Publications - Rebecca D Frank

Dissertation/Thesis

Frank, R. D. (2018). The Social Construction of Risk in Trustworthy Digital Repository Audit and Certification. (Dissertation). University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/147539
Frank, R. D. (2012). Disaster Planning for Digital Repositories. (Master’s Thesis). University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/137664

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Frank, R. D. (2024). Constructing Risk in Trustworthy Digital Repositories. Journal of Documentation, 80(6), 1508-1527. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-08-2023-0157 Open Access: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/194298
Frank, R. D., & Rothfritz, L.* (2023). Designated Community: Uncertainty and Risk. Journal of Documentation, 79(4), 880-897. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-07-2022-0161. Open Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/467/
Reistad, O. , Glaser, A. , Frank, R. D., & Kaald, S. H. (2022). Document-Based Nuclear Archaeology. Science & Global Security, 30(2), 95-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/08929882.2022.2111880
Frank, R. D. (2022). Risk in Trustworthy Digital Repository Audit and Certification. Archival Science 22, no. 1: 43–73. Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10502-021-09366-z.
Yakel, E., Frank, R. D., Suzuka, K., & Smith, J.* (2022). Visibilities and Invisibilities in Data Reuse: Video Records of Practice in Education. Qualitative Research, 146879412110059. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941211005955. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/167728
Frank, R. D. (2020). The Social Construction of Risk in Digital Preservation. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 71:474-484. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24247. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/149147
Frank, R. D., Suzuka, K., & Yakel, E. (2020). Tool Selection Among Qualitative Data Reusers. International Journal of Digital Curation, 15(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v15i1.710. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/162592
Faniel, I., Frank, R., & Yakel, E. (2019), Context from the Data Reuser’s Point of View. Journal of Documentation, Vol. 75 No. 6, pp. 1274-1297. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-08-2018-0133 Open Access: https://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2019/context-from-data-reuser-point-of-view.html
Frank, R. D., Tyler, A. R. B., Gault, A.*, Suzuka, K., & Yakel, E. (2018). Privacy Concerns in Qualitative Video Data Reuse. International Journal of Digital Curation. https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v13i1.492. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/148322
Frank, R. D., Yakel, E., & Faniel, I. M. (2015). Destruction/Reconstruction: Preservation of Archaeological and Zoological Research Data. Archival Science. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10502-014-9238-9. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111298

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Frank, R. D., & Kriesberg, A. (accepted). Mapping the Landscape, Measuring the Gap: Qualitative Methods Reporting in Information Science Research. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology.
Frank, R., & Krueger, S.* (2025). Gallery walk as research method in information science. Information Research an International Electronic Journal, 30(iConference 2025), 171-179. https://doi.org/10.47989/ir30iConf47554. Open Access: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/196702
Krueger, S.* , & Frank, R. D. (2024). Are we practicing what we preach? Towards greater transnational inclusivity in Information Science systematic reviews. iConference 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57867-0_6 Open Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/476/
Frank, R. D., & Wylie, J.* (2023). Audit Team Communication and Risk in Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60(1), 145–155. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.776. Open Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/474/
Frank, R. D., (2023). Repository Staff Perspectives on the Benefits of Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification. In iPres 2023: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Digital Preservation. https://hdl.handle.net/2142/121102. Open Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/475/
Frank, R. D., Chen, Z.*, Crawford, E., Suzuka, K., & Yakel, E. (2017). Trust in Qualitative Data Repositories. In Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 54: 102-111. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401012. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/139703
Frank, R. D., Suzuka, K., & Yakel, E. (2016). Examining the Reuse of Digital Video as Qualitative Data. Proceedings of the Archiving 2016 Annual Meeting. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2352/issn.2168-3204.2016.1.0.146. Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/136635
Frank, R. D., Kriesberg, A., Yakel, E., & Faniel, I. M. (2015). Looting Hoards of Gold and Poaching Spotted Owls: Data Confidentiality Among Archaeologists & Zoologists. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 52: 1–10. DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2015.145052010037 Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/115883
Yakel, E., Frank, R. D., & Suzkua, K. (2015). Educational Records of Practice: Preservation and Access Concerns. In iPres 2015: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Digital Preservation (pp. 206–210). Chapel Hill, NC: School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved from http://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:429567.
Frank, R. D. & Yakel, E. (2013). Disaster Planning for Digital Repositories. In Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), 50: 1-10. DOI: 10.1002/meet.14505001058 Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/106841
Kriesberg, A., Frank, R. D., Yakel, E., & Faniel, I. (2013). The Role of Data Reuse in the Apprenticeship Process. In Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), 50:1-10. DOI: 10.1002/meet.14505001051 Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/106839

Edited Volumes

Frank, R. D., & Owens, T. (under contract, in progress). Digital Preservation: A Critical Vocabulary. MIT Press.

Lightly Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Kaald, S. , Reistad, O. , Frank, R. D., Glaser, A. (2021). Nuclear Archaeology in Action: Preserving the History of the Jeep II Reactor. Institute of Nuclear Materials Management & European Safeguards Research & Development Association Joint Annual Meeting. Vienna, Austria. Paper
Suzuka, K., Frank, R. D., & Yakel, E. (2019). Re-using Video Records of Practice in Teacher Professional Development to Engage in and Develop Mathematics Teaching Practice. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Paper
Crawford, E., Suzuka, K., Frank, R. D., & Yakel, E. (2018). Facilitating Access to Digital Records of Practice in Education with Technology. E-Learn 2018: World Conference on E-Learning. Article Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/147456
Suzuka, K., Frank, R. D., Crawford, E., & Yakel, E. (2018). Video Re-use in Mathematics Teacher Education. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 29th Annual Conference (SITE2018). Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/144779

Conference Workshops

Threats, M. , Frank, R. D., Smith, A. D. R. , Fenlon, K. , & Thomer, A. (accepted). Scholarly Productivity in Contentious Times: Future Considerations for Early Career Information Scholars. Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Conference.
Johnston, J. , & Frank, R. D. (2023). Digital Curation in the Classroom: Teaching Technical Skills in Archival Education.Archival Education and Research Institute. Baton Rouge, LA.
Benoit III, E. , Chaterera-Zambuko, F. , Christian-Lamb, C.* , Collier, Z. , Frank, R. D., Lee, J.A. , Roeschley, A. (2023). Making a Statement: Determining Your Pedagogical Style and Crafting a Teaching Statement. Archival Education and Research Institute. Baton Rouge, LA.
Bolfarini Tognoli, N. , Chaterera-Zambuko, F. , Christian-Lamb, C.* , Collier, Z. , Frank, R. D., Lee, J.A. , Roeschley, A. , Todd-Diaz, A. (2023). Learning to Teach: Creating, Auditing, and Sharing Archival Studies Syllabi. Archival Education and Research Institute. Baton Rouge, LA.
Kriesberg, A. , & Frank, R. D. (2022). “Climate Change in the Archival Classroom.” International Council on Archives. Rome, Italy (virtual conference).
Frank R. D. (2021). “Feminist Approaches in Information Science.” KI-Camp 2021 (AI-Camp 2021). Berlin, Germany (virtual conference).
Kriesberg, A. , & Frank, R. D. (2020). “Teaching Climate Change in the Archival Classroom.” Archival Education and Research Institute. Boston, MA (virtual conference).
Frank, R. D., & Evans, J. (2016). “Practical Strategies for Turning Conversations into Collaborations” Archival Education and Research Institute, Kent, OH.
Centivany, A. , Chalmers, M. , Frank, R. D., & Zimmer, M. (2015). “A Collaborative Approach to Improving Information Ethics Education” iConference 2015, Newport Beach, CA. Open Access: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/73789

Conference Posters

Frank, R. D., & Krueger, S.* (2025). Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Satellite Images, AI, and Risk. 19th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). The Hague, NL. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14775221. Open Access: https://dx.doi.org/25298
Frank, R. D., Kriesberg, A. , & St. Hilaire, M.* (2024). Describing Qualitative Research in ASIS&T Publications, 2018-2022. Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Conference. Calgary, AB, Canada https://dx.doi.org/7302/25299. Open Access: https://dx.doi.org/7302/25299
Frank, R. D., Mustufa, A.* , & Poteet, T.* (2024). Expertise & Perceptions of Risk in CoreTrustSeal Certification. iConference 2024. Changchun, China (hybrid/virtual conference). https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/129975. Open Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/479/
Frank, R. D., & Krueger, S.* (2024). Satellite Image Use for Citizen-Based Monitoring & Verification: An Examination of Trust & Risk. 18th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). Edinburgh, UK. Open Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/477/
Frank, R. D. (2024). Repository Staff Attitudes about CoreTrustSeal Requirements. 18th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). Edinburgh, UK. Open Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/478/
Frank, R. D., & Rothfritz, L.* (2022). Designated Communities: Uncertainty and Risk. 17th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). Edinburgh, UK. (virtual conference). Open Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6644963
Frank, R. D. (2022). Risk in the CoreTrustSeal Data Repository Certification Process. iConference 2022. Virtual conference. Open Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2142/113742 (Finalist for Best Poster Award)
Frank, R. D., Rothfritz, L.* , & von Grafenstein, M. (2021). Public Service Infrastructure: Open Data and Risk. 16th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). Edinburgh, UK. (virtual conference).
Frank, R. D. (2018) The Social Construction of Risk in the Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories. Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference Doctoral Student Research Poster Session. Denver, CO.
Frank, R. D., Hagen, A.* , Yakel, E. , & Suzuka, K. (2016). Visibilities and Invisibilities in Data and Work Practices: The Case of Video Records of Practice in Education. 11th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Frank, R. D. (2014). Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe: Examining the USDocs LOCKSS Network as a Socio-Technical System. Archival Education and Research Institute Poster Session, Pittsburgh, PA.
Frank, R. D. (2014). Knowledge Infrastructures and Digital Preservation: An Examination of the Development of LOCKSS as a Second Order Technical System. International Digital Curation Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Yakel, E., Faniel, I., & Frank, R. D. (2014). Dynamics of Data Reuse when Aggregating Data through Time and Space: The Case of Archaeology and Zoology. International Digital Curation Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Frank, R. D. (2013). Preservation of Archaeological and Zoological Research Data. Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Frank, R. D. (2012). Disaster Planning and Trustworthy Digital Repositories Archival Education and Research Institute Poster Session, Los Angeles, CA.

Reports and Other Papers

Frank, R. D., von Grafenstein, M. , & Rothfritz, L.* (2022). Open Data und die Risikowahrnehmung in der Öffentlichen Daseinsvorsorge (Open Data and the Perception of Risk in Public Services). Open Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6285549

Book Reviews

Frank, R. D. (2021). Cinderella’s stick: A fairy tale for digital preservation. Yiannis Tzitzikas, Yiannis Marketakis. Berlin: Springer, 2018, 249 pp., € 51.16 (paperback). (ISBN 9783319984872). Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 72(5), 649–652. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24434

Organized Workshops

Frank, R. D., Glaser, A. , Bießmann, F. , Nguyen, V.* , & Krueger, S.* How Do We Know & Trust What We See? Satellite Imagery in an Era of Global Crises, Surveillance, and Misinformation. (July 2024). Einstein Center Digital Future, Berlin.
Frank, R. D. Digital Preservation & Disaster Planning. (April 2024). DPOE-N, Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network, Pratt Institute.
Frank, R. D., Rothfritz, L.* , & Mende, M.* Data Feminism in Information Science Workshop. (November 2020 – February 2021), Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Workshops Attended

Societal Verification: Realizing Joseph Rotblat’s Vision of Non-State Open-Source Intelligence. Science & Global Security, Princeton University. Princeton, NJ (April 2023).
Climate Change & AI Network Berlin Brandenburg Workshop. Virtual, (December 2021).

Colloquia

Frank, R. D. (accepted) Early Career Colloquium, Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.
Frank, R. D. (2021). Early Career Colloquium, iConference 2021, virtual conference.
Frank, R. D. (2017). “The Social Construction of Risk in the Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories.” 2017 Doctoral Colloquium, Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.

Conference Presentations

Frank, R.D., Glaser, A. , Bießmann, F. , & Krueger, S.* (2023). Citizen-based Monitoring for Peace & Security in the Era of Synthetic Media and Deepfakes. International Data Week (IDW): SciDataCon, Salzburg, Austria.
Frank, R. D., (2023). Repository Staff Attitudes about the Value of Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification. Society of American Archivists Annual Conference Research Forum, Washington, D.C. (virtual conference).
Frank, R. D., (2023). Risk in Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification. Vanderbilt Libraries Digital Symposium: Topics in Audiovisual Preservation and Access, Nashville, TN.
Moderator, Keynote Presentation (2021). Data Feminism (speakers: Catherine D’Ignazio & Lauren F. Klein). iConference 2021, Beijing, China (virtual conference).
Frank, R. D., Suzuka, K. , & Yakel, E. (2020). Tool Selection Among Qualitative Data Reusers. International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC), Dublin Ireland.
Frank, R. D. (2017). A Model for the Social Construction of Risk in the Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories. Society of American Archivists Annual Conference Research Forum, Portland, OR.
Frank, R. D. (2017). The Social Construction of Risk in the Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories. Archival Education and Research Institute, Toronto, ON.
Frank, R. D. (2016). Risk Perception and Trustworthy Digital Repositories. Archival Education and Research Institute, Kent, OH.
Frank, R. D., & Evans, J.* (2015). Construction and Reconstruction: Understanding the Development of Sustainable Information Infrastructures to Support Marginalized Communities. 2015 Conference on Research Applications, Information and Library Science (RAILS), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Frank, R. D. (2013). Selection for Digitization Through the Lens of Archival Reappraisal. Archival Education and Research Institute, Austin, TX.
Frank, R. D. (2012). Collaborative Mentorship: Engaging Information School Students in Concurrent Library Employment. Michigan Academies Annual Conference, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
Frank, R. D. (2012). Game Over: Disaster Planning for the Computer and Video Game Archive. Quasi-Con 2012, Ann Arbor, MI.
Frank, R. D., Cox, A., Hukill, G., Johnston, J., & Maynard, A. (2012). Evaluating the Success of Grant-Funded Digital Preservation Projects. Quasi-Con 2012, Ann Arbor, MI.
Frank, R. D. (2011). Preparing for the Worst: Disaster Planning at the Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library. MLibrary Lightning Talks, Ann Arbor, MI.
Moderator, Panel Discussion: (2011) Paving the Way for an Uncertain Future: Teaching Art Information Management in the 21st Century. Art Libraries Society of North America Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Conference Keynotes and Plenaries

[Keynote] Frank, R.D. (April 2022). What Questions Should We Ask? Feminist Perspectives in Data & Information Science. 2022 Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference. WUMANetzwerk. Mannheim, Germany, virtual event.

Invited Talks

Frank, R. D. (2024). Citizen-based Monitoring for Peace & Security in the Era of Synthetic Media and Deepfakes. Michigan Interactive & Social Computing Research Group. Ann Arbor, MI.
Frank, R. D. (2024). Citizen-based Monitoring for Peace & Security in the Era of Synthetic Media and Deepfakes. UMSI MADS Homecoming Lightning Talks. Ann Arbor, MI.
Frank, R. D. (2024). The Value of TDR Certification: A Survey of CoreTrustSeal Certified Repositories. World Data Systems Webinar. Knoxville, TN, virtual presentation.
Frank, R. D. (2024). Is Trustworthiness Enough? Financial Uncertainty, Risk, and Repository Certification. 46th Annual CCI Research Symposium, College for Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Frank, R. D. (2023). Digital Preservation & Risk at the Library of Congress. International Forum on Archives 2023, National Archives of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Frank, R. D. (2023). NatSecTech (National Security and Technology) Roundtable. Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Frank, R. D. (2023). Designated Community: Uncertainty and Risk. 45th Annual CCI Research Symposium, College for Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Frank, R. D. (2022). Asking Feminist Questions in Data & Information Science. Berliner Bibliothekswissenschaftlichen Kolloquium (BBK), Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Berlin, Germany.
Frank, R.D. (2022). Risk & Open Data in Public Service Infrastructure. Invited presentation: Einstein Centre Digital Future & Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). Berlin, Germany.
Frank, R.D. (2021). The Social Construction of Risk in Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification. Library Science Talks, Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Association of International Librarians and Information Specialists (AILIS) and CERN Scientific Information Service. Zürich, Switzerland, virtual presentation.
Frank, R. D. (2020). Tool Selection Among Qualitative Data Reusers. Berliner Bibliothekswissenschaftlichen Kolloquium (BBK), Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Berlin, Germany.
Frank, R. D. (2020). The Social Construction of Risk in Digital Preservation: A Qualitative Study of Trustworthy Digital Repository Audit Processes. Invited Presentation: Digital Future Lecture Series, Technische Universität Berlin. Berlin, Germany.
Frank, R. D. (2015) Construction and Reconstruction: Understanding the Development of Sustainable Information Infrastructures to Support Marginalized Communities. Invited Presentation: Public Records Office of Victoria. Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Frank, R. D. (2015). Digital Preservation: Sustainability Through Participation? Monash University Faculty of Information Technology. Caulfield, VIC, Australia.
Frank, R. D. (2015). A Thing That Can Ignite: Rebooting Heritage Institutions After Disaster. NerdNite Detroit: Reboot, Renew, Relaunch. Detroit, MI.

Media Appearances

[news article] “The ‘Wayback Machine’ is preserving the websites Trump’s White House took down.” CNN Business. 18 February 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/tech/internet-archives-deleted-websites-wayback-machine
[magazine article] “Pelejä pelastamassa – Haastattelussa videopeliarkiston atastrofisuunnittelija.” Skrolli. 2015.3. https://skrolli.fi/2015.3.botti.pdf