International Journal of Information Science

International Journal of Information Science is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original papers of high scientific value in all areas of information science. The journal publishes high-quality, refereed articles. It emphasizes a balanced coverage of both theory and practice. It fully acknowledges and vividly promotes a breadth of the discipline of information sciences.

Jingfeng Xia

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Information Science

Associate Professor, Indiana University, USA

Research Areas

Library and Information Science, Digital Communication, Open Access

Education

2001Ph.DUniversity of Arizona
2005M.A.University of Arizona
1985M.A.Beijing University, China
1982B.A.Beijing University, China

Experience

2006-2007Reference & Instructional Librarian, 2/2006-12/2007 John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
2005-2006Digital Metadata Projects Librarian, 9/2005-1/2006 University of Florida Libraries, Gainesville, FL
2004-2005Assistant, 8/2004-6/2005 Digital Libraries of Information Science & Technology University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1994-1997Library Assistant, 10/1994-7/1997 University of Arizona Libraries, Tucson, AZ
2002Database Programmer, 2/2002-8/2002 Imation Co., Tucson, Arizona
2000-2001Database Programmer, 9/2000-12/2001 Weiser Lock Co., Tucson, AZ
1999-2000Research Associate, 8/1999-6/2000 Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1997-1999Curator Assistant, 8/1997-7/1999 Arizona State Museum, Tucson, AZ
1993-1994Curator, 10/1993-7/1994 Chinese Ethnic Cultural Park, Beijing, China
1985-1993Assistant Curator & Curator, 10/1985-9/1993 National Museum of Chinese Ethnology, Beijing, China

Academic Achievement

Trustee's Teaching Award, Indiana University (2009)
Achievement Award (2002), Imation Company
Research and Teaching Assistantship (2004–2005), University of Arizona
Research and Teaching Associateship (1999–2000), University of Arizona
Haury Fund, University of Arizona (1998–2000)
Wenner-Gren Fellowship, New York (1994–1997), Wenner-Gren Foundation, NY
Research and Teaching Assistantship (1995–1999), University of Arizona
National Social Science Research Award (1985), Department of Education, China

Membership

American Library Association (ALA), 2004-Present
Association for College & Research Libraries (ACRL), 2005-Present
Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), 2005-Present
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 2008-Present
Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 2010-Present

Publications: Journals

[1]  Jingfeng Xia (under review), "Hyperlinks in open access articles," Online Information Review.
[2]  Jingfeng Xia (under review), "Metrics to measure open geospatial data quality," Journal of Digital Information.
[3]  Jingfeng Xia (under review), "Let's take a Yale open course: a Chinese view of open educational resources," International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
[4]  Jingfeng Xia (under review), "A longitudinal study of scholars' attitudes and behaviors in open access self-archiving," Journal of Electronic Publishing.
[5]  Jingfeng Xia and Lydia C. Spotts (under review), "Ethnographic observation in library and information science: an adapted method," Portal: Libraries and the Academy.
[6]  Jingfeng Xia, Sarah B. Gilchrist, Nathaniel X.P. Smith, Justin A. Kingery, Jennifer R. Radecki, Marcia L. Wilhelm, Keith C, Harrison, Michael L. Ashby and Alyson J. Mahn (2012), "Open access mandate policy: an overview," Portal: Libraries and the Academy, vol. 12, no. 1, forthcoming.
[7]  Jingfeng Xia (2012), "Positioning open access journals in a LIS journal ranking," College & Research Libraries, vol. 73, no. 1, forthcoming.
[8]  Jingfeng Xia and Katie Nakanishi (2012), "Self-selection and the citation advantage of open access articles," Online Information Review, vol. 36, no. 2, forthcoming.
[9]  Jingfeng Xia (2011), "Reconstructing the structure underlying open access practices," Journal of Information Science, vol. 37, no. 3, 324-333.
[10]  Jingfeng Xia, Sara Kay Wilhoite and Lynette Rebekah Myers (2011), "Multiple open access availability and citation impact," Journal of Information Science, vol. 37, no.1, 19-28.
[11]  Jingfeng Xia (2011), "Diffusionism and open access practices," Journal of Documentation, vol. 67, no. 6, forthcoming.
[12]  Jingfeng Xia, Rebekah Lynette Myers and Sara Kay Wilhoite (2011), "A 'librarian–LIS faculty' divide in open access practices," Journal of Documentation, vol. 67, no. 5, forthcoming.
[13]  Jingfeng Xia (2011), "An anthropological emic-etic perspective of open access practices," Journal of Documentation, vol. 67, no. 1, 75-94.
[14]  Jingfeng Xia and Lydia C. Spotts (2011), "A user-centered perspective of open educational resources," Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, 71-84.
[15]  Jingfeng Xia (2010), "A longitudinal study of scholars attitudes and behaviors in open access publishing," Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 615–624.
[16]  Jingfeng Xia and David Opperman (2010), "Current trends in institutional repositories of Master's and Baccalaureate Institutions," Serials Review, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 10–18.
[17]  Jingfeng Xia (2009), "Library publishing as a new way of scholarly communication," Journal of Scholarly Publishing, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 370–383.
[18]  Jingfeng Xia (2009), "Extreme human powered Web search: Renrou," Online, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 33–36.
[19]  Jingfeng Xia (2008), "A comparison of subject and institutional repositories in self-archiving practices," Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 489–495.
[20]  Jingfeng Xia (2007), "Assessment of self-archiving in institutional repositories: across-disciplines," Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 647–654.
[21]  Jingfeng Xia (2007), "Disciplinary repositories in the social sciences," ASLIB Proceedings, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 528–538.
[22]  Jingfeng Xia and Li Sun (2007), "Factors to assess self-archiving in institutional repositories," Serials Review, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 73–80.
[23]  Jingfeng Xia and Li Sun (2007), "Assessment of self-archiving in institutional repositories: depositorship and full-text availability," Serials Review, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 14–21.
[24]  Jingfeng Xia (2006), "Name authority in digital repositories," Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 256–267.
[25]  Jingfeng Xia (2006), "Electronic publishing in archaeology," Journal of Scholarly Publishing, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 270–287.
[26]  Jingfeng Xia (2006), "Scholarly communication in East and Southeast Asia: traditions and challenges," IFLA Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 104–112.
[27]  Jingfeng Xia (2005), "Visualizing occupancy of library study space with GIS maps," New Library World, vol. 106, no. 5/6, pp. 219–233.
[28]  Jingfeng Xia (2005), "Locating library items by GIS technology," Collection Management, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 63–72.
[29]  Jingfeng Xia (2004), "Library space management: A GIS proposal," Library Hi Tech, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 375–382.
[30]  Jingfeng Xia (2004), "Using GIS to measure in-library book-use behavior," Information Technology and Libraries, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 184–191.
[31]  Jingfeng Xia (2004), "GIS in the management of library pick-up books," Library Hi Tech, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 209–216.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Jingfeng Xia (accepted, in process), Feeding Taste Memories. The University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL.
[2]  Jingfeng Xia (2011), "Digital repository for archaeology: a management perspective, " Costan Archaeological Series-Special Issue on Web 2.0, forthcoming.
[3]  Jingfeng Xia (2009), "Electronic publishing in archaeology, " in The State of Scholarly Publishing: Challenges and Opportunities, edited by A. N. Greco. Transaction Publishing, New Brunswick, NJ, pp. 147–162.
[4]  Jingfeng Xia, editor (2008), Scholarly Communication in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Chandos Publishing Ltd. Oxford, UK.
[5]  Jingfeng Xia (2008), "Scholarly communication in China, " in Scholarly Communication in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, pp. 1–40.
[6]  Jingfeng Xia and Mei-Mei Wu (2008), "Scholarly communication in Taiwan, " in Scholarly Communication in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, pp. 123–145.