Documentation, Informaiton & Knowledge ›› 2024, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 146-160.doi: 10.13366/j.dik.2024.04.146

• Intelligence, Information & Sharing • Previous Articles    

Translating Information Research into Practice, Policy and Action: A Review of 2023 ASIS&T Annual Meeting

FAN Zhenjia1,2, YANG Lijuan1, ZHAO Ziqi3   

  1. 1. Department of Information Resources Management, Business School, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071; 2. Nankai University Library, Tianjin, 300071; 3. The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, WC2A 2AE
  • Online:2024-07-10 Published:2024-08-05
  • Contact: Correspondence should be addressed to YANG Lijuan, Email:lijuanyang@mail.nankai.edu.cn, ORCID: 0000-0002-6664-447X

Abstract: [Purpose/Significance] Exploring the characteristics of the findings from the papers presented at the 86th ASIS&T Annual Conference is beneficial for grasping current research progress in 2023 and showcasing the latest research trends in the fields of Library and Information Science. [Design/Methodology] This article conducts a literature review of the accomplishments in the 2023 ASIS&T Annual Meeting by employing descriptive statistical analysis, visual graphs, and text analysis methods. It also examines and summarizes the evolution and development of content features in the annual conferences papers over the past decade. [Findings/Conclusion] The 2023 ASIS&T Annual Meeting focus on four major themes: information technology, information and society, information services and user behavior, and theory and methodology.Topics such as ChatGPT, LLM, GAI have become emerging hot spots. In the past decade, the ASIS&T Annual Conference has continued to pay attention to social needs, stick to the traditional position of "library", continue to develop technology and applications around the "user center", and, keep a close attention to new and interdisciplinary fields such as artificial intelligence,data science and digital humanities, fully demonstrating the interdisciplinary nature of this discipline. [Originality/Value] The study identifies the highlights of 2023 ASIS&T Annual Meeting,and provides a compass for the research and development in the field of Library and Information Science.


Key words: The Association for Information Science and Technology(ASIS&, T), 2023 ASIS&, T Annual Meeting, Library and Information Science, Information and society