Academia - Information Matters

Technology is not a bad invention, but the inability to be human after its adoption and use is what is challenging human existence. Young adults see technology as demi-gods and adore AI without employing critical thinking. Despite their digital nativeness, there is a lack of skills to critically interrogate AI tools and decipher their output or results. Many young adults do not know that AI is prone to error, stemming from the large language models (LLM) upon which it operates. Therefore, there is a greater need for critical digital literacy skills — now more than ever.

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February 4, 2025 Andrew M. Cox

Academic Libraries in Northern England Support Mental Health and Wellbeing

Academic Libraries North is sharing resources about how libraries can support mental health and wellbeing, including case studies based on experience. ALN is a consortium of 33 higher education libraries in the north of England in the United Kingdom. Through collaborative activities and mutual support, they provide opportunities for their members in the exchange of knowledge and experience.

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January 17, 2025 Keren Dali

The Inclusion of Disabled and Neurodiverse Ph.D. Students: Embracing Care and Kindness

Theory- and experience-grounded contemplations about the impact of the COVID-19 global health crisis were reflected in the recent study of disabled and neurodiverse Ph.D. students in information science programs in Canada and the U.S. that we conducted. Ph.D. students present a unique demographic in academia, blending the characteristics of students, researchers, and often teachers as well. Responses from 42 participants revealed a wide range of experiences in their doctoral programs that were both pandemic-specific and transcending the pandemic period.

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September 7, 2023 Jošt Bartol

Social Informatics in the Global Perspective

Social Informatics (SI), in its broadest sense, is an approach for understanding interactions between various societal systems and information-communication technologies.

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May 3, 2023 Zoë Abbie Teel

MBTI: Personality as Professional Development in Information Science Fields

The MBTI personality and psychology theory-informed test has become a well-used source in professional development to provide ways for employees, employers, or hopeful candidates to determine how a person will behave, react, act, and conduct business.

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March 21, 2023 Toluwase Victor Asubiaro

(Under)Representation of Research Journals from Africa in Web of Science, and Scopus

Despite the global authoritativeness of Web of Science and Scopus, there are concerns that both platforms are not truly “global” because they are systematically and structurally biased against research produced in non-Western countries, non-English language journals, and research from the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Professional Development

February 10, 2023 Aylin Imeri

Don’t Underestimate Soft Skills—Hard Skills Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Aylin Imeri discusses with Yvonne Appiah Dadson and JonLuc Christensen the value of soft skills such as communication and argumentation when interviewing for Information Science job positions.

Professional Development

January 23, 2023 Aylin Imeri

Professional Development—Ways To Go

Highlights from the ASIS&T Annual Meeting panel, titled “Professional Development in Crisis,” that discussed empowering students and professionals in their early career stages and making them more resilient in a hyper-competitive society and uncertain world.

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December 4, 2022 Mahbub E Shobhanee

Early Career Publication and Thesis by Publication (TBP) in Academia

In the thesis by publication (TBP) model, academic research gets published through a commercial publisher, mostly as a journal article or a book chapter which the university considers as the fulfillment of the academic program.

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December 1, 2022 Zhentao Liang

Higher Novelty, Longer Handling Process? Evidence from 700,000 Publications

In the field of Scientometrics (or Science of Science), whether novel ideas experience more difficulties in dissemination and adoption is of particular interest. Evidence has been found that highly novel papers and grant proposals often suffer from stricter scrutiny and are more likely to be negatively evaluated.