Ting Wang

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• Doctor of Philosophy
• Instructor at Emporia State University

Background and purpose Despite the increasing integration of information technologies in healthcare settings, limited attention has been given to understanding technostress among health practitioners in hospitals. This study aims to assess the prevalence of technostress creators among health practitioners and explore potential factors contributing...

Students’ social experience in fully online learning is critical to academic success. However, little is known about students’ experience in online asynchronous education, particularly regarding social presence, knowledge building, and collaborative learning. In a constructivist grounded theory study, 22 graduate students enrolled in library and in...

Definition In response to the increasing complexity and sophistication of cyber threats, particularly those enhanced by advancements in artificial intelligence, traditional security methods are proving insufficient. This paper provides an overview of the zero-trust cybersecurity framework, which operates on the principle of “never trust, always ver...

In response to the increasing complexity and sophistication of cyber threats, particularly those enhanced by advancements in artificial intelligence, traditional security methods are proving insufficient. This paper explores the zero-trust cybersecurity framework, which operates on the principle of "never trust, always verify" to mitigate vulnerabi...

This survey of research literature is an overview of the current state of science addressing DSM-5 diagnostic criteria as it relates to identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in young children. Selected sources are of high quality and have been published since 2020 in peer-reviewed journals relevant to children’s health. The narrative is organi...

Key Messages • In this chapter, we delve into the realm of healthcare information sources, focusing on the crucial roles played by libraries and mobile health technologies in granting parents access to vital health information and resources. • We compare parents' experiences with children with rare diseases and those without a rare disease. • Ou...

The impact of social presence on virtual learning experiences is of increased interest in educational research as teaching and learning transitions from traditional classrooms to online learning environments. Educators need to know more about how to design asynchronous learning experiences that will results in students’ abilities to infer the menta...

This paper investigates retracted articles indexed in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) Brazil, using bibliometric techniques to identify the characteristics of these retractions and relevant citation trends. All records of retracted articles from the first record in October 2004 to April 2022 were included. Sixty-seven retractions...

Undoubtedly, ChatGPT wields considerable influence in the realm of writing-based tasks. The advent of ChatGPT and analogous large language model technologies is recognized as a potentially disruptive force with far-reaching implications not only for academic libraries but for higher education on the whole. This article delves into the multifaceted...

When considering the implications of emerging technology in the field of library and information science, it is important to consider that the implications of future technological advancements may expand beyond simple problem-solving and task completion. These technologies possess the potential to dismantle biases and barriers prevalent in academia...

Introduction. Research on personal information practices has increased in recent decades. Building on this current of thought, the present study explores information practices in the context of serious leisure, looking specifically at the Rey Cosplay Community Facebook group, an online community of Star Wars cosplayers. The work discusses how these...

This paper explores the potential impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) on developing countries, considering both positive and negative effects across various domains of information, culture, and industry. Generative Artificial Intelligence refers to artificial intelligence (AI) systems that generate content, such as text, au...

This study uses a cross-sectional online survey approach to investigate the gap between healthcare information provided by hospitals and family caregivers' information needs and the relationship between demographic factors and information satisfaction. The results indicate that family caregivers have diverse healthcare information needs for daily c...

The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has seen significant advancements in recent years, thanks in large part to the development of powerful language models such as ChatGPT. ChatGPT, short for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer, is a large-scale neural language model developed by OpenAI that is capable of generating human-like respons...

International students face unique challenges in pursuing higher education in a foreign country. To address these challenges and enhance their academic experience, higher education institutions are increasingly exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This research essay aims to investigate the impact of AI on the education o...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in education has the potential to revolutionize the learning experience for international students, who face unique challenges when studying in a foreign country. This paper explores various examples of AI applications in education and their potential impact on international students. AI applicat...

To examine how public libraries combated COVID-19 misinformation and promoted vaccination in their communities, this study analyzed data from 80 libraries’ webpages, Facebook postings, shared health information resources to examine the correlation between community factors, information types, and vaccination rates. Results showed city size and numb...

Understanding rare disease patients' and caregivers' health information-seeking behavior is essential for creating useful resources. Due to the rarity of the diseases, available information can be scarce and lead to non-traditional, untrustworthy sources. A survey of 136 RASopathies caregivers was conducted via social media. The findings indicate t...

Computer science and information science and technology fields have long struggled to increase gender representation. The lack of female/women authors and researchers in these fields has been noted in several studies in past decades. A recent analysis of ten top computer and information science journals indicates that efforts to increase female par...

This paper discusses OpenAIs ChatGPT, a generative pre-trained transformer, which uses natural language processing to fulfill text-based user requests (i.e., a chatbot). The history and principles behind ChatGPT and similar models are discussed. This technology is then discussed in relation to its potential impact on academia and scholarly research...

In November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a chatbot that uses natural language processing to generate responses to user input. According to Reuters, ChatGPT had over 100 million monthly active users worldwide in January 2023 (Hu, 2023). ChatGPT has an advantage over other chatbots because it is based on GPT-4, the most prominent large language mod...

This article discusses OpenAI's ChatGPT, a generative pre‐trained transformer, which uses natural language processing to fulfill text‐based user requests (i.e., a “chatbot”). The history and principles behind ChatGPT and similar models are discussed. This technology is then discussed in relation to its potential impact on academia and scholarly res...

Purpose This paper aims to provide an overview of key definitions related to ChatGPT, a public tool developed by OpenAI, and its underlying technology, Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT). Design/methodology/approach This paper includes an interview with ChatGPT on its potential impact on academia and libraries. The interview discusses the ben...

This review article examines the evolution of data science as a discipline, highlights contemporary challenges related to data bias and ethics, and underscores the pivotal role of information science in addressing these concerns within the broader framework of interdisciplinary research and humanistic approaches to data science ethics.

ChatGPT and large language models in publishing - ethics and concerns.

In November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a chatbot that uses natural language processing to generate responses to user input. According to Reuters, ChatGPT had over 100 million monthly active users worldwide in January 2023 (Hu, 2023). ChatGPT has an advantage over other chatbots because it is based on GPT-4, the most prominent large language mod...

This study focuses on the perspectives of academic instructional librarians, academic library administrators, and library and information science educators regarding the important skills/traits, job duties, educational needs, and challenges associated with the crucial role of library instruction in academic librarianship. Through a web-based questi...

Many older adults residing in rural communities faced particularly damaging consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Given the impact of the pandemic on the ability to rely on traditional forms of information (i.e. interpersonal communication), reliance on digital technology and other non-traditional sources of information grew. Those who lack...

This study aimed to uncover the types of daily healthcare information provided by hospitals to family caregivers of individuals with rare diseases and determine whether the information provided met the family caregivers’ information needs to improve digital information access and use by family caregivers. This study used a quantitative cross-sectio...

This paper reviews literature pertaining to the development of data science as a discipline, current issues with data bias and ethics, and the role that the discipline of information science may play in addressing these concerns. Information science research and researchers have much to offer for data science, owing to their background as transdisc...

Publications without authorship information have been indexed as anonymous in the Web of Science database over the years. However, discussions on this subject have not been sufficiently addressed in the scholarly literature. Since bibliometrics studies are widely used for bibliometricians, scientific disciplines, science policy, and management, mis...

This study serves as a follow-up on a 2020 study by Wang and Lund that examined the policy changes and announcement information provided by American public libraries during the early weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, using the same list of libraries as the 2020 study to examine how the COVID response evolved over the past two years. Sev...

This study investigated why individuals change their health insurance plans, factors that influence their health insurance plan choices and information sources used to compare and select their desired plans. Semi-structured interviews and card sorting exercises with state university employees in the Midwest region were performed. Saving money was t...

This study investigates the top authors, the most frequent keywords in selected top Chinese and international journals in academic librarianship, and emergent themes by conducting network and cluster analysis. The results suggest that LIS researchers in mainland China were less active in publishing articles in international journals during the peri...

In the past two decades, the rapid development of information technology has been widely used in individuals' daily lives, leading to a sea change. As a city at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in China, Hangzhou first applied the technology to public library services to relieve the shortage of reference and circulation serv...

This study uses a quantitative methodology to examine the feasibility of intercultural online learning in higher education in China.

The 21 authors of this study, 19 of whom are non-native English speakers, reflect on the barriers to publishing academic journal articles in top international journals. Each author responded to the same set of questions pertaining to educational (PhD) opportunities for emerging scholars, financial conditions for researchers, and challenges in publi...

This study compares the perspectives of academic library administrators, library school educators, and academic librarians with respect to academic instructional librarianship. A nine-item questionnaire was administered to 14 educators, 10 library administrators, and 13 instructional librarians. The survey included items related to important qualit...

By reading the titles, abstracts, and keywords of LIS doctoral dissertations in China from 2011–2020 and conducting cluster analysis and network analysis of keywords, this study aims to understand the intelligence structure of LIS doctoral dissertations in China, as well as the disciplines and topics intersecting with LIS. The results indicated tha...

The purpose of this study is to explore and compare community (2-year) college librarians’ perceptions of their competencies, challenges, and educational preparation with those of librarians at 4-year colleges. Researchers created survey questions based on previous studies and distributed the survey through online mailing lists. The survey results...

This study examines whether differences exist among the perspectives of academic instructional librarians, academic library administrators, and library and information science educators as to the important skills/traits, job duties, educational needs, and challenges of the instructional role in academic librarianship. A web-based questionnaire was...

Purpose: This study explored the information practices of cosplayers, as well as the social norms, social types and information infrastructure of an online cosplay Facebook group, the Rey Cosplay Community (RCC). Design/Methodology/Approach: To better understand individual behavior, the authors made use of ethnographic methods and semi-structured...

This study examines the perspectives of instructional librarians, academic library administrators, and library school educators regarding the training and practice of instructional librarians. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with n = 37 participants from the three populations within the US and Canada. Inter-group responses were compared t...

Purpose This study examines research methods utilized in five practitioner-oriented research journals – College and Research Libraries , Information Technology and Libraries , Journal of the Medical Library Association , Library Resources and Technical Services and Reference and User Services Quarterly . The study fills gaps identified in existing...

This study compares the perspectives of academic library administrators, library school educators, and academic librarians with respect to academic instructional librarianship. A 9-item questionnaire was administered to N=14 educators, N=10 library administrators, and N=13 instructional librarians. The survey asked about the character of instructio...

Aggregate data set (all populations together, not specialized analyses) for the Instructional Librarianship project. More pre-prints and updates on the project will also be added.

This study examines the interdisciplinarity of the field of online teaching and learning research using a framework for the bibliometric assessment of the interdisciplinarity of scholarly journals, adapted from the work of Imad Al-Sabbagh, as captured in the journal The Internet and Higher Education, a top-cited journal in this field. It analyzed t...

The purpose of this study is the analyze patterns of information dissemination by U.S.-based universities on Facebook and the possible effect of these patterns on the number and types of interactions the posts receive. Frequency and types of information (e.g., athletics, student accomplishments, campus announcements) shared in 50 universities’ Face...

This qualitative research study explored librarian experiences at libraries that received funding for Affordable Care Act outreach through the “Connecting You to Coverage” funding opportunity offered by the Public Library Association. The researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 13 public library funding recipients to uncover more deta...

This qualitative study explores the information seeking behavior of cosplayers (i.e., individuals who create costumes from films, video games, anime, etc.). Interviewed participants outlined information practices including search strategy development, locating curated resources within a Facebook group, collaboration, and strategies for overcoming i...

Predatory journal publications pose a significant threat to the quality of scholarly publications across disciplines, including in library and information science. These publications have been known to disproportionately target researchers in developing countries and for whom English is not their primary language. There is a lack of knowledge about...

Predatory journals pose a significant threat to the quality of scholarly publication across disciplines, including in library and information science (LIS). These publications are known to target researchers in developing countries and researchers for whom English is not their primary language. Such publications threaten the legitimacy of researche...

Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a popular technology for gaming and learning, with its uses for teaching presently being investigated in a variety of educational settings. However, one area where the effect of this technology on students has not been examined in detail is as tool for new student orientation in colleges and universities. This st...

Library Services in Uganda, Africa face many challenges. Uganda faces extreme poverty, with uneven distribution of resources. It is not only the country’s citizens that face financial challenges, but Ugandan government, publishing companies, and libraries. Through understanding the challenges in library service in Uganda, librarians worldwide may b...

This study synthesizes timely information about the COVID-19 virus and examines how public libraries have responded to the pandemic in real-time through their online announcements to the public. A content analysis of library announcements relating to the COVID-19 pandemic posted during the period of March 14–April 12, 2020, was performed. Over 90...

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has developed into a global pandemic with far-reaching ramifications for society. An onslaught of misinformation and confusion about the virus has led to panic and ignorance that threatens further damage. The purpose of this article is synthesize timely information about the COVID-19 virus in plain-language and exam...

Objective: This bibliometric study investigated literature pertaining to a quickly growing population worldwide: the oldest-old, individuals age eighty-five and older. The current state of research was surveyed, based on top authors, publishers, authorship networks, themes in publication titles and abstracts, and highly cited publications. Methods:...

Costello syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects virtually all aspects of an individual’s life. Few specialists have been trained to understand the condition and provide guidance to caregivers and virtually no traditional information sources (e.g. books, websites) exist to provide information to caregivers. In this case, the community beco...

The research on whether Virtual Reality (VR) has a positive effect on student learning and engagement is limited. This study aims to examine what impact VR has on student learning motivation and performance. The study conducted by Wang (2017) revealed that VR had a marginally positive impact on student scores and a strong impact on students’ learni...

Purpose Considerable overlap exists between the disciplines of library and information science and museum studies. Exploiting the overlap and examining those areas were library/museum instruction courses diverge may provide valuable insights for how to improve the quality of these courses and better prepare students for instructional roles in both...

This article presents an overview of the popular rankings (US News and World Report, QS World Rankings) of U.S.-based library and information science (LIS) education programs and the shortcomings of each ranking. It calls for a new, more objective ranking of LIS programs that will more accurately assess quality and sustainability of these programs...