Presentations

Haynes, D.,  Golub, K., Gnoli, C.,  Salaba, A., Ali Shiri, Slavic, A. (2023) Improving search quality by enhancing access to metadata. 7th Biennial ISKO UK Conference ‘Knowledge organization and Information Discovery: Improving User Experience, Quality and Trust’ held in Glasgow, 24-25 July 2023. 

Shiri, A., Woolcott, L., Thompson, S., Kenfield, A. S., Kelly, E.J., Chapman, C., Jefferson, D. (2023) A Conceptual Framework for the Design of Digital Repository Interfaces Supporting Digital Content Reuse Assessment. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 26-30, 2023.

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.  

Health Innovators' Meetup: Perils and Promised of Generative AI: With ISAIC, May 25, 2023. (Panel Presentation) 

Kenfield, A. S., Thompson, S., Kelly, E.J., Shiri, A., Woolcott, Liz,  Chapman, C., Jefferson, D., Junus, R., Hennig, N.,  Morales, M. E. (2023) Collecting Digital Object Reuse Data and Assessing it with Care. Open Repositories 2023. Stellenbosch University. South Africa, 12-15 June 2023. 

Shiri, A., Farnel, S., Gruben, E.J., Amos, B. (2023) Inuvialuit Voices: Community User Experience of the Inuvialuit Digital Stories System. Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Conference, Toronto, May 11-13, 2023.

Kenfield, A. S., Thompson, S. , Kelly, E. J., Muglia, C. , Shiri, A., Woolcott, L., Champan, J., Jefferson, D., Morales, M. E., Hennig, N., Junus, R. (2022) Progress Report on D-CRAFT: the Digital Content Reuse Assessment Toolkit. Presented at the Digital Library Federation Forum 2022, October 9-13, 2022.

Chapman, J., Muglia, C. ,  Thompson, S. , Kenfield, A. S., Woolcott, L., Kelly, E. J.,  Shiri, A.,  Jefferson, D., Hennig, N., Junus, R. (2022) Best Practices for Assessing Reuse of Digital Content: Educational and Instructional Design Perspectives. Library Assessment Conference, hosted by the Association of Research Libraries and the University of Washington Libraries, November 1 - 3, 2022. (Virtual)

Shiri, A., Muglia, C., Thompson, S., Chapman, J.,  Kelly, E. J., Kenfield, A. S., Woolcott, L. (2022) Digital Content Reuse Assessment: An Emerging Framework for Future Digital Library Research and Development. Canadian Association of Information Science 50th Annual Conference, June 7 – 10, 2022. (Virtual).

Shiri, A. (2022) Canadian Association for Information Science at 50: Collaboration, Communities, Inclusion.  Back to the Future: Yesterday’s Lessons and Tomorrow’s Priorities in Library and Information Science Research. Canadian Association of Information Science 50th Annual Conference Opening Plenary Panel Presentation, June 7 – 10, 2022. (Virtual).

Shiri, A., Farnel, S. (2022) Representation of Indigenous Stories in Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries: A Metadata Approach. 20th European Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshop, A virtual workshop to be held as part of the JCDL 2022 Conference, Thursday 23rd June 2022.

Shiri, A., Samek, T. (2021) Information Science Informing Ethical AI. Artificial Intelligence in Information Research and Practice: Fostering Interconnected Communities (SIG-AI). 84th Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting, October 30- November 2, 2021, Salt Lake City, Utah, US.

Shiri, A. (2021) Digital Libraries for People: Adaptive Exploration, Analytical Support, Ethical Design. Presented at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries Workshop: The Future of Digital Libraries, September 27 - 30, 2021 (online).

Shiri, A., Farnel, S. (2021) Co-design and Participatory Development of Real-time Digital Storytelling Systems in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Knowledge Co-Production in the Arctic. 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X). Arkhangelsk, Russia, June 15-21, 2021 (Online).

Shiri, A., Milne, B., Davis, D. (2021) Ethics and Academic Citizenship: A Holistic Approach to Responsible Graduate Education. Presented at the 59th Annual Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Conference, November 1 - 5, 2021 (online).

Shiri, A. (2021) Inuvialuit Voices Virtual Exhibit, Congress 2021 of the Humanities and Social Sciences May 27, 2021. 

Samek, T. , Shiri, A. Thinking Through Learning Analytics, Intellectual Freedom, EDI and Privacy. British Columbia Library Association Conference, May 3- May 7, 2021.

Shiri, Ali (2020) Inuvialuit Voices: Integrating Digital Storytelling in Digital Libraries for Cultural Heritage Preservation and Access. University of Buffalo, Department of Information Science Research Seminar Series. November 30, 2020. (Invited presentation)

Shiri, A. & Villanueva, E. (2020) Methodological Diversity in the Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries and Archives: Approaches, Frameworks, and Methods. Canadian Association for Information Science Annual Conference: An Open Virtual Conference, September 14-October 26, 2020. (YouTube Video)

Stobbs, R., Farnel, S., Gruben, EJ., Amos, B., Kotokak, L. Shiri, A. (2020) Community and Information Science Converging. Canadian Association for Information Science Annual Conference: An Open Virtual Conference, September 14-October 26, 2020.

Kelly, Elizabeth J, Caroline Muglia, Santi Thompson, Ayla S Kenfield, Ali Shiri, Kinza Masood, Liz Woolcott, Joyce Chapman, Derrick Jefferson, and Myrna Morales. (2020) Ethical Reuse of GLAM(R) Digital Content.  MW20, MuseWeb. April3 2020. (Virtual)

Muglia, Caroline, Elizabeth J Kelly, Ayla S Kenfield, Kinza Masood, Ali Shiri, Santi Thompson, Liz Woolcott, Joyce Chapman, Derrick Jefferson, and Myrna Morales. (2020) Measuring Reuse of Digital Library Collections: Discovery, Assessment & Sharing. Charleston Library Conference, November 4-8, 2019. (Virtual) 

Kenfield, Ayla S, Elizabeth J Kelly, Kinza Masood, Caroline Muglia, Ali Shiri, Santi Thompson, Liz Woolcott, Joyce Chapman, Derrick Jefferson, and Myrna Morales (2020) Draft Use Cases and Recommended Practices for Reuse Assessment. Archives Records 2020, August 5-8, 2020. (Virtual)

Farnel, S. & Shiri, A. Community Driven Knowledge Organization and Resource Description in the Inuvialuit Digital Library. Maskwacis Cultural College, December 2, 2020.

Shiri, A. (2020) Supporting Online Teaching and Learning through Learning Analytics. Faculty of Education Teaching and Learning in a Online/Remote Context: Planning for Fall 2020. June 29 (Video) (Slides)

Shiri, A. (2020) Onboarding Graduate Students, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta. (YouTube video)

Samek, T., Shiri, A., Huang, C. (2019) Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and Social Responsibility: A Snapshot of the Literature and Implications for Data Teaching and Learning in LIS. ALISE 2019, Exploring Learning in a Global Information Context, Sep 24-26, 2019, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Shiri, A., Borys, C., Huang, C. (2019 ) Mapping Canada’s Indigenous Digital Collections. 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, June 3- 5, 2019.

Thornton, G., Shiri, A. (2019) Canada’s Health Data Repositories: Challenges of Organization, Discoverability and Access. 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, June 3- 5, 2019.

Shiri, A. (2019) Exploring Artificial Intelligence and Ethics: A Metadata Analytics Approach. AI, Ethics and Society Conference, University of Alberta, May 8 - 10, 2019.

Cui, Y., Shiri, A. (2019) Enhancing Student Success through Predictive Learning Analytics. Festival of Teaching and Learning, May 2, 2019, University of Alberta.

Kung J, Ly K, Shiri A. (2019) Medical Marijuana Twitter Analytics: A Terminological Analysis OPEN IDEAS @ UAL 2019, April 5, 2019, University of Alberta Libraries.

Farnel, S., Shiri, A. (2018) Community-Driven Knowledge Organization for Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries: The Case of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. SIG Classification Research, ASIS&T 2018, Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Conference, Vancouver, Nov 10 - 14, 2018. (ASIS&T Best Paper Award Winner)

Shiri, A. Methodological Considerations in Developing Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries: A Community-driven Framework. ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2018, Fort Worth, Texas, June 3 -6, 2018.

Trepanier, C., Shiri, A., Samek. T. Ethics: To Do or Not To Do? Exploring frameworks for library and information ethics and data ethics. Canadian Association for Information Science 46th Annual Conference, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, May 30 -June 1, 2018.

Shiri, A., Rathi, D. (2018) Digital Library North: Cultural Heritage Preservation and Access in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

HuCo 2018: Digital Fringe: Humanities on the Edge, Student-Run Conference of the Humanities Computing Program at the University of Alberta, March 9, 2018.

Digital Library North: Building Digital Capacities and Information Skills in the North, UAlberta North, Faculty of Extension, and School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, April 12, 2018.

Samek, T., Shiri, A., Trepanie, C. (2018) An Examination of the Emergence of Data Ethics through a Library and Information Ethics Perspective. ALISE Annual Conference, February 6-9, 2018, Denver, Colorado.

Shiri, A. (2018) Research and Scholarship: Impact, Assessment, and Metrics. Faculty of Education New Faculty Lunch Talk Series. April 26, 2018.

Shiri, A. (2017) Metadata in the Digital Library North: Culturally Appropriate and Community-focused Approaches" Government of Alberta IMAware, Edmonton, September 20, 2017.

Shiri, A. (2017) Digital Library North: Access to Digital Cultural Heritage in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) in Canada’s North (Keynote Speech) Diversity by Design: Reframing Diversity Discourse in Canada. Two-Day International Symposium, September 13-14, 2017, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Shiri, A., Cockney, C., Farnel, S., Rathi, D., Stobbs, R., Campbell, S. (2017) Methodological Considerations in Developing Digital Libraries for the Arctic Communities: The Case of Canada’s North. Facilitating social sciences and humanities scholarship of the Arctic through library, archival, and information services, International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences, June 8 -12, Umea, Sweden.

Shiri, A., Rathi, D., Campbell, S., Cockney, C., Stobbs, R., Farnel, S., (2017) Digital Library Development to Support Sustainable Information Services: A Case Study of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Canada’s North.

Mediated North – Constructing ‘the Arctic’ in Contemporary Media, International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences, June 8 -12, 2017, Umea, Sweden.

Shiri, A. (2017). The Many Faces of Marcia Bates’s Contributions: Citation Impact and System Design Influence. The 45th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Ryerson University, May 31 - June 2, Toronto, Ontario.

Robyn Stobbs, R., Shiri, A. Farnel, S., Cockney, C., Rathi, D., Campbell, D. (2017). A Community-Driven Usability Evaluation: The Case of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Digital Library. The 45th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Ryerson University, May 31 - June 2, Toronto, Ontario.

Stobbs, R.; Shiri, A.; Rathi, D.; Cockney, C.; Campbell, S., Farnel, S. (2017) When ‘Local’ is 500 km Away: Creating a Digital Library for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Alberta Library Conference, April 27 - 30, Jasper, Alberta.

Shiri, A. (2017) Bridging the Gap: Community Engagement, Content, and Connectivity in the North. UAlberta North, April 20, 2017.

Shiri, A. (2017) Preserving Cultural Heritage in Digital Library North. Language Documentation Research Cluster. Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta. April 7, 2017.

Shiri, A. (2017) Moving from a Research Project to a Program of Research. Faculty of Education New Faculty Lunch Series, March 16, 2017.

Shiri, A. (2016) Learning Analytics: Supporting Teaching and Learning through Learner’s Data Analytics and Visualization. Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Analytics, October 9-14, 2016, Venice, Italy.

Shiri, A., Rathi, D., Campbell, S., Farnel, S., Cockney, C. and Stobbs, R. (2016) Methodological Diversity: Community-driven Development of a Digital Library for Northern Communities. 44th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Information Science CAIS/ACSI, June 1-3, 2016 , University of Calgary.

Rathi, D., Shiri, A., Campbell, S., Farnel, S., Cockney, C. and Stobbs, R. (2016) Understanding Community Needs: A Step Closer to a Digital Library for Communities in Canada’s North. 44th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Information Science CAIS/ACSI, June 1-3, 2016 , University of Calgary.

Campbell, S., Shiri, A., Rathi, D., Cockney, C., Farnel, S., Maloney, E., Stobbs, R., Piltingsrud, A. (2016) Languages and Dialects in the Digital Library North. 2016 Polar Libraries Colloquy, , July 10 - 15, 2016, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Rathi, D., Shiri, A., Campbell, S., Farnel, S., Cockney, C. and Stobbs, R. (2016) An Emerging Digital Library Platform for Canada’s North. 44th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Information Science CAIS/ACSI, June 1-3, 2016 , University of Calgary.

Shiri, A. (2016) Digital Library North (DLN): Access to Cultural Heritage in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. First Nations Knowledge Services Without Borders Conference, April 12- 15, 2016 Maskwacis, Alberta.

Oliphant, T. & (2016) Drilling Down Into Your Library Data: Effective use of Search Data to Improve Service and Performance. Presented at the Alberta Library Conference, April 28- May 1, 2016, Jasper, Alberta.

Oliphant, T. & Shiri, A.(2016) Mapping Alberta Health Related Data . Northern Alberta Health Libraroes Association Research Expo. University of Alberta. March 23, 2016, Edmonton.

hiri, A. (2015) Big Data and Libraries. International Conference on University Libraries/ XIII Conferencia Internacional Sobre Bibliotercas Universitarias. The Library: Technolgy and Knowlegde. General Directorate for Libraries, National Autonmous University of Mexico(UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico, October 28 - 30, 2015. (Invited speech)

Shiri, A., Rathi, D., Stobbs, R., Campbell, S., Farnel, S. Cockney, C. and Maloney, E. (2015) Development of a Digital Library Infrastructure for the North: An Environmental Scanning Approach. 43th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), Ottawa, June 3 -5, 2015.

Oliphant, T. & Shiri, A. (2015) An Analysis of Seasonal and Topical Queries in a Large Public Library to Support User Engagement. 43th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), Ottawa, June 3 -5, 2015.

Rathi, D., Shiri, A., Campbell, S., Farnel, S., Cockney, C. and Stobbs, R. (2015) Shaping of a Digital Library in Canada's North. 43th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), Ottawa, June 3 -5, 2015. (poster)

Oliphant, T., Surette, S. and Shiri, A. (2015) From Data Deluge to Data Wrangling: How Embracing Data can Enhance User Engagement. Alberta Library Conference, Jasper, Alberta, Saturday May 2, 2015.

Shiri, A. & Indiogine, E. (2015) Learning Analytics. Centre for Teaching and Learning, University of Alberta, April 23, 2015 (Invited).

Shiri, A. (2015). Digital Library North: Creating a Path for Information Access in Canada's North. DigiDay. Held by Kule Institute for Advanced Study, University of Alberta, March 31, 2015 (Invited talk).

Shiri, A. (2014) Conundrum of Big Data. City of Spruce Grove Records Coordinators Event . Spruce Grove, Alberta, December 15, 2014 (Invited).

Shiri, A. (2014) Digital Library North. Presented at the SSHRC Stories and Successes. Held by Kule Institute for Advanced Study, University of Alberta, November 5, 2014.

Shiri, A. (2014) Conundrum of Big Data. ARMA International Edmonton Chapter. Edmonton, Alberta, October 14, 2014 (Invited).

Farnel, S. & Shiri, A. (2014) Metadata for Research Data. Presented at the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. DC-2014, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

Shiri, A. & Zvyagintseva L. (2014) Dynamic Query Suggestion in Web Search Engines: A Comparative Examination. Connecting Across Borders: Globalization and Information Science Research. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Information Science & Inaugural Librarians' Research Institute Symposium. . Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, May 28- 30th 2014.

Shiri, A. (2014) Sustainable Pedagogy through Learning Analytics. Encouraging Systems Thinking: The Creative Use of Technology In and Beyond University of Alberta Classrooms. International Week: Creating solutions for a Healthier World, University of Alberta, January 29, 2014.

Shiri, A. (2014) Exploring Information Ethics: A Metadata Analytics Approach. Paper presented at the Information Ethics Roundtable 2014: Information Ethics and Global Citizenship. University of Alberta, Faculty of Education, Edmonton, Alberta, April 24-26, 2014.

Shiri, A. (2013) Big Data Meets Linked Data: A Knowledge Organization Systems Perspective. Presented at the Special Interest Group on Classification Research (SIG/CR) at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Association for Information Science & Technology, Montreal, November 1-6, 2013.

Shiri, A. (2013) Researching Visual Vocabularies: A Conceptual Model. Questioning the Visual: Research Methods and the Problem of Perception (SIG/VIS). Panel presentation with Joan E. Beaudoin, Elaine Ménard, Christine Marie Angel, Andrea Copeland, Jenna Hartel, Brian O'Connor, Leslie Thomson. at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Association for Information Science & Technology, Montreal, November 1-6, 2013.

Shiri, A. & Rathi, D. (2013) Twitter Content Categorization: A Public Library Perspective. International Conference on Knowledge Management. ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Association for Information Science & Technology, Montreal, November 1-6, 2013.

Shiri, A. (2013) The Many Facets of ‘Query’ in Interactive Information Retrieval (poster). ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Association for Information Science & Technology, Montreal, November 1-6, 2013.

Shiri, A. (2013) Big Data and Learning Analytics: Tools for Educators. University of Alberta. Faculty of Education, Master of Educational Technoloy, EDU 575: Theory and Practice in Educational Technology, Wednesday March 20, 2013 (Invited talk).

Shiri, A. (2012) Typology and Analysis of Big Data: An Information Science Perspective. Presented at Internet, Politics, Policy 2012: Big Data, Big Challenges? Oxford Internet Institute. University of Oxford, September 20-21, 2012, St. Anne's College, Oxford, UK.

Shiri, A. (2012) Big Data: Myth or Reality? Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, December 5, 2012 (Invited talk).

Shiri, A., Stan Ruecker, S., Doll,L. Bouchard, M.and Fiorentino, C. (2011) An Evaluation of Thesaurus-enhanced Visual Interfaces for Multilingual Digital Libraries. To be presented at the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL), September 26-28, 2011, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany.

Shiri, A. (2011) Internet-based Methods and Tools for Conducting Research. University of Alberta Libraries, Novemeber 4, 2011. (Invited)

Samek, T. and Shiri, A. (2011) Knowledge Mapping of Social Responsibility in an Information Intensive Society: A Proposed Taxonomy. Presented at the Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG) Symposium, Provincial Archives of Alberta, October 1, 2011.

Shiri, A. (2011) Exploratory Interaction with Digital Libraries Using Visual Thesauri. School of Library and Information Studies,University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, January 26, 2011. (Invited)

Shiri, A. (2011) Internet-based Research Methods and Tools. Grant Macewan University Library. April 21, 2011.

Shiri, A. (2010) Confluence of Visualization and Semantics: Development of Thesaurus-Enhanced Visual Interfaces for Digital Libraries. School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, December 7, 2010. (Invited)

Shiri, A. (2010) Internet-based Research Methods and Tools. University of Alberta Libraries, June 7, 2010. (Invited)

Chatterley, T., Chambers, T., Shiri, A., Buckingham, J. and Dorgan, M. (2010) Investigation of information seeking behaviours of University of Alberta health sciences alumni and students. to be presented at the 34th Canadian Health Libraries Association Conference (CHLA/ABSC ), June 7-11, 2010, Kingston, Ontario.

Shiri, A. (2009) Exploration of Interdisciplinarity in Nanotechnology Queries: The Use of Transaction Log Analysis and Thesauri. Presented at the ASIS&T 20th Annual SIG CR Workshop: Bridging Worlds, Connecting People: Classification Transcending Boundaries, November 7, 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia.

Shiri, A. (2009) Metadata in Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries. Presented at the Netspeed 2009 Conference, Ocotber 21-23, 2009, Calgary, Alberta. (Invited)

Shiri, A. (2009) An Examination of User Queries in a Nanotechnology Digital Library. Presented at the 37 th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science: Ottawa, May 28-30, 2009.

Shiri, A. (2009) Rich Information Interaction in Digital Libraries. Invited. School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. February 3, 2009. (Invited)

Shiri, A. (2009) Rich Information Interaction in Digital Libraries. Invited. Professional Development Day, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, February 6, 2009. (Invited)

Shiri, A.; Chambers, T.(2008) Information Retrieval from Digital Libraries: Assessing the Potential Utility of Thesauri in Supporting Users’ Search Behaviour in an Interdisciplinary Domain. To be presented at the 10th International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization(ISKO). Montreal, 5-8 August 2008. 

Ismond, K.P. ; Shiri, A. (2007) The Medical Digital Library Landscape. Presented at the Netspeed 2007 Conference, Calgary, Alberta, 17-19 October, 2007.

Shiri, Ali (2007) The Use of Metadata in Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries. Presented at the11th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, Budapest, Hungary, September 16-21, 2007 .

Shiri, Ali (2007) Trend Analysis in Social Tagging:An LIS Perspective. Presented at the 6th European Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshop at the 11th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, Budapest, Hungary, September 16-21, 2007. (Available on SlideShare)

Saumure, K.; Shiri, A. (2007) Knowledge Organization Trends: An Examination of the Post-Web Era. To be presented at the North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO), University of Toronto, June 14-15, 2007.

Shiri, A.; Ruecker, S.; Rossello, X.; Bouchard, M.; Mehta, P. (2007) Development of A Thesaurus-enhanced Visual Interface for Multilingual Digital Libraries. Presented at the 35th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Information Sharing in a Fragmented World: Crossing Boundaries, K. Dalkir and C. Arsenault (eds.), Montreal, May 10-12, 2007.

Shiri, A. (2006) Knowledge Organization Systems in Canadian Digital Library Collections. Presented at the Canadian Association for Information Science/L'Association canadienne des sciences de l'information (CAIS/ACSI) 2006 Annual Conference, June 1 - 3, 2006, York University, Toronto.

Anvik, K., Shiri, A., Rossello, X. and Ruecker, S. (2006) A Tabular Thesaurus Browser to Support Multilingual Queries. Presented at the Society for Digital Humanities Annual Conference. May 29 - 31, 2006 - York University, Toronto.

Shiri, A. (2006) The Use of Controlled Vocabualries in Interfaces to Canadian Digital Library Collections. Presented at the the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) 7th Informaiton Architecture Summit. March 23-27, 2006. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Shiri, A. (2006) New Information Environments: Digital Libraries and Subject gateways. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. January 27.

Shiri, A. (2006) Knowledge Organization Systems in Canadian Digital Library Collections. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. February 14.

Shiri, A. (2005) Thesaurus-enhanced Search Moves: An Evaluation of Search Term and Search Result Satisfaction. In Data, Information, and Knowledge in a Networked World: Presented at the Canadian Association for Information Science 2005 Annual Conference, London, Ontario, June 2-4, 2005.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C. (2004) "End-users Cognitive and Physical Moves in a Thesaurus-enhanced Search Environment: The Effect of Subject Knowledge". In Innovations through Information Technology. Presented at the Information Resources Management Association International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 23 - 26, 2004.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C. (2004) "End-user Interaction with Thesauri: An Evaluation of Cognitive Overlap in Search Term Selection". Presented at the 8th International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), London, UK, 13-16 July 2004.

Shiri, A. Information and Knowledge Organization: Challenges and Issues. i-Lab Research Group, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, Tuesday 25 May 2004.

Shiri, A. A. End-user Interaction with Thesaurus-enhanced Search Interfaces: An Evaluation of Search Term Selection. Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, Tuesday the 11th November 2003.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C.; Chowdhury, G. Assessing the Impact of User Interaction with Thesaural Knowledge Structures: A Quantitative Analysis Framework. Presented at the 7th International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO) Conference, Granada, Spain, 10-13 July 2002.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C. User - Thesaurus Interaction in a Web-based Database: An Evaluation of Users' s Term Selection Behaviour, presented at Infotech Oulu International Workshop on Information Retrieval, Oulu, Finland, September 19-21, 2001.

Shiri, A. A. Thesaurus-aided Searching on a Web-based Database: A User-centered Evaluation. Paper presented at the 8th Irasnian Student Seminar in Europe, UMIST, Manchester, UK, May 2001.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C. Thesauri on the Web: Current Developments and Trends. Paper presented at Consultation for Agricultural Information Management (COAIM) Conference organized by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, 5-7 June 2000, Rome, Italy. (Invited paper)

Shiri, A.A. Thesauri on the Web and Their Applications. Presentation delivered at a Workshop organized by CAB International, 25 July 2000, Wallingford, Oxford UK. (Invited talk)

Shiri, A. Cybermetrics: A New Horizon in Information Research, presented at the FID 49th Conference and Congress, 11-17 October 1998, New Delhi, India.