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Session Chair: Annie T. Chen, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
Location:Imperial Ballroom 3, Third Floor
Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship Proposal
Pratt Severn Award
Presentations
10:30am - 11:00am ID: 726 / PS-03: 1 Long Papers Confirmation 1: I/we acknowledge that all session authors/presenters have read and agreed to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Policies Topics: Information Behavior (information behavior; information-seeking behavior; information needs and use; information practices) Keywords: information behavior, universities, societal impact, professional staff, academic staff
Enabling Societal Impact of Research: Exploring Information Behaviors of Academics and Professional Staff (Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Award Winner)
Joann Cattlin
RMIT University, Australia
This study examines the information behaviour of academics and professional staff undertaking the work involved in enabling the societal impact of research (or impact work) in the context of changing organisational priorities, and increased emphasis on collaboration and innovation practices in academic research. Overall, impact work requires (and leads to) different information behaviours than for traditional academic activities (e.g., publishing, grant writing). Increasing expectations that research provides tangible and demonstrable benefits to society represents a paradigm shift that is shaping university information environments, creating new information needs, opportunities, and experiences for academics. The activities involved in achieving societal impact are complex and require information, skills, time, and resources not traditionally prioritised in universities. New roles for professional staff in enabling societal impact are emerging, as universities establish supports to develop researchers’ capabilities and meet government and funder requirements. However, limited research examines the information behaviour implications of impact work for both academic and professional staff.
11:00am - 11:30am ID: 742 / PS-03: 2 Long Papers Confirmation 1: I/we acknowledge that all session authors/presenters have read and agreed to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting Policies Topics: Archives; Data Curation; and Preservation (archives; records; cultural heritage materials; data curation; digital libraries; digital humanities) Keywords: incareration, archives, evaluation, catalogers
Concentration, Evacuation, Internment, Incarceration, Relocation: Evaluation of Subject Headings Relating to Japanese American/Canadian Incarceration (Pratt Severn Award Winner)
Seiji Bessho
University of British Columbia, Canada
In the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the current subject heading to describe Japanese American incarceration during World War II is Japanese Americans – Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945. Both scholars and community members have protested against the usage of the word internment, and catalogers appear to support this argument by assigning contradictory subject headings alongside forced removal and internment. This paper quantitatively analyzes the database created from three academic libraries to demonstrate the ontological conflict within the classification system and demonstrates the consequences of such conflict. By applying concepts that guide the formation of LCSH—such as literary warrant— the paper contributes to the ongoing discussion regarding flaws of the system using previously understudied subject headings.
