Dissertation

  • Frank, R. D. (2018). The Social Construction of Risk in Trustworthy Digital Repository Audit and Certification. (Dissertation). University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Available Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/147539

Master's Thesis

  • Frank, R. D. (2012). Disaster Planning and Trustworthy Digital Repositories. (Master’s Thesis). University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Available Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/137664

Journal Articles

Conference Papers

  • Krueger, S., & Frank, R. D. (2024). Are we practicing what we preach? Towards greater transnational inclusivity in Information Science systematic reviews. iConference 2024. Changchun, China (virtual conference). Available 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. In Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 60(1), 145-155.https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.776 Available 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. Available Open Access: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_infosciepubs/475/
  • 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 via Conference Website: https://academicexperts.org/conf/site/2019/papers/54737/
  • 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. Available 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. In E. Langran & J. Borup (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 317-324). Washington, D.C., United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/p/182544/ Available Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/144779
  • Frank, R. D., Chen, Z., Crawford, E., Suzuka, K., & Yakel, E. (2017). Trust in Qualitative Data Repositories. ASIS&T 2017: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 54(1), 102–111. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401012 Available 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. http://dx.doi.org/10.2352/issn.2168-3204.2016.1.0.146. Available Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/136635
  • Yakel, E., Frank, R. D., & Suzkua, K. (2015). Educational Records of Practice: Preservation and Access Concerns. 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., 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, 52: 1–10. doi: 10.1002/pra2.2015.145052010037" Available Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/115883
  • Frank, R. D. & Yakel, E. (2013). Disaster Planning for Digital Repositories. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 50:1-10. DOI 10.1002/meet.14505001058 Available 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. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 50:1-10. DOI 10.1002/meet.14505001051 Available Open Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/106839

Conference Presentations

  • Frank, R. D., Bießmann, F., Glaser, A., & Kruger, S. (2023). "Citizen-based Monitoring for Peace & Security in the Era of Synthetic Media and Deepfakes." SciDataCon 2023 (International Data Week). 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. Virtual.
  • Frank, R. D., Suzuka, K., Johnson, E. & Yakel, E. (2020). "Tool Selection Among Qualitative Data Reusers." International Digital Curation Conference. 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. (2013). “Selection for Digitization Through the Lens of Archival Reappraisal.” Archival Education and Research Institute. Austin, TX.
  • Frank, R. (2012). “Collaborative Mentorship: Engaging Information School Students in Concurrent Library Employment” Michigan Academies Annual Conference. Mt. Pleasant, MI.
  • Frank, R. (2012). “Game Over: Disaster Planning for the Computer and Video Game Archive” Quasi-Con 2012. Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Frank, R., 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. (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.

Organized Workshops

Invited Presentations

  • Frank, R. D., (2024). The Value of TDR Certification: A Survey of CoreTrustSeal Certified Repositories. World Data Systems Webinar. Knoxville, TN. (virtual presenatation).
  • Frank, R. D., (2023). Risk in Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification. Digital Preservation & Access for Audio-visual Resources: A Two-day Cultural Heritage Preservation Summit. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
  • 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) “What Questions Should We Ask? Feminist Perspectives in Data & Information Science” Invited Presentation: 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.” Invited Presentation: Library Science Talks, Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Association of International Librarians and Information Specialists (AILIS) and CERN Scientific Information Service. Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Frank, R. D., (2020) “Tool Selection Among Qualitative Data Reusers.” Invited Presentation: 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.

Colloquia

  • 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 ASIS&T Doctoral Colloquium. Washington, D.C.

Conference Workshops

  • 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.
  • Chaterera-Zambuko, F., Christian-Lamb, C., 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.
  • Tognoli, N., Chaterera-Zambuko, F., Christian-Lamb, C., 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.
  • 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. 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, March). “A Collaborative Approach to Improving Information Ethics Education” iConference 2015. Newport Beach, CA. Available Open Access: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/73789

Posters

  • Frank, R. D., Kriesberg, A., & St. Hilaire, M. (accepted). . Describing Qualitative Research in ASIS&T Publications, 2018-2022. Association for Information Science & Technology Annual Conference (ASIS&T). Calgary, AB, CA.
  • Frank, R. D., Mustufa, A., & Poteet, T. (2024). Expertise & Perceptions of Risk in CoreTrustSeal Certification. iConference 2024. Changchun, China (virtual conference). https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/129975 Available 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. Available 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. Available 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). Available 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. Available 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.
  • 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. Poster
  • 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. Poster
  • 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. Poster
  • 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. Poster
  • 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. Poster
  • Frank, R. D. (2013). Preservation of Archaeological and Zoological Research Data. Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Poster
  • Frank, R. D. (2012). Disaster Planning and Trustworthy Digital Repositories Archival Education and Research Institute Poster Session, Los Angeles, CA. Poster

Reports & Other Papers

  • Frank, R. D., von Grafenstein, Max, & Rothfritz, Laura. (2022). Open Data und die Risikowahrnehmung in der Öffentlichen Daseinsvorsorge (Open Data and the Perception of Risk in Public Services). Open Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6285549

Book Reviews

  • Frank, R. D.. 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