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Diamond Open Access and Open Infrastructures Have Shaped the Canadian Scholarly Journal Landscape Since the Start of the Digital Era

Scholarly publishing involves multiple stakeholders having various types of interest. In Canada, the implication of universities, the presence of societies and the availability of governmental support for periodicals seem to have contributed to a …

Employment-related information experiences of Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City

This work in progress paper presents findings from 26 semi-structured interviews with Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City, focusing on their employment-related information experiences. It examines the role of personal networks such as friends, …

Parental HIV Disclosure: Scoping Literature Review with a Lens on Information Behavior

Many children have been and continue to be impacted by parents living with HIV/AIDS and disclosure of parental positive HIV/AIDS status to their children has multiple benefits. Research has been done on the prevalence and influencing factors of …

A Window into Generative Artificial Intelligence Under Copyright Law & Policy in Canada

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) challenges and alters existing sociotechnical practices and regulatory schemes. This research provides a window into the current Canadian copyright law and policy context concerning GenAI, offering insights …

Extreme Sport and Information: Initial Findings of Technical Cave Diver’s Information-Seeking Behaviours

Using the participatory, arts-based information world mapping (IWM) method, this study investigated the information-seeking behaviors of cave divers before, during, and after cave dives. Cave diving is considered an extreme sport, in which technical …

Digital Serious Games as Tools to Support Education: Information Practices of Teachers, Integration Perspectives and Challenges of their Preservation at the French National Library (BNF)

During the last decades, Serious Games (SG) have emerged as innovative educational tools that blend learning with entertainment, addressing the challenges of digital and pedagogical shifts. However, incorporating these hybrid instruments into …

Document Analysis and Information Behavior of Pre-Service Teacher Perceptions of ChatGPT Generated Lesson Plans

This study examined documents produced by generative artificial intelligence as well as users’ perceptions of the usefulness of the documents themselves. The researchers performed document analysis on two generations of lesson plans created with …

Librarian Use of the Knowledge Practices and Dispositions in the ACRL Framework

This poster details the findings of an investigation of US academic instruction librarians’ use of the knowledge practices and dispositions in the Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education from the Association of College and Research …

Libraries in the Spotlight: First Amendment Auditors and Social Media Commentary

Social media platforms have amplified public scrutiny of libraries, as First Amendment auditors (FAAs) record their interactions to test constitutional boundaries. These encounters spark debates over the balance between free speech and maintaining an …

Mind your own Business? Business Database Subscriptions in Atlantic Canadian Postsecondary Libraries

For business librarians, decision-making around database subscriptions can prove complex. Decisions made in the past, possibly by now-retired librarians, have a huge influence on what an institution offers. How can librarians be sure these past …