ODL) opportunities as their best resort. Distance learning open doors for a vast and diverse community to education yet leaves the student in isolation. Isolation in ODL is the physical and psychological disconnection a student experience from their learning community. It leads to increased emotional and academic stress resulting in high dropout rates.

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June 25, 2026 Dionar Acosta

When a Foreigner Shows Us Home: Filipino Provincial Culture as Public Knowledge on YouTube

This article explores how Jessica Lee’s Probinsya series transforms YouTube travel vlogging into a form of public knowledge production. Viewed through a foreigner’s perspective, familiar places are reintroduced with renewed curiosity and appreciation, encouraging Filipinos to see their own communities in a different light. By documenting provincial life and circulating it through digital media, Probinsya functions as a cultural archive that preserves, shares, and reactivates knowledge about Filipino culture. The series demonstrates how travel content can become a meaningful space for producing, remembering, and making cultural knowledge accessible to the public.

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June 22, 2026 Ziv Margareth Fontanilla

Distorted Memory In the Digital World: The Vulnerability of Online Public Memory in the Philippines

Journalism is, by design, factual yet subjective to its meaning. Individuals favor the truth when it speaks for their personal interests—a quiet authority influencing what the public comes to accept as the truth. Set against the backdrop of political media in the Philippines, the public themselves maneuvers the normalities within the ideology of what is socially accepted and ethically right. Media were the vehicle to arrive at the concept of truth in power within a public discourse. And the newsroom is not by choice, flooded by information offering different perspectives contrastingly, forcing journalists to navigate a constant stream of competing narratives, biases, and interpretations in pursuit of engaging yet accurate reporting. The challenges of journalism were not limited to the premises of the newsroom, instead, it extended beyond and into broader political and institutional structures that influence how information is produced and circulated.

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June 10, 2026 J.M.Shalani Dilinika

Preparing the U.S. Workforce to Work Beside AI: The Skills That Will Matter Most

What skills will matter most when humans work beside machines? A look at what the research and US labor data tell us about preparing the next generation workforce.

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June 8, 2026 Misty Trunnell

Parents Want Help with Clearing Information Landmines: Information Literacy Programs for Parents of Children Under Twelve

Considering the ubiquity of devices available to children and content created for them, parents of children 12 and younger should be targeted as a specific group for new information literacy programs. A May 2025 Pew Research Center survey reported that parents of children 12 and younger allow their children to use various devices (TVs, tablets, smart phones) to access platforms (YouTube and social media), for reasons such as entertainment, learning, staying connected, and calming down. Parents of the same survey also reported that smartphones and content created for social media is more harmful that beneficial and that tech companies and law makers should do more to prevent harms. They also reported challenges about deciding what to allow and how to manage screentime for their children. Many reported they felt a need to improve their decision making related to screentime and content. Today, families are less likely to receive instruction and support from libraries to evaluate technology and content for children than in the past due to more option to access devices and information.

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June 4, 2026 Kyle Samantha Genisera

Targeting the Filipino Consumer: Data-Driven Marketing, Personalization, and Privacy in Philippine Integrated Marketing Communication

Have you ever searched for a product online and then suddenly seen advertisements for it everywhere? Many Filipinos experience this every day while browsing Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Shopee, Lazada, or even Google. A simple search for shoes, gadgets, skincare products, or food deliveries can quickly turn into a flood of personalized advertisements across multiple platforms. This experience may feel convenient because consumers discover products related to their interests, but it also reveals how modern marketing depends heavily on personal data. In today’s digital environment, companies no longer simply advertise to broad audiences. Instead, they study consumer behavior, collect digital information, and create targeted campaigns designed for specific individuals. This shift has transformed Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) in the Philippines and raised important questions about privacy, ethics, and consumer awareness.

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June 1, 2026 Dionar Acosta

When Filipino-ness Became a Conversation: Digital Storytelling and Public Knowledge in the Classroom

What began as a classroom viewing activity became a deeper conversation about what it means to be Filipino. Through digital storytelling, students did not simply consume cultural knowledge—they actively questioned, negotiated, and participated in its production.