Refereed Articles 

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, Gnoli, Claudio, Haynes, David, Salaba, Athena, Ali Shiri, and Aida Slavic. (2024) Library Catalogue’s Search Interface: Making the Most of Subject Metadata. Knowledge Organization 51, no. 3:169-186. https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-2024-3-169 

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

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)

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)

Chapman, J., Hennig, N., Jefferson, D., Junus, R., Kelly, E., Shiri, A., Kenfield, A. S., Thompson, S. & Woolcott, L. (2022) Best practices for assessing reuse of digital content: Educational and instructional design perspectives. Proceedings of Library Assessment Conference, November 1-3, 2022.

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. Proceedings of the Canadian Association of Information Science 50th Annual Conference, June 7 – 10, 2022. 

Shiri, A. (2022, March 24). Digital libraries for people: Ethical design, adaptive exploration, analytical support. Information Matters, Vol. 2, Issue 3. 

Huang, C., Samek, T., Shiri, A. (2021) AI and Ethics: Ethical Perspectives for LIS. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 62 (4), pp. 351 -365.

Shiri, A., Howard, D., & Farnel, S. (2022). Indigenous Digital Storytelling: Digital Interfaces Supporting Cultural Heritage Preservation and Access. International Information & Library Review, Issue 2, pp.1-22.

Shiri, A., Howard, D., & Farnel, S. (2021). Indigenous Digital Storytelling for Cultural Heritage Access and Preservation. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS/Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI. Edmonton, Alberta.

Villanueva, E. & Shiri, A., (2021). Methodological Diversity in the Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries and Archives: An Analysis of Frameworks and Methods/Diversité méthodologique dans l'evaluation des bibliothèques et les archives numériques du patrimoine culturel: Une analyse des cadres et des méthodes. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 43(3), pp. 316-342.

Thornton, G. M., & Shiri, A. (2021). Challenges with organization, discoverability and access in Canadian open health data repositories. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Journal de l'Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada, 42(1), pp. 45-65.

Cui, Y., Chen, Fu, Shiri, A. (2020) Scale Up Predictive Models for Early Detection of At-risk Students: A Feasibility Study. Information and Learning Sciences. Vol. 121 (No. 3/4), pp. 97-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-05-2019-0041 

Muglia, C.,  Chapman, J., Jefferson, D., Kelly, E.K.,  Kenfield, A. S., Masood, K., Morales, M., Shiri, A., Thompson, S., Woolcott, L. (2021) Developing Recommended Practices and Ethical Guidelines for Assessing Reuse of Digital Content.  Proceedings of the Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, October 29, 2020–March 17, 2021, virtual conference. 

Shiri, A., Kelly, E. J., Kenfield, A. S., Masood, K., Muglia,C., Thompson, S., Woolcott, L. (2020) A Faceted Conceptualization of Digital Object Reuse in Digital Repositories in: International Society for Knowledge Organziation (ISKO), Proceedings of the Sixteenth International ISKO Conference, 2020 Aalborg, Denmark, Edied by Marianne Lykke, Tanja Svarre, Mette Skov, Daniel Martínez-Ávila (Ed.) Knowledge Organization at the Interface, page 402 - 410.

Farnel, S., Shiri, A. (2020) Indigenous Community Driven Knowledge Organization at the Interface: The Case of the Inuvialuit Digital Library in: International Society for Knowledge Organziation (ISKO), Proceedings of the Sixteenth International ISKO Conference, 2020 Aalborg, Denmark, Edied by Marianne Lykke, Tanja Svarre, Mette Skov, Daniel Martínez-Ávila (Ed.) Knowledge Organization at the Interface, page 123 - 132.

Ying Cui, Fu Chen, Ali Shiri, Yaqin Fan, (2019) Predictive analytic models of student success in higher education: A review of methodology. Information and Learning Sciences, 120 (3/4), pp. 208-227.

Shiri, A. (2019) Usability Evaluation of Learning Analytics: A Student-Centred Perspective. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 42(1-2):94-112.

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

Trepanier, C., Shiri, A., Samek, T. (2019) An examination of IFLA and Data Science Association ethical codes. IFLA Journal, Published online, May 31, 2019. https://lnkd.in/eeQupDz

Shiri, A. Stobbs, R. (2018) Community-Driven User Evaluation of the Inuvialuit Cultural Heritage Digital Library. Proceedings of ASIS&T 2018, Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Conference, Vancouver, November 10 - 14, 2018.

Shiri, A. (2018) Methodological Considerations in Developing Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries: A Community-driven Framework. JCDL '18 Proceedings of the 18th ACM/IEEE on Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. Fort Worth, Texas, USA — June 03 - 07, 2018, ACM New York, NY, USA.

Trepanie, C. Shiri, A., Samek, T. (2018) Ethics, to Do or Not to Do?: Exploring Frameworks for Library and Information Ethics and Data Ethics. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS/ASCI), May 30 - June 1, 2018, University of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Shiri, A., Oliphant, Tami (2017). Temporal Patterns of Searching in a Public Library Discovery System. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 41(1-2), pp. 1 -17.

Oliphant, T., & Shiri, A. (2017). The long tail of search and topical queries in public libraries. Library Review, 66(6/7), 430-441.

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

Rathi, D., Shiri, A., & Cockney, C. (2017). Environmental scan: A methodological framework to initiate digital library development for communities in Canada’s North. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 69 (1), pp. 76 - 94.

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

Farnel, S., Shiri, A., Campbell, S., Cockney, C., Rathi, D., Stobbs, R. (2017). A Community-Driven Metadata Framework for Describing Cultural Resources: The Digital Library North Project. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 55 (5), pp. 289 - 306.

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

Shiri, A. (2016) Exploring Information Ethics: A Metadata Analytics Approach. Journal of Information Ethics, 25 (1), pp. 17 - 37.

Shiri, A. and Davoodi, D. (2016) Managing Linked Open Data Across Discovery Systems. In L. Spiteri (ed.) Managing Metadata in Web-Scale Discovery Systems (pp. 57 - 90). London: Facet Publishing.

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. Proceedings of the 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. Proceedings of the 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) An Emerging Digital Library Platform for Canada’s North. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Information Science CAIS/ACSI, June 1-3, 2016 , University of Calgary.

Farnel, S., Shiri, A., Rathi, D., Cockney, C., Campbell, S. and Stobbs, R. (2016) Of Places and Names: Working with Northern Canadian Communities to Enhance Subject Access to Digital Resources. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2016 – Columbus, OH – Connections. Collaboration. Community in Session 151 - Classification and Indexing.

Shiri, A. (2015) Semantic Access and Exploration in Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries. In: Cultrual Heritage Information Access and Management. Edited by I. Ruthven & G. Chowdhury. London: Facet Publishing.

Calaresu, M. & Shiri, A. (2015) Understanding Semantic Web: A Conceptual Model. Library Review, 64 (1/2), pp. 82-100. (Recieved the Highly Commended Award in the 2016 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence)

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. Proceedings of the 43th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), Ottawa, June 3 -5, 2015.

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

Shiri, A. (2014) Making Sense of Big Data: A Facet Analysis Approach. Knowledge Organization, 41(5), pp. 357 - 368.

Farnel, S. & Shiri, A. (2014) Metadata for Research Data. Proceedings of 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. 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) Linked Data Meets Big Data: A Knowledge Oraganization Systems Perspective. The ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Classification Research (SIG/CR) Workshop. Published in Advances in Classification Research Online, 24 (1).

Shiri, A. & Rathi, D. (2013) Twitter Content Categorization: A Public Library Perspective. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management. 12 (4).

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

Shiri, A.; Ruecker, S.; Bouchard, M.; Doll, L.; Fiorentino, C. (2013) User Evaluation of Searchling and T-Saurus: Multilingual Thesaurus-Enhanced Visual Interfaces for Digital Libraries. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. 37 (2), pp. 137-160.

Alipour-Hafezi, M.; Horri, A.; Shiri, A.; Ghaebi, A. (2013) Digital Library Interoperability: Proposing a Model. International Journal of Information Science and Management. 3(1), pp. 57-75.

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

Ruecker, S., Shiri, A., Fiorentino, C. (2012) Interactive Visualization for Multilingual Search. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) , 38(4), April/May 2012.

Shiri, A. and Ruecker, S. (2012) Linear vs. Visual Cognitive Style and Faceted vs. Visual Interaction in Digital Library User Interfaces. In: Proceedings of the 40th Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) Annual Conference, Wilfrid Laurier University/University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario May 31 - June 2, 2012.

Shiri, A. and Rathi, D. (2012) Metadata and Crowdsourced Data for Access and Interaction in Digital Library User Interfaces . In Chowdhury, G. and Foo, S. (Eds.), Digital Libraries and Information Access: Research Perspectives. Neal-Schuman Publishers.

Rathi, D. and Shiri, A. (2012) Evolving and Emerging Trends in Digital Library User Interfaces. In: Proceedings of the 40th Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) Annual Conference, Wilfrid Laurier University/University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario May 31 - June 2, 2012.

Rathi, D., Lucky, S., Shiri, A. (2012) Enhancing Information Retrieval Capabilities of Knowledge Management Systems. In: Patricia Ordonez de Pablos and Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras (Eds.) Knowledge Management and Drivers of Innovation in Services. IGI Global.

Schrader, A., Shiri, A., Williamson, V. (2012) Assessment of the Research Learning Needs of the University of Saskatchewan Librarians: A Case Study. College and Research Libraries, 73(2), pp. 147-163.

Chatterly, T., Storie, D., Chambers, T., Buckingham, L., Shiri, A., Dorgan, M. (2012) Health information support provided by professional associations in Canada. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 29 (3), pp. 233 - 241.

Shiri, A., Stan Ruecker, S., Doll,L. Bouchard, M.and Fiorentino, C. (2011) An Evaluation of Thesaurus-enhanced Visual Interfaces for Multilingual Digital Libraries. Proceedings of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, edited by Gradmann, S. et al. (Eds.), . Lecture Notes in Computer Science ( LNCS) 6966, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 236-243.

Shiri, A. (2011) Revealing Interdisciplinarity in Nanoscience and Technology Queries: A Transaction Log Analysis Approach. Knowledge Organization, 38(2), 135-153.

Shiri, A., Ruecker, S., Bouchard, M., Stafford, A., Mehta, P., Anvik, K., Rossello, X. (2011) User Evaluation of Searchling: A Visual Interface for Bilingual Digital Libraries. Electronic Library, 29(1), 71 - 89.

McDonnell, M., Shiri, A. (2011) Social Search: A Taxonomy of, and a User-centred Approach to, Social Web Search. Program: electronic library and information systems, 45(1), 6 - 28.

Shiri, A. (2011) Preliminary Observations on Health Query Terms in a University OPAC: Transaction Log and Co-occurrence Analyses. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Canadian Association for Information Science Conference, June 2-4, 2011, University of New Brunswick/St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. (Extended abstract refereed)

Ruecker, S., Shiri, A., Fiorentino, C., Bouchard, M., Stafford, A. and Bieber, M. (2010) Exploratory Search Interfaces for the Unesco Multilingual Digital Library: Combining Visualization and Semantics. Proceedings of the 2010 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science, November 21-22, 2010, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Shiri, A. (2010) Query Reformulation Strategies in an Interdisciplinary Digital Library: The Case of Nanoscience and Technology. Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM) , July 5-8, 2010, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Shiri, A., Ruecker, S., Fiorentino, C., Stafford, A. and Bouchard, M. (2010) Exploratory Interaction with Information through Visualization and Semantics: Designing a Visual User Interface Using the UNESCO Multilingual Thesaurus. Proceedings of the 38th Canadian Association for Information Science Annual Conference, June 2-4, 2010, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Abstract Refereed)

Shiri, A., Ruecker, S., Fiorentino, C., Stafford, A. and Bouchard, M., Bieber, M. (2010) Designing a Semantically Rich Visual Interface for Cultural Digital libraries Using the UNESCO Multilingual Thesaurus. Proceedings of Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication 2010 Conference: Cultural diversity in e-learning and/or m-learning, June 15-18, 2010, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Alipour-Hafezi, M.; Horri, A.; Shiri, A.; Ghaebi, A. (2010) Interoperability Models in Digital Libraries: An Overview. The Electronic Library, 28(3), 438-452.

Shiri, A. (2009) An Examination of Social Tagging Interface Features and Functionalities: An Analytical Comparison. Online Information Review, 33(5), 901 - 919.

Shiri, A. ( 2009 ) Exploration of Interdisciplinarity in Nanotechnology Queries: The Use of Transaction Log Analysis and Thesauri . In Breitenstein, Mikel and Loschko, Cheryl Lin , Eds. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology SIG-Classification Research 20th Workshop , Vancouver, BC, Canada .

Shiri, A. and Chase-Kruszewski, S. (2009) Knowledge Organisation Systems in North American Digital Library Collections. Program: electronic library and information systems, 43(2), pp. 121 – 139.

Mondoux, J. and Shiri, A. (2009) Institutional Repositories in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions: User Interface Features and Knowledge Organization Systems. Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives. 61(5), 436-458.

Keenan, A. and Shiri, A. (2009) Sociability and Social Interaction on Social Networking Websites. Library Review, 58(6), pp. 438-450. (Received the Library Review 2010 Highly Commended Award)

Shiri, A. (2009) An Examination of User Queries in a Nanotechnology Digital Library. In Mapping the 21st Century Information Landscape: Borders, Bridges and Byways, eds. P. Rothbauer, S. Stevenson & N. Wathen. Proceedings of the 37 th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science: Ottawa, May 28-30, 2009. (Abstract refereed)

Shiri, A. (2009) Metadata and Metaphors in Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries. In: Handbook of Research on Digital Libraries: Design, Development and Impact, Edited by Yin-Leng Theng, Schubert Foo, Dion Goh and Jin-cheon Na. Hershey, Pennsylvania: Information Science Reference, pp. 270-277.

Shiri, A. (2008) Metadata-enhanced Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries. Journal of Information Science, 34 (6), 763-775. (ranked 5th in December 2010 in the Journal of Information Science Top 50 Most-Read Articles)

Stafford, A., Shiri, A., Ruecker, S., Bouchard, M., Mehta, P., Anvik, K., Rossello, X. (2008) Making Sense of Interface Design: Implementing Searchling, a Visual Thesaurus-Enhanced Interface for Multilingual Digital Libraries. Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science, November 1–3, 2008, University of Chicago. Chicago , Illinois.

Saumure, K.; Shiri, A. (2008) Knowledge Organization Trends: A Comparison of the Pre- and Post-Web Eras. Journal of Information Science, 34 (5), 651-666.

Stafford, A., Shiri, A., Ruecker, S., Bouchard, M., Mehta, P., Anvik, K., Rossello, X. (2008) Searchling: User-Centered Evaluation of a Visual Thesaurus-Enhanced Interface for Bilingual Digital Libraries. In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries: ECDL 2008, Aarhus, Denmark, September 14-17, 2008.

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. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO). Montreal, 5-8 August 2008.

Shiri, A.; Storie, D. (2008) Information Organization and Information Interaction in Social Tagging Sites: A Comparative Examination of Interface Features and Functionalities. In: Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Information Beyond Borders: LIS Interacting with other Disciplines, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. June 5-7, 2008. (Abstract refereed)

Ismond, K. P.; Shiri, A. (2007) The Medical Digital Library Landscape. Online Information Review, 31(6), 744-758.

Shiri, A. (2007) Trend Analysis in Social Tagging : An LIS Perspective. 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.

Shiri, A. (2007) The Use of Metadata in Visual Interfaces to Digital Libraries. In: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, Budapest, Hungary, September 16-21, 2007 . Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer,Heidelberg, Germany, 2007.

Shiri, A.; Ruecker, S.; Rossello, X.; Bouchard, M.; Mehta, P. (2007) Development of A Thesaurus-enhanced Visual Interface for Multilingual Digital Libraries. Proceedings of the35th 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. (Abstract refereed)

Shiri, A.;Ruecker, S.; Anvik, K.; Rossello, X. (2006) Thesaurus-enhanced Visual Interfaces for Multilingual Information Retrieval. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S., November 3 - 9, 2006.

Shiri, A.;Ruecker, S.; Anvik, K.; Rossello, X. (2006) Rich Prospect Visual Interfaces for Multilingual Query Enhancement Using Thesauri. Canadian Symposium of Text Analysis (CASTA) Annual Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, October 11-14, 2006.

Shiri, A. (2006) Knowledge Organization Systems in Canadian Digital Library Collections. In: The Proceedings of 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. (Abstract refereed)

Shiri, A.; Revie, C. (2006) Query Expansion Behaviour Within a Thesaurus-enhanced Search Environment: A User-centred Evaluation. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 57 (4), 462-478.

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

Nicholson, D.; Dawson, A.; Shiri, A. (2006) HILT: A Terminology Mapping Service with DDC Spine. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 42(3/4), 187-200.

Saumure, K.; Shiri, A. (2006) Integrating Digital Libraries and Virtual Learning Environments. Library Review, 55 (8), 474-488.

Shiri, A.; Revie, Crawford (2005) Usability and User Perceptions of a Thesaurus-enhanced Search Interface. Journal of Documentation, 61(5), 640-656. ( Received the Journal of Documentation 2006 Highly Commended Award)

Shiri, A.; Molberg, Keri (2005) Interfaces to Knowledge Organization Systems in Canadian Digital Library Collections. Online Information Review. 29(6), 604-620.

Shiri, A. (2005) Topic familiarity and its effects on term selection and browsing in a thesaurus-enhanced search environment. Library Review, 54 (9), 514 – 518. (Received the Library Review 2006 Highly Commended Award)

McCulloch, E.; Shiri, A.; Nicholson, D. (2005) Challenges and Issues in Terminology Mapping: A Digital Library Perspective. The Electronic Library. 23(6), 671-677.

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: Proceedings of the Canadian Association for Information Science 2005 Annual Conference, London, Ontario, June 2-4, 2005.

Shiri, A. Nicholson, D.; McCulloch, E. (2004) User Evaluation of a Pilot Terminologies Server for a Distributed Multi-scheme Environment. Online Information Review. 28(4), 273 - 283.

McCulloch, E.; Shiri, A.; Nicholson, D. (2004) Subject Searching Requirements: The HILT II Experience. Library Review, 53(8), 408-414.

Shiri, A. (2004) End-user Interaction with Thesaurus-Enhanced Search Interfaces: an Evaluation of Search Term Selection for Query Expansion. Association for Comupting Machinery Special Interest Group in Information Retrieval ACMSIGIR Forum. 38(1), 80.

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

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. Proceedings of the Information Resources Management Association International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 23 - 26, 2004.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, Crawford. (2003) The Effects of Topic Complexity and Familiarity on Cognitive and Physical Moves in a Thesaurus-enhanced Search Environment. Journal of Information Science, 29(6), 517-526.

Shiri, A. (2003) Digital Library Research: Current Developments and Trends. Library Review, 52(5), 198 - 202.

Nicholson, D.; Shiri, A. (2003) Interoperability in Subject Searching and Browsing. OCLC Systems & Services, 19, ( 2), 58 - 61.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C.; Chowdhury, G. (2002) Thesaurus-Enhanced Search Interfaces. Journal of Information Science. 28(2): pp.111-122.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C.; Chowdhury, G. (2002) Thesaurus-Assisted Search Term Selection and Query Expansion: A Review of User-Centred Studies. Knowledge Organization, 29 (1): pp.1-19.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C.; Chowdhury, G. (2002) Assessing the Impact of User Interaction with Thesaural Knowledge Structures: A Quantitative Analysis Framework. In: Challenges in knowledge representation and organization for the 21st century: integration of knowledge across boundaries: Proceedings of the 7th International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO) Conference, Granada, Spain, 10-13 July 2002.

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C. (2001) User - Thesaurus Interaction in a Web-Based Database: An Evaluation of Users' Term Selection Behaviour. In: Proceedings of the Infotech Oulu International Workshop on Information Retrieval, Oulu, Finland, September 19-21, 2001. pp. 23-32. 

Shiri, A. A.; Revie, C. (2000) Thesauri on The Web: Current Developments and Trends. Online Information Review, 24(4): pp.273-279. 

Shiri, A. A. (1998) Cybermetrics: A New Horizon in Information Research. Proceedings of FID 49th Conference and Congress, 11-17 October 1998, New Delhi, India.