Curriculum Vitae (CV)
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Information Science and Learning Technologies, May 2013
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri
Dissertation: Free or Open Access to Scholarly Documentation: Google Scholar or Academic Libraries
Advisor: John M. Budd
Support: Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Beta Phi Mu, 2012
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M.A., Information Science & Learning Technologies, May 2009
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri
B.A., Philosophy & Religious Studies, English, May 1996
Monmouth College
APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor, 2019–current
School of Information Science, University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor, 2013–2019
School of Information Science, University of Kentucky
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Published (and Under Review)
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Burns, C.S., Shapiro II, R.M., Nix, T., & Huber, J.T. (2019). Search result outliers among MEDLINE platforms.
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 107(3). doi:
https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.622
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Fox, C.W.,
Burns, C.S., Muncy, A.D., & Meyer, J.A. (2017). Author-suggested reviewers: Gender differences and influences on the peer review process at an ecology journal.
Functional Ecology, 31, 270-280. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12665 Alternate:
via C Fox
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Kim, Y., &
Burns, C.S. (2016). Norms of data sharing in biological sciences: The roles of metadata, data repository, and journal and funding requirements.
Journal of Information Science, 42, 230-245. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551515592098
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Fox, C.W., &
Burns, C.S. (2015). The relationship between manuscript title structure and success: Editorial decisions and citation performance for an ecological journal.
Ecology and Evolution, 5(10), 1970-1980. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1480
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Burns, C.S. (2011). Social justice and an information democracy with free and open source software.
Information, Society and Justice, 4(2), 19-28. Open Access copy:
http://works.bepress.com/cseanburns/8/
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Chen, H., Kochtanek, T.,
Burns, C., & Shaw, R. (2010). Analyzing users' retrieval behaviors and image queries of a photojournalism image database.
The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 34(3), 249-268. doi:
http://doi.org/10.1353/ils.2010.0003
° Equal authorship
Rejected
(Rejected in 2018). Classifying reproducible search queries in MEDLINE-based databases: A case study.
(Rejected in 2017). Challenges and discrepancies replicating search queries and results across multiple vendors: The case of MEDLINE.
(Rejected in 2017). The challenge of replicating literature search results in today's health information environment: A comparison of six database systems.
(Rejected in 2014). Profiling a megajournal: A bibliometric analysis of the birth of PeerJ.
MODERATED ARTICLES
EDITORIALS
EDITED BOOK CHAPTERS
OTHER WRITINGS
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PANELS
Bossaller, J., & Burns, C.S.. (2020, May). Bibliographic subject analysis of fake news. International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML), Barcelona, Spain. Presented virtually due to COVID-19.
Burns, C.S., & Kaufmann, R. (2019, September). How the presentation of metadata of a news article influences perceptions of fake news.
Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/105350
Burns, C.S., Nix, T., Shapiro II, R.M., & Huber, J. T. (2019, September). Codifying discrepancies among MEDLINE platforms to advance instruction and practice.
Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/105316
Shapiro II, R.M., Nix, T., Burns, C.S., & Huber, J. T. (2019, May). Variation and outliers in search results among MEDLINE-based platforms: A longitudinal study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA), Chicago, Illinois, USA.
VanScoy, A., Bossaller, J.,
Burns, C. S. (2017, June). Problems and promises of qualitative secondary analysis for research in information science.
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS/Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI, 2017, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
URL:
https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ojs.cais-acsi.ca/index.php/cais-asci/article/view/1037
VanScoy, A., & Burns, C. S. (2015, June). Time in the experience of reference and information service work. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS/Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI, 2015, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Burns, C. S. (2014, January). The scholarly journal and disciplinary identity: An autoethnographic reading of The Library Quarterly. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Library and Information Science (ALISE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Burns, C. S., Lana, A., & Budd, J. M. (2012, May/June). Institutional repositories: Costs and benefits.
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS/Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI, 2012, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
http://www.cais-acsi.ca/ojs/index.php/cais/article/view/621
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Burns, C. S., & Altman, M. C. (2012, January).
Who or what is constrained by the Library Bill of Rights? A theoretical analysis of intentionality and collective action for library and information science. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Dallas, Texas, USA.
http://www.alise.org/assets/documents/juried%20papers%20abstract.pdf
Burns, C. S., & Bossaller, J. (2011, June). Experiencing communication overload: A phenomenological study of academic reference librarians at research universities. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Library Association (ALA), Library Research Round Table's (LRRT) Four Star Research Forum, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Burns, C. S. (2011, June). Collecting bibliographic references: A bibliometric analysis of CiteULike's collection as grounds for in-depth interviews.
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS/Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI, 2011, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
http://www.cais-acsi.ca/ojs/index.php/cais/article/view/249
Burns, C. S. (2011, January). Ralph H. Parker and the history of library automation. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Historical Perspectives Special Interest Group, San Diego, California, USA.
Burns, C. S. (2010, October).
Measuring preferences & finding best strategies: A game theoretical approach to a historical investigation of an academic library. Paper presented at the meeting of the Library Research Seminar (LRS) V, College Park, Maryland, USA.
http://www.lrsv.umd.edu/abstracts/Burns.pdf
Sample, A.,
Burns, C. S., & Budd, J. M. (2010, October).
Exploring intentional information evaluation: Students' assessment of complex issues. Paper presented at the meeting of the Library Research Seminar (LRS) V, College Park, Maryland, USA.
http://www.lrsv.umd.edu/abstracts/Budd.pdf
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MODERATED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PANELS
Richardson, B., Burns, C. S., Stewart, K., & Vogler, R. (2011, August). Challenges to funding in U.S. public libraries. Paper presented at the meeting of the Transforming Lives Conference: A UK & US Dialogue on the Value of Information and Public Libraries, Barking Learning Centre, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, United Kingdom.
INVITED TALKS, EXTERNAL
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Assefa, D. & Burns, C.S., (2019, March 18). Using machine learning in apps. Talk given to high school students at the Kentucky Community & Technical College System.
Burns, C.S., (2015, October 30). Using the R programming language for mixed-methods research. Talk given to the University of Missouri, School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, Columbia, MO, USA.
Burns, C.S., (2015, October 27). Open science and knowledge management. Talk given to the University of Missouri, School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, Columbia, MO, USA.
INVITED TALKS, INTERNAL
Burns, C.S. (2020, September 9). Functional search problems among MEDLINE databases. Talk given to the University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, Research Seminar Series, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Slides:
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/slis_present/1/
Burns, C.S. (2020, July 29). Engaging students in discussion board forums and encouraging TCE participation. Talk given to the University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, Lexington, KY, USA. Slides:
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/slis_present/3/
Burns, C.S., Hammer, M., Randall, D.C., & O'Dowd, P. (2018, June 1). The new scholarly communications landscape: What to look for (and avoid) in book and journal publishing. Panel discussion at the 4th Annual University of Kentucky Postdoctoral Research Symposium, Society of Postdoctoral Scholars, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Burns, C.S., (2016, February 16). RQDA and qualitative data analysis. Talk given to the UK ALA Student Chapter, University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, Lexington, KY, USA.
Burns, C.S., Shapiro, R.M., & Peters, C.L. (2015, November 30). Altmetrics and communicating science. Talk given to NIOSH and the University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, Lexington, KY, USA.
Burns, C.S., & Fox, C. W. (2015, March 25). Patterns of bias or partiality in editorial and peer review. Talk given to the University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, Research Seminar Series, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Burns, C.S. (2013, November 12). Career talk. Panel discussion given to the University of Kentucky, School of Library and Information Science, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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POSTERS
Burns, C. S., Shapiro II, R. M., Nix, T., & Huber, J. T. (2019, April). Examining MEDLINE search query reproducibility and resulting variation in search results. Poster session presented at the iConference, Washington, DC, March 31- April 3, 2019.
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/103369
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Burns, C.S. (2010, January). Social computing and citation analysis: Identifying future scholarly impact. Poster session presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Chen, H., Kochtanek, T., &
Burns, C. (2009). An analysis of users' image queries of a photojournalism image database: A Web analytics approach.
Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 46(1), 1-5. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/meet.2009.1450460359
WORKSHOPS
Burns, C. S. (2020). Introduction to plotting in R. Workshop for faculty and graduate students in Instructional Communication Research at the University of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky, USA. March 4, 2020.
Burns, C. S. (2019). Introduction to R programming. Workshop for faculty and graduate students in Instructional Communication Research at the University of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky, USA. November 8, 2019.
Radford, M. L., Kitzie, V., Floegel, D., Connaway, L. S., Bossaller, J., &
Burns, S. (2019). InVivo inspiration: Investigating computer assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS). iConference, Washington, DC, March 31- April 3, 2019. My slides:
https://tinyurl.com/iConf-RQDAintro
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
TECHNICAL PAPERS
Kochtanek, T.R., Burns, S., Erdelez, S., & Borwick, J. (2008, February 29). A qualitative assessment of the MoDOT Web site: Final report. Missouri Department of Transportation, Project #RI07-040
FUNDING
Funded
Research and Creative Activities Program (RCAP), University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information. How News Articles as Documents Influence Perceptions of Fake News. $2,336. Dates: May 2020 - May 2021. Status: Awarded
Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, College of Communication and Information. Examining Variances and Deviances in Health and Medical Databases to Support Systematic Review Research. $5,000. Dates: Summer 2018. Status: Awarded.
IMLS. Consultant on Planning Research Data Services in Academic Libraries: Designing a Conceptual Services Model based on Patron Needs Assessment. No. RE-32-16-0140-16, $49,844.00, Principal Investigator: Soohyung Joo. Dates: 2016-2017. Status: Awarded.
Not Funded
RCN: Episodic Risk Communication Network. Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, National Science Foundation (NSF), No. 1632916, $497,811.00, Principal Investigator: Jeannette N. Sutton. Dates: 2016-2020. Submitted 2/15/2016. Status: Declined.
Standard Grant: Benefit Cost Analysis of U.S. Dual Use Research of Concern Policies. Division of Social and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation (NSF), No. 1556619, $462,888.00, Principal Investigator: Carole R. Baskin. With Co-PIs: Kavita M. Berger, Scott Farrow, and Terri Rebmann. Dates: 2016-2018. Submitted 8/1/2015. Status: Declined.
Digital Media + Learning Competition 5. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. “Information Ethics Collective.” Collaborating Research with with Jasmine McNealy (PI), Sean Burns, Seungahn Nah, and Jayson Richardson. Requested amount $130,251. Submitted 2/15/2015. Status: Declined.
Knight Foundation. “Building Digital Literacy: Libraries in Action (LIA).” Collaborating Research with Deloris Foxworth, Brandi Frisby, Jeffrey Huber, Jasmine McNealy, Seungahn Nah, Shannon Oltmann, Michael Tsikerdekis, and Sherali Zeadally. Requested amount varies. Submitted 9/30/2014. Status: Declined.
GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Instructor, 2011–2013
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2009–2013
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri
Technical Services and Cataloging Assistant Librarian, 2011–2012
Hugh Stephens Library, Stephens College
Graduate Research Assistant, 2008–2009
Pictures of the Year International, University of Missouri
Evening and Weekend Reference Library, 2007–2009
Hugh Stephens Library, Stephens College
Graduate Research Assistant, 2007–2008
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri
TEACHING
University of Kentucky, as Assistant/Associate Professor
Undergraduate Courses
General Information Sources, IS/ICT 201
Personal Knowledge Management, IS/ICT 201
Systems Administration with Linux, ICT 418
Semantic Web Development, ICT 420
Graduate Courses
Information Seeking, LIS 601
Information Resources and Services, LIS 621
Knowledge Management, LIS/ICT 658
Electronic Resource Management, LIS 617
University of Missouri, as Lecturer
Graduate Courses
Reference Sources and Services, ISLT 7314
Information in the Disciplines, ISLT 9420
Academic Libraries, ISLT 9443
University of Missouri, as Graduate Teaching Assistant
Graduate Courses
Managing Collections and Access, ISLT 7313, with Dr. John M. Budd
Foundations of Library and Information Science, ISLT 7350, with Dr. Linda Esser
Seminar: Metadata, ISLT 9410, with Dr. Heather Moulaison
Seminar: Social Constructs of Information, ISLT 9410, with Dr. Melanie Brooks
Information Storage and Retrieval, ISLT 9412, with Dr. Thomas Kochtanek
Ethics and Information, ISLT 9423 with Dr. John M. Budd
Guest Lectures
“Geo-Spatial Mapping” in Exploring and Analyzing ICTs: Methodological Approaches, Dr. Jessalyn Vallade, University of Kentucky, Fall 2018.
“Scholarly Communication” in Proseminar in Communication, Dr. Kelly McAninch, University of Kentucky, Fall 2018.
“Peer Review” in Proseminar in Communication, Dr. Douglas Boyd, University of Kentucky, Fall 2017.
“Geo-Spatial Mapping” in Exploring and Analyzing ICTs: Methodological Approaches, Dr. Brandi N. Frisby, University of Kentucky, Fall 2016.
“Secondary Qualitative Analysis” in Proseminar in Communication, Dr. Douglas Boyd, University of Kentucky, Fall 2016.
“Bibliometrics and Altmetrics” in Publishing Process and Ethics, Dr. Charles W. Fox, Spring 2016
“Megajournals and the State of Scholarly Publishing” in Proseminar in Communication, Dean Dan O'Hair and Dr. Douglas Boyd, University of Kentucky, Fall 2015
“Social Media and Altmetrics” in Publication Process and Ethics, Dr. Charles W. Fox, University of Kentucky, Fall 2013
“Emerging Technologies in Scholarly Communication” in Emerging Technologies, Dr. Heather Moulaison, University of Missouri, Fall 2011
SERVICE
Professional Associations
ALISE
Member, Program Committee, 2022
Chair, Service to ALISE, 2020-2021
Member, Service to ALISE, 2019-2020
Member, Program Committee, 2019
Chair, ALISE / Norman Horrocks Leadership Award committee, 2018–2019
Member, ALISE / Norman Horrocks Leadership Award committee, 2017–2018
Co-chair, Juried Papers, with Howard Rodriguez-Mori, 2016–2017
Member, Program Committee, 2017
Member, Nominating Committee, 2015–2016
Convener, Historical Perspectives Special Interest Group, with Susan Rathbun-Grubb, 2015–2016
Member, Centennial Celebration Committee, 2013–2014
Member, Nominating Committee, 2014–2015
Convener, Historical Perspectives Special Interest Group, with Susan Rathbun-Grubb, 2014–2015
Chair, Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science, 2013–2014
Convener, Historical Perspectives Special Interest Group, with Ellen M. Pozzi, 2013–2014
Member, Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science, 2012–2013
Convener, Historical Perspectives Special Interest Group, with Ellen M. Pozzi, 2012–2013
ASIS&T
Member, Program Committee, 2020
Member, Program Committee, 2019
Member, Program Committee, 2018
Member, Program Committee, 2017
Member, Thomson Reuters Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship, 2014–2015
SIG-MET ASIS&T, Workshop reviewer, 2014
Membership Officer, SIG-MET, 2013–2014
SIG-MET ASIS&T, Workshop Student Contest reviewer, 2013
Membership Officer, SIG-MET, 2012–2013
CAIS/ASCI
SoLAR: Society for Learning Analytics Research
iConference
Kentucky Conference on Health Communication
Journals
Editorial Board
Ad hoc reviewer
Acta Ophthalmologica
Ecology and Evolution
First Monday
frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics: Scholarly Communication
IMLS
Information & Culture
Journal of Documentation
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
Journal of Gender Studies
Journal of Information Science
Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
Journal of the Medical Library Association
Open Education Studies
Perspectives on Psychological Science
PLOS ONE
Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publications
Scientometrics
Sustainability
Systematic Reviews
The Clinical Teacher
University
University of Kentucky
Member, ITS Advisory Council, 2021–2024
Member, ITS Advisory Council, 2020–2021
Member, Research Enablement and Outreach Task Force, 2017
College
University of Kentucky
Member, College Research Advisory Committee, 2021–2022
Member, Faculty Council, 2021–2022
Member, Faculty Council, 2015–2016
Member, Work-life Task Force, 2015–2016
Member, Faculty Council, 2014–2015
Member, Graduate Program Web Site Committee ad hoc, 2014–2015
School
University of Kentucky
School of Information Science
Member, Promotion & Tenure Committee, 2021–2022
Member, Mission and Vision Committee ad hoc, 2021-2022
Member, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Fall 2020
Member, Executive Committee, 2019–2020
Information & Communication Technology
Convenor, Curriculum Committee, Fall 2020
Member, Exam Committee, Fall 2020
Member, Curriculum Committee, 2019–2020
Convener, Planning Committee, 2018–2019
Convener, Planning Committee, 2017–2018
Member, Promotion & Tenure ad hoc Committee on P&T Guidelines, 2017–2018
Member, Search Committee, 2016–2017
Member, Search Committee, 2015–2016
Member, Search Committee, 2014–2015
Library Science
Member, Exam Committee, 2018–2019
Convener, Planning Committee, 2016–2017
Member, Exam Committee, Summer 2016
Convener, Planning Committee, 2015–2016
Member, Exam Committee, Summer 2015
Member, Exam Committee, Summer 2014
Convener, Data Science Program ad hoc Committee, 2014
Member, Planning Committee, 2013–2014
Member, Search Committee, 2013
University of Missouri
AWARDS & HONORS
Honor Societies
Fellowships
Awards
National/International
RUSA Reference Service Press Award, 2016
ALISE/Norman Horrocks Leadership Award, 2016
University of Kentucky
Teacher Who Made a Difference, College of Education, 2020
Teacher Who Made a Difference, College of Education, 2019
Teacher Who Made a Difference, College of Education, 2015
University of Missouri