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Recent/upcoming publications & presentations :

AI Ethics and Qualitative Research, 10th World Conference on Qualitative Research - Pre-Conference Panel: Ali Shiri, Vern Glaser, Michael Van Manen, Gillian Lemermeyer, Sep 30, 2025 (Virtual)

Shiri, A. (2025) AI in Universities: How Large Language Models Are Transforming Research.  The Conversation. July 21, 2025.

Shiri, A. (2025) “Deep research”: A research paradigm shift. (March 27, 2025). Information Matters, Vol. 5, Issue 3. (Listen to the Podcast created using Google NotebookLM ) 

Shiri, A. (2025) Conceptualizations of Information Science by Large Language Models. Back to the Future: 53rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 27-29, 2025. 

Shiri, A. (2025) Knowledge Organization in a Dangerous Time. Panel presentation at 53rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 27-29, 2025. (Panel members: Julia Bullard, Melissa Adler, Stacy Allison-Cassin, Sharon Farnel, Ali Shiri)

Shiri, A. (2025) Digital Self-determination: Data Sovereignty in Inuvialuit Communities of Canada's Western Arctic. (April 28, 2025) Information Matters Special Issue on Canadian Perspectives on Information Science, edited by Brian Detlor.

Shiri, A. (2025) Balancing Innovation with Accountability: Navigating the Ethical Landscape of Generative AI in Pharmacology Education. Bridging AI and Pharmacology Education: Tools, Ethics, and Tomorrow’s Curriculum, Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CSPT) Symposium, May 15, 2025. 

Shiri, A. (2025) Navigating the AI Frontier in Higher Education Panel Discussion. Western Canada Canvas Caravan. (May 12, 2025)

Gruben, E.J., Kotokak, L., Shiri, A., Farnel, S. (2025) Inuvialuit Stories: A Decade of Community-University Research Partnership for Cultural Heritage Preservation and Access. Histories, Theories, and Approaches to Community-based Research. C2U Expo 2025: Community-based Research Biennial International Conference, May 12-15, Grant McEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta. 

Shiri, A. (2025) Generative AI in Higher Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning, Research. Concordia University of Edmonton, February 18, 2025. 

Shiri, A. (2025) Re-envisioning Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs through Generative AI. Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Schools Annual Conference, January 23-24, 2025, Victoria, British Columbia.

Shiri, A. (2024) Responsible and Ethical Use of Generative AI in LIS Research: Is AI literacy the answer? Enhancing Library and Information Science with Large Language Models (LLMs): Research, Education, Practice (SIG-AI). ASIS&T Annual Meeting, October 25 -29, Calgary, Alberta. 

Shiri, A., Farnel, S., & Rao, S. (2024). Putting “First Peoples” First: Participatory Design of a Digital Storytelling System for Inuvialuit Communities. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 61(1), 1080-1082. 

Bullard, J., DeForest, H., Detlor, B., Ekmekcioglu, C., McDavid, K., O'Brien, H., & Shiri, A. (2024). Roles and Responsibilities in University‐Community Engagement for Library and Information Scientists. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 61(1), 732-737. 

Shiri, A. (2024) Artificial intelligence literacy: a proposed faceted taxonomy. Digital Library Perspectives, 40 (4), pp. 681 - 699.  

 Kung, J. Y., Ly, K., & Shiri, A. (2024) Text mining applications to support health library practice: A case study on marijuana legalization Twitter analytics. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 41(1), 53-63. 

Shiri, A. (2024) Generative AI and Graduate Programs. Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies Annual Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, January 18-19, 2024.

Raivio, T. & Shiri, A. (2024) Organizational Challenges and Opportunities: Supporting Socially Responsible and Relevant Graduate Education at the University of Alberta. Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies Annual Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, January 18-19, 2024.