Academic Interests

hybrid initiative, online teaching, social media

Education

B.A. Nankai University, China

M.A. Queens College, CUNY

Ph. D. University of North Texas

Positions

School Media Specialist, Bayside High School, *Non-CUNY
Coordinator of Special Projects, Center for Teaching and Learning, Queens College
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College

Publications

Li, R. (2015). Human and social aspects of information seeking in Cross- language Information Retrieval. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (3rd ed., Vol. 6, pp. 3912-3922). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch385

Li, R. (2015). Measuring democracy on Web interface design. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (3rd ed., Vol. 4, pp. 2754-2765). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch269

Li, R. (2014). The influence of geospatial factors on democracy: Its representation on Web interface design. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.

Li, R. (2013). Traditional to hybrid: Social media’s role in reshaping instruction in higher education. In A. Sigal (Ed.), Advancing library education: Technological innovation and instructional design (pp. 65-90). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-3688-0.ch005.

Li, R. (2010). The representation of national political freedom on Web interface design: A comparative study of government-based and business-oriented Websites. In J. Park, & E. Abels (Eds.), Interpersonal relations and social patterns in communication technologies:Discourse norms, language structures and cultural variables (pp. 368-404). Hershey, PA:IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch020.

Li, R. (2009). The representation of national political freedom on Web interface design: The indicators. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology,60(6), 1222-1248.

Faber, T., Holba-Puacz, J., Li, R., & Stephens, W. (2008). Evaluating virtual reference in an academic library. In T. Dalston & M. Pullin (Eds.), Virtual reference on a budget: Case studies (pp. 97-144). Ohio: Linworth Books.

Faber, T., Li R., Puacz J. H., & Stephens W. (2007). Information needs and information seeking behavior in an academic virtual reference environment: A qualitative and quantitative study. In M. Orey, V. J. McClendon, & R. M. Branch (Eds.), Educational media and technology yearbook (32). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Chen, J., Li, R., Ping, R., Ge, H., Pok, C., Li, F., & Xuan, C. (2005). Chinese QA and CLQA: NTCIR-5 QA experiments at UNT. Proceedings of NTCIR-5 workshop, December 6-9, 2005, Tokyo, Japan.

Chen, J., Li, R., & Li, F. (2005). Chinese information retrieval using Lemur: NTCIR-5 CIR experiments at UNT. Proceedings of NTCIR-5 workshop, December 6-9, 2005, Tokyo, Japan.