Research highlights
Research highlights 2025-2026
This report provides an overview of research-related initiatives at Concordia Library, including funding awarded to Concordia librarians and research dissemination activities. Concordia Library is an active participant in scholarly research and is committed to supporting the research activities of its team.
Library Research Forum
Concordia’s 24th Annual Library Research Forum was held on April 24th, 2026. The forum was held as an in-person event at the Loyola campus. Presentations fell into themes of EDI initiatives and inclusive collections, non-traditional publishing and research, AI impact, access to library services and materials, challenged materials and library events, community libraries and community engagement, and the use of preprints in graduate research.
The Library Research Forum Committee for 2025-2026 was composed of Alexandra Mills and Michelle Lake (co-chairs), Krista Alexander, Kathleen Botter, Megan Fitzgibbons, Aeron MacHattie, and Melissa Rivosecchi.
Awards
Latour, J. (2026). ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award for 2025. Presented at the 54th Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America, Montreal.
Grants Awarded
Brousseau, H., &Rivosecchi, M. (2026). Concordia University Library Research Grant. Turning Up the Volume: Podcasting for Teaching, Learning, Scholarship, and Community in Canadian Academic Libraries.
Neugebauer, T. (2025). Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Research Grant. Development of Research Library Guidelines for Open Source Research Software.
Publications and Scholarly Presentations by Members of the Concordia Library Team
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Brousseau, H., Clark, D.S., Rivosecchi, M., &Teboul, E.J. (2025). Navigating new realities: Supporting immersive technologies in academic libraries. Art Documentation, 44(1), 1– 21. https://doi.org/10.1086/738975
Campbell, G., Cuyler, K., &Guindon, A. (2025). Assessing the landscape for discovery and access to historical Canadian census data. IASSIST Quarterly, 49(4). https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1167
Fitzgibbons, M., Berrizbeitia, F., Chalifour, J., Stouhi, Y., Charbonneau, O., &Majerczyk, A. (2026). Deploying and evaluating a conversational agent using LLMs for academic library reference. Reference Services Review, 54(1), 66–79. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-05-2025-0030
Groenendyk, M., &Ivan, L. (2026). Data as scholarly output: addressing challenges in data citation tracking through natural language processing automation. Scientometrics, 131, 489–499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-025-05508-7
Sacco, S., Booij, L., Kwok, C., Carrière, K., Hall, K., Baluyot, T.C., Forouhar, V., Côté, M., Pietrasik, M., Jebeile, H., Ball, G.D.C., Johnston, B.C., &Alberga, A.S. (2026). Psychosocial outcomes reported in randomized behavioral intervention trials for children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: A scoping review. Childhood Obesity, 22(2), 110–136. https://doi.org/10.1177/21532176251408689
Non-Peer Reviewed Articles
Guerrini, M., & Riva, P. (translation). (2025). Agnese Galeffi (August 31, 1974 – September 24, 2025), obituary. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 63(8), 755–762. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2025.2583057 (Translation of: Guerrini, M. (2025). Agnese Galeffi. Biblioteche oggi, 43(7), 4–8. https://www.bibliotecheoggi.it/it/articolo/17247/agnese-galeffi)
Riva, P. (2025). 2025 IFLA Professional Statement on Universal Bibliographic Control. IFLA Metadata Newsletter, 11(1), 20–21. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4245
Riva, P. (2025). IFLA Professional Statement on Universal Bibliographic Control, 2025 version. IFLA Standards Newsletter, 3(1), 24–26. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4194
Riva, P. (2025). Minor updates to IFLA LRM published in February 2025. IFLA Metadata Newsletter, 11(1), 19–20. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4245
Riva, P. (2025). News from METATEC, the Metadata Technical Standards Review Group. IFLA Metadata Newsletter, 11(2), 27–28. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/6984
Riva, P. (2025). Standards and Metadata Mid-Year Meeting and Symposium. IFLA Standards Newsletter, 3(1), 36–38. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4194
Exhibitions
Latour, J. (2025, May 1-July 19). Thursday’s Child. United Contemporary, Toronto. https://www.unitedcontemporary.com/exhibitions/86-john-latour-thursday-s-child/
Presentations
Akbari-Daryan, S., Riva, P., Woldetsadik, M., & Zamzayeva, T. (2025, December 10). Universal Bibliographic Control, global perspectives on the 2025 IFLA Statement. [Panel]. IFLA Bibliography Section virtual event series Topics in National Bibliographies (Online). https://youtu.be/viSsIdWDVVo?si=wkT6K6C7_-H7cWk3
Alexander, K.L., Hall, K., & Rivosecchi, M. (2026, April 24). Citations to preprints in graduate theses at Concordia University. Concordia University’s 24th Library Research Forum, Montréal.
Bokuma, N., Brousseau, H., Croft Richmond, I., Ekundayo, RY. (moderator), Guttman, k.g., Konieczna, M., Oladapo, O., & Wright, A. (2026, April 2). Black Studies @ Concordia Presents: Infusing Black scholarship into the curriculum. [Roundtable]. Concordia's Minor in Black and African Diaspora Studies in the Canadian Context Speaker Series, 4th Space, Montréal.
Botter, K., Swinney, V., & Winward, K. (2026, May 5). Expect the unexpected: How libraries adapt to operational disruptions. [Panel]. WMS Connect Event (Online). https://community.oclc.org/t5/wms-connect-recordings/expect-the-unexpected-how-libraries-adapt-to-operational/ta-p/64093
Bradley, J., Fyson, W., Macgregor, G., McNicholl, R., Neugebauer, T., Petherbridge, K., Oakley, E., & Salter, J. (2025, June 17). Towards EPrints 3.5: repository developments, roadmap, and governance improvements. International Conference on Open Repositories 2025 (OR2025), Chicago, Illinois. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15758606
Brenndorfer, T., Jones, S., Sze, E., & Wright, E. (2026, January 28). Cataloguing with Official RDA from Toolkit to record: Breaking down the workflow. [Workshop]. Ontario Library Association SuperConference, Toronto, Ontario.
Brousseau, H. (2025, June 10). Access to audiovisual resources for educational purposes: Making better use of copyright exceptions. IFLA Audiovisual & Multimedia Section Conference & Mid-Year Meeting, Berlin, Germany.
Brousseau, H., Botter, K., & Harland, A. (2025, November 21). Visual media at Concordia University: Managing physical media collections for film studies in the digital age. ARLIS/NA MOQ Fall Meeting, Montréal.
Carr, C. (2026, March 16). Accessibility metadata. Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians, Digital Accessibility in Academic Libraries Community of Practice (Online).
Chalifour, J. (2025, October 9). Open licence literacy: Given to know, give to grow. 1st Canadian Conference on Open Science and Open Scholarship, Concordia University, Montréal. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17382085
Chalifour, J., & Elayyan, M. (2025, July 17). Librarians’ critical digital literacy guide to smart software selections. Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) International Conference for 2025. DH2025 Building Access and Accessibility, Open Science to all Citizens, NOVA-FCSH, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16412680
Chalifour, J., & Fitzgibbons, M. (2025, June 18). Information seeking for resilience in the climate crisis. C-Change Conference: Creative systems change and collective climate action towards sustainable futures, Concordia University, Montréal.
Charbonneau, O. (2026, May 28). Enjeux juridiques des communs de la connaissance pour les humanités numériques. École d’été HNU6000 Humanités numériques : fondements disciplinaires, Centre d'Études et de Recherches Internationales (CERIUM), & Centre de Recherche Interuniversitaire sur les Humanités Numériques (CRIHN), Université de Montréal. https://www.culturelibre.ca/2026/05/28/enjeux-juridiques-des-communs-de-la-connaissances-pour-les-humanites-numeriques-2026/
Diaz Elgueta, N. (2025, June 12). Collecting, re-arranging and facilitating access to Black community papers. Association of Canadian Archivists 50th Annual Conference ACA at 50: Critical reflections, envisioning the future, Ottawa, Ontario.
Diaz Elgueta, N., & Mills, A. (2026, April 24). Connecting students, archives, and heritage: Centering Black students, experiential learning, and community through the Black History Archives Student Residency program. Concordia University’s 24th Library Research Forum, Montréal.
Eames, L.E., Finn, B., Smith, C., Guardiola, P., Hale, M.L., & Mendonca-Jones, A. (2026, May 4–5). Weaving in resilience: Determining capacity and resisting pressures in digital humanities. [Poster]. ARLIS/NA 54th Annual Conference, Montréal.
Elayyan, M., & Chalifour, J. (2025, June 11). The art of teaching digital literacy for humanities researchers. Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2025, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Giffin, M., & Lalonde, A.-M. (2026, May 29). PBUQ shared print project: a retrospective view. North/Nord Shared Print in Action (Online).
Hafner, J., Niininen, S., Ouf, R., Riva, P., Roche, M., Saccucci, C., Tfibel, F., Wetterstöm, M., & Wright, J. (2025, August 21). Meet with Metadata! [Panel]. IFLA 89th World Library and Information Congress, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Jones, R., Gamache, É., & Power, H. (2026, January 28). Persist to publish: A guide to research from conceptualization to publication. [On-Demand session]. Ontario Library Association SuperConference (Online).
Lake, M., Campbell, G., & Hall, K. (2026, May 7). Fifteen thousand citations and ten years later: A completed citation analysis of government information in Canadian public policy and public administration journals. Gov Info Day(s) Spring 2026, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Lake, S. (2025, November 6). Preventing link rot in Concordia University Press's open-access scholarly books with Perma.cc. International Conference on Digital Preservation (iPRES), Wellington, New Zealand.
Latour, J. (2025, July 1–3). Performing MANUAL in the library. ARLIS/UK & Ireland 2025 Conference, Limerick School of Art & Design, Limerick, Ireland. https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/995726/
Liu, T., Riva, P., Wright, E., & Zohoorian, N. (2026, May 29). Official RDA Toolkit in practice. [Workshop]. ABQLA, Montréal.
Mills, A. (2025, June 12). Acquiring private archives: Diluting institutional power by fostering community participation. Association of Canadian Archivists 50th Annual Conference ACA at 50: Critical reflections, envisioning the future, Ottawa, Ontario.
Neugebauer, T. (2025, October 10). How can libraries support the development, access and digital preservation of research software and its source code? 1st Canadian Conference on Open Science and Open Scholarship, Concordia University, Montréal. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17437743
Obad-Fathallah, H., Sanders, L., & Smith, C.F. (2026, February 24). ABQLA Film Screening: The Librarians + Q&A Panel. ABQLA in collaboration with Concordia University Library, Montréal.
Pereyaslavska, K., Blackburn, J., Everall, K., & Giffin, M. (2026, January 29). Networks of trust: Institutional interoperability through shared print programs. Ontario Library Association SuperConference, Toronto, Ontario.
Power, H., Gamache, É., & Jones, R. (2026, April 24). Building bridges to research success: A case study on forming and fostering community among new LIS researchers. Concordia University’s 24th Library Research Forum, Montréal.
Power, H., Jones, R., & Gamache, É. (2025, October 9). Accelerating your research 101: Top tips and tricks for LIS researchers. Stronger Together Library Conference, Edmonton, Alberta.
Power, H., Jones, R., & Gamache, É. (2026, April 1). Publish and prosper: Self-reflection and survey results from a research program for librarians. LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Riva, P. (2025, October 21). Il “Conservation Process Model” nella famiglia di modelli del CIDOC CRM. [Invited presentation]. Book launch for Conservation Process Model, an ontology for conservation in architecture, by Marta Acierno and Donatella Fiorani (Rome: Sapienza University Press, 2025). Biblioteca delle arti, Ministero della Cultura, Rome, Italy (Online).
Riva, P. (2025, November 19). Réflexions sur les modèles et principes de l’IFLA : Quels impacts les changements récents et à venir aux modèles et principes de l’IFLA auront sur le catalogage? [Webinar]. Fédération des milieux documentaires (Online).
Sacco, S., Booij, L., Kwok, C., Carrière, K., Hall, K., Baluyot, T.C., Forouhar, V., Côté, M., Pietrasik, M., Jebeile, H., Ball, G.D.C., Johnston, B.C., & Alberga, A.S. (2026, April 10). Psychological and social outcomes reported across randomized behavioural intervention trials for children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: A scoping review. [Poster]. Groupe de recherche sur l'inadaptation psychosociale chez l'enfant (GRIP) Science Café, Verdun, Québec.
Savant, S.P., & Neugebauer, T. (2025, December 8). SpokenWeb Search Engine. Blacklight Summit 2025 (Online). https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/996562/
Smith, C.F. (2025, November 11). Bittersweet silence: A closer look at the academic media licensing challenges. Video Trust Annual Conference (Online).
Smith, C.F. (2025, October 21). Open access and bottom lines: Finance, tech, and libraries. San José State University Biennial Open Access Conference (Online).
Smith, C.F., & Hegarty, K. (2025, August 7). Special evening session: Editor & author discussion. American Sociological Association, Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology (CITAMS) Section, Media Sociology Symposium (Online).
Smith, C.F., Rowan, E., & Hooper, L. (2025, December 16). Platform Power and Libraries book talk. Library Futures, a project of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU Law (Online).
Smith, C.F., Rowan, E., Hooper, L., Hegarty, K., Koivisto, J., & Sly, J. (2025, August 12). Platform Power and Libraries book launch. Library Juice Connections (Online).
Sujir, L., Jones, W., Latour, J., & Zavagno, J. (2025, September 23). "forest documents" exhibition collaborator panel. Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta (Online). https://www.elasticspaces.hexagram.ca/zoom-panel-discussion/
Reports
Behrens, R., Bohn, A., Brousseau, H., Coates, J., Kaeding, J., Kholif, H., Kokki, H., Lie, HK., Lillevold, H., Maumet, L., Morriello, R., Oliver, C., Ouf, R., Owen, V., Sardo, L., Uzan, L., Weiler, M., &IFLA Accessibility Metadata Network (AMN). (2026). Accessibility Metadata: Statement and Principles. Endorsed by the IFLA Governing Board, March 2026. 7 pp. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/7095
Bohn, A., &Brousseau, H., eds., with contributions from: Ammann, R., Bohn, A., Brousseau, H., Nešić, M., Strobel, S., Threatt, M., &Zhang, S. (2026). IFLA Guidelines for Audiovisual Resources in Libraries and Other Institutions. Endorsed by the IFLA Professional Council, March 2026. 50 pp. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/531.3
Camlot, J., Dowson, R., Ferrier, I., Fong, D., Kail, R., Lu, E., Luyk, S., MacDonald, C., Meza, A., Neugebauer, T., Wiercinski, J., Ajeeb, Y., Barillaro, A., Barker, S., Beauchesne, N., Chandler, N., Hannigan, L., Harris, M., Hooper, E., Kolosov, L., Knudsen, J., MacGregor, H., Mash, C., McLeod, K., Miya, C., Paré, F., Pickering, H., Pittella, C., Roberge, A., Salrin, M., Tayler, F., Telaro, E., Wang, I., Wiener, S. (2025). SpokenWeb Metadata Schema and Cataloguing Process. Version 4. https://doi.org/10.11573/spectrum.library.concordia.ca.00996470
Carr, C. (2025). Additions and Revisions to Accessibility Fields 341 and 532 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format (MARC Discussion no. 2025-DP12). https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2025/2025-dp12.html
Carr, C. (2026). Additions and Revisions to Accessibility Fields 341 and 532 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format (MARC Proposal no. 2026-02). Approved by MARC Advisory Committee, February 2026. https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-02.html
Henry, M., Koskas, M. (co-chairs), Ayers da Silva Maringelli, I.C., Kyrios, A., Martín, S.G., Niininen, S., Ouf, R., Riva, P., Slawek, A. (2025). IFLA Professional Statement on Universal Bibliographic Control. Endorsed by the IFLA Governing Board, 9 July 2025. 2 pp. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4259
Research data
Neugebauer, T. (2025). DNA Data Visualization: photomedia/DDV (archival). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17705583
Neugebauer, T., Lakkad B., Joseph B., Gandham, S., &Stein, M. (2025). ADP (Archive of the Digital Present) Front-end (2025-Version). https://github.com/spokenwebsites/ADP_Front
Savant, S., Neugebauer T., Diakité W., &Berrizbeitia, F. (2025). SpokenWeb Search Engine: spokenwebsites/SWSearchEngine (Version1.0.1). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17705773