Dr. Xiaoai Ren
Associate Professor
- Ph.D. in Information Studies
Department of Informatics, University at Albany, SUNY - MLIS in Information Studies
Department of Information Management, Beijing University, Beijing, China
Areas of Research Interest
- EBooks
- Library collaboration
- Resource sharing
- Database searching
- LIS education
Areas of Teaching Interest
- Information resources and services
- Electronic resources
- Online searching
Selected Publications
Ren, X. (Accepted). EBook interlibrary loan in American public libraries. Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve.
Ondrusek, A. L., Ren, X., & Yang, C. (2017). A content analysis of strategies and tactics observed among MLIS students in an online searching course. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 58(3), 141-159.
Ren, X., Liu, G., Liu, K., Wang, Y., & Zou, Q. (2017). Introducing the International Journal of Librarianship – IJOL, ALA IRRT International Leads, 31(1), 7.
Ren, X. (2017). International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL) launched. CALA Newsletter, No. 115. 18.
Ren, X. (2016). A directory to international LIS educational accreditation processes: Part I. International Journal of Librarianship, 1(1), 74-77
Ren, X., & Ondrusek, A. L. (2016). Designing course assignments for teaching reference online. In L. A. Ellis (Ed.), Teaching Reference Today: New Directions and Approaches (pp. 147-168). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.
Ren, X. (2014). Service decision-making processes at three New York State cooperative public library systems. Library Management, 35(6/7), 418-432.