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Date: Tuesday, 18/Nov/2025
9:00am - 10:00am	Research Engagement Committee Meeting Location: Tidewater III
9:00am - 10:30am	Difficult Conversations: Academic Cultures J. Abbas, M. Bates, S. Erdelez, H. Julien, D. Sonnenwald Location: Potomac IV	Paper Session 22: Activism, AI, and Identity Location: Conference Theater 9:00am - 9:30am “Workhorses and Show Ponies”: The Role of 501(c)(3) Recordkeeping Requirements on the Queer Activist Work of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence™ T. Wagner, V. Van Hyning 9:30am - 9:45am Narrating Affect: Archives, Affect, and the Construction of Identity Z. Lian, L. Su 9:45am - 10:15am How the Salvage has Turned: Shadow Archives, AI Counter-Surveillance, and the Limits of Digital Resistance B. Bibeault, S. N. Meissner 10:15am - 10:30am AI in the House of God: Threat, Tool or Transformation? P. Perera, W. Athukorala	Paper Session 23: AI in Higher Education Location: Potomac II 9:00am - 9:30am Fueling Conversations: AI Education Across the iSchools in the US and Canada D. Bilal, C. M. Chu, S. Y. Rieh, N. Khalique 9:30am - 10:00am How Students (Really) Use ChatGPT: Uncovering Experiences Among Undergraduate Students M. Chen, M. Zaman, K. Garimella, T. Ammari 10:00am - 10:15am The Potential of Generative AI in Supporting Neurodiversity in Higher Education: A Systematic Review J. Liao, C. S. Lee	Paper Session 24: User Needs, Behaviors, and Retrieval Location: Potomac I 9:00am - 9:30am Understanding User intent in Generative Information Retrieval Through Tasks Characteristics: Insights from A Meta-analysis S. Fan, X. Zhang, Q. Li, Y. Li 9:30am - 10:00am Click-Click-Add – Product Search Strategies in Online Shopping K. Schott, A. Papenmeier, D. Hienert, D. Kern	Reconstructing Human Value in the Age of AI：From Replacement to Liberation? W. Fang, X. Zhu, S. Yang, X. Liu, Y.-H. Liu Location: Potomac III	Responsible Use of AI: Role of Standards and Guidelines R. Gamage, M. Zeng, M. Hlava, B. Lund, I. Xie, M. Needleman Location: Potomac V
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee Break Location: Regency ABCD Foyer
11:00am - 12:00pm	Annual Meeting Program Committee Meeting Location: Tidewater III
11:00am - 12:30pm	A Critical Dialogue on Ethics and Practices for Digital Research with “Difficult” to Reach Populations T. Wagner, C. Nau, V. Vera, Y. Eadon Location: Potomac III	Memory and History: Reconciling Inquiry and AI J. Budd, L. Wang, A. Gilliland, W. de Fremery Location: Potomac V	Paper Session 25: AI and Communication Location: Conference Theater 11:00am - 11:30am From Queries to Conversations: Examining Human–GenAI Information-Seeking Through Belkin’s Cognitive Communication Model C. Charette, S. Ghosh 11:30am - 11:45am “Digital Friend” or “It”? Conceptualizations of LLM-Powered Chatbots in National Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Crisis Hotlines N. Wise 11:45am - 12:15pm Human-AI Collaborative Content Analysis: Investigating the Efficacy and Challenges of LLM-Assisted Content Analysis for TikTok Videos on Palliative Care S. Ghosh, K. Malempati, C. Charette	Paper Session 26: Prompting Generative AI Location: Potomac II 11:00am - 11:30am Enhancing Critical Thinking in Generative AI Search with Metacognitive Prompts A. Singh, Z. Guan, S. Y. Rieh 11:30am - 12:00pm “Sorry, I Cannot Fulfill That Request”: Analyzing Large Language Model Responses, Redirections, and Refusals to Polarized News Topics H. Triem, R. E. Boyle 12:00pm - 12:15pm Understanding User Prompting Behavior in Generative AI: A Component Analysis Z. Jin, G. Meng, X. Wang, J. Wang, C. Liu, J. Zhang 12:15pm - 12:30pm What Makes a Good Prompter? Insights into Prompt Literacy across Mind, Experience, and Culture B. Jia, P. Yan, Y. Liu	Paper Session 27: Information Ecology and GenAI Location: Potomac I 11:00am - 11:15am Epistemological Beliefs as Predictors of Generative AI Familiarity, Perceived Issues Likelihood, and Usage S.-C.J. Sin 11:15am - 11:45am “Let’s ask Meta AI!”: Information Seeking Practices with Meta AI on WhatsApp K. A. K. Adavi, A. Acker 11:45am - 12:00pm From Open‑Ended Text to Taxonomy: An LLM‑Based Framework for Information Sources for Disability Services J. H.-P. Hsu, M. Lee 12:00pm - 12:15pm Learning with Generative AI: Evaluating Acceptability of Fact-Checking Digital Nudges C. S. Lee, T. M. C. Nguyen	Social Media and Politics Around the World: Navigating the Era of AI-Generated Content L. Hagen, L. Hong, P. Fichman, M. Matsubayashi, M. Chong, M. L. Dowell Location: Potomac IV
12:30pm - 2:15pm	Closing Debate and Luncheon Location: Regency ABCD Ballroom
2:30pm - 4:30pm	Board Meeting Location: Potomac IV