Faculty Publications

Use of digital information sources and Internet communication tools by academic researchers in US and China, Wang, Peiling; Wu, Lei , Poster paper in Proceedings of the University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information 29th Annual Research Symposium, Feb. 16, Knoxville, TN, (2007)

Library and Information Science Professionals as Community Action Researchers in an Academic Setting: Top Ten Directions to Further Institutional Change for People of Diverse Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities, Mehra, Bharat , Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, 15/01/2007, Seattle, WA, (2007)

Intercultural Leadership Toolkit for Librarians:Building Awareness to Effectively Serve Diverse Multicultural Populations, Allard, Suzie; Mehra, Bharat; Qayyam, Asim , Libraries (Special Issue: Outreach to Minority Populations), 06/2007, Volume 30, Issue 1, p.5-12, (2007)

Cross-Cultural Perspectives of International Doctoral Students: Two-Way Learning in Library and Information Science Education, Mehra, Bharat; Bishop, Ann Peterson , International Journal of Progressive Education, 02/2007, Volume 3, Issue 1, Number 1, (2007) Abstract

"Glocal" Patterns of Communication-Information Convergences in Internet Use: Cross-Cultural Behavior of International Teaching Assistants in a Culturally Alien Information Environment, Mehra, Bharat; Papajohn, Dean , The International Information & Library Review, Volume 39, p.12-30, (2007) Abstract

Children’s interaction with international and multilingual digital libraries. I. Understanding interface system design representations., Bilal, Dania; Bachir, Imad , Information Processing & Management, Volume 43, Number 1, p.47-64, (2007)

Children’s interaction with international and multilingual digital libraries. II. Information seeking, success, and affective experience, Bilal, Dania; Bachir, Imad , Information Processing & Management, Volume 43, Number 1, p.65-80, (2007)

International Students’ Perceptions of their Information Seeking Strategies, Mehra, Bharat; Bilal, Dania , 35th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science/L’Association canadienne des sciences de l’information (CAIS/ACSI): Information Sharing in a Fragmented World: Crossing Boundaries, Montreal Quebec, Canada, (2007)

Process of Information Seeking during “Queer” Youth Coming-Out Experiences, Mehra, Bharat; Braquet, Donna , Youth Information Seeking Behaviors: Contexts, Theories, Models and Issues, Toronto, Canada, p.93-131, (2007)

The Strategic Knowledge Audit, Case Analysis and Activity Theory as Front-Ends for Building a Knowledge Management System in the Field of Agriculture, Cortez, Edwin M. , 4th International Conference on Knowledge Management, Vienna, Austria, (2007)

Forging Partnerships across the World: International Collaborative Initiative between LIS Programs, Cortez, Edwin M. , iFLA,73rd General Conference and Council, Durban, South Africa, (2007)

Information behaviors of academic researchers in the Internet era: An interdisciplinary & cross-cultural study., Wang, Peiling , Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Conference eRA: The Information Technology to Science, Economy, Society & Education, Sept. 16-17, Tripoli, Greece, (2006)

Contextualizing Internet Use in the Everyday Life of the Cyber-Queer, Mehra, B. , Annual Meeting of the Broadcasting Education Association 2006: Convergence Shockwave: Change, Challenge and Opportunity, 27/04/2006, Las Vegas, NV, (2006)

Diversity Resources Page: Knowledge Representation of/for Librarians of Color, Mehra, Bharat , First Joint Conference of Librarians of Color: Gathering at the Waters, Embracing Our Spirits, Telling Our Stories, 11/10/2006, Dallas, TX, (2006)

A “Queer” Manifesto of Interventions for Libraries to ‘Come Out’ of the Closet! A Study of “Queer” Youth Experiences during the Coming Out Process(March 2006), Mehra, Bharat; Braquet, Donna , Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal, 03/2006, Volume 16, Issue 1, Number 1, (2006) Abstract

A Practical Framework for Social Justice Research in the Information Professions, Mehra, Bharat; Albright, Kendra S.; Rioux, Kevin , 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology 2006: Information Realities: Shaping the Digital Future For All, 03/11/2006, Volume 43, Austin, TX, (2006)

Contextualizing Internet Use Practices of the Cyber-Queer: Empowering Information Realities in Everyday Life, Braquet, Donna; Mehra, Braquet , 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology 2006: Information Realities: Shaping the Digital Future For All, 03/11/2006, Volume 43, Austin, TX, (2006)

Health Information Services Available for People Living With HIV/AIDS: Perspectives of Library and Information Professionals, Mehra, Bharat; Albright, Kendra S. , 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science & Technology 2006: Information Realities: Shaping the Digital Future For All, 03/11/2006, Volume 43, Austin, TX, (2006)

Communication-Information Convergences in Internet Use by International Teaching Assistants (ITAs): “Sense Making” in a Culturally Alien Information Environment, Mehra, Bharat , 28th Annual Research Symposium College of Communication and Information University of Tennessee: Moving Toward the Future: Convergence of Communication and Information, Knoxville, TN, (2006)

Diversity and Democracy: Leadership. Prepared online materials for the UT School of Information Sciences Toolkit Symposium: Developing an Intercultural Toolkit for the Information Age., Watson, Jinx , Diversity and Democracy Leadership, (2006)

Fields and/or pathways: Contrasting and/or complementary views of information seeking, Johnson, J.D.; Case, D.O.; Andrews, J.E.; Allard, S.L. , Information Processing and Management, Volume 42, Number 2, (2006)

Information realities: Exploring affective and emotional aspects in information seeking and use, Bilal, Dania , SIG USE 6th Annual Research Symposium, American Society for Information Science & Technology, Austin, TX, p.Available: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM06/siguse.html, (2006)

Proceedings of the Brown Bag Globalization-Information-Culture Symposium: How Does Globalization in the Age of Information Affect Traditions and Culture Around the World?, Mehra, Bharat; Watson, Jinx , (2006)

The Invitation to Notice and Wonder: Caring About Ideas, Watson, Jinx , Teaching with Spirit: Educational Practices for the 21st Century, (2006)

Assessing the usability of cross-cultural digital libraries for Arabic-speaking children., Bilal, Dania , Proceedings of LIDA 2006 Libraries in the Digital Age Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, p.49-62, (2006)