Due to COVID-19, the submission deadline for the upcoming JASIS&T special issue on "Paradigm Shift in the Field of Information" has been extended to July 3, 2020.
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This special issue aims to open a forum for the reconceptualization of the field information. It will consist of a collection of articles, which present a theoretical discourse and empirical evidence for a new thinking of information research. This research will empower the information field to go beyond system-centered and user-centered design to new modes of conceptualization and practice, which are timelier and more pertinent to the emerging challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. We welcome submissions that address the theoretical and/or methodological innovation that effects a paradigm shift in the field of information, which also includes critical investigations into the general or specific outcome of the paradigm shift in information research, practice, and related intersections.
Topics of Interest
Based on a survey study (Tang, Mehra, Du, & Zhao, 2019b), which collected data from 639 respondents from 59 countries, who self-identified as practitioners, academics, and students in the field of information, we developed a set of topics for this special issue. These topics include, but are not limited to, paradigm discussion in the areas of:
Submission Guidelines
Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have carefully read the JASIST Manuscript Preparation and Submission Guidelines (https://asistdl.
Submission Deadline
Paper submissions due: July 3, 2020
Guest Editors
https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.
This special issue aims to open a forum for the reconceptualization of the field information. It will consist of a collection of articles, which present a theoretical discourse and empirical evidence for a new thinking of information research. This research will empower the information field to go beyond system-centered and user-centered design to new modes of conceptualization and practice, which are timelier and more pertinent to the emerging challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. We welcome submissions that address the theoretical and/or methodological innovation that effects a paradigm shift in the field of information, which also includes critical investigations into the general or specific outcome of the paradigm shift in information research, practice, and related intersections.
Topics of Interest
Based on a survey study (Tang, Mehra, Du, & Zhao, 2019b), which collected data from 639 respondents from 59 countries, who self-identified as practitioners, academics, and students in the field of information, we developed a set of topics for this special issue. These topics include, but are not limited to, paradigm discussion in the areas of:
- Historical Evolution of Paradigm Shifts in the Field of Information
- Theoretical Paradigms
- Practice-Based and Outcome-Driven Paradigms
- Methodological Paradigms
- Technology Impact on Paradigm Shift
- Social, Cultural, and Community Oriented Paradigms
- Multi-view Integrated Paradigms
- Data-Driven Paradigms
- Critical Perspectives, Social Justice, and Advocacy
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Cross- and Inter-Disciplinary Perspectives on Paradigm Shift in the Field of Information
Submission Guidelines
Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have carefully read the JASIST Manuscript Preparation and Submission Guidelines (https://asistdl.
Submission Deadline
Paper submissions due: July 3, 2020
Guest Editors
- Rong Tang, School of Library and Information Science, Simmons University, USA. Email: rong.tang@simmons.edu
- Bharat Mehra, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama, USA. Email: bmehra@ua.edu
- Jia Tina Du, School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia, Australia. E-mail: tina.du@unisa.edu.au
- Yuxiang (Chris) Zhao, School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China. Email: yxzhao@njust.edu.cn
