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Recent/upcoming publications & presentations :

Shiri, A. (2024) The Conceptual Leap: A conceptual Exploration. 52nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science /l’Association canadienne des sciences de l’information (CAIS/ACSI) June 4-7, 2024. 

Farnel, S., Shiri, A., Gruben, EJ., Amos, B.S., Kotokak, L. (2024). Enhancing Digital Libraries through Digital Storytelling: The Case of the Inuvialuit Digital Library. In: Acadia, S. (eds) Library and Information Sciences in Arctic and Northern Studies. Springer Polar Sciences. Springer, Cham. pp. 209 - 226. 

Golub, Koraljka, Claudio Gnoli, David Haynes, Athena Salaba, Ali Shiri, and Aida Slavic. (2024) Library Catalogue’s Search Interface: Making the Most of Subject Metadata. Knowledge Organization. 51 (3), pp. 169 -186. 

 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.

Haynes, D., Golub, K., Gnoli. C., Salaba, A., Shiri, A., Slavic, A. (2023) Improving Search Quality by Enhancing Access to Metadata. ISKO UK conference, July 24–25, 2023, Glasgow, Scotland. 

Shiri, A. & Polziehn, R. (2023) Graduate Supervision and Mentorship: Institutional Accountability in Support of Socially Responsible and Inclusive Graduate Education. 61st Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Annual Conference. Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Supervision and Mentorship, Victoria, November 7 - 10, 2023.  

Shiri, A. (2023)  Information Integrity, Academic Integrity, and Generative AI. Information Matters, October 4, 2023.  

Shiri, A. (2023) Information Integrity and Academic Integrity: An Institutional Approach to Generative AI and the Learning Environment. iFederation ALISE Virtual Session. September 25, 2023.

Shiri, A. (2023) Generative AI and LIS Education. AI and LIS Education: Challenges and Future Prospect, ASIS&T South Asia Chapter. October 25, 2023. 

Kenfield, A. S., Woolcott, L., Thompson, S., Kelly, E. J., Shiri, A., Muglia, C., Masood, K., Chapman, J., Jefferson, D., Morales, M. E. (2022). Toward a Definition of Digital Object Reuse. Digital Library Perspectives.Vol 38 (3), pp. 378-394. (Outstanding Paper Award in the 2023 Emerald Literati Awards)

Shiri, A. (2023) Imagining Human-centred AI. 51st Canadian Association for Information Science Annual Conference, June 6 - 9, 2023. 

Shiri, A. (2023) Festival of Teaching and Learning, Keynote Conversation Panel on AI and Education, Centre for Teaching and Learning, University of Alberta, May 4, 2023. 

Woolcott, L., & Shiri, A. (Eds.). (2023). Discoverability in Digital Repositories: Systems, Perspectives, and User Studies. Taylor & Francis.

Hayer, Lauren. Interview with the editors: Shiri and Woolcott on Discoverability in Digital Repositories, April 11, 2023.

Shiri, A. (2023, February 6) ChatGPT and Academic Integrity. Information Matters, (ASIS&T) Vol. 3, Issue 2. 

Samek, T., Shiri, A. (2022) Charting a Faceted Categorization of AI and Ethics.  Canadian Association of Information Science 50th Annual Conference, June 7 – 10, 2022. (Virtual). (Best Paper Award)