Publications

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Journal Articles

Reimagining Information Literacy as Capability (ILaC): A Conceptual Framework

Published in Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 2026

Drawing on a critical examination of the capability approach (CA), this study reconceptualises IL as ‘a set of combined capabilities for informed ways of doing and being’ and proposes the conceptual framework termed Information Literacy as Capability (ILaC).

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2026). Reimagining Information Literacy as Capability (ILaC): A Conceptual Framework. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2025.2606647.
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Veritable Miracle: Situating Black Women Librarian Networks within a Feminist Historical Paradigm

Published in Library Trends, 2024

This article explores Black women’s librarian networks in early twentieth-century Chicago, inspired by Mary Niles Maack’s (1945–2023) groundbreaking research on women’s history in librarianship and her historical methodology.

Recommended citation: Gray, L., & Choi, J. (2024). Veritable Miracle: Situating Black Women Librarian Networks within a Feminist Historical Paradigm. Library Trends, 72(3), 426-444.
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Conference Papers

Truth, Knowledge, and Information Literacy: An Aporetic Approach

Published in The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2024 Annual Conference, 2024

Through a critical literature review, this paper scrutinizes IL aporias across six scopes: conceptualization, theorization, philosophical underpinning, challenge, critique, and prospect. As a part of a broader project, the study focuses primarily on two key topics: truth and knowledge.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2024, October 14-17). Truth, Knowledge, and Information Literacy: An Aporetic Approach. Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, Portland, OR, United States.
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Locating Black Information Lives: “Scoping” the Literature on African American Genealogical Research

Published in iConference 2023, 2023

We are comprehensively exploring the literature on African American genealogical researchers across disciplines. To accomplish this, we conducted a five round literature search using EBSCO Host, ProQuest, and Web of Science making iterative shifts in the search terms and fields to gather relevant materials.

Recommended citation: Gray, L., Choi, J., Crooks, S., & Cook, A. (2023). Locating Black Information Lives:“Scoping” the Literature on African American Genealogical Research. Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity: 18th International Conference, iConference 2023, Virtual Event, March 13–17, 2023, Proceedings, Part I.
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A comparative analysis of seven smart city development projects: institutional economic, technical and policy perspectives

Published in 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-56), 2023

This paper argues for the use of a multifaceted, and contextualized approach to smart city development by unpacking how individual smart city initiatives have planned and implemented diverse projects based on their distinct environments, stakeholders, and goals. We evaluated and compared the institutional, economic, technical and policy characteristics of seven smart city initiatives (Montgomery, San Diego, New York City, Calgary, London, Vienna, Singapore).

Recommended citation: Choi, J. & Caciedo, C. (2023, January 3-6). "A comparative analysis of seven smart city development projects: institutional, economic, technical and policy perspectives." 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii, United States.
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Jeongbae Choi