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 InfUSE 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
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
ISIC 2024 Adjunct Proceedings: The 15th Information Behaviour Conference
Skov, M. (Editor), Innocenti, P. (Editor), Late, E. (Editor), Gorichanaz, T. (Editor) & Greifeneder, E. (Editor), Aug 2024, Aalborg University Open Publishing. 48 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Scientific › peer-review
Re-use of research data in the social sciences. Use and users of digital data archive
Late, E. & Ochsner, M., 10 May 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 5, e0303190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
To share or not to share? Image data sharing in the social sciences and humanities
Late, E., Skov, M. & Kumpulainen, S., 18 Jun 2024, In: Information Research. 29, 2, p. 386-400 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Understanding Researchers’ Perspectives on Work Tasks in Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences
Sendra Toset, A., Late, E. & Kumpulainen, S., 2024, Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries Publications. Universitetsbiblioteket i Oslo, 15 p. (DHNB2024 Conference Proceedings ; vol. 6, no. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › 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