Elina Late
About me
I work as a senior research fellow at research project (ImAccess) funded by the Academy of Finland. My research interests concern scholars' data practices in social sciences, scholarly communication and open science.
Responsibilities
Currently, I am doing research on how scholars in social sciences use digital images and other visual materials as research data. I am member of FIRE research group. I work also as a guest lecturer teaching things related with scholarly communication and open science.
Main positions of trust
- Member of the board of the Finnish Association of Information Studies in 2009-2010, 2016-2023
- Member of Finnish Publication Forum panel 17 (Social sciences, media and communications, interdisciplinary social sciences) 2018-2021
- Chair of the board of the Finnish Association for Information Studies 1.1.2019-31.12.2020
- Member of the editorial board of the journal “Informaatiotutkimus” 2018-2019
- Member of the board of Nordic School of Information Studies (Norslis) in 2008-2010
Research unit
Research fields
Information studies
Selected publications
Latest publications
Image searching in an open photograph archive: search tactics and faced barriers in historical research
Late, E., Ruotsalainen, H. & Kumpulainen, S., 24 Jan 2024, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Aineistot avoimiksi yhteiskuntatieteissä – mutta mistä käyttäjät?
Late, E., 4 Apr 2023, In: Signum. 56, 1, p. 45 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Engaging learned societies in promotion of open science and responsible research
Pölönen, J. & Late, E., 25 May 2023.Research output: Other conference contribution › Abstract › Scientific
From Textual to Visual Image Searching: User Experience of Advanced Image Search Tool
Late, E., Ruotsalainen, H., Seker, M., Raitoharju, J., Männistö, A. & Kumpulainen, S., Sept 2023, Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2023. Alonso, O., Cousijn, H., Silvello, G., Marrero, M., Lopes, C. T. & Marchesin, S. (eds.). Springer, p. 277-283 7 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 1421).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
In a Perfect World: Exploring the Desires and Realities for Digitized Historical Image Archives
Late, E., Ruotsalainen, H. & Kumpulainen, S., 22 Oct 2023, Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Ruthven, I. & O'Brien, H. (eds.). Wiley, p. 244-254 (Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology; vol. 60).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
More than data repositories: perceived information needs for the development of social sciences and humanities research infrastructures
Sendra Toset, A., Late, E. & Kumpulainen, S., 15 Dec 2023, In: Information Research. 28, 4, p. 83–101Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Putting the User in the Loop: Developing a Research Infrastructure for Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Sendra Toset, A., Late, E. & Kumpulainen, S., 29 Oct 2023, p. 1119-1121.Research output: Other conference contribution › Poster › Scientific
How society publishers practice open science beyond open access publishing?
Late, E. & Pölönen, J., Sept 2022, PUBMET2022: The 9th Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science . Cupar, D. & Džoić, Z. (eds.). p. 32-33 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Professional
Interacting with digitised historical newspapers: understanding the use of digital surrogates as primary sources
Late, E. & Kumpulainen, S., 2022, In: JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION. 78, 7, p. 106-124 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Kuka kuuluu tieteelliseen seuraan? Raportti tieteellisten seurojen jäsenistökyselyn tuloksista
Late, E., Pölönen, J. & Pylvänäinen, E., 19 Sept 2022, Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta. 76 p. (Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunnan verkkojulkaisuja; no. 13)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report