Academic Experience

Professor, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

July 2022- Present

Research fields: Health misinformation online, information behavior, open content, data quality and content credibility.

Visiting Scholar, Information School, Tennessee University, Knoxville, United States of America

June 2019- Jan. 2020

Collaborative research field: Open review

Associate Professor, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

April 2013- June 2022

Research fields: Online users’ information behavior, open content, social media and online communities.

Visiting Scholar, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

July 2013- Feb. 2014

Collaborative research field: Open content and Wikipedia community

Lecturer, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

Sept.2006 – April 2013

Recent Research Interests

l  Information behavior of onlines users;

l  Health misinformation;

l  Data literacy;

l  Open content credibility

Education

2007.9-2012.6 Ph.D. in Information Science, Nanjing Univ.

2001.9-2004.6 M.S. in Library Science, Nanjing Univ.

1997.9-2001.6 B.S. in Information Management, Nanjing Univ.

Sponsored Research Projects

1.       Research on the Generation, Effects, and Evaluation Mechanism of Network Pseudo Health Knowledge (22BTQ056, 2022/07-2025/12, total award: 20,0000RMB, PI) financially supported by National Social Science Foundation

2.       Research on the Generation, Effects, and Evaluation Mechanism of Network Pseudo Health Knowledge (2022SJZD096, 2022/07-2026/06, total award: 1,0000RMB, PI) financially supported by the Philosophy & Social Science Foundation for universities in Jiangsu Province.

3.       Research on optimization mechanism of users’ continuous knowledge contribution, search and reuse in online communities of practice from social learning perspective (71804072, Jan/2019-Dec/2021, role: PI, total award: $26,000) financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China.

4.       Collaborative production and sharing mechanism of open content under the circumstance of community network (12CTQ045, Jul/2012-Jun/2015, role: PI, total award: $22,000) financially supported by National Social Science Foundation of China. (Finished)

5.       Trust management mechanism for collaborative creation and content sharing in virtual communities (10YJC870048, Sep/2010-Aug/2013, role: PI, total award: $20,500) financially supported by Social Science Foundation of Education Ministry, China. (Finished)

Recent Publications

[1]     Zhang Weiwei, Zhu Ling. Text features of health knowledge product description and its impact on purchase [J]. Library Tribune，2023, 43(3)

[2]     Zhang Weiwei, Zhu Jie，Jiang Xue. Research on the Impact of Social Learning on the Knowledge Contribution Behavior of Different Types of Users in Professional Virtual Communities [J]. Information and Documentation Services，2021, 42 (5): 94-103

[3]     Zhang Weiwei, Shi Qianru. Design of Learning Environment for Undergraduate Data Literacy Education Based on Knowledge Construction [J]. Journal of Modern Informaiton, 2021, 41(3): 121-130.

[4]     Zhang Weiwei, Jiang Xue. Research on Motivational Evolution Mechanism of Users’ Continous Participation in Online Health Communities [J]. Chinese Journal of Management, 2020, 17 (08): 1245-53

[5]     Zhang Weiwei, Jiang Xue. Review on Impact Factors of Users' Participation Behavior in Online Health Community. LIS, 2020, 64(4): 136-145.

[6]     Zhang Weiwei, Zhu Jie. Impact of Contributors' Identities on Content Quality in Online Knowledge Communities. Journal of Modern Informaiton, 2019, 39(8): 103-110.

[7]     Zhang Weiwei, Zhu Guang, Zhu Xiaodong. Impact of Open Content Licensing on the Sharing Effect of Digital Cultural Goods[J]. Library and Information Service, 2017, 61(5): 79-86

[8]     Zhang Weiwei, Bai Lu. Crowdsourcing community users’ continuous usage: ECM-ISC and commitment trust theory based[J]. Information and Documentation Services, 2017, 38(2)：54-62.

[9]     Zhang Weiwei, Bai Lu. Literature Review of Factors Impacting Credibility of Online Reviews[J]. Information studies: Theory & Application, 2016, 39(6): 131-138.

[10] Zhang Weiwei, Bai Lu. Motivation mechanism analysis of users information verification behavior in the open content context[J]. Information and Documentation Services, 2015, 36(5): 58-63.

[11] Zhang Weiwei, Cui Weijun, Shan Haiyan. The trustworthiness assessment on contribution behaviors of users in open encyclopedia[J]. Science Research Management, 2015, 36(3): 152-160.

[12] Chitu Okoli, Weiwei Zhang. From pests to pets: effects of open content licensing on the distribution of music[C]. Twenty Second European Conference on Information Systems, Tel Aviv 2014.

[13] Zhang Weiwei. A probe into the network user information verification behavior. Information and Documentation Services, 2013, 34(5): 71-76.

[14] Zhang Weiwei. Experimental Research on Credibility of Open Content[J]. Information Science, 2012, 30(12): 1830-1835, 1839.

[15] Zhang WW, Wang H, Zhu XD. Research on activity system of Internet users’ collaborative creation and content sharing. Journal of Library Science in China, 2011(4): 27-37.

[16] Zhang WW. Review on collaborative information behavior research in the context of communities. Journal of Library Science in China, 2010, 36(4):90-100

[17] Zhang WW, Zhu QH. Research on credibility assessment of open-collaboratively created content. Information Resources Research, 2011(6)

[18] Zhang WW, Wand H, Zhu XD. Research on trust relationship of virtual community for collaborative creation on open content. Information Studies: Theory & Application, 2011(10)

[19] Zhang WW. Experimental research on credibility of open content. Information Science, 2012(forthcoming).

[20] Zhang WW. Research on trust management of Wiki-based community. Library and Information Service, 2011(23)

[21] Zhang WW, Zhu XD. Activity Theoretical Framework for Wiki-based Collaborative Content Creation. 2010 International Conference on Management and Service Science, August 24-26, 2010 in Wuhan, China.