Siyao Cheng

Siyao Cheng is interested in copyright education, library and information science (LIS) pedagogy, and everyday information behavior.

• Library Copyright Institute Fellow
• President's Research in Diversity Travel Assistance Award, 2022
• Ebook Travel Sponsorship, 2024 Kraemer Copyright Conference

For a complete list of publications, visit Siyao Cheng's Google Scholar

Trei, K. J., Benson, S. R., & Cheng, S. (in press). A Qualitative Study of STEM Graduate Majors' Copyright Knowledge and Educational Experiences. portal: Libraries and the Academy.

Benson, S.,Ocepek, M., & Cheng, S. (in press). Protecting Indigenous Cultural Heritage Across Borders: A Delphi Study. IFLA journal.

Cheng, S., Ocepek, M., & Benson, S. (2024). Protecting More Than Just Books: A Curricula Study of Traditional Cultural Expression in US LIS Programs. Journal of Copyright in Education & Librarianship, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.17161/5w6rtm03

Benson, S., Cheng, S., & Kakooza, A. (2024). An Interview with Anthony CK Kakooza, JD, Ph. D. Journal of Copyright in Education & Librarianship, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.17161/jcel.v7i1.21632

Lueg, C. P., & Cheng, S. (2024). Exploring a gap in self-aware aging: A perspective from embodied information science. In Proceedings of the Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science.

Ocepek, M., Benson, S., Cheng, S., Saunders, L., & Lipinski, T. (2023, September). The Importance of Learning the Difference Between Copyright and Wrong: Empowering Programs to Teach Copyright Education. In Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference.

Cheng, S., & Twidale, M. (2022). Census Racial Metadata: Categories Used for Different Racial Groups Across Countries and Time. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), 648-649. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.678

Benson, S. R., Ocepek, M. G., & Cheng, S. (2024, August). Expert Opinions About International Legal Protections for Traditional Cultural Expressions. Indigenous Matters Section, IFLA, Hybrid presentation, Mexico City.

Cheng, S. (2024, June). Beyond copyright: Navigating to protect traditional cultural expressions. Presentation at the Kraemer Copyright Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

Ocepek, M., Benson, S., Cheng, S., Saunders, L., & Lipinski, T. (2023, October). The Importance of Learning the Difference Between Copyright and Wrong: Empowering Programs to Teach Copyright Education. Panel discussion conducted at the Association for Library and Information Science, Milwaukee, WI.

Cheng, S., Lee, L., Ocepek, M., & Oleschuk, M. (2023, June). “I’m bored, and I want something new!”: Affective information acquisition in everyday culinary practices. Presentation at the Canadian Association for Information Science, Online.

Cheng, S., & Twidale, M. B. (2022, October). Census racial metadata: Categories used for different racial groups across countries and time. Poster presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the ASIS&T, Pittsburgh, PA.

Cheng, S., Lee, L., Ocepek, M., & Oleschuk, M. (2022, October). Studying Food-Related Information Seeking Behavior of People Living Alone. SIG-USE Annual Symposium. Online.

Benson, S., Cheng, S., Trei, K. (2022, June). A Qualitative Study of Graduate STEM Students’ Copyright Knowledge and Education Experience. Presented at the 2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition. Washington, D.C.