Published in Journal of Documentation, 2026
This article presents an in-depth philosophical investigation into the foundational tensions and conceptual uncertainties within information literacy (IL) research.
Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2026). Aporias of information literacy: a critical review. _Journal of Documentation_, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/jd-08-2025-0236.
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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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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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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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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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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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