In this episode of InfoFire, I speak with Dr. Stephen Robertson, a pioneering figure in the field of Information Retrieval (IR), who offers a reflective account of its conceptual and methodological evolution.
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Pedagogy Patchwork, a new 14-episode video series, has just been published at the YouTube channel, INFIDEOS. It contains a collection of creative classroom strategies for educators in Library and Information Science.
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In this episode of InfoFire, I sit down with Professor Mike Thelwall, a well accomplished scholar of Informetrics, to explore the intersections of Large Language Models (LLMs) and research evaluation. We delve into how LLMs are reshaping the landscape of research assessment, examining the promises they hold and the challenges they present in ensuring fair, meaningful, and context-aware evaluations.
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In this episode of InfoFire, Shalini Urs is in conversation with Desh Deshpande about a wide range of topics centered on entrepreneurship, innovation, and social change.
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In mid-December of each year, my YouTube channel, INFIDEOS, gives a gift to its subscribers and viewers. These multimedia creations are freely available to everyone in Information Science and are especially suited for students of the field.
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The 12th episode in the What Makes This Paper Great? video series features “Surfacing the ‘Silent Foundation’: Which Information Behaviour Theories are Relevant to Public Library Reference Service?” by Amy VanScoy, Africa S. Hands, Katarina Švab, and Tanja Merčun. The paper was presented at the 2024 Information Seeking in Context conference in Aalborg, Denmark. A new 12-minute video at INFIDEOS takes viewers through the highlights of the paper. For fun, an opinionated but cuddly group of Library and Information Science (LIS) students join the virtual conversation.
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Tune in to this episode of InfoFire, where Dr. Jean-Claude Guédon delves into the history and future possibilities of Open Access, offering his unique perspective on where the movement has been and where it could be heading. Our discussion covered a broad spectrum of topics, including the mission of Open Access, the economics of funding and various business models, the controversial issue of Article Processing Charges (APCs), as well as debates surrounding scientific metrics, copyright issues, and more.
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Susan Leigh Star (1954-2010) was an American sociologist who ranged widely across disciplines, and she was a much-loved and respected contributor to Information Science. An 11th episode of the What Makes This Paper Great? video series at INFIDEOS focuses upon her masterful 1999 article, Ethnography of Infrastructure.
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Over 14 minutes, this 10th episode of the What Makes This Paper Great? video series unpacks, critiques, and celebrates Information as Thing. The video begins by noting its citation record; profiles the author; and explains the paper’s method of conceptual analysis. Information As Thing is then situated alongside other definitions that similarly cast information as having multiple types.
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In this episode of InfoFire, I am in conversation with Professor Javed Mostafa, Dean of the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Canada, on the topic “Trends in Health Informatics.” Our conversation covered various issues such as Electronic Health Records (EHR); interoperability; EHR and precision medicine; the personalization-privacy paradox; wearable devices and remote health; unstructured health data and machine learning; data analytics; telemedicine; AI and health informatics; and interdisciplinarity in HI.
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