About Me
I am passionate about research, learning, cultures, and travel. Helping others learn better to be the best they can be is one of the reasons I enjoy being an Information Professional.
RESEARCH INTEREST [User Behavior focus]: Library Science area – Embedded Librarianship, Business Librarianship; Information Science area – Information Architecture, Information user behavior,
Knowledge Sharing/Management in Organization Environments and Data Science; Instructional Technology area – UX Experience, Usability Assessment, Instruction Design technologies; Business Administration area – User Behavior and Data Management in Strategic Planning
My academic background - PhD (Comm. and Info. Sci.), MLIS, MBA(Entrepreneurship),
MS(Edu)_Instructional Technology, BA (Business Admin.)
PhD in Communication and Information Sciences, USA
Dissertation: Knowledge Sharing Matters: A Mixed Methods Study on Knowledge Practices Among University Presses
MS_Education, in Instructional Technologies, USA (
my program porfolio)
M.B.A., in Entrepreneurship, USA (
my virtual business library)
M.L.I.S., in Library and Information Science, Canada
B.A., in Business Administration, USA
Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning, USA
Higher Certificate in Marketing and Sales Management, Hong Kong (Commonwealth)
Certificate in Computing Studies, Hong Kong (Commonwealth)
Work Experience
I have been working as an information professional for two decades at: research centers (county public library's Business/Law/Gov subject section, academic libraries' Business section, special libraries with companies in Telecommunication Industry and Finance Industry)
- USA, Canada, HongKong (pre-1997 - British National Oversea)
CREDIT COURSE TEACHING
Taught a first-year student credit course “Money Talk: Don’t Let Yours Say Goodbye” with a teaching grant from The Center for Teaching and Learning, Mississippi State University (Fall 2010 semester).
Teaching online asynchronous credit courses in Business Administration using a course managment system for a California university
Scholarship
SERVING ON REFEREED JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS
(1) Internet Reference Services Quarterly;
(2) Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning
HAVE BEEN SERVING/SERVED AS A PROFESSIONAL REVIEWER:
(1) Choice of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
- American Library Association; (2) The USA independent federal agency -
the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant proposals.
PAST GRANT RECEVIED
(1) a Program Grant 2014 - the UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists;
(2) a Faculty Research Grant 2012 - the UT Libraries;
(3) a Teaching Grant 2010 - Mississippi State University's Teaching & Learning Center.
INTERNATIONAL AWARD
2015 - Emerald Citations of Excellence certificate (by Emerald – Europe Publisher) ---
My article "Serving as an Educator: A Southern Case in Embedded Librarianship” is
one of 50 outstanding articles selected from 15,000 articles among major business refereed
journals across the globe, such as Harvard Business, Sloan Management.
REFEREED ARTICLES
Li, J. (2014, June) Greeting You Online: Selecting Web Based Conferencing Tools for Instruction in E-Learning Mode. Journal of Library and Information Science in Distance Learning, 8(1-2), 56-66.
Li, J. (2012, April/June) Serving as an Educator: A Southern Case in Embedded Librarianship. Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 17, 2, 133-152.
Nolen, David, Amanda Clay Powers, Li Zhang, Yue Xu, Rachel Cannady and Judy
Li. (2012) Moving Beyond Assumptions: The Use of Virtual Reference Data in an Academic Library. Portal: Libraries & the Academy. 12,1, 23-40.
Professional Services
For National/International Level=>
2020 – Now: Serve on the Editorial Board of Internet Reference Services Quarterly
[to review manuscripts];
2013 – Now: Serve on the Editorial Board of Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning
[to review manuscripts];
2012 – Now: Serve as book reviewer in Business Administration area for College & Research Libraries. Association of College and Research Libraries
;
2010 - Now: Serve as Choice reviewer in Entrepreneurship for Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. Association of College and Research Libraries
;
[undisclosed] Selected and served as a reviewer for the Institute of Museum the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a US federal agency, Office of Library Services yearly review cycle
;
2013 - 2018: Serve on the Advisory Board as Archivist for the Special Libraries Association – Business & Finance Division
;
July 2013: Served as a peer reviewer for the core bibliography in Business Administration subject of Resources for College Libraries (RCL), a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Choice magazine and R.R. Bowker
;
2012 - 2013: Served as a mentor for ALA New Member Round Table Committee
;
2010 - 2012: Served on Instructional Materials Committee of CUBL (College and University Business Librarian) section of Business & Finance – Special Library Association
;
2008 - 2010: Served on Membership Committee of CUBL (College and University Business Librarian) section of Business & Finance – Special Library Association
For Local Library's Level=> please refer to my CV
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