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8:00am Precon 1: Mapping Research and Practices on AI in the Public Sector Location: Potomac IV This interactive workshop maps current information science research of AI in the public sector context (e.g.,the fire service, law enforcement, public health, local government). Join researchers and public-sector professionals to explore frameworks, share ongoing work, and build connections across the ASIS&T community.
Mapping Research and Practices on AI in the Public Sector
M. Lee , S. Whitman , K. Pine , N. Baker , J. Morrison , S. Hartman , T. Kane , J. Saur
1:00pm Precon 5: Information Behavior Research and Practice in the Age of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (USE) Location: Potomac IV The 25th Annual SIG-USE Research Symposium explores the intersection of user-centered information behavior and human-AI. It provides a platform for researchers, students, and professionals to discuss AI's impact on users' information needs and behaviors. The symposium welcomes both conceptual and empirical submissions, and it is open to all ASIS&T and non-ASIS&T members.
Information Behavior Research and Practice in the Age of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
B. Choi , S. Wong , J. Cattlin
8:00am Precon 9: Early Career Colloquium (By Invitation) Location: Potomac IV This Early Career Colloquium will facilitate an invigorated discourse with peers and a panel of experienced faculty serving as mentors. This half-day event is intended for early career faculty whose work align with ASIS&T-related research area.
1:00pm Precon 12: Doctoral Colloquium (By Invitation) Location: Potomac IV The goals of the 2025 ASIS&T Doctoral Colloquium are to provide doctoral students with a supportive and critical learning opportunity to discuss their work, highlight theoretical and methodological problems for further discussion and inquiry with senior mentors and Colloquium participants.
10:30am Paper Session 2: The AI Revolution in Libraries Location: Potomac IV
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 Paper Session 5: Human-AI Relationships Location: Potomac IV
2:00pm - 2:30pm Context, Script, Cue: Extending the CASA Paradigm to Understand Human-AI Intimate Relationships
F. Yang , M. Du, N. Li, Q. Yan
2:30pm - 2:45pm “It Helps Me Find Poetic Comfort in My Busy Life”: A Multimodal LLM-Based Classical Chinese Poetry Therapy System Framework
Y. Zhang , L. Zhao, J. Xu
2:45pm - 3:15pm Video-Mediated Emotion Disclosure: Expressions of Fear, Sadness, and Joy by People with Schizophrenia on YouTube
J. ". Liu, Y. Zhang
3:15pm - 3:30pm Unpacking College Students' Mental Health Discourse through YouTube Comments: Insights from Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis
H. Kim , B. Choi, J. Huh-Yoo
4:00pm Paper Session 8: Get Real: Identifying Misinformation Location: Potomac IV
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
9:00am Paper Session 11: Scholarly Ecosystems and Publishing and Generative AI Location: Potomac IV
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 Paper Session 14: Data: Access, Use, and Misuse Location: Potomac IV
11:00am - 11:15am Truth in the Timestamps: Data Management as a Shield Against Misconduct
A. Yoon , J. {. Kim
11:15am - 11:30am An Exploratory Study of the Cross-border Flow of Research Data in the US and China
R. Tao , L. Xu, Y. Du, J. Ye
11:30am - 12:00pm Embracing Training Dataset Bias for Automated Harmful Detection
A. Schöpke Gonzalez, N. Kim, L. Hemphill
12:00pm - 12:30pm Modeling the Predictors of Fake Financial News Sharing on Social Media Using Behavioral Reasoning Theory: Evidence from Retail Investors of USA
M. Rashid , L. Hong, S. Ryan, M. Malik, J. Philbrick
2:00pm Paper Session 17: Harnessing Creativity: AI or not? Location: Potomac IV
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 - 2:45pm Information and the Presence of Poetry: Designing a Study of Poets' Information Practices
R. Fleming-May
4:00pm Paper Session 20: AI and Intelligence Analysis Location: Potomac IV
4:00pm - 4:30pm Mining Collective Intelligence and Predicting Disruptive Paradigm Shifts via Human-Aware AI
A. J. Yang , Y. Shi, S. X. Zhao, Y. Zhang, S. Deng
4:30pm - 5:00pm Bridge or Blindspot? A Visual Analysis of Representation and Narrative in Cybersecurity Across Expertise Groups
Y.-W. Huang , Y. Lin, S.-Y. Lin, W. Jeng
5:00pm - 5:30pm Human-Agent Teaming on Intelligence Tasks (HATIT): A Testbed for Evaluating AI in Intelligence Analysis
S. Paletz , A. Kane, M. Diep, T. Nelson, A. Porter, S. Vahlkamp
9:00am Paper Session 23: AI in Higher Education Location: Potomac IV
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
11:00am Paper Session 26: Prompting Generative AI Location: Potomac IV
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
