Publications

Books

Xie, I. & Matusiak, K. (2016). Discover Digital Libraries: Theory and practice.  Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Table of Contents

Xie, I. (2008). Interactive information retrieval in digital environments. Hershey, PA : IGI Pub.

Table of Contents

Preface

Research Articles

Xie, I, Wang, S, Lee, T.H., & Lee, H.S. (2023). Blind and Visually Impaired Users’ Interactions with Digital Libraries: Help-Seeking Situations in Mobile and Desktop Environments. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2023.2260673

Xie, I., Lee, T. H., Lee, H. S., & Wang, S. (2023). Comparison of Accessibility and Usability of Digital Libraries in Mobile Platforms: Blind and visually impaired users’ assessment. Information Research, 28(3), 59-82. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47989/337

Xie, I., Wang, S., Lee, H., & Lee, T. (2023). Designing digital libraries to support blind and visually impaired users: a methodological reflection on a large-scale project. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries 12 (4), 529-547.

Xie, I.Babu, R.Wang, S.Lee, H.S. and Lee, T.H. (2022). Assessment of digital library design guidelines to support blind and visually impaired users: a study of key stakeholders’ perspectives. The Electronic Library, 40(6), 646-661. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-05-2022-0126

Xie, I., Babu, R., Lee, T. H., Wang, S., & Lee, H. S. (2021). Coping tactics of blind and visually impaired users: Responding to help-seeking situations in the digital library environment. Information Processing and Management, 58(5), 102612. 

Xie, I., Babu, R., Lee, H. S., Wang, S., & Lee, T. H. (2021). Orientation tactics and associated factors in the digital library environment: comparison between blind and sighted users. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology,72(8), 995–1010.

Xie, I., Wang, S., & Saba, M. (2021). Studies on blind and visually impaired users in LIS literature: A review of research methodsLibrary & Information Science Research43(3), 101109.

Xie, I., Joo, S. & Matusiak, K. (2021). Digital Library Evaluation Measures in Academic Settings: Perspectives from scholars and practitioners. Journal of Librarianship & Information Science, 53(1),130-152.

Lu, Q., Song, B., Chen, J., Xie, I., & Shen, Y. (2021). Information needs and services for autism in China: is there any gap between them?Aslib Journal of Information Management73(4), 497–516.

Xie,, I., Babu,  R., Lee, T., Castillo, M., You, S. & Hanlon, A. (2020). Enhancing usability of digital libraries: Designing help features to support blind and visually impaired users. Information Processing and Management, 57(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2019.102110

Du, J.T., Xie, I. & Waycott, J. (2020). Marginalized communities, emerging technologies, and social innovation in the digital age: Introduction to the special issue. Information Processing and Management, 57(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2020.102235

Xie, I & Stevenson, J. (2019) @Digital Libraries: Harnessing Twitter to Build Online Communities. Online Information Review, 43 (7). 1263-1283.

Xie, I, Joo. S. & Matusiak, K. (2018). Multifaceted Evaluation Criteria of Digital Libraries in Academic Settings:Similarities and Differences from Different Stakeholders. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 44, 854-863.

Chen, J., Wang, D., Xie, I & Lu, Q (2018). Image annotation tactics: transitions, strategies and efficiency. Information Processing and Management, 54, 985-1001.

Xie, I., Babu, R., Castillo, M. & Han, H. (2018) Identification of factors associated with blind users’ help-seeking situations in interacting with digital libraries. Journal of the American Association for Information Science and Technology, 69(4), 514-527.

Xie, I., Joo, S., & Bennett‐Kapusniak, R. (2017). User Involvement and System Support in Applying Search Tactics. Journal of the American Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(5),1165-1185.

Babu, R. & Xie, I. (2017). Haze in the Digital Library: Design issues hampering accessibility for blind users. The Electronic Library, 35(5),1052-1065.

Sabbar, C. & Xie, I. (2016). Language in the Information Seeking Context: A Study of U.S. scholars using non-English Sources.  Journal of Documentation,72(1), 103-126.

Xie, I., Babu, R., Joo, S. & Fuller, P. (2015). Using digital libraries non-visually: understanding the help seeking situations of blind users.  Information Research, 20(2), paper 673. Retrieved from http://InformationR.net/ir/20-2/paper673.html

Zhou, J., Wang, Y. & Xie, I. (2015). On Generation Characteristics, Changes of Information Environments and Innovation of Information Literacy Education for College Students.  Journal of Library Science in China, 41(4), 25-39.

Xie, I. & Stevenson, J. (2014). Social media application in digital libraries.  Online Information Review, 38(4), 502-523.

Xie, I., Joo, S. & Matusiak, K. K. (2014). Digital Library Evaluation Criteria: What do Users Want?.  Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 25(1), 5-18.

Lin, S. & Xie, I. (2013). Behavioral changes in Transmuting Multi-session Successive searches over the Web.  Journal of American Society for Information Science and Technology, 64(6): 1259-1283.

Xie, I. & Benoit, E. (2013). Search Result List Evaluation versus Document Evaluation: Similarities and Differences. Journal of Documentation, 69(1):49-80.

Xie, I. & Joo, S. (2012) Factors Affecting the Selection of Search Tactics during the Web-based Searching Process. Information Processing and Management, 48(2):254-270.

Perez-Carballo, J., Xie, I. , Cool, C. (2011). Design Principles of Help Systems for Digital Libraries. Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journal (AIMSJ), 14(1): 101-135.

Xie, I., Benoit, E & Zhang, H. (2010). How do users evaluate individual documents? An analysis of dimensions of evaluation activities. Information Research, 15(4). Available at http://InformationR.net/ir/15-4/colis723.html

Xie, I. & Joo. S. (2010). Transitions in Search Tactics during the Web-based Search Process. Journal of American Society for Information and Science Technology. 61(11): 2188-2205. 2

Xie, I. & Joo. S. (2010). Tales from the field: Search strategies applied in Web searching. Future Internet, 2: 259-281.

Wolfram, D. & Xie, I. (2009). A Longitudinal Study of Database Usage Within a General Audience Digital Library. Journal of Digital Information, https://journals.tdl.org/jodi/article/view/304/505

Xie, I. & Cool, C. (2009). Understanding Help-Seeking within the context of searching digita libraries. Journal of American Society for Information Science and Technology. 60(3), 477-494.

Xie, I. (2009). Dimensions of Tasks: Influences on Information Seeking and Retrieving Process. Journal of Documentation. 65(3), 339-366.

Xie, H. & Browser, A. (2009). Examining Online Help Features. Online. 33(1), 24-32.

Xie, H. (2008). Users’ Evaluation of Digital Libraries: Their uses, their criteria, and their assessment. Information Processing & Management.44(3), 1346-1373.

Xie, H. (2007).  Shifts in information seeking strategies in information retrieval in the digital age: Planned-situated model.  Information Research, 12(4) Available at http://InformationR.net/ir/12-4/colis/colis22.html

Xie, H. (2007).  Help Features in Digital Libraries: Types, Formats, Presentation Styles, and Problems.  Online Information Review, 31(6), 861-880.

Xie, H. (2006). Understanding human-work domain interaction: Implications for the design of a corporate digital library. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 57, 128-143.

Xie, H. (2006). Evaluation of Digital Libraries: Criteria and problems from users’ perspectives. Library and information Science Research, 28, 433-452.

Rieh, R. & Xie, H. (2006). Analysis of multiple query reformulations of the Web: The interactive information retrieval context.  Information Processing and Management, 42, 751-768.

Xie, H. (2004). Online IR system evaluation: Online databases versus Web search engines. Online Information Review, 28(3)211-219.

Xie, H.  (2003). Supporting ease-of-use and user control: Desired features and structure of Web-based online IR systems. Information Processing & Management, 39, 899-922.

Xie, H. & Wolfram, D.  (2002). State digital library usability: Contributing organizational factors. Journal of American Society for Information Science and Technology, 53, 1085-1097.

Wolfram, D., & Xie, H. (2002). Traditional IR for Web users: A context for general audience digital libraries.  Information Processing & Management, 38, 627-648.

Xie, H.(2002). Patterns between interactive intentions and information seeking strategies. Information Processing & Management, 38(1):55-77.

Buchanan, E., Xie, H., Brown, M & Wolfram, D. (2001).  A systematic study of Web-based and traditional instruction in an MLIS program: Success factors and implications for curriculum design.   Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 42(4):274-288.

Sabin-Kildiss, L., Cool, C. & Xie. H. (2001). Assessing the functionality of Web-based versions of traditional search engines: Assessed and ranked. Online, 25(2): 18-26.

Xie, H. (2000 Shifts of interactive intentions and information seeking strategies in interactive information retrieval. Journal of American Society for Information Science, 51(9): 841-857.

Xie, H. & Cool, C. (2000). Ease of use versus user control: An evaluation of web and non-web interfaces of online databases. Online Information Review, 24(2): 102-115.

Buchanan, E., Brown, M., Wolfram, D., & Xie, H. (2000). Web-based and traditional instruction: A systematic study of student and instructor perceptions from a graduate MLIS program. Teaching with technology today, 7(1)

Xie, H. & Cool, C. (1998). Online searching in transition: The importance of teaching interaction in library and information science education. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 39(4): 323-331.

Book Chapters / Conference Proceedings

Xie, I., Babu, R., Lee, T., Shengang, W., Lee, H. (2020). Tactics applied by blind and sighted users: Initial exploration of a digital library. Proceedings of Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2020. Wuhan, China: ACM.

Xie, I., Babu, R., Castillo, M., Lee, T., & You, S.(2018). Developing Digital Library Design Guidelines to Support Blind Users. Proceeding of ASSET 2018. Galway, Ireland: ACM.

Wang, Y., Xie, I. & Lee, S. (2015). Explore eye movement patterns in search result evaluation and individual document evaluation. In Proceedings of 78th ASIS&T Annual Meeting. St. Louis, November, 2015.

Xie, I., Babu, R., Jeong, W., Joo, S., & Fuller, P. (2014). Blind users searching digital libraries: Types of help-seeking situations at the cognitive level. In iConference 2014 Proceedings (pp. 853–857). doi:10.9776/14272

Xie, I. & Stevenson, J. (2014). Functions of Twitter in Digital Libraries. In Proceedings of 2014 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington, October, 2014.

Joo, S. & Xie, I. (2013).Evaluation Constructs and Criteria for Digital Libraries: A Document Analysis. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Xie, I., Joo, S., & Kapusinak, R. (2013). User Engagement and System Support in the Search Process: User dominated, system dominated and balanced tactics. In  Proceedings of 76th ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada, November, 2013.

Joo, S.& Xie, I. (2013). How Do Users’ Search Tactic Selections Influence Search Outputs in Exploratory Search Tasks? In Proceedings of JCDL 2013. July 22-26. Indianapolis, Indiana.

Xie, I. (2012). Information searching and search models.  In Understanding Information Retrieval Systems: Management, Types, and Standards. Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. (pp31-46).

Huang, C., Joo, S.& Xie, I. (2012). Effects of learning styles on the selection of search tactics: A preliminary result. In Proceedings of 75th ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Baltimore, October 26-30, USA.

Tirilly, P., Huang, C., Jeong, W., Mu, X., Xie, I. and Zhang, J. (2012). Image similarity as assessed by users: a quantitative study. In Proceedings of 2012 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, October, 2012.

Tirilly, P., Huang, C., Jeong, W., Mu, X., Xie, I. and Zhang, J. (2012). On the consistency and features of image similarity. In Proceedings of the Fourth Information Interaction in Context Symposium IIiX 2012: Nijmegen, the Netherlands, August 21-24, 2012.

Huang, C. & Xie, I. (2011). Help feature interactions in digital libraries: Influence of learning styles. Proceedings of the 74th American Society of Information Science Annual Meeting, 48.

Xie, I. (2010). Information searching and search models. In M. J. Bates & M. N. Maack (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3rd ed., pp. 2592-2604). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.

Perez-Carballo, J. & Xie, I. & Cool, C. (2010). Principles and best practices for digital libraries help systems. In: Proceedings of the Allied Academies Internet Conference. July19-30, 2010.

Xie, I. & Joo, S. (2009). Selection of Information Sources: Accessibility of and familiarity with sources, and types of tasks. Proceedings of the 72th American Society of Information Science Annual Meeting, 46.

Xie, H. & Cool, C. (2007).  Types of Help-seeking Situations for Novice Users of Digital Libraries: A preliminary study.  Proceedings of the 70th American Society of Information Science Annual Meeting, 44.

Xie, H. & Cool, C. (2006). Toward a Better Understanding of Help Seeking Behavior: An Evaluation of help mechanisms in Two IR systems. Proceedings of the 69th American Society of Information Science Annual Meeting, 43 http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00008279/01/Xie_Toward.pdf

Ajiferuke, I; Wolfram, D. & Xie, H. (2004). Modelling Website Visitation and Resource Usage Characteristics by IP Address Data.  Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science.  Available from:  http://www.cais-acsi.ca/ajiferuke_2004.pdf

Cool, C. & Xie, H. (2004).  How can IR help mechanism be more helpful to users? Proceedings of the 67th American Society of Information Science Annual Meeting, 41, 249-255.

Xie, H.  (2003) Dimensions of human-work domain interaction: A preliminary analysis for the design of a corporate digital library.  Proceedings of the 66th American Society of Information Science Annual Meeting, 40, 109-118.

Rieh, H., & Xie, H. (2001). Patterns and sequences of multiple query reformulations in Web searching: A preliminary study.  Proceedings of the 64rd American Society of Information Science Annual Meeting, vol. 38, pp246-255. Medford, NJ: Learned Information Inc.

Wolfram, D., & Xie, H. (2001). State digital libraries: Developing systems for general audiences.  Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries.  Mandaveli, Chennai: Multi Craft. (pp. 62-74).

Kern, M., Just, M., Crigler, A. & Xie, H, (2000). Using the Internet in political campaign: campaign evidence from interactive interviews with novice users.   In C. De Landgheer & D. Feldman (Eds.) Beyond Public Speech and Symbols: Exploration in the Rhetoric of Politicians and the Media. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. pp. 192-225.

Xie, H. & Cool, C. (2000). Online interface comparison: Features and  functionalities.  In  M. E. Williams (Ed.) Proceedings of the 21th National Online Meeting. Medford, NJ: Information Today.  pp. 513-522.

Wolfram, D. & Xie, H. (2000). End user database searching over the Internet: An analysis of the state of Wisconsin’s BadgerLink Service. In M. E. Williams (Ed.) Proceedings of the 21st National Online Meeting. Medford, NJ: Information Today.  pp. 503-512.

Cool, C. & Xie, H.  (2000).  Patterns of information use, avoidance and evaluation in a corporate engineering environment. Proceedings of the 63rd American Society of Information Science Annual Meeting, vol 37, pp. 462-472. Medford, NJ: Learned Information Inc.

Buchanan, E., Brown, M., Casanova, J., Wolfram, D. & Xie, H. (2000). Web-based and traditional instruction: A systematic study of student and instructor perceptions from a graduate MLIS program. Proceedings of WebNet 2000 World Conference on the WWW and Internet.

Xie, H. (1999). Web browsing: Current and desired capabilities. Proceedings of the 20th National Online Meeting, May 1999. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc. pp.523-537.

Warwick, S. & Xie, H. (1999). Copyright management information in electronic forms: User compliance and modes of delivery. Proceedings of the 62nd ASIS Annual Meeting, vol 36, pp.292-301. Medford, NJ: Learned Information.

Xie, H. (1998).  Access to online databases: An exploration of users’ experiences with Web interfaces.   In M. E. Williams (Ed.) Proceedings of the 19th National Online Meeting. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc. pp481-494.

Belkin, N.J., Perez-Carballo, J., Cool, C., Lin, S., Park, S.Y., Rieh, S.Y., Savage, P., & Xie, H. (1998). Rutgers’ TREC-6 Interactive Track experience. In D. Harman (Ed.), Proceeding of the Sixth Text REtrieval Conference.  Washington, DC: GPO. pp.597-610.

Belkin, N.J., Cabezas, A., Cool, C. Kim, K., NG, K.B., Park, S., Pressman, R., Rieh, S. Y., Savage, P.A. & Xie, H. (1997). Rutgers interactive track at TREC-5.  In D. Harman (Ed.), Proceedings of the Fifth Text REtrieval Conference.  Washington, DC: GPO.  pp257-265.

Xie, H. (1997). Planned and situated aspects in interactive IR: Patterns of user interactive intentions and information seeking strategies.   In C. Schwartz & M. Rorvig (Eds.), Proceedings of the 60th ASIS Annual Meeting. Medford, NJ: Learned Information Inc. vol 34, pp.100-122.

Book Review and minor papers

Xie, I., Babu, R., Shengang, W., Lee, T., Lee, H. (2021). Importance of digital library  design guidelines to support blind and visually impaired users: Perceptions of key    stakeholders.  Proceedings of 16th International Conference, iConference 2021. Beijing, China: Springer.

Joo, S.& Xie, I. (2012). Exploring Search Tactic Patterns in Searching Digital Libraries. In Proceedings of ICADL 2012.Nov. 11-15. Taipei, Taiwan.

Cool, C. & Xie, I. (2010). Affective Utterances as Contextual Feedback in Interactive Information Retrieval: Examples from Help-Seeking Interactions. Poster at Information Interaction in Context 2010, New Jersey.

Xie, H., & Wolfram, D. (2006) Digital libraries for general audiences: Usage patterns and trends in Wisconsin’s BadgerLink. Poster Presentation at the ASIST Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. November 2006. Refereed extended abstract.

Dietmar, W. &Xie, H. (2006) General Online Research (GOR) Conference.“A longitudinal study of database usage within a general audience digital library”. Bielefeld, Germany. (March 2006) Refereed extended abstract.

Xie, H. (2005). Digital Library Use: Social Practice in Design and Evaluation, edited by Ann Peterson Bishop, Nancy A. Van House, and Barbara P. Buttenfield. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Information Society, 21, 397-398.

Drew, S., Wolfram, D & Xie, H. (2000).  An analysis of BadgerLink, Part III. Channel, 35(5):  4-5, 18.

Drew, S., Wolfram, D & Xie, H. (2000).  An analysis of BadgerLink, Part II. Channel, 35(4): 1, 4-5.

Drew, S., Wolfram, D., & Xie, H. (1999). Summary of BadgerLink Usage January-June 1999. Channel, 35(2): 1, 6-7.

Savage, P., Belkin, N.J., Cool, C. &  Xie, H. (1997).  An Investigation of Mental Models and Information Seeking Behavior in a Novel Model.  In N.J. Belkin, A. D. Narasimhalu & P. Willett (Eds), SIGIR’97, Proceedings of the 20th Annual ACM SIGIR International Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval.  New York, ACM.