{"id":6066,"date":"2015-05-02T13:47:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T20:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-descriptor\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2015-05-02T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-02T20:47:59","slug":"faculty-voices-lili-luo-phd-associate-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/faculty-voices-lili-luo-phd-associate-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Voices: Lili Luo, PhD, Associate Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Faculty Voices: Lili Luo, PhD, Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What were you doing before you joined SJSU\u2019s School of Information?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I joined SJSU after I received my PhD in Information and Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007. Prior to that, I worked briefly at Peking University Library in China. I got my Masters of Information Management from Peking University.<\/p>\n

What experiences led you to your professional area(s) of interest?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I was working at Peking University Library in 2002, I was involved in starting the library\u2019s virtual reference service. I enjoyed that experience very much and thus decided to focus my PhD study on virtual reference. Overall, I am interested in understanding how reference and other human-intermediated information services evolve in the digital age. Virtual reference is part of that.<\/p>\n

Describe your favorite or least favorite LIS school professor? What did you learn (or miss out on learning) that shaped you into who you are today?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My favorite LIS school professor was Dr. Yiming Wang at the Department of Information Management at Peking University in China. He was my masters\u2019 thesis advisor. He was a very genuine and encouraging person, and he gave me good guidance on finding out what I wanted to do and how to pursue it. I will always be grateful for that.<\/p>\n

What do you find most challenging about teaching or researching your area of information science?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a required course in our curriculum, research methods in library and information science. I teach it every semester. I firmly believe in the value of understanding how to conduct and apply research to improve LIS practice. One of the challenges I have experienced is to make a strong case about the benefits of practitioners mastering research methods. But it is getting better now. I am now involved in a project called Institute for Research Design in Librarianship, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). It is a three year project that provides training on research methods for academic librarians. I am a co-instructor in the project. I think it is a good sign that funders like IMLS are noticing the importance of research methods education and training for librarians, and are supporting it.<\/p>\n

Where do you see the future of LIS education and professional research going, and how do you hope to shape the evolution of LIS studies during your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

LIS education needs to prepare students for an increasingly dynamic information environment. The knowledge and skills acquired in the MLIS program have a limited shelf life, and we need to help our students develop the life-long capability to be cognizant of changes and respond to them positively and effectively. There will also be a rising number of non-traditional careers that our students may consider outside of libraries and archives, and I think it is important that we help our students become aware of them and be prepared for them.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite Banned Book? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Great Gatsby is my favorite banned book. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a brilliant writer, and I was impressed with his skillful rendering of hollow dreams and hopes in the story of Gatsby. It is profoundly sad but so beautifully written.<\/p>\n

Please view Dr. Luo\u2019s faculty bio here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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