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Editorial Work and Scholarly Publishing
2022 – present
Section Editor (LIS Education & Research) on the Elsevier Major Reference Works Project – The Encyclopedia of Libraries, Librarianship and Information Science (ELLIS)
2019 – 2021
Associate Editor for the International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion
2017 – 2019
The inaugural Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for the International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion
2016 – present
Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Education for Library & Info Science (JELIS)
2016 – present
Member of the Editorial Board of the Library Quarterly
2012 – present
International Editorial Advisory Board Member for the Journal of Librarianship & Information Science (JoLIS)
2001 – 2004
Editorial and Administrative Assistant for SIMILE–Studies in Media and Information Literacy Education
Service as Peer Reviewer (excluding editorial boards)
2021
Reviewer for the Journal of Documentation
2021
Reviewer for the Web Librarianship journal
2018
Reviewer for the Scientometrics journal
2017
Invited reviewer for the new edition of the Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science.
2016
Expert external peer reviewer on the Insight Development Grant, on request of the U of Saskatchewan.
2016
Reviewer for the Journal of Education for Library & Information Science (JELIS).
2015, 2017
Reviewer for Information & Learning Science (formerly, New Library World).
2014
Reviewer for Learning and Individual Differences: A Multidisciplinary Journal in Education.
2013 – 2014
Member of the reviewers’ pool for the Reference Services Review.
2005, 2010,
2013
Reviewer for Slavic and East European Information Resources.
2012
Reviewer for the Journal of International Migration & Integration.
2011
Reviewer for The Library Quarterly.
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American Library Association
- External Review Panel Pool Member, Committee on Accreditation (CoA), American Library Association.
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Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE)
- 2020-2021 – member of the Nominating Committee (selected by the ALISE board)
- 2020-2022 – member of the ALISE/Norman Horrocks Leadership Award Committee
- 2020 – co-Chair of the ALISE conference (with Suliman Hawamdeh)
- 2019-2020 – Co-Founder of the SIG “Disabilities in LIS” (with Kim Thompson and Mirah Dow); Co-Convener – 2019-2020
- 2018-2019 – Chair, the ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education
- 2018-2019 – ALISE webinars co-coordinator.
- 2018-2019 – member of the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition committee.
- 2017-2018 – member of the JELIS Editor-designate selection
- 2017 – Reviewer for the ALISE 2018 conference in Denver, CO,
- 2016 – 2017 Chair, the ALISE/Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults for ALISE (Association for Library & Information Science Education).
- Adjudication of PhD posters at the 2017 ALISE Conference.
- ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education (invited for 2017-2019).
- Reviewer for the ALISE 2017 conference in Atlanta, GA, USA.
- The ALISE / Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults Committee member (2016).
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Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)
- 2020-2021. Vice-Chair of the Publications Committee for 2020-2021.
- Member of the adjudication panel for the ‘Best JASIST Paper’ Award
- 2017 – present: member of SIG-USE and SIG-INFO-LEARN
- 2015 – 2017: Chair, Committee for Education & Professional Advancement, Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).
- Reviewer for the ASIS&T 2016 and 2017 annual conferences.
- Jury member for the ASIS&T best student chapter of the year award.
- Reviewer for the ASIS&T 2015 conference.
- Member: Information Professionals Task Force (TF wrapped up its activities).
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IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations
- 2020-2021. Vice-Chair of the Publications Committee for 2020-2021.
- Member of the adjudication panel for the ‘Best JASIST Paper’ Award
- 2017 – present: member of SIG-USE and SIG-INFO-LEARN
- 2015 – 2017: Chair, Committee for Education & Professional Advancement, Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).
- Reviewer for the ASIS&T 2016 and 2017 annual conferences.
- Jury member for the ASIS&T best student chapter of the year award.
- Reviewer for the ASIS&T 2015 conference.
- Member: Information Professionals Task Force (TF wrapped up its activities).