Mei Zhang

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Last edited: November 19, 2025

Zhu, X., Whitaker, E., Cho, M., & Zhang, M. (2025). Student engagement in academic libraries: A conceptual framework. College and Research Libraries. 86 (2): 275- 293. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.86.2.275
Zhang, M. (2020). Decision-making processes in academic libraries: how did academic librarians purchase e-book product?. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 46 (6): 101018/1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102252
Zhang, M. (2020). Rational actions or institutional actions: A study on the rationality in academic librarians’ decision-making processes when purchasing e-book products. Library and Information Science Research. 42 (2): 102252/1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2020.101018

Zhang, M. (2024). E-book selection in academic libraries: rational vs. institutional actions. Cornell University Library. Ithaca, NY, January 12.

Case study on e-book vendors’ digital platform governance strategies.
- [Ongoing] Historical study on the chosen e-book vendor’s strategies used to manage its relationship with libraries (as customers) and publishers (as content providers) in the past 15 years.
- [Next step] Examine the chosen e-book vendor’s current platform governance strategies.

Zhang, M. & Hollie, D. (2025). E-book vendors as platform intermediaries for academic libraries and scholarly publishers: a critical discourse analysis of e-book vendors’ webpages. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 51(6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103147
Zhang, M., & Eschenfelder, K. (2023). The relationship between university presses, e-book vendors, and academic libraries: A platform theory analysis. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 35(2): 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006231185883
Zhang, M. (2022). University press selection of e-book vendors for US academic libraries: Why work with X but not Y?. Learned Publishing. 35(2): 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1447
Zhang, M., & Wei, X. (2021). What can “marriage announcements” tell us? A content analysis of news articles on library-press collaboration. College and Research Libraries. 82 (7): 959-976. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.82.7.959

Using scholarly works to train AI models: how it affects scholarly publishing
- [Ongoing] Scoping reviews on prior studies

[Revise & resubmit] Charbonneau, D. & Zhang, M. Artificial intelligence (AI) guidance for authors, peer reviewers, and editors: A content analysis of journal policies.
Zhang, M., & Charbonneau, D.. (2024). Artificial intelligence and scholarly publishing ethics: A content analysis of journals’ policies. [Poster]. Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Portland, OR, October 14-17.