Publications

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Books

Moving Forward with Digital Disruption: What Big Data, IoT, Synthetic Biology, AI, Blockchain, and Platform Businesses Mean to Libraries, American Library Association TechSource, 2020.
/ Library Technology Report 56(2), 2020.

Understanding Gamification, American Library Association TechSource, 2015.
/ Library Technology Report 51(2), 2015.

The Library Mobile Experience: Practices and User Expectations, American Library Association TechSource, 2013.
/ Library Technology Report 49(6), 2013.

Book Chapters

“Chapter. 3. Investing in AI: Costs and Prospects for Libraries and Archives,” New Horizons in Artificial Intelligence in Libraries, edited by Edmund Balnaves. De Gruyter/IFLA. [Upcoming]

“Chapter 2. Leadership for Innovation: Strategies and Considerations,” Innovation and Experiential Learning in Academic Libraries, edited by Sarah Nagle and Elias Tzoc. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2022, pp. 17-31.

“Chapter 7. AI and Its Moral Concerns,”  Machine Learning, Libraries, and Cross-Disciplinary Research: Possibilities and Provocations, edited by Daniel Johnson et al. Note Dame: Notre Dame University Hesburgh Libraries, 2021, pp.73-85.

“Blockchain: Merits, Issues, and Challenges,” Blockchain, edited by Sandra Hirsh and Susan Alman, American Library Association/Neal-Schuman, 2019, pp. 9-13.

“Chapter 10. Virtual Reality for 3D Modeling,” Beyond Reality: Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality in the Library, edited by Ken Varnum, American Library Association/Neal-Schuman, 2019, pp. 31-46.

“Chapter 3. AI and Creating the First Multidisciplinary AI Lab,” Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Libraries, edited by Jason Griffey, American Library Association TechSource, 2019, pp. 16-20.

“Chapter 5. A Librarian’s Guide to 3D Printing,” The Makerspace Librarian’s Sourcebook, edited by Ellyssa Kroski, American Library Association/Neal-Schuman, 2017, pp. 87-112.

Learning with Games in Medicine and Healthcare and the Potential Role of Libraries, Games in Libraries: Essays on Using Play to Connect and Instruct, edited by Breanne Kirsch, McFarland, 2014, pp. 152-170.

“Chapter 7.  Organizational and Social Factors in the Adoption of Intranet 2.0: A Case Study,” Designing and Developing Library Intranets, edited by Nina McHale, Routledge, 2012, pp. 79-98.

“Becoming a Zen Master of Technology,” The New Professional’s Toolkit by Bethan Ruddock, Facet, 2012, pp. 76-79.

“Chapter 8. Mobile Use in Medicine: Taking a Cue from Specialized Resources and Devices,” Mobile Devices and the Library: Handheld Tech, Handheld Reference, edited by Joe Murphy, Routledge, 2012, pp. 57-67.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

“AI-Powered Robots for Libraries: Exploratory Questions.” Bohyun Kim, Paper presented at the IFLA 2019 World Library and Information Congress ConferenceIT Section Satellite Meeting, Berlin, Germany, August 21-22, 2019.

“Geek out: Adding Coding Skills to Your Professional Repertoire.” Bohyun Kim and Kathryn Harnish, Accentuate the Positive: Charleston Conference Proceedings 2012, edited by Beth R. Bernhardt, Leah H. Hinds, and Katina P. Strauch, Purdue University Press, 2013, pp. 448-452. (Available as open access: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/charleston/2012/Tech/8/)

“Mobile Use in Medicine: Taking a Cue from Specialized Resources and Devices.” Bohyun Kim and Marissa Ball, The Reference Librarian 52(1), 2011, pp. 57-67.

“Organizational and Social Factors in the Adoption of Intranet 2.0: A Case Study.” Bohyun Kim, The Journal of Web Librarianship 4(2/3), 2010, pp. 187-206.

Articles

“ChatGPT and Generative AI Tools for Learning and Research.” Bohyun Kim, Computers in Libraries 46(6), 2023.

“To Be Strategic in Strategic Planning.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 46(6), 2022.

“Whither Library Discovery?” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 46(4), 2022.

“Convenience, Surveillance Capitalism, and Library User Experience.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 45(6):35-37, 2021.

“The Convergence of the Digital with the Physical and the Biological.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 45(5), 2021.

“Open Technologies for Open Knowledge.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 45(3), 2021, https://www.infotoday.com/OnlineSearcher/Articles/Technology-and-Power/Open-Technologies-for-Open-Knowledge-146632.shtml.

“Machine Learning for Libraries and Archives.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 45(1), 2021.

“The Allure of Charismatic Technologies.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 44(5), 2020.

“AI, Lifelong Learning, Neoliberalism, and Libraries.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 44(3), 2020.

“Human-in-the-Loop: Low-Wage Work in Automation’s Last Mile.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 44(2), 2020.

“The Peril of Data-ism.” Bohyun Kim, Online Searcher 43(6): 54-56, 2019, http://www.infotoday.com/OnlineSearcher/Articles/Technology-and-Power/The-Peril-of-Dataism-135012.shtml.

“Moving Forward with LITA.” Bohyun Kim, Information Technology and Libraries 38(2), 2019, https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v38i2.11093. (LITA President’s Column)

“Updates from the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting.” Bohyun Kim, Information Technology and Libraries 38(1), 2019, https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v38i1.10980. (LITA President’s Column)

“Blockchain Reaction” (Interview), Carrie Smith, American Libraries Magazine, March – April 2019: 26-33, https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/03/01/library-blockchain-reaction/.

“Built to Teach: How URI’s AI Lab Blends Innovation with Learning.” Bohyun Kim, Computers in Libraries, January/February 2019.

“Imagination and Structure in Times of Change,” Information Technology and Libraries 37(4), 2018, https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i4.10850. (LITA President’s Column)

“Rebuilding Our Identity, Together.” Bohyun Kim, Information Technology and Libraries 37(3), 2018, https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i3.10703. (LITA President’s Column)

Academic Libraries and the 2017 Top Ten IT Issues in Higher Education.” Bohyun Kim, EDUCAUSE Review, 52(1), 2017.

“Cybersecurity and Digital Surveillance versus Usability and Privacy: Why libraries need to advocate for online privacy.” Bohyun Kim, College & Research Libraries News, 77(9):442-445, 2016.

“Keeping Up With… Cybersecurity, Usability, and Privacy.” Bohyun Kim, Association of College and Research Libraries – Keeping Up With …, August 2016.

“Building Blocks of an Innovation Space.” Bohyun Kim, Library Journal, 141(3):42-43, 2016.

“Technical Services Report: Report of the LITA User Experience Interest Group Meeting. American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Chicago, January 2015,” Bohyun Kim and Rachel Clark, Technical Services Quarterly, 33(1):62-64, 2016.

“Gamification as a Tool: Using games to motivate people.” Bohyun Kim, American Libraries Magazine, Mar. 13, 2015.

“Technical Services Report: Report of the LITA Mobile Computing Interest Group Virtual Meeting. American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, January 2013,” Bohyun Kim, Technical Services Quarterly, 30(4):423-427, 2013.

“Don’t Dumb Down: A new mantra for the mobile web.” Bohyun Kim, American Libraries Magazine, Sep. 23, 2013.

“Keeping Up With… Gamification.” Bohyun Kim, Association of College and Research Libraries – Keeping Up With …, June 2013.

“Technical Services Report: A Report of the LITA Mobile Computing Interest Group Virtual Meeting, American Library Association Midwinter Conference, January, 2012.” Bohyun Kim, Kevin Lau, and Vincci Lui, Technical Services Quarterly, 29(4):330-337, 2012.

“Harnessing the Power of Game Dynamics: why, how to, and how not to gamify the library experience.” Bohyun Kim, College & Research Libraries News, 73(8):465-469, 2012.

“Twenty Tips for Creating Your Library’s First Mobile Web Site.” Bohyun Kim, The Reference Librarian, 53(3), 2012, pp. 310-312.

“Technical Services Report: A Report of the LITA Mobile Computing Interest Group Meeting, American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. June, 2011.” Bohyun Kim, Technical Services Quarterly, 29(2), 2012, pp. 148-150.

“Technical Services Report: A Report of the LITA Mobile Computing Interest Group Meeting, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, San Diego, CA. January, 2011.” Bohyun Kim, Technical Services Quarterly, 29(1), 2012, pp. 62-64.

“Technical Services Report: What Is Your Library Doing about Emerging Technologies? A Report of the LITA Emerging Technologies Interest Group Program, American Library Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. June, 2010.” Jacquelyn Erdman and Bohyun Kim, Technical Services Quarterly, 28(3), 2011, pp. 339-346.

“Conference Review: Code4Lib 2011.” Bohyun Kim and Elias Tzoc, Code4Lib Journal, 13, 2011.

“Participating and Networking: First Time at ALA Midwinter 2010.” Bohyun Kim, NMRT Footnotes, 39(3), Feb. 2010.

White Papers

“Makerspace Task Force Report.” Bohyun Kim, Aphrodite Bodycomb, Everly Brown, and Thom Pinho, University of Maryland, Baltimore – Health Sciences and Human Services and Library, July 2014, http://archive.hshsl.umaryland.edu/handle/10713/4634 [PDF].

Interview

“The Desk Setup.” Interviewed by Brett Bonfield, In the Library with the Lead Pipe, October 27, 2010.

Contributions to Professional Blogs

ACRL TechConnect Blog

“Enabling the Research Flow and Serendipity in Today’s Digital Library Environment,” ACRLog, October 29, 2012.

“Research Librarianship in Crisis: Mediate When, Where, and How,” ACRLog, August 1, 2011.

“Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Information Science,”  ALA Blog, June 2011.