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April 9, 2026 Nicole A. Cooke

When Power Confronts Excellence: What Auriemma, Staley, and the 2026 Final Four Reveal About Representation and Leadership in LIS

Auriemma and Staley belong in a conversation about representation and leadership in LIS because the same racialized and interpretive pattern of disruption appears here too. LIS describes itself as progressive, inclusive, and equity minded, but Cooke and Kitzie (2021) argue that marginalized scholars and practitioners still function as outsiders within, included inside institutions that were not built with them in mind. Cooke and Green (2023) make a related point in their call for inclusive leadership, arguing that LIS leadership models have too often reflected structures that privilege white men and exclude others from full authority.

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February 3, 2026 Jeff Allen

Collaborative Intelligence: Partnership, Not Replacement

Most of us now work alongside artificial intelligence (AI), whether we think of it that way or not, and whether our organizations have formally announced or addressed it. Productivity applications such as e-mail or word processing now suggest what to write, how to address tone, and can recommend next steps and summarize a document. The convenience of AI is immediately apparent, but the risk can run deep without ethical guidance and sound human judgment.

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November 7, 2021 Chaocheng He

Recommending the Researcher Leadership in Research Collaborations

The tremendous growth in volume and variety of big scholarly data leads to information overload, which poses unprecedented challenges to seeking suitable research collaborators.