Curriculum Vitae

C. Sean Burns, PhD
School of Information Science
College of Communication and Information
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0224
+1 859-218-2296
sean.burns [AT] uky.edu
orcid.org/0000-0001-8695-3643
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EDUCATION

Ph.D., Information Science and Learning Technologies, May 2013
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri

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)

  1. Burns, C.S., Kaufmann, R., & Limperos, A. (2021). Mixed findings in directly replicated experimental studies on fake news. First Monday, 26(12). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v26i12.11774
  2. Burns, C.S., Nix, T., Shapiro II, R.M., Huber, J.T. (2021). MEDLINE search retrieval issues: A longitudinal query analysis of five vendor platforms. PLOS ONE, 16(5), e0234221. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234221. Preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.22.110403v1. Code and Data: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4757516
  3. Burns, C.S. (2021). What documents cannot do: Revisiting Polanyi and the tacit knowledge dilemma. Information & Culture, 56(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.7560/IC56104 Open access copy: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/slis_facpub/77/
  4. 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
  5. 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. Open access copy: https://works.bepress.com/cseanburns/42/
  6. •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/
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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, Alternate: via C Fox. data doi:https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5090r
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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/
  15. 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
  16. •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
  17. 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/
  18. 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
  19. 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

  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.

MODERATED ARTICLES

  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:https://doi.org/10.1045/january2013-burns

EDITORIALS

  1. Spence, P.R., & Burns, C.S. (2020). Retrieving Arguments and Support after Publication: Archiving Links in Communication Research. Communication Studies, 71(5). doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2020.1836781

EDITED BOOK CHAPTERS

  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/

OTHER WRITINGS

  1. Burns, C.S. (2014). Promoting Open Access--Within Reason. URL:https://www.libfocus.com/2014/04/promoting-open-access-within-reason.html

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PANELS

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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 congres 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
  6. 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 congres annuel de l'ACSI, 2015, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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 congres annuel de l'ACSI, 2012, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. http://www.cais-acsi.ca/ojs/index.php/cais/article/view/621
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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 congres annuel de l'ACSI, 2011, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. http://www.cais-acsi.ca/ojs/index.php/cais/article/view/249
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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

MODERATED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PANELS

  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.

INVITED TALKS, EXTERNAL

  1. Burns, C.S., (2021, December 16). Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Open Science [Conference presentation, invited]. Fall 2021 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), New Orleans, LA, United States. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meetingapp.cgi/Session/123042
  2. Burns, C.S., (2021, April 29). The Tacit Knowledge Dilemma in Open Science. Talk given to the ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Knowledge Management (online). Slides: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/slis_present/2/
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

  1. 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/
  2. 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/
  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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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/

POSTERS

  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

WORKSHOPS

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  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

TECHNICAL PAPERS

  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

FUNDING

Funded

  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.

Not Funded

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

Graduate Courses

University of Missouri, as Lecturer

Graduate Courses

University of Missouri, as Graduate Teaching Assistant

Graduate Courses

Guest Lectures

  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

SERVICE

Professional Associations

ALISE

ASIS&T

CAIS/ASCI

SoLAR: Society for Learning Analytics Research

iConference

Kentucky Conference on Health Communication

Journals

Editorial Board

Ad hoc reviewer

University

University of Kentucky

College

University of Kentucky

School

University of Kentucky

School of Information Science

Information & Communication Technology

Library Science

University of Missouri

AWARDS & HONORS

Honor Societies

Fellowships

Awards

National/International

University of Kentucky

University of Missouri