Tao Jin

Email Address: taojin@lsu.edu                                                                                 

• Ph.D. (in progress) in Information Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
• MLIS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
• BA (English), Capital Normal University, Beijing, China

Classes:

• LIS 7013    Evaluation of Information Systems
• LIS 7205    Business Information Resources
• LIS 7403    Special Libraries and Information Centers

Research Interests:

• Competitive Intelligence and Knowledge Management
• Human Information Behavior
• Business Information Resources and Management
• Special Libraries and Corporate Information Centers     

Representative Publications

2007: Jin. T. & Bouthillier, F. “What Do Competitive Intelligence Professionals Do? A Pilot Study”, Proceedings of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) 2007 Annual Conference, May 10-12, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2007: Jin, T. & Bouthillier, F. "Facilitating Access to Information through Collaboration: Examination of the Role of Collaborative Technology in Competitive Intelligence”.  Reprinted in A. Ghose, ed., Competitive Intelligence: An Introduction. Hyderabad: The Icfai University Press, 52-70.

2006: Jin, T. & Bouthillier, F. “Understanding Information Transformation Process in the Context of Competitive Intelligence”.  Proceedings of the 69th ASIS&T Annual Meeting, vol. 43, November 3 - 8, 2006, Austin, Texas.

2005: Bouthillier, F. & Jin, T. "Competitive Intelligence and Webometrics: An Exploratory Study on the Status of CI in Five Countries".  Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management,. 3 (3), 19-39.

2005: Bouthillier, F. & Jin, T. "Understanding Competitive Intelligence (CI) Practitioners as Users: Contexts, Situations, and Social Interactions". In A. David, ed., Organisation des connaissances dans les systèmes d'information orientés utilisation: contexte de veille et d'intelligence économique . International Society of Knowledge Organization- France Chapter- Actes du Colloque international. Nancy: Presses Universitaires de Nancy, 63-76.

Other Activities and Awards

• Panelist for American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting, SIG KM, 2007
• Research Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Grants Subcommittee, McGill University, 2007
• Doctoral Fellowship, The Government of Quebec (Fonds de Recherche sur la Société et la Culture, FQRSC), 2005 - 2007