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Kwan Yi, Ph.D.
Kwan.Yi@eku.edu
859-622-2164

Kwan Yi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Education

  • B.A. Korea University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea, Mass Communications
  • B.S. Korea University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea, Computer Science
  • M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Applied Mathematics
  • M.S. McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Computer Science
  • Ph.D. McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Information Science

Research/Academic Interests

  • Automated information organization and classification
  • Text Categorization
  • Informetrics – study of quantitative aspects of information
  • Social Network Analysis in research productivity and collaboration
  • Technology-integration practices

Publications

Dr. Yi’s work can be found in several journals including:
  • Yi, K., Turner, R., & Turner, S. (2019) Investigating Technology-Integration Practices and Competencies of School Librarians. School Library Worldwide, 25(1), 35-56.
  • Yi, K., Choi, N. J., and Kim, Y. S. (2016). A Content Analysis of Twitter Hyperlinks and Their Application in Web Resource Indexing. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 67(8), 1808-1821.
  • Yi, K. (2016). Collaborative Tagging for Collective Intelligence. In I. Lee (Ed.), Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management. (pp. 1957- 1969). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Choi, N. J. and Yi, K. (2015). Raising the General Public’s Awareness and Adoption of Open Source Software through Social Q&A Interactions. Online Information Review, 39(1), 119-139.
  • Yi, K. and Turner, R. (2014). The Current Landscape of the School Librarianship Curricula in USA. Journal of Education in Library and Information Science, 55(4), 303-321.4
  • Yi, K. (2012). Harnessing the Collective Intelligence in Social Tagging with Delicious. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63(12), 2488-2502.

Associations/Affiliations/Work History

  • Eastern Kentucky University, School Librarianship Program, Associate/Assistant Professor
  • University of Kentucky, School of Library and Information Science, Assistant Professor
  • McGill University, School of Information Studies, Instructor
  • Centre de Recherche Informatique de Montréal (CRIM), Research Associate
  • Korea Securities Dealers Association, Application Programmer

Awards/Accolades

  • University Fellows, Eastern Kentucky University (2016)
  • University Funded Scholarship, Eastern Kentucky University (2012)
  • Nomination for Faculty Research Award, College of Communications and Information Studies, University of Kentucky (2010)
  • Nomination for Faculty Teaching Award, College of Communications and Information Studies, University of Kentucky (2010)
  • Best Conference Paper Award, the 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management, Hong Kong, December 3-4, 2009. “A Study of Evaluating the Value of Social Tags as Indexing Terms.”
  • College Research Activity Award for International Travel, College of Communications and Information Studies, University of Kentucky (8/2009; 10/2008; 2/2008; 4/2006)
  • College Research Activity Award for Research, College of Communications and Information Studies, University of Kentucky (April 2006)
  • Regular Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, University of Kentucky (2005) Tuition Waiver Fellowship, Government of Quebec, Canada (1994-1995; 1995-1996)
  • Academic Excellence Scholarship, Korea University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea (1983)