AM26 Panels & Alternative Events
AI and the Future of Search
Ken Herold, California State University, Los Angeles, United States; Orland Hoeber, University of Regina, Canada; Karen Kaufmann, University of South Florida, United States; Dirk Lewandowski, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Sebastian Schultheiß, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
AI for Development (AI4D): Reimagining ICT4D through Global Perspectives
Chei Sian Lee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Agnes Pearcy, North Carolina Central University, United States; Pengyi Zhang, Peking University, China; Pu Yan, Peking University, China; Ning Wang, University of Zurich, Switzerland
AI Governance, Institutional Readiness and Wicked Problems: Responsible Transformation in Unequal Information Environments
Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Abebe Rorissa, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States; Lisa Hussey, Simmons University, United States; Anika Meyer, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Lesego Makhafola, University of Pretoria, South Africa
AI in Library and Information Science Education: Preparing Librarians for the Future
Tara Zimmerman, Texas Woman's University, United States; June Abbas, University of Oklahoma, United States; Naresh Kumar Agarwal, Simmons University, United States; Suliman Hawamdeh, University of North Texas, United States; Brady Lund, University of North Texas, United States; Abebe Rorissa, University of Tennessee Knoxville, United States
The Architecture of Deception: Crossing Technological and Sociocultural Boundaries in the AI Ecosystem
Maria Haigh, University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States; Xi Wang, Central University of Finance and Economics, China; Dirk Lewandowski, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Artificial Intelligence and Social Justice to Meet the Needs of Underserved Populations: A Delusional Mirage or Progressive Step Forward?
Bharat Mehra, The University of Alabama, United States; Kimberly Black, Chicago State University, United States; Travis Wagner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States; LaVerne Gray, Syracuse University, United States; Gyanendra Nath Tripathi, Daiichi Institute of Technology, Japan
Bridging Across Boundaries: The Reaches and Limits of Scholarly Publishing in Information Science
Rhiannon Bettivia, Simmons University, United States; Rachel Williams, University of South Carolina, United States; Nicole Cooke, University of South Carolina, United States; Isto Huvila, Uppsala University, Sweden; Shannon Oltmann, Wayne State University, United States; Tien-I Tsai, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Mei Zhang, Simmons University, United States
Collecting and Describing at the Margins: Positionality, Metadata Colonialism, and Social Justice in Area Studies and Indigenous Knowledge
Songphan Choemprayong, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Hollie White, Languages of Aboutness, LLC, United States; Iyra Buenrostro-Cabbab, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines; Jelina Haines, Independent scholar, Australia
Crossing Boundaries with AI: Libraries’ Evolving Role in an AI-Driven Information Landscape
Jia Tina Du, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Katherine Howard, Intersect Australia, Australia; Lisa Given, RMIT University, Australia; Yuxiang {Chris} Zhao, Nanjing University, China; Lingzi Hong, University of North Texas, United States
Crossing Virtual Boundaries: Trends in 3D and VR Research in Information Science
Zack Lischer-Katz, University of Arizona, USA; Isto Huvila, Uppsala University, Sweden; Catherine Dumas, State University of New York at Albany, United States; Matt Cook, Harvard College Library, United States; Travis Wagner, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Digital Health in International Contexts
Devon Greyson, University of British Columbia, Canada; Jesus Montiel, University at Buffalo, USA; Ming-Hsin Phoebe Chiu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan; Alia Arshad, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Ensuring Scientific Rigor and Ethical Practice in Health Research Using Social Media Data
Jeonghyun {Annie} Kim, University of North Texas, United States; Heejun Kim, University of North Texas, United States; Lu An, Wuhan University, China; Daqing He, University of Pittsburgh, United States; Sanghee Oh, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea; Yuxiang {Chris} Zhao, Nanjing University, China
From Ethical Initiatives to Legal Regulations: Governance of AI Development and Application
Wang Fang, Nankai University, China; Yue Zhinan, Nankai University, China; Zhu Xuekun, Nankai University, China; Yang Shengnan, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Liu Ying-Hsang, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany; Zhang Pengyi, Peking University, China
From Vulnerability to Inclusion: Rethinking Emerging Technologies
Xiaojun {Jenny} Yuan, University at Albany, SUNY, United States; DeeDee Bennett Gayle, University at Albany, SUNY, United States; Xiaofeng Li, Pennsylvania Western University, United States; Nayani Gunawardhana, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; Yuelin Li, Nankai University, China
The Future of Death and Digital Afterlife
Maja Krtalic, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Lilach Alon, Tel-Hai University Galilee, Israel; Inbar Levkovich, Tel-Hai University Galilee, Israel; Ina Fourie, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Information Hierarchies: A Clash of Traditions
Melissa Ocepek, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States; Shanton Chang, University of Melbourne, Australia; Stephann Makri, City St George's, United Kingdom; Dana McKay, RMIT University, Australia; Patrick Pang, Macao Polytechnic University, China
Keeping Hope Alive: How to Center Care and Well-Being in Academic Work (Alternative Event)
Melissa Ocepek, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States, Dana McKay; RMIT University, Australia, Kaitlin Montague; Humboldt University, Germany, Cheeno Sayuno; University of Philippines Los Baños, Philippines, Travis Wagner; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Mastering AI Literacy Across Domains: Information Science, Health, Education, and Emergency Management
Xiaojun {Jenny} Yuan, University at Albany, SUNY, United States; DeeDee Bennett Gayle, University at Albany, SUNY, United States; Fei Yu, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States; Namali Suraweera, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Chang Liu, Peking University
On the Replacement of Information Journeys with Information Destinations: What does LIS Have to Say about Informational Friction?
Darin Freeburg, University of South Carolina, United States; Nicole Cooke, University of South Carolina, United States; Brett Frischmann, University of South Carolina, United States; Melissa Ocepek, University of South Carolina, United States
Opportunities, Challenges, and Structural Inequalities: Information Science Research and Practices for Sustainable Development in the Age of AI
Meijun Liu, Fudan University, China; Robin Haunchild, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany; Yi Bu, Peking University, China; Star Xing Zhao, Fudan University, China
The Role of Mentoring in Empowering Globally Diverse Scholarship in Information Science
Bhuva Narayan, University of Technology Sydney, Australia; Breanna Nobbs, University of Technology Sydney, Australia; Edward Luca, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Indra Mckie, University of Technology Sydney, Australia; Sidhi Vhisatya, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Talking About How we Use AI: Ethical Reflection, Research Practice, and Boundary-Setting Across Information Science (Alternative Event)
Margaret Sullivan, Florida State University, United States; Florida State University, United States, Laura Saunders; Simmons University, United States, Isis Malcolm; Florida State University, United States,
Third Space Professionals Driving Inclusive Futures: Collaborative Intelligence, Ethical Innovation, and Holistic Well-being
Anika Meyer, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Abebe Rorissa, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States; Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Lesego Makhafola, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Jennifer Campbell-Meier, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Tinkerers, Techies, and Skeptics: Fixing, Breaking, Making, Reconfiguring, and Building Informal Infrastructures
Eric Meyer, University of California, Berkeley, United States; Dang Nguyen, University of California, Berkeley, United States; Michael Twidale, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States; Morgan Wofford, University of Michigan, United States