Yunfei Du

Assistant Professor

Office: ISB 134E
Phone: (940) 369-8093
Fax: (940) 565-3101
ydu@unt.edu

Dr. Yunfei Du earned his BS in Education and BA in Library Science in China, MLS and PhD in information science from University of North Texas. Previously he served as an university system librarian in China and a faculty member at Wayne State University.  

Fields of Interest

Academic libraries, distance learning, learning styles, and international librarianship

Course Syllabi

SLIS 5330 Academic Libraries (Fall 2007)

SLIS 5300/4300 Management of Information Agencies (Spring 2008)

SLIS 4600/5600 Introduction to Information Access and Retrieval (Fall, 2008)

Selected Refereed Articles

·    Du, Y., & Stein, B. (2008). Electronic Media and Leisure Time Reading: Responses of School Librarians. IASL 2008 Conference Proceedings. ISSN 0257-3229.

·    Du, Y., Stein, B., & Martin, R. S. (2007). Content Analysis of an LIS Job Database: A Regional Prototype for a Collaborative Model. Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services, 57(1): (17-26).  

·    Du, Y., Weglicki, L. S., Mendez, J., Jarosz, P., Awad, N., Ellis, D., Tan, J. K. (2006). eHealthSmart®: Designing personalized E-technology to reduce health disparities on urban adult populations. Proceedings of ASIST Annual Meeting, 43.

·    Du, Y. (2005). Information skills in digital age: A content analysis of library jobs. Proceedings of The 3rd China-United States Library Conference. Shanghai, China.

·    Du, Y. (2004). The relationship between students’ computer competency and perception of enjoyment and difficulty level in Web-based distance learning. Education Libraries, 27(2), 5-12.

·    Du, Y. (2004). Exploring the difference of "Concrete" and "Abstract" learning styles in LIS distance education. Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning, 1(3), 51-64.

·    Simpson, C., & Du, Y. (2004). Effects of learning styles and class participation on students' enjoyment level in distributed learning environments. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science , 45(2), 123-136.

Selected Presentations

·     Du, Y., & Stein, B. (2008). Electronic Media and Leisure Time Reading: Responses of School Librarians. IASL 2008 Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA, August 3-7, 2008. (Refereed).

·     Du, Y. (2008). Effects of Age and Income Level on Online Reading: A Survey of Library Users in Poorer Communities. Paper presented at ALISE Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA, January 8-11, 2008 (Refereed).

·     Du, Y. (2007). Personalized eHealth Information System: A Preliminary Report on Older Adults’ Usage. 24th Human-Computer Interaction Lab Symposium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, June 1, 2007 (Invited).

·     Du, Y., Heinrichs, J., Anghelescu, H., and Utz, J. (2007). Applying Experiential Learning Theory in Distance Education: A Case Study from Wayne State University. Paper presented at ALISE Annual Conference. Seattle, WA, January 15-19, 2007 (Refereed).

·     Du, Y. (2006). Measuring and Validating Librarians’ Perception on the Effects of Digital Media to Leisure-time Reading. A works-in-progress poster presented at ALISE Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX, January 12-14, 2005 (Refereed).

·     Du, Y., & Ren, M. (2005). LIS Recruitment Status and Its Implication to Education. Paper presented at Association of Library and Information Education Annual Conference, 2005. Boston, MA, January 11-15, 2005 (Refereed).

·      Du, Y. (2004). Building Open Source Databases for Online Course Content. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Lilly Teaching and Learning Conference. Traverse City, MI, September 24-26, 2004 (Refereed).

·      Martin, B. & Du, Y. (2004). Value Added: Create Your Own Interactive Database in Online Courses. Information Today's Computers in Libraries 2004, March 10-12, Washington DC (Refereed).      

Grants and Funded Research Projects

·        Development of Instant Messenger-enhanced Online Classes (2006). Yunfei Du (PI). Wayne State Innovative Technology Grant. Awarded $5,000.

·        Reading at Risk: A Follow-up Study (2005). Yunfei Du (PI). $6,040. This project was supported by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts (www.nea.gov).

·        Reducing Health Disparites Through Personalized E-Technology: Impacts and Effects of eHealthSmart Program on Urban Adult Populations (2005-2007). Jeseph Tan (PI), Linda Weglicki (Co-PI), Jennifer Mendez (Co-PI), and Yunfei Du, et al., Wayne State University Research Enhancement Grant, awarded April 2005 ($251,000).

Academic Services

American Society for Information Science & Technology, SIG International Information Issues, Chair, 2007-2008; and Chair, International Paper Contest 2003-2004.

Association of Library and Information Science Education, member.

Association of College and Research Libraries, member.

 Texas Library Association, Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee, Vice-chair, 2008 - 2009.