National Taiwan University

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Tien-I Tsai
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Research Field

Library and Information Science

Introduction

Tien-I Tsai is an Associate Professor of Library and Information Science at National Taiwan University. Her research focuses on how individuals with diverse backgrounds (collaboratively) seek, use, and exchange information in various contexts. She is an author and reviewer of various local and international journals and conferences. She enjoys investigating the changing information practices and experiences over time and enjoys working with students who share similar research interests. She is the chair-elect of ASIS&T SIG-USE for 2023-2024 and serves on several committees for the library association in Taiwan. 

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Research Topics
  • Using both quantitative and qualitative methods to incorporate social and psychological concepts into information behavior research in coursework/learning, health, and everyday life contexts
  • Examining how individuals with diverse backgrounds seek information and how individuals collaboratively seek, use, and exchange information to fulfill their learning objectives

Honor
  • Elfreda Chatman Research Award, Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Special Interest Group for Information Needs, Seeking and Use (SIG-USE), 2020
  • Outstanding New Faculty Fellowship from the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan), 2014-2016
  • Honorary member of the Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honor Society, inducted in 2013

Educational Background

Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison