Research Themes
Publications
Journal Articles
Du, X. and Costello, K.L. (2025), Information snowballing: information practices in the context of sustainable food practices", Journal of Documentation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-08-2024-0200
Kim, S., Yao, W., & Du, X. (2022). Exploring Older Adults’ Adoption and Use of a Tablet Computer During COVID-19: Longitudinal Qualitative Study. JMIR aging, 5(1), e32957. https://aging.jmir.org/2022/1/e32957
Conference Proceedings
Du, X., Polkinghorne, S., Ocepek, M., & Costello, K. (2023). Building a Bigger Table: Food Research, Methods, Policy, and Action in Library and Information Science. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60(1), 766-769. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.857
Du, X. (2022). Transitioning Towards Sustainability: The Information Practices of Sustainable Food Consumers. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), 675-677. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.687
Du, X., and Kim, S. (2021). Exploring an Opportunity to Support Local Food Systems through Online Food Delivery Services with Live-Streaming Farms in China. Adjunct Publication of the 23rd International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 1-6). https://doi.org/10.1145/3447527.3474859
Du, X., Yao, W., & Kim, S. (2021). Lessons Learned from Supporting Low-income Older Adults to Use a Tablet PC in the Age of Digital Divide. Adjunct Publication of the 23rd International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 1-5). https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/3447527.3474860
Conference Presentations
Du, X. (2025, March). Using Information and Communication Technologies to Cope with Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns in Shanghai, China: A Help or A Hindrance? The 2025 Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Columbus, OH, USA.
Du, X. (2024, October). Social Media in a Food Insecurity Crisis During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns: A Qualitative Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach. Presented at the SIG-Social Media workshop, The 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Calgary, CA.
Du, X. (2024, October). Exploring the Information Practices and Resilience in a Food Crisis: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Families During the COVID-19 Lockdown. Presented at the Doctoral Colloquium, The 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Calgary, CA.
Du, X.(2024, October). Exploring the Information Practices and Resilience of Ordinary Residents in a Food Crisis During the COVID-19 Lockdowns in Shanghai, China. Presented at the SIG-USE Annual Symposium, The 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, virtual.