Elina Late
About me
I work as a Senior Research Fellow in the ImAccess research project, funded by the Academy of Finland. My research interests include scholars' data practices in the social sciences, scholarly communication, and open science. I hold the title of Docent in Information Studies at Tampere University.
Responsibilities
Currently, I am studying the use of images and other visual materials as research data in the social sciences. This academic year, I am teaching courses in the Master's Programme in Information Studies: Research Methods in Information Studies and Introduction to information interaction research.
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
Collaborative image data interaction in social science and humanities research tasks
Late, E., Matres, I., Sendra Toset, A. & Kumpulainen, S., 29 Apr 2025, CHIIR '25: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval. New York, NY, USA: ACM, p. 129 - 139 (CHIIR '25: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Exploring the sources of ideation among visual artists
Ruotsalainen, H., Late, E. & Kumpulainen, S., 2025, In: JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION. 81, 7, p. 502–519Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
From data lifecycle to research activity model: research data management in data-intensive social sciences and humanities research
Sendra Toset, A., Late, E. & Kumpulainen, S., 29 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Aslib Journal of Information Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
HistoryCLIP: Adaptive Multi-modal Retrieval of Imbalanced Long-Tailed Archival Data
Alijani, F., Late, E. & Kumpulainen, S., 15 Sept 2025, Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries: 29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2025, Tampere, Finland, September 23–26, 2025, Proceedings. Springer, p. 245-262 ( Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; vol. 16097).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication Across Research Fields, Career Stages and Research Types
Pölönen, J., Late, E., Muhonen, R., Auranen, O. & Pietilä, M., 19 May 2025, p. 156. 158 p.Research output: Other conference contribution › Abstract › Scientific
Tieteellinen julkaiseminen - mitä, miksi, miten?
Late, E., Aug 2025, Informaatiosta tiedon vuoksi: Informaatiotutkimuksen ilmiöitä ja uomia. Kumpulainen, S. & Sihvonen, M. (eds.). Vastapaino, p. 185-210Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Beyond borders: Examining the role of national learned societies in the social sciences and humanities
Late, E., Guns, R., Pölönen, J., Stojanovski, J., Urbanc, M. & Ochsner, M., Jul 2024, In: LEARNED PUBLISHING. 37, 3, e1609.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Comparing publication profiles of Finnish universities, state research institutes and universities of applied sciences
Pölönen, J., Auranen, O. & Late, E., 2024, 28th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI2024). Zenodo, 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Professional
Images as data – modelling data interactions in social science and humanities research
Late, E., Matres, I., Sendra Toset, A. & Kumpulainen, S., 31 Oct 2024, In: JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION. 80, 7, p. 325-345Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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