C. Sean Burns: Notebook

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
• URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/37582

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

Associate Professor, 2019–current
School of Information Science, University of Kentucky

Assistant Professor, 2013–2019
School of Information Science, University of Kentucky

1. Burns, C.S., Nix, T., Shapiro II, R.M., Huber, J.T. (Under revision). Methodological Issues with Search in MEDLINE: A Longitudinal Query Analysis.
2. Burns, C.S. (Under revision). What documents cannot do; Revisiting Polanyi and the tacit knowledge dilemma.
3. 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
4. Burns, C.S., & Fox, C.W. (2017). Language and socioeconomics predict geographic variation in peer review outcomes at an ecology journal. Scientometrics, 113(2), 1113-1127. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-017-2517-5
5. °Bossaller, J., Burns, C.S., & VanScoy, A. (2017). Re-conceiving time in reference and information services work: A qualitative secondary analysis. Journal of Documentation, 73, 2-17. doi:https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-03-2016-0028. Open access copy: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/slis_facpub/26/
6. 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
7. Bossaller, J., Burns, C.S., & VanScoy, A. (2016). Advancing research for library and information science with qualitative secondary analysis. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, 5(3), 593-600. London, UK. http://www.qqml-journal.net/index.php/qqml/article/view/21
8. 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
9. Fox, C.W., Burns, C.S., Muncy, A.D., & Meyer, J.A. (2016). Gender differences in patterns of authorship do not affect peer review outcomes at an ecology journal. Functional Ecology, 30, 126-139. doi:http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12587 data doi:https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5090r
10. Fox, C.W., Burns, C.S., & Meyer, J.A. (2015). Editor and reviewer gender influence the peer review process but not peer review outcomes at an ecology journal. Functional Ecology, 30, 140-153. doi:http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12529 data doi:https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5090r
11. Burns, C.S. (2015). Characteristics of a megajournal: A bibliometric case study. Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 3(2), 16-30. doi:https://doi.org/10.1633/JISTaP.2015.3.2.2 data doi:http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1501498
12. 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
13. Burns, C.S. (2014). Academic libraries and automation. A historical reflection on Ralph Halstead Parker. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 14(1), 87-102. http://muse.jhu.edu/article/534487 Open access copy: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/slis_facpub/6/
14. Adkins, D., & Burns, C.S. (2013). Arizona public libraries serving the Spanish-speaking: Context for changes. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 53(1), 60-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.53n1.60 Open Access copy: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/slis_facpub/5
15. °Burns, C.S. & Bossaller, J. (2012). Communication overload: A phenomenological inquiry into academic reference librarianship. Journal of Documentation, 68(5), 597-617. doi:http://doi.org/10.1108/00220411211255996 Open Access copy: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/15760
16. 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/
17. Smith, C., & Burns, C.S. (2011). The First International Workshop on Opportunistic Discovery of Information. Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 16(3). http://informationr.net/ir/16-3/paper490.html
18. 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

1. (Rejected in 2018). Classifying reproducible search queries in MEDLINE-based databases: A case study.
2. (Rejected in 2017). Challenges and discrepancies replicating search queries and results across multiple vendors: The case of MEDLINE.
3. (Rejected in 2017). The challenge of replicating literature search results in today's health information environment: A comparison of six database systems.
4. (Rejected in 2014). Profiling a megajournal: A bibliometric analysis of the birth of PeerJ.

1. Burns, C.S., Lana, A., & Budd, J.M. (January/February 2013). Institutional repositories: Exploration of costs and value. D-Lib Magazine, 19(1/2). doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1045/january2013-burns

1. Burns, C.S. (2014). Academic libraries and open access strategies. In D. Williams & J. Golden (Eds.), Advances in Library Administration and Organization, 32, pp. 147-211. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S0732-0671%282014%290000032003 ; Open Access copy: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/slis_facpub/8/

1. Shapiro II, R.M., Burns, C.S., Nix, T., & Huber, J.T. (2020, June). Evaluating MEDLINE: Exploring the mechanisms responsible for variances across platforms. European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL), Lodz, Poland. Postponed due to COVID-19.
2. 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.
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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.
6. 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
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Budd, J. M., Burns, C. S., & Moulaison, H. M. (2013). High-stakes information: Deciding what constitutes quality in our products of communication. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 50(1). doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/meet.14505001020 ; http://asis.org/asist2013/proceedings/submissions/panels/36panel.pdf
10. 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
11. Moulaison, H., & Burns, C.S. (2012). Organization or conversation in Twitter: A case study of chatterboxing. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, 49(1), 1-11. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/meet.14504901185 ; http://asis.org/asist2012/proceedings/Submissions/185.pdf
12. 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
13. 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.
14. 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
15. 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.
16. 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
17. 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
18. Burns, C. S. (2010, May). An analysis of bibliographic references collected by a social computing group. Paper presented at the meeting of Connections, London, Ontario, Canada. http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/connections/May15/Presentations/3

1. 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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Burns, C.S. (2013, October 22). #Altmetrics: Background and overview. Panel discussion given to the University of Kentucky Libraries, Open Access Week, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Slides: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/oaweek2013/Program/Events/3/

1. 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
2. Burns, C.S. (2013, January). Google Scholar and free or open access scholarly content: Impact on academic libraries. Poster session presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Seattle, Washington, USA. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/16178 ; http://www.alise.org/assets/documents/conf_2013/abstracts/2013%20doctoral-poster%20session.pdf
3. 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.
4. 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

1. 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.
2. 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). Submitted for possible presentation at the iConference, Washington, DC, March 31- April 3, 2019. My slides: https://tinyurl.com/iConf-RQDAintro

1. Adkins, D., & Burns, C.S. (2011, December 15). How do Arizona's public libraries serve the Spanish-speaking? REFORMA Newsletter. http://www.reforma.org/article_content.asp?edition=2&section=1&article=36

1. 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

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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. Not funded.
7. 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. Not funded.

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

Undergraduate Courses

• General Information Sources, IS/ICT 201
• Personal Knowledge Management, IS/ICT 201
• Systems Administration with Linux, IS/ICT 390
• Semantic Web Development, IS 390

Graduate Courses

• Information Seeking, LIS 601
• Information Resources and Services, LIS 621
• Knowledge Management, LIS/ICT 658
• Electronic Resource Management, LIS 690

Graduate Courses

• Reference Sources and Services, ISLT 7314
• Information in the Disciplines, ISLT 9420
• Academic Libraries, ISLT 9443

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

1. “Geo-Spatial Mapping” in Exploring and Analyzing ICTs: Methodological Approaches, Dr. Jessalyn Vallade, University of Kentucky, Fall 2018.
2. “Scholarly Communication” in Proseminar in Communication, Dr. Kelly McAninch, University of Kentucky, Fall 2018.
3. “Peer Review” in Proseminar in Communication, Dr. Douglas Boyd, University of Kentucky, Fall 2017.
4. “Geo-Spatial Mapping” in Exploring and Analyzing ICTs: Methodological Approaches, Dr. Brandi N. Frisby, University of Kentucky, Fall 2016.
5. “Secondary Qualitative Analysis” in Proseminar in Communication, Dr. Douglas Boyd, University of Kentucky, Fall 2016.
6. “Bibliometrics and Altmetrics” in Publishing Process and Ethics, Dr. Charles W. Fox, Spring 2016
7. “Megajournals and the State of Scholarly Publishing” in Proseminar in Communication, Dean Dan O'Hair and Dr. Douglas Boyd, University of Kentucky, Fall 2015
8. “Social Media and Altmetrics” in Publication Process and Ethics, Dr. Charles W. Fox, University of Kentucky, Fall 2013
9. “Emerging Technologies in Scholarly Communication” in Emerging Technologies, Dr. Heather Moulaison, University of Missouri, Fall 2011

• Member, ALISE Service Award, 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

• 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

• Member, Program Committee, 2017

• Member, Program Committee, 2018

• Reviewer, Posters/Papers, 2014–2019

• Publications

• Ecology and Evolution
• IMLS
• Information and Culture: A Journal of History
• Journal of Documentation
• Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
• Journal of Gender Studies
• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
• Journal of the Medical Library Association
• PLOS ONE
• Proceedings of the Royal Society A
• Publications
• Scientometrics
• Systematic Reviews

• Member, IT Advisory Council, 2020–2021
• Member, Research Enablement and Outreach Task Force, 2017

• Member, Faculty Council, 2015–2016
• Member, Work-life Task Force, 2015–2016
• Member, Faculty Council, 2014–2015
• Member, Graduate Program Web Site ad hoc Committee, 2014–2015

School of Information Science

• Member, Executive Committee, 2019–2020

Information & Communication Technology

• 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

• Secretary and Web master, LISGSA, 2008–2009

• Beta Phi Mu, 2014

• Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2012

• RUSA Reference Service Press Award, 2016
• ALISE/Norman Horrocks Leadership Award, 2016

• Teacher Who Made a Difference, College of Education, 2019
• Teacher Who Made a Difference, College of Education, 2015

• TA Choice Award, Missouri Students Association, 2013