Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI
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Writing Practice in LIS
No full textWhether leaping or stumbling, writing is the final and arguably most difficult and important stage of the research process. Our evolving literature review reveals, however, that writing receives little attention as a practice within Library and Information Science’s methodological armamentarium. Accordingly, this panel engages the CAIS community in a constructive and serious discussion concerning writing within our discipline. An overview of the literature will be offered, accompanied by four presentations by writing strategists featuring distinct contemplative, critical, ethnographic, and institutional visions. The panel will conclude with questions, a discussion, and the brainstorming of potential positive interventions in writing practice
Supported Yet Isolated: Graduate Student Perspectives on Building Community Through Discussion Forums in an Online Accelerated MLIS Program
No full textThis paper explores graduate students’ experiences and perceptions of using discussion forums to build a sense of community in an accelerated online Master of Library and Information Studies program. The Classroom Community Short Form survey was adapted to include short answer questions. The results suggest that while students feel supported and that they care about each other, they still feel isolated. Discussion forums that were informal, provide peer to peer interaction and participation by the instructor were more likely to create a sense of community.
Supportés mais isolés : Perspectives d\u27étudiants diplômés sur la construction de communauté par le biais de discussions dans les forums dans le contexte d\u27un programme de MBSI en ligne
RésuméCet article explore les expériences et les perceptions des étudiants diplômés par rapport à l\u27utilisation de forums de discussion pour bâtir un sentiment de communauté dans un programme en ligne accéléré de maîtrise en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l\u27information. Le court sondage sur la communauté de classe a été adapté pour y inclure des questions à réponse courte. Les résultats suggèrent que bien que les étudiants se sentent supportés et qu\u27ils se soucient les uns des autres, ils se sentent tout de même isolés. Les forums de discussion qui étaient informels, qui apportaient des interactions entre les pairs et dans lesquels les formateurs participaients, avaient plus de chances de créer un sentiment de communauté
Public Library-Led Digital Literacy Training to Older Adults in Social Housing
No full textThis paper describes an in-progress two-cycled Action Research investigation of public library-led digital literacy training to older adults in social housing. Prior to the first cycle, the digital literacy needs and training preferences of CityHousing Hamilton (CHH) older adults were identified. These findings were then used to design and evaluate an Android tablet training program delivered by Hamilton Public Library (HPL) to CHH older adults onsite at their CHH place of residence (Cycle One). Findings from Cycle One were then used to design and implement another iteration of onsite HPL-led tablet training to CHH seniors (Cycle Two).
Des formations de littératie numérique pour les personnes âgées vivant dans des logements sociaux dirigées par les bibliothèques publiques
RésuméCet article décrit une enquête de recherche-action de deux cycles en cours portant sur les formations de littératie numérique données par les bibliothèques publiques pour les personnes âgées vivant dans des logements sociaux. Avant le premier cycle, les besoins en littératie numérique et les préférences de formation ont été identifiées auprès de personnes âgées du CityHousing Hamilton (CHH). Ces résultats ont ensuite été utilisés pour la conceptualisation et l\u27évaluation d\u27un programme de formation sur une tablette électronique Android mis en place par la bibliothèque publique d\u27Hamilton (HPL) pour les personnes âgées du CHH directement à leur endroit de résidence (Premier cycle). Les résultats du premier cycle ont ensuite été utilisés pour conceptualiser et mettre en place une autre itération des formations avec les tablettes électroniques pour les personnes âgées sur place au CHH par la HPL (Second cycle).
Mots-clésLittératie numérique; Formation; Personnes âgées; Bibliothèques publiques; Logements sociau
Why Should I Stay? Canadian Black Youth and Public Libraries
No full textThis study used narrative inquiry and critical approaches to race to explore Black youth perceptions of public libraries and community-based programs. The study was conducted in Ontario with youth aged 13 to 24 and parents of youth. Data was drawn from semi-structured interviews with youth and parents and an arts-based qualitative tool. Libraries were identified as safe and welcoming community spaces. However, youth feel poorly represented and seek youth programs with a race-conscious and inclusive approach. Core recommendations include equitable approaches to representation, strengthening relationships with partner organizations, and addressing performative approaches to inclusion.
« Pourquoi devrais-je rester? » Les jeunes canadiens noirs et les bibliothèques publiques
RésuméCette étude a employé l\u27enquête descriptive ainsi qu\u27une approche critique par rapport à l\u27ethnicité afin d\u27explorer les perceptions des bibliothèques publiques et des programmes communautaires qu\u27ont les jeunes noirs. L\u27étude a été faite en Ontario avec des jeunes âgés de 13 à 24 ans, ainsi qu\u27avec leurs parents. Les données ont été extraites d\u27entrevues semi-structurées avec les jeunes et leurs parents et d\u27un outil artistique de nature qualitative. Les bibliothèques ont été identifiées comme étant des espaces communautaires sécuritaires et accueillants. Toutefois, les jeunes se sentent peu représentés et recherchent des programmes pour les jeunes qui prennent en compte les différentes ethnicités et qui adoptent une approche inclusive
Supporting Global Equity in Documentary Heritage with a Free, Minimal Computing Solution for Creating Sustainable and Accessible Digital Exhibitions : The Case of Zulima
No full textThe Global South’s documentary heritage is less online than the Global North’s and tools and methods are needed for enhancing the discoverability of collections where resources are constrained. The Zulima collection, late 19th- and early 20th-century documents pertaining to an important female Venezuelan author and playwright is a collection at risk of being lost as there are currently no memory institutions in Venezuela that can safely keep it. This project proposes a way to expand on existing metadata management software, SWALLOW, minimal web templates, a data export to Wikidata, and free asset hosting, to make this collection available online and accessible for future researchers.
Soutenir l’équité mondiale dans le patrimoine documentaire avec des solutions informatiques gratuites et minimales pour créer des expositions numériques durables et accessibles : Le cas de Zulima
RésuméLe patrimoine documentaire des pays du Sud est moins présent en ligne que celui des pays du Nord, et des outils et méthodes sont nécessaires pour améliorer la découvrabilité des collections où les ressources sont restreintes. La collection Zulima, documents de la fin du XIXe et du début du XXe siècle concernant une importante femme autrice et dramaturge vénézuélienne, est une collection qui risque d’être perdue étant donné qu’il n’y actuellement pas d\u27institutions mémorielles au Venezuela qui peut la conserver en sécurité. Ce projet propose un moyen d’étendre le logiciel de gestion des métadonnées existant, SWALLOW, des modèles web minimaux, une exportation de données vers Wikidata, et l’hébergement gratuit de ressources dans le but de rendre cette collection disponible en ligne et accessible pour les futures chercheurs·euses.
Mots-clésarchives; préservation numériqu
Stumbling’ to Succeed: Challenges, Obstacles, and Ethical Dillemas in Human Participant Research
No full textResearch involving human participants can be the most creative and rewarding engagement, also distinguished by a wide range of methodologies. However, it comes with its own challenges related to ethics, technology, administration, institutional regulations, and the effective dissemination of findings. A group of researchers from Canada and the U.S. will discuss some common ‘stumbles’ in human participant research, including bias in quantitative data sets; the responsibility of disabled scholars for protecting participants and themselves; reconciling multilingual lifeworlds with western approaches to research and publishing; nurturing ‘slow science’ among emergent scholars; and overcoming institutional gaps in support for community-based research
The Conceptual Leap : A Conceptual Exploration
No full textThis paper aims to explore the concept of ‘conceptual leap’ in the context of scholarly research and examine its different aspects and facets. More specifically, it is concerned with its use in various contexts and its implications for scholarly research
Customers\u27 Intention to Adopt Online Purchasing in UK Retail Banking: Integrating Information Practices and Trust
No full textTechnological advancements have significantly influenced global consumer behaviour, especially in online purchasing. This paradigm shift is evident in the UK retail banking sector through the swift adoption of digital business models. The study takes a dual approach to understanding key factors influencing the adoption of online purchasing of consumer banking products in the UK. The paper discusses preliminary findings from initial studies aimed at understanding what information UK retail banking consumers seek before purchasing online, and how banks can boost trust in online purchasing of financial products. An inductive thematic analysis revealed 7 key themes. The findings outline crucial areas of focus for the UK retail banking sector
Protocols not Platforms: The Case for Human-Centered Explainable AI
No full textCurrently explainable AI (XAI) is embedded in large, centralized platforms such as Facebook, Google or TikTok. These platforms control the nature and extent of explanations for their recommendations, decisions, and predictions raising the possibility of manipulation or deception. Human centered XAI (HCXAI) promotes explanatory systems not merely explanations as part of a set of principles supporting the non-expert, lay public. This position paper proposes moving from platform enabled HCAXI to protocol based HCXAI to facilitate user focused, independent explanatory systems more conducive to building and sustaining user trust and system accountability
Welcome to Information Science
No full textInspired by CAIS’ conference theme of “Imagining Information,” the participants of this panel will enact the following scenario: At an orientation event for an information science program, a spokesperson gives incoming students a brief address on the theme, “Welcome to information science.” Six imaginative versions of that talk are offered here. Each disquisition is inspired by a luminary or paradigm, namely: S. R. Ranganathan, Elfreda Chatman, Marcia Bates, Chinese Information Science, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, and Queering Sociotechnical Systems. Everyone in attendance will have six opportunities to imagine information science at its best, that is, a wide-ranging and multi-perspective discipline