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Investigating document type discrepancies between OpenAlex and the Web of Science

Bibliometrics, whether used for research or research evaluation, relies on large multidisciplinary databases of research outputs and citation indices. The Web of Science (WoS) was the main supporting infrastructure of the field for more than 30 years …

Conceptualizations of Information Science by Large Language Models

This paper reports a comparative study of how large language models understand and represent the domain of information science. Five large language models were selected for this study, namely ChatGPT, Perplexity.ai, Google Gemini, Meta AI and Claude. …

An Evidence-Based Approach to Advancing Open Science at the University of Ottawa: Experiences from the Open Science Working Group

In 2023 uOttawa formed an Open Science Working Group (OSWG) charged with examining the current state of open science at uOttawa, working to define uOttawa’s goals towards open research practices, and recommending an action plan to position uOttawa as …

Mapping SDGs by Faculty to Find New Interdisciplinary Collaborations: a Type of Linked Literature Analysis

Partnerships are essential to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. In academia, interdisciplinary research can help to address complex challenges related to the Goals. This paper offers a structured approach to identifying …

L’état des frontières sous-disciplinaires en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l’information : entre porosité et étanchéité

Cette présentation d’une thèse de doctorat en cours explore la structure disciplinaire de la bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information (BSI) en analysant 206 thèses canadiennes complétées entre 2010 et 2024. L’étude examine la répartition des …

Information, the Library, and Late(r) Capitalist Ideology

Society today may be seen to be, in the words of Guy Debord, a spectacle. This essay examines what exactly that means, within the context of a state of later capitalism. There are attacks on the library and on information as people tend to take …

"Like a splinter had come out of her": A poetic inquiry of shared reading

Poetry offers a valuable resource at this moment of need for language that not only informs but also connects, enacts, and creates. With this paper, I present a selection of findings from the poetic inquiry phase of my doctoral research examining …

A Bibliometric Analysis of Research by Canadian Library and Information Science Academics and Practitioners

Using data from the Canadian Publications in Library and Information Science Database, this study maps the scholarly contributions of Canadian LIS scholars and academic librarians to the field of LIS and examines whether Canadian LIS research is …

Library SCEB Model: Advocating Positive Psychology Interventions in Library Settings

Library SCEB is a model that reframes library practices by building on elements from prominent theories in the positive psychology movement. We assert that certain types of space redesign (S), collection building (C), innovative events and …

Addressing Teen Mental Health Needs at Individual and Community Levels

The study explored how to support teen resilience by examining the experiences of adolescents in the U.S. and Ukraine. Semi-structured interviews with parents from the U.S. and Ukraine were used to investigate the emotional distress experienced by …