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The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022

Presented at Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2023 Conference, 2023. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2023, March 15-18). "The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022." , Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

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This poster gives an overview of the recent development in information literacy over the last decade (from 2013 to 2022).

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2023, March 15-18). "The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022." , Pittsburgh, PA, 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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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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Metatheories for information literacy

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2022 Annual Conference, 2022. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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This poster argues for a metatheoretical approach that investigates philosophical questions produced by the difficulties and disagreements within scientific disciplines in a reflexive manner.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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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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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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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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Realizing Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2025 Annual Conference, 2025. Kansas City, MO, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.

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Notable advancements in information literacy (IL) research and practice notwithstanding, fundamental concerns persist, including conceptual ambiguity, under-theorization, ill-defined boundaries, and a persistent theory-practice gap. This dissertation addresses these issues through three interrelated studies aimed at ‘realizing’ IL.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

Realizing Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2025 Annual Conference, 2025. Kansas City, MO, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.

Link to Publication

Notable advancements in information literacy (IL) research and practice notwithstanding, fundamental concerns persist, including conceptual ambiguity, under-theorization, ill-defined boundaries, and a persistent theory-practice gap. This dissertation addresses these issues through three interrelated studies aimed at ‘realizing’ IL.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.
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Philosophy of Social Science and Critical Realism: Selected Basic Readings

2 minute read

Published: January 01, 2025

These are selected introductory readings on the philosophy of social science and on critical realism.

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.
Link to Publication

Realizing Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2025 Annual Conference, 2025. Kansas City, MO, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.

Link to Publication

Notable advancements in information literacy (IL) research and practice notwithstanding, fundamental concerns persist, including conceptual ambiguity, under-theorization, ill-defined boundaries, and a persistent theory-practice gap. This dissertation addresses these issues through three interrelated studies aimed at ‘realizing’ IL.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022

Presented at Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2023 Conference, 2023. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2023, March 15-18). "The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022." , Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Link to Publication

This poster gives an overview of the recent development in information literacy over the last decade (from 2013 to 2022).

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2023, March 15-18). "The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022." , Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

Metatheories for information literacy

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2022 Annual Conference, 2022. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Link to Publication

This poster argues for a metatheoretical approach that investigates philosophical questions produced by the difficulties and disagreements within scientific disciplines in a reflexive manner.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022

Presented at Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2023 Conference, 2023. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2023, March 15-18). "The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022." , Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Link to Publication

This poster gives an overview of the recent development in information literacy over the last decade (from 2013 to 2022).

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2023, March 15-18). "The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022." , Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Link to Publication

Metatheories for information literacy

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2022 Annual Conference, 2022. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Link to Publication

This poster argues for a metatheoretical approach that investigates philosophical questions produced by the difficulties and disagreements within scientific disciplines in a reflexive manner.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022

Presented at Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2023 Conference, 2023. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2023, March 15-18). "The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022." , Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Link to Publication

This poster gives an overview of the recent development in information literacy over the last decade (from 2013 to 2022).

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2023, March 15-18). "The Changing Landscape of Information Literacy: A Literature Review from 2013 to 2022." , Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Link to Publication

Metatheories for information literacy

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2022 Annual Conference, 2022. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Link to Publication

This poster argues for a metatheoretical approach that investigates philosophical questions produced by the difficulties and disagreements within scientific disciplines in a reflexive manner.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Link to Publication

Realizing Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2025 Annual Conference, 2025. Kansas City, MO, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.

Link to Publication

Notable advancements in information literacy (IL) research and practice notwithstanding, fundamental concerns persist, including conceptual ambiguity, under-theorization, ill-defined boundaries, and a persistent theory-practice gap. This dissertation addresses these issues through three interrelated studies aimed at ‘realizing’ IL.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

Metatheories for information literacy

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2022 Annual Conference, 2022. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Link to Publication

This poster argues for a metatheoretical approach that investigates philosophical questions produced by the difficulties and disagreements within scientific disciplines in a reflexive manner.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Link to Publication

Concept of Information: Selected Basic Readings

1 minute read

Published: September 20, 2022

These are selected introductory readings on the concept and philosophy of information.

Philosophy of Social Science and Critical Realism: Selected Basic Readings

2 minute read

Published: January 01, 2025

These are selected introductory readings on the philosophy of social science and on critical realism.

Metatheories for information literacy

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2022 Annual Conference, 2022. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Link to Publication

This poster argues for a metatheoretical approach that investigates philosophical questions produced by the difficulties and disagreements within scientific disciplines in a reflexive manner.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Link to Publication

Philosophy of Social Science and Critical Realism: Selected Basic Readings

2 minute read

Published: January 01, 2025

These are selected introductory readings on the philosophy of social science and on critical realism.

Philosophy of Social Science and Critical Realism: Selected Basic Readings

2 minute read

Published: January 01, 2025

These are selected introductory readings on the philosophy of social science and on critical realism.

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.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication

Philosophy of Social Science and Critical Realism: Selected Basic Readings

2 minute read

Published: January 01, 2025

These are selected introductory readings on the philosophy of social science and on critical realism.

Realizing Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2025 Annual Conference, 2025. Kansas City, MO, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.

Link to Publication

Notable advancements in information literacy (IL) research and practice notwithstanding, fundamental concerns persist, including conceptual ambiguity, under-theorization, ill-defined boundaries, and a persistent theory-practice gap. This dissertation addresses these issues through three interrelated studies aimed at ‘realizing’ IL.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2025, October 6-8). "_Realizing_ Information Literacy: A Philosophical Argument." , Kansas City, MO, USA.
Link to Publication

Metatheories for information literacy

Presented at The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2022 Annual Conference, 2022. Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Link to Publication

This poster argues for a metatheoretical approach that investigates philosophical questions produced by the difficulties and disagreements within scientific disciplines in a reflexive manner.

Recommended citation: Choi, J. (2022, October 24-26). Metatheories for information literacy [Poster presentation]. The Association for Library and Information Science Education 2022 Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Link to Publication

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.
Link to Publication