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Di Wang is a Lecturer and the Director of the International Exchange Center in the School of Information Resources Management, Renmin University of China. She received her PhD in Computing from Macquarie University and another PhD in Information Resources Management from Wuhan University. She continued to work as a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Information Management, Wuhan University for three years. Her research interests include big data management, open data policy, open data utilization, and data services. She published and reviewed in journals including Government Information Quarterly, Journal of Information Science, Library Hi Tech, and conferences including JCDL, ICADL, iConference, etc. She is the Chair of the Asia-Pacific iSchools Next Generation Committee.

Main research directions

Big data management, open data policy, open data utilization, and data services

Lectures

For Bachelor's Degree Program:

Interaction Design Principles & Methodologies

Publications

Books

Di Wang, Deborah Richards, Ayse Aysin Bilgin, Chuanfu Chen. (2022.07). The Development of Open Government Data: Connecting Supply and Demand Through Portals，Emerald

Latest Research Papers

Wang, D., Richards, D.. (2020). A Usability Evaluation of Province-Level Open Government Data Portals in China. Library Tribune (Source of CSSCI)

Wang D., Richards D., Bilgin A.A., Chen C. (2020) A Predictive Model for Citizens’ Utilization of Open Government Data Portals. In: Ishita E., Pang N.L.S., Zhou L. (eds) Digital Libraries at Times of Massive Societal Transition. ICADL 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12504. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64452-9_14

Wang, D.*, Richards, D., Bilgin, A.A., Chen, C. (2021), "Advancing open government data portals: a comparative usability evaluation study", Library Hi Tech (Source of SSCI)

Hu, J., Zhou, L., Wang, D. (2022), "Territorial Barriers in Interagency Government Data Sharing", Information Research (Source of SSCI)

Chen, L., Zhou, L., Wang, D. (2022), "Research on the Influencing Factors of Data Stickiness under the Context of Interagency Government Data Sharing ", Library & Information (Source of CSSCI)

Wang, D.*, Richards D., Bilgin A.A., Chen C. (2023), "Implementation of a conversational virtual assistant for open government data portal: Effects on citizens", Journal of Information Science (Source of SSCI)

Wang, D.*, Richards D., Bilgin A.A., Chen C. (2023), "Citizens’ utilization of open government data portals in China: A comparative case study of supply versus demand", Aslib Journal of Information Management (Source of SSCI)

Wang, D., Zhou, L.*, Quan, Q., Wang, Z. (2023), "A Comparative Study on Research Community Cognition of iSchools' Chinese and Foreign Early Career Researchers", Documentation, Information & Knowledge (Source of CSSCI)

Zhou, L., Li, P., Wang, D.*. (2023), "Directions for Improving University Library Digital Scholarship Services Based on BPM: Taking a "Double First-Class" University Library for Example", Documentation, Information & Knowledge (Source of CSSCI)

Wang, D., Zhou, L.* (2023), " Study of Users’ Differences of Needs for University Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Services: From a Perspective of Research Lifecycle", Library and Information Service(Source of CSSCI)

Wang, D., Zhou, L., Chowdhury, G. (2023), “Connecting iSchools and Society Through Scientific Research: A Worldwide Exploratory Study”, ASIS&T 2023 Proceedings

Main Research Projects

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Project titled “A Study of Government Big Open Linked Data Quality Improvement Strategy: From the Perspective of Ecosystem Theory” (2021)

National Nature Science Foundation Project titled “A Study of Government Big Open Linked Data Quality Evaluation: From the Perspective of Ecosystem Theory” (2022)

National Social Science Foundation Project titled “Connecting Supply and Demand through Portals: A Study of Open Government Data in China” (2022)