Publications

Publications

• • Kim, J., Hong, L., & Yoon, A. (2025). University students' self-assessment of data literacy: A validation study. PLoS One 20(4): e0322104. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322104 **Note: This publication is not a direct product of the project funded by the IMLS but it utilizes the data literacy scale developed through the IMLS-funded project RE-252374-OLS-22, and contributes to the broader goals of advancing data literacy research.**
  • Kim, J., Evans, S., Hong, L., Olyer-Rice, E., & Oladapo, L. (2024). Data literacy in flux: Perspectives of community college librarians on evolving educational demands and library capacities. Library & Information Science Research, 46(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101327
  • Kim, J., Hong, L., & Evans, S. (2024). Towards measuring data literacy for higher education: Developing and validating a data literacy self-efficacy scale. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 75(8), 916-931. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24934
  • Evans, S., Hong, L., Kim, J., Oyler-Rice, E., & Ali, I. (2023). Community college students' self-assessment of data literacy: Exploring differences amongst demographic, academic, and career characteristics. Information and Learning Sciences. 125(3/4), 232-251. DOI 10.1108/ILS-06-2023-0065
  • Kim, J., Hong, L., Evans, S., Oyler-Rice, E., & Ali, I. (2023). Development and validation of a data literacy assessment scale. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60(1), 620-624. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.827 **Note: This paper was recognized as being among the top 10% most-viewed papers in 2024**

Presentations

• The poster titled "Capacity building for data literacy leadership among community college librarians" was presented by Dr. Kim, Dr. Hong, and Dr. Lund, and Kwon at the ACRL 2025.
• Dr. Kim hostd a Winter institute titled "Empowering information professionals through data literacy: Skills, applications, and ethics" at JCDL 2024.
• Dr. Kim participated in the panel titled "Data literacy in supporting an inclusive information environment" at iConference 2023.
• The poster titled "Toward an understanding of data literacy needs in community colleges: A conceptual framework" was presented by Dr. Kim, Dr. Hong, Dr. Evans, Ali, and Rice-Oyler  at the ACRL 2023.
• The poster titled " A comparative analysis of data literacy competency framework" was presented by Dr. Kim and Catrina Berka at the ALISE 2022 Annual Meeting . 
• The poster titled "Defining data literacy: An empirical study of data literacy dimension" was presented by Drs. Kim, Hong, and Evans at the ALISE 2021 Annual Meeting .