Contact
kmlj@iu.edu
317-278-0046
IT 571
Education
- Ph.D., School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015)
- MLIS, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois (2009)
- B.A. English Literature and Composition, Secondary Education, Elmhurst College, Illinois (2007)
Biography
Jones’s research focuses on information ethics and policy issues associated with educational data mining and analytic practices, such as learning analytics, within American higher education institutions. His published research is accessible in top journals, like the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology; Learning, Media and Technology; Communications of the ACM; the Journal of Documentation; College & Research Libraries; and other journals. Since 2018, he has earned $1.1 million in funding for projects. His research has been featured in national and international news outlets, such as the Washington Post and NPR.
For his teaching, his online-only courses focus on sociotechnical concerns related to database design, information architecture, and information policy. He is a Quality Matters certified peer reviewer. In 2019, he was awarded the school’s Teaching Award. In 2021, he was awarded the campus’s Trustees Teaching Award.
He is an active member of the Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), where he has lead the Information Ethics special interest group, and the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), where he was an officer of the Information and Learning Sciences special interest group.
Research Interests
- Information policy issues related to data practices and technologies
- Student privacy issues
- Emerging educational technologies
Active Research Grants
- Getting to know their data doubles: An inquiry into student perceptions of privacy issues associated with academic library participation in learning analytics
- Prioritizing Privacy: Training to Improve Practice in Library Analytics Projects
- Student Privacy in the Datafied Classroom
Courses
LIS-S 511 Database Design
LIS-S 541 Information Policy
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