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Session Overview
Location: Potomac I
Date: Friday, 14/Nov/2025
9:00am
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5:00pm
Knowledge Organization Meets Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice (CMR)
Location: Potomac I

Explore how the foundational principles of Knowledge Organization intersect with recent developments in Artificial Intelligence. This workshop combines conceptual grounding with practical experience, guiding participants in the use of prompt engineering and generative AI tools to support tasks such as metadata generation, classification analysis, and domain analysis.

 

Knowledge Organization Meets Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice

B. Dobreski, P. Vicente, H. Moulaison-Sandy, A. Day, L. Ridenour, A. Kumar, B. Kwasnik, B. Honick, B. Gala, J. Greenberg, J. Qin, J. Kausch

Date: Saturday, 15/Nov/2025
8:00am
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12:00pm
Social Media Research, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Crisis Informatics, AI Ethics (SM)
Location: Potomac I

This hands-on symposium/workshop includes a tutorial on using open-source LLMs for social media research, with adaptable code for your own datasets, followed by a best student paper competition on AI and social media topics. Explore recent developments in AI-based social media research, learn new tools, and connect with an interdisciplinary research community.

 

5th Annual Symposium on Social Media Research, Challenges, and Opportunities

L. Dinh, L. Hong, S. Ghosh, C. Dumas, H. Zheng, C.-C. Ma

1:00pm
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5:00pm
Forging Ahead: Librarianship and Information Services in Times of Technological, Cultural, and Political Change (MWC)
Location: Potomac I

This symposium explores how technological, social, and political shifts impact library and information services. Topics include emerging technologies (generative AI, human-centered AI, data privacy, and ethical AI), changing social values (such as AI for Social Good), and political challenges. Presentations will feature research and reflections on adapting services while upholding professional ethics and compassion in a rapidly evolving landscape.

 

Forging Ahead: Librarianship and Information Services in Times of Technological, Cultural, and Political Change

B. Lund, M. Lamba, L. Oladapo

Date: Sunday, 16/Nov/2025
10:30am
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12:00pm
Paper Session 2: The AI Revolution in Libraries
Location: Potomac I
 
10:30am - 11:00am

Artificial Intelligence, Misinformation, and Libraries: A New Frontier for Information Professionals

O. Salubi



11:00am - 11:15am

Putting Information Professionals on the Map of Human-Centered AI: An Analysis using the Artificial Intelligence Act

S. Xie, I. Song



11:15am - 11:45am

Evolution of Reference Services in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence

J. Aguiñaga, N. Mooradian, S. Ghosh, D. Hofman



11:45am - 12:00pm

Assessing Large Language Models: Architectural Archive Metadata and Transcription

H. C. Moutran, D. Murphy, K. Sanchez, K. Pierce Meyer, W. Borkgren, J. Conrad

2:00pm
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3:30pm
Paper Session 4: Political and Ethical Concerns Around AI and Informatics
Location: Potomac I
 
2:00pm - 2:30pm

News Deserts as Information Problems: A Case Study of Local News Coverage in Alabama

J. Wang, T. Burcu, R. K. Ivic, B. S. Butler, M. Lee



2:30pm - 2:45pm

Intersections Between Government Data and AI Strategies: A Case Study of Technology Policies in Canada’s Federal Service

K. Mahetaji, C. Zogheib, R. Spencer



2:45pm - 3:00pm

Bridging the Divide: AI enabled Sensemaking Tools to Foster Civic Dialogue and Mitigate Political Polarization

C. Naumer



3:00pm - 3:15pm

The Datafication of Elder Care Services in China: A Policy Analysis

T. Liu, Q. Zhu

4:00pm
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5:30pm
Paper Session 8: Get Real: Identifying Misinformation
Location: Potomac I
 
4:00pm - 4:30pm

Emerging Adulthood and Brazilian College Students’ Experiences with Misinformation in Social Media

C. C. Gonzaga, S. Smith Budhai, P. Pinto, D. Agosto



4:30pm - 4:45pm

The Role of Self-Efficacy, Critical Thinking, and Media Literacy in Human Deepfake Video Detection

C. {. Chen, D. H.-L. Goh



4:45pm - 5:15pm

Community-Driven Fact-Checking on WhatsApp: Who Fact-Checks Whom, and Why?

K. Garimella



5:15pm - 5:30pm

Generation Zs’ Fight Against Deepfake Videos: A Survey on Identification Strategies

C. {. Chen, D. H.-L. Goh, H. Qiu, C. Neo

Date: Monday, 17/Nov/2025
9:00am
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10:30am
Paper Session 11: Scholarly Ecosystems and Publishing and Generative AI
Location: Potomac I
 
9:00am - 9:15am

The Wicked Problem of ChatGPT: Information Avoidance, Uncomfortable Knowledge, and AI in Scholarly Communication

H. Moulaison-Sandy, H. Thach



9:15am - 9:30am

Library Genesis to Llama 3: Navigating the Waters of Scientific Integrity, Ethics, and the Scholarly Record

L. Ridenour, H. Thach, S. E. Knudsen



9:30am - 10:00am

Unraveling the Complexity of Carbon Footprint Research: A Framework of Sigmoid-Based Lifepaths, Regime Classification, and Topic Modeling

O. Buchel, L. Hedayatifar, S. Aytac, C. Y. Tran



10:00am - 10:30am

LISGPT: Research on the Construction of a Library and Information Science Academic LLM Based on the Boundary Knowledge Enhance Framework

Y. Zhu, Y. Duan, H. Hu, J. Jin, J. Ye

11:00am
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12:30pm
Paper Session 14: Data: Access, Use, and Misuse
Location: Potomac I
 
11:00am - 11:15am

Truth in the Timestamps: Data Management as a Shield Against Misconduct

A. Yoon, J. {. Kim



11:15am - 11:45am

The Uneven Impact of Big Data in Science

X. Han, O. J. Gstrein, V. Andrikopoulos



11:45am - 12:00pm

An Exploratory Study of the Cross-border Flow of Research Data in the US and China

R. Tao, L. Xu, Y. Du, J. Ye



12:00pm - 12:30pm

Embracing Training Dataset Bias for Automated Harmful Detection

A. Schöpke Gonzalez, N. Kim, L. Hemphill

2:00pm
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3:30pm
Paper Session 17: Harnessing Creativity: AI or not?
Location: Potomac I
 
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Not a Swiss Army Knife: Academics’ Perceptions of Trade-Offs Around Generative AI Use

A. Razi, L. Bouzoubaa, A. Pessianzadeh, J. Seberger, R. Rezapour



2:30pm - 3:00pm

Don’t Stop Me Now: Investigating the Information Interactions Involved in Overcoming Creative Blocks

P. Sanchez, S. Makri, G. Buchanan, D. McKay



3:00pm - 3:15pm

Information and the Presence of Poetry: Designing a Study of Poets' Information Practices

R. Fleming-May



3:15pm - 3:30pm

“Are We Still in Control?”: Exploring Patterns of AI Dependency in Scientific Research

X. Li, X. Cai, P. Wang

4:00pm
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5:30pm
Paper Session 21: AI Literacy and Epistemology
Location: Potomac I
 
4:00pm - 4:15pm

Hylomorphic Information and Post-Digitality in Alfred North Whitehead: Rethinking Cybernetics and AI

A. O. Smith



4:15pm - 4:30pm

Observers, Seekers, and Professionals in AI Adoption: An Investigation of AI Divide through Social Cognitive Perspective

Q. Wu, B. J. Li, H. Zhang



4:30pm - 4:45pm

Measuring Socio-Ethical Engagement with Generative AI: Scale Development via Exploratory Factor Analysis

E. Kong, J. S. Dilinika, X. Nie, A. Gautam, K.-T. Huang



4:45pm - 5:15pm

Think or Respond: Understanding the Impact of Cognitive Appraisals on Threat Detection and Phishing Susceptibility

J. Li, A. Y. Chua

Date: Tuesday, 18/Nov/2025
9:00am
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10:30am
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



10:00am - 10:30am

A Deep-Learning Approach for Three-Dimensional Confirmation Prediction in Data Retrieval

J. Hou, S. Peng, Q. Li, Y. Li, P. Wang

11:00am
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12:30pm
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


 
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