Rate My Professor Jinfang Niu

Jinfang Niu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Information within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an M.L.S. from Wuhan University, and a B.S. from Wuhan University. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Niu worked as an academic librarian for three years at the Tsinghua University Library, where her responsibilities included cataloging, metadata creation, digitization projects, and digital library development. She joined the University of South Florida following the completion of her Ph.D. and has progressed to her current position as Associate Professor.

Dr. Niu conducts research on a variety of topics in archives management. Her current interests center on developing methods to assist the general public, including individuals, families, communities, and small institutions, in managing and preserving their archival collections. Her scholarly output includes numerous peer-reviewed articles, such as 'Freelancing Among Archivists: Current Trends and Future Implications' (Journal of Archival Organization, 2023), 'Corporate Archives in the Wild' (Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2023), 'An Online Marketplace for Archival Services' (Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2022), 'The Need for Shared Personal/Family Archivists' (Archival Science, 2021), 'Comparing the Diffusion and Adoption of Linked Data and Research Data Management Service among Libraries' (Information Research, 2020), 'An Overview of Web Archiving' (D-Lib Magazine, 2012), 'Provenance: Crossing Boundaries' (Archives & Manuscripts, 2013), 'Original Order in the Digital World' (Archives and Manuscripts, 2015), 'Transforming Archival Education' (2015), 'Functionalities of Web Archives' (2012), 'Appraisal and Selection for Digital Curation' (International Journal of Digital Curation, 2014), 'Linked Data for Archives' (Archivaria, 2016), and 'Evolving Landscape in Name Authority Control' (2013). These works address key challenges in digital curation, web archiving, provenance, original order, linked data, and authority control, contributing to advancements in archival practices and education.