KILA – Knowledge Lab Information Literacy & Accessibility
The Knowledge Lab KILA is a cross-disciplinary research initiative at the University of Hildesheim. It addresses the dynamics of digital communication, knowledge systems, and information accessibility by bringing together expertise from three interrelated fields:
- Intercultural Communication
- Information Science & Language Technology
- Translation Studies & Specialised Language
The Knowledge Lab fosters collaborative research, teaching, and innovation in these areas and supports inclusive and sustainable digital development.
News and Opportunities
News
- Research projekt DeMuKo startet:
Self-determined and informed:
Understanding and preventing disinformation in a multilingual context - Hildesheim sub-project
Join us
The Knowledge Lab offers a variety of opportunities for academic collaboration, early-career research, and student involvement.
Stay Informed
The Knowledge Lab regularly hosts academic events and contributes to public discourse on information literacy, accessibility, and digital transformation.
- Upcoming events
- Collaborations
- Recent publications and projects
- Calls for papers and research opportunities
Current working groups
Clickbait
Clickbait: Bettina Kluge, Beatrix Kreß, Bettina Lindner-Bornemann, Joachim Griesbaum, Ekaterina Lapshinova-Koltunski, Stephan Schlickau
Medizinkommunikation & KI, Avatare programmiert (Fremdsprache/Interkulturelles Lernen)
Medizinkommunikation & KI, Avatare programmiert (Fremdsprache/Interkulturelles Lernen): Nicola Hoppe, Beatrix Kreß, Joachim Griesbaum, Stephan Schlickau, Chris Maaß, Sergio Hernández Garrido
Desinformation
Desinformation: Joachim Griesbaum, Bettina Kluge, Beatrix Kreß
KI & Postedition
KI & Postedition: Sergio Hernández Garrido, Ekaterina Lapshinova-Koltunski, Chris Maaß
AI Write
AI Write: Thomas Mandl, Ulrike Bohle
Zitation & Variation
Zitation & Variation: Bettina Lindner-Bornemann, Thomas Mandl
Gesprächstranskription mit KI (GAT/HIAT)
Gesprächstranskription mit KI (GAT/HIAT): Niels Landwehr, Beatrix Kreß, Bettina Lindner-Bornemann
Current Board and members
Goals of the Knowledge Lab
1. Promote accessibility and participation for diverse user groups
2. Strengthen information and digital literacy in academic and public contexts
3. Contribute to a socially responsible digital transformation
Collaboration
The Knowledge Lab integrates multiple departments and research units at the University of Hildesheim. It is being developed through the appointment of new professorships as well as the expertise of existing faculty members in thematically relevant fields. The lab is focused on interdisciplinary research. Collaboration across faculties and with external partners ensures a dynamic and forward-looking research environment.
Further projects
Gender Diversity in Information Science
cooperation partner: Elke Teich (Saarland University)
funding period: 2022-2026
about the project
Datentriangulation in der Translationsprozessforschung
gefördet durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
about the project
B7 'Translation as Rational Communication' in SFB1102
cooperation partner: Elke Teich (Saarland University)
funding period: 2022-2026
about the project
The Humanities in Virtual Reality
The Humanities in Virtual Reality - Methodenentwicklung und Anwendungspotenziale der Virtual Reality für die Geisteswissenschaften (HumaniVR)
ARCHE: Adaptive Sprachförderarchitektur am Beispiel der Konnektierung in Klima- und Energiediskursen BMBF 2022-2027
BMBF 2022-2027
about the project
„We propose a shift towards a future where information access is characterized by equitable distribution, inclusive participation, and critically informed engagement.“
Publications
Ahrens, S., Hernández Garrido, S., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Maaß, C., Werner, A. (2025). "Evaluation of translations into Plain German produced by humans and MT systems including ChatGPT"
Ahrens, Sarah; Hernández Garrido, Sergio; Lapshinova-Koltunski, Ekaterina; Maaß, Christiane; Werner, Annie (2025).
“Evaluation of translations into Plain German produced by humans and MT systems including ChatGPT”.
In: SKASE Journal of Translation and Interpretation, 18(2): 38–54
Baumgart, J., Bohle-Jurok, U., & Mandl, T. (2024). "Ink of innovation: Exploring ChatGPT and other AI-writing tools in an English as medium of instruction context"
Baumgart, J., Bohle-Jurok, U., & Mandl, T. (2024).
“Ink of innovation: Exploring ChatGPT and other AI-writing tools in an English as medium of instruction context.”
In: C. A. Chapelle, G. H. Beckett, & J. Ranalli (Eds.), Exploring artificial intelligence in applied linguistics (pp. 24-41).
Iowa State University Digital Press.
Cerqueira de Lima B., Abrantes Baracho R.M., Mandl T., Baracho Porto P. (2025). "Optimized discovery of discourse topics in social media: science communication about COVID-19 in Brazil".
Cerqueira de Lima B., Abrantes Baracho R.M., Mandl T., Baracho Porto P. (2025).
"Optimized discovery of discourse topics in social media: science communication about COVID-19 in Brazil".
In: Data Technologies and Applications, Vol. 59 No. 1 pp. 180–198
Çetta-Hassenstein, D., & Griesbaum, J. (2023). "Informationskompetenz und Demokratie"
Çetta-Hassenstein, D., & Griesbaum, J. (2023).
“Informationskompetenz und Demokratie”
In: Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Demokratie, 3(70), S. 158-165.
Deilen, S., Hernández Garrido, S., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Maaß, C., & Werner, A. (2026). "Evaluating Intralingual Machine Translation Quality: Application of an Adapted MQM Scheme to German Plain Language".
Deilen, S., Hernández Garrido, S., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Maaß, C., & Werner, A. (2026). “Evaluating Intralingual Machine Translation Quality: Application of an Adapted MQM Scheme to German Plain Language”.
In: Information, 17(1), 53.
Deilen, S., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Hernández Garrido, S., Maaß, C., Hörner, J., Theel, V., & Ziemer, S. (2024). "Evaluation of intralingual machine translation for health communication."
Deilen, S., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Hernández Garrido, S., Maaß, C., Hörner, J., Theel, V., & Ziemer, S. (2024):
“Evaluation of intralingual machine translation for health communication.”
In: Proceedings of the European Association for Machine Translation Conference/Workshops.
https://aclanthology.org/2024.eamt-1.39.pdf
Deilen, S., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Hernández Garrido, S., Maaß, C., Hörner, J., Theel, V., & Ziemer, S. (2024). “Towards AI-supported health communication in plain language: Evaluating intralingual machine translation of Medical Texts.”
Deilen, S., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Hernández Garrido, S., Maaß, C., Hörner, J., Theel, V., & Ziemer, S. (2024):
“Towards AI-supported health communication in plain language: Evaluating intralingual machine translation of Medical Texts.”
In: Proceedings of LREC-COLING 2024, 44–53
https://aclanthology.org/2024.cl4health-1.6/
Dreisiebner, S., Griesbaum, J., Michel, A., Tappenbeck, I., Wittich, A. (Eds.). (2024). "Informationskompetenz und Künstliche Intelligenz - Konzepte, Herausforderungen und Chancen"
Dreisiebner, S., Griesbaum, J., Michel, A., Tappenbeck, I., Wittich, A. (Eds.). (2024).
"Informationskompetenz und Künstliche Intelligenz - Konzepte, Herausforderungen und Chancen"
In: Ein Beitrag der Fachgruppe Informationskompetenz der KIBA. Universitätsverlag Hildesheim
Dreisiebner, S., Gäde, M., Griesbaum, J., Michel, A., Petschenka, A., Tappenbeck, I., Wittich, A. (2026). "Fachspezifische Informationskompetenz-Vermittlung und Künstliche Intelligenz"
Dreisiebner, S., Gäde, M., Griesbaum, J., Michel, A., Petschenka, A., Tappenbeck, I., Wittich, A. (2026).
“Fachspezifische Informationskompetenz-Vermittlung und Künstliche Intelligenz”
In: Ein Beitrag der Fachgruppe Informationskompetenz der KIBA - Informationskompetenz der Konferenz der informations- und bibliothekswissenschaftlichen Ausbildungs- und Studiengänge (KIBA) einen Workshop zum Thema „Fachspezifische Informationskompetenz-Vermittlung und Künstliche Intelligenz“ an der Technischen Informationsbibliothek Hannover.
Ghosh, K., Das, M., Patel, S., Bhandary, N., Das, A., Mukherjee, A., Modha, S., Ganguly, D., Garain, U., Jaki, S., & Mandl, T. (2026). “Overview of the HASOC Track at FIRE 2025: Abusive Meme Identification — Shadows Behind the Laughter.”
Ghosh, K., Das, M., Patel, S., Bhandary, N., Das, A., Mukherjee, A., Modha, S., Ganguly, D., Garain, U., Jaki, S., & Mandl, T. (2026).
“Overview of the HASOC Track at FIRE 2025: Abusive Meme Identification — Shadows Behind the Laughter.”
In: FIRE ’25: Proceedings of the 17th Annual Meeting of the Forum for Information Retrieval Evaluation, 28–31.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3777867.3778259
Griesbaum, J. (2022). "Informationskompetenz"
Griesbaum, J. (2022).
“Informationskompetenz”
In: Knackstedt, R., Sander, J., Kolomitchouk, J. (Hg) (2022). Kompetenzmodelle für den Digitalen Wandel. Orientierungshilfen und Anwendungsbeispiele,
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Griesbaum, J. (2024). "Informationskompetenz: Voraussetzungen und Umsetzung"
Griesbaum, J. (2024).
“Informationskompetenz: Voraussetzungen und Umsetzung”
In: U. Engelkenmeier, K. Keller-Loibl, B. Schmid-Ruhe & R. Stang (Ed.),
Handbuch Bibliothekspädagogik (pp. 129-140). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Saur.
Griesbaum, J., Michel, A., Dreisiebner, S., Gäde, M., & Wittich, A. (2024). "19: Information literacy: concepts, research, and promotion"
Griesbaum, J., Michel, A., Dreisiebner, S., Gäde, M., & Wittich, A. (2024):
“19: Information literacy: concepts, research, and promotion”
In: Handbook On Information Sciences. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
doi.org/10.4337/9781035343706.00026
Griesbaum, J., Dreisiebner, S., Michel, A., Tappenbeck, I., Wittich, A. (2026). "Information Literacy and Artificial Intelligence: A Library and Information Science Perspective on Effects, Research Questions, Challenges and Opportunities."
Griesbaum, J., Dreisiebner, S., Michel, A., Tappenbeck, I., Wittich, A. (2026):
“Information Literacy and Artificial Intelligence: A Library and Information Science Perspective on Effects, Research Questions, Challenges and Opportunities.”
In: Kurbanoğlu, S., et al. Information Literacy in an AI-Driven World. ECIL 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2864. Springer, Cham.
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-17272-3_1
Griesbaum, J., Dreisiebner, S., Adilović, E., Berniak-Woźny, J., Bhattacharya, S., Jacob, J., Mackey, T., & Thadathil, T. (2026). "Combining Information Literacy and Metaliteracy to Advance Transnational Group Learning About AI."
Griesbaum, J., Dreisiebner, S., Adilović, E., Berniak-Woźny, J., Bhattacharya, S., Jacob, J., Mackey, T., & Thadathil, T. (2026):
“Combining Information Literacy and Metaliteracy to Advance Transnational Group Learning About AI. Learning Process and Learning Outcomes, Results from a Case Study.”
In: Kurbanoğlu, S., et al. Information Literacy in an AI-Driven World. ECIL 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2864. Springer, Cham.
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-17272-3_31
Jablotschkin, S., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Zinsmeister, H. (2025). "Coreference in simplified German: Linguistic features and challenges of automatic annotation".
Jablotschkin, Sarah; Lapshinova-Koltunski, Ekaterina; Zinsmeister, Heike (2025). “Coreference in simplified German: Linguistic features and challenges of automatic annotation”.
In: Proceedings of the 6th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse and 8th Workshop on Computational Models of Reference, Anaphora and Coreference, co-located with EMNLP2025, pages 12-23, Suzhou, China.
Jaiswal, Amit Kumar; Mandl, Thomas; Shahi, Gautam Kishore; Nandini, Durgesh; Liu, Haiming (2025). “DHOW ’25: 2nd International Workshop on Diffusion of Harmful Content on Online Web”.
Jaiswal, Amit Kumar; Mandl, Thomas; Shahi, Gautam Kishore; Nandini, Durgesh; Liu, Haiming (2025).
“DHOW ’25: 2nd International Workshop on Diffusion of Harmful Content on Online Web”.
In: Proceedings of the 33rd ACM International Conference on Multimedia (MM ’25), 14302–14304.
Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA.
Kumar, L. Ashok; Mandl, Thomas; Chakravarthi, Bharathi Raja; Renuka, D. Karthika. (2024). "Automatic Speech Recognition and Translation for Low Resource Languages "
Kumar, L. Ashok; Mandl, Thomas; Chakravarthi, Bharathi Raja; Renuka, D. Karthika. (2024).
"Automatic Speech Recognition and Translation for Low Resource Languages "
in: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2024 - ISBN: 9781394214174 -
Permalink: http://digital.casalini.it/9781394214174
Casalini id: 5768214
Kumar, N., Pal, S., Mukherjee, A., Mandl, T. (2025). “IITUH18 at FairWeb-2: Investigating the Effect of the Query Modification on Fairness”.
Kumar, Narendra; Pal, Sukomal; Mukherjee, Arjun; Mandl, Thomas (2025).
“IITUH18 at FairWeb-2: Investigating the Effect of the Query Modification on Fairness”.
In: NTCIR-18: Proceedings of the 18th NTCIR Conference on Evaluation of Information Access Technologies, Tokyo, Japan, 10–13 June 2025.
Kunilovskaya, M., Loáiciga, S. and Lapshinova-Koltunski, E. (2025). "Information Divergence in Translation and Interpreting: Findings from Same-Source Texts"
Kunilovskaya, Maria; Loáiciga, Sharid and Lapshinova-Koltunski, Ekaterina (2025).
“Information Divergence in Translation and Interpreting: Findings from Same-Source Texts.”
In: Proceedings of KONVENS, Hildesheim, Germany, September 10-12. PDF from ACL Anthology.
Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Jaki, S., Sauter, M., Bolz, M. (2025) "Human- or machine-translated subtitel: Who can tell them apart?"
Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., Jaki, S., Sauter, M. and M. Bolz (2025)
“Human- or machine-translated subtitles: Who can tell them apart?”
In: Proceedings of MT Summit. Geneva, June 23-27. PDF from ACL Anthology.
Maaß, C. (2024). "Hi ChatGPT, Translate This Text into Easy Language: Is the New Easy Language Translator a Machine?"
Maaß, C. (2024):
“Hi ChatGPT, Translate This Text into Easy Language: Is the New Easy Language Translator a Machine?”
In: VAKKI Publications 16 (2024): 9-29
Maaß, C., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., & Hörner, J. (Hrsg.). (2025). “Einfache Sprache mit KI-Tools. Ein Leitfaden für die redaktionelle Praxis.”
Maaß, C., Lapshinova-Koltunski, E., & Hörner, J. (Hrsg.). (2025):
“Einfache Sprache mit KI-Tools. Ein Leitfaden für die redaktionelle Praxis.”
In: Springer VS Wiesbaden, 1-4.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-47867-4
Madhu, H., Satapara, S., Modha, S., Mandl, T., Majumder, P. (2023). “Detecting offensive speech in conversational code-mixed dialogue on social media: A contextual dataset and benchmark experiments”
Madhu, Hiren; Satapara, Shrey; Modha, Sandip; Thomas Mandl; Majumder, Prasenjit (2023).
“Detecting offensive speech in conversational code-mixed dialogue on social media: A contextual dataset and benchmark experiments”.
In: Expert Systems with Applications, 215: 119342.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.119342
Mandl, T. (2023). "KI-Verfahren für die Hate Speech Erkennung: Die Gestaltung von Ressourcen für das maschinelle Lernen und ihre Zuverlässigkeit"
Mandl, T. (2023):
"KI-Verfahren für die Hate Speech Erkennung: Die Gestaltung von Ressourcen für das maschinelle Lernen und ihre Zuverlässigkeit"
In: Jaki, S., Steiger, S. (eds) Digitale Hate Speech. J.B. Metzler, Berlin, Heidelberg.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65964-9_6
https://hilpub.uni-hildesheim.de/handle/ubhi/16673
Oldenburg, L., & Griesbaum, J. (2025). "Daseinsbezogene Informationskompetenz in ländlichen Räumen. Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft"
Oldenburg, L., & Griesbaum, J. (2025).
“Daseinsbezogene Informationskompetenz in ländlichen - Räumen. Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft”
In: Ländliche Räume in Zeiten der Digitalisierung.
Sammelband zur Forschungsfördermaßnahme des BULEplus, S. 98-115.
Oldenburg,L., & Griesbaum, J. (2022). "Everyday Information Literacy in Rural Areas"
Oldenburg,L., & Griesbaum, J. (2022).
“Everyday Information Literacy in Rural Areas”
In: Proceedings of 2022 Information Behavior Conference (ISIC). Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
dx.doi.org/10.18452/25213
Popovic, M. and Lapshinova-Koltunski, E. (2025). "GENDER1PERSON: Test Suite for estimating gender bias of first-person singular forms".
Popovic, Maja and Lapshinova-Koltunski, Ekatherina (2025). “GENDER1PERSON: Test Suite for estimating gender bias of first-person singular forms”.
In: Proceedings of WMT at EMNLP 2025, pages 800-822, Suzhou, China.
Symolka, L., Dreisiebner, S., Griesbaum, J. (2022). "How to Measure Information Literacy? An Evaluation Based on Expert Interviews"
Symolka, L., Dreisiebner, S., Griesbaum, J. (2022).
“How to Measure Information Literacy? An Evaluation Based on Expert Interviews”
In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Špiranec, S., Ünal, Y., Boustany, J., Kos, D. (eds) Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era. ECIL 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science,
vol 1533. Springer, Cham.
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99885-1_43
Wöbbekind, L., Mandl, T. (2024). “Exploring the Understanding of Semantic Differentials to Measure User Experience with Children and Adolescents – First Findings and Recommendations for UX Testing”.
Wöbbekind, Lea; Mandl, Thomas (2024).
“Exploring the Understanding of Semantic Differentials to Measure User Experience with Children and Adolescents – First Findings and Recommendations for UX Testing”.
In: Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2024 (MuC ’24), 660–664.
Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA.
More about the Knowledge Lab
The Knowledge Lab: Information Literacy and Accessibility (KILA) is an emerging interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Hildesheim. It addresses the fundamental challenges and opportunities posed by digital transformation, multilingual communication, and social participation in contemporary knowledge societies.
The lab investigates how information is accessed, structured, mediated, and made usable – particularly in the context of rapid technological developments such as artificial intelligence and the increasing heterogeneity of users. Drawing on perspectives from information science, linguistics, translation studies and accessibility research, it explores the multimodal and intercultural dimensions of information practices.
As a collaborative and cross-departmental initiative, the Knowledge Lab provides an academic environment for innovative research and teaching, and contributes to the university's strategic development in the areas of digitalisation, diversity, and social responsibility. Information science, translation, technical communication, accessible communication, intercultural communication and science communication professors are working together on an interdisciplinary approach to information literacy and accessibility in relation to AI, multilingualism and cultural heterogeneity. The Lab will be supported through the creation of several new professorships in thematically aligned fields.
Research Fields
The KILA includes research on:
- Information behavior
- Information Literacy
- AI & language technologies
- Knowledge Systems & Infrastructures
- Digital communication tools
- Translation
- Multimodal communication
- Specialised language use
- Multilingual and cross-cultural communication in digital contexts
- Authentic interpersonal communication — written, verbal, and through the media
- Domain-specific communication: health, education, politics
Development
We propose a shift towards a future where information access is characterized by equitable distribution, inclusive participation, and critically informed engagement. The Knowledge Lab aims to contribute to a society in which individuals are empowered to navigate, evaluate, and co-create information in complex digital environments.
Prospective Research
- To explore how technological developments, especially AI, transform information practices and knowledge structures
- To develop inclusive, multilingual, and multimodal communication tools
- To promote accessibility and participation for diverse user groups
- To support the development of information and digital literacy skills in academic and public contexts
- To contribute to socially responsible digital transformation
Members
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Professor Dr. Joachim GriesbaumBC.L.1.15Dienstag 14:00 Uhr -15:30 Uhr+49 5121 883-30308+49 5121 883-30301
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Professor Dr. Ulrich HeidLübecker Straße 3, 31141 HildesheimBC.LN.1.30Dienstag, 16:15 Uhr - 17:45 Uhr. Nach vorheriger Anmeldung unter heidul@uni-hildesheim.de.+49 5121 883-30304+49 5121 883-30305
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Dr. phil. Sergio Andres Hernández GarridoBC.L.0.13Di., 09:00 - 11:00 Uhr n. Anmeldung per Mail/ vorlesungsfreie Zeit: Nach Vereinbarung per Mail+49 5121 883-30918
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Dr. Nicola HoppeLübecker Str. 3, 31141 HildesheimBC.L.1.10Di, 10:15 - 11:45 Uhr (Anmeldung per Email)+49 5121 883-30706
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Professorin Dr. phil. habil. Bettina KlugeLübecker Str. 3, 31141 HildesheimBC.L.0.14Nur per Mail erreichbar+49 5121 883-30908
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Professorin Dr. Beatrix KreßLübecker Str. 3, 31141 HildesheimBC.L.1.04Vorlesungszeit: Dienstags von 14:00 - 15:00 Uhr, Anmeldung erforderlich: sekretariat-ikk@uni-hildesheim.de.+49 5121 883 30702
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Professorin Dr. phil. habil. Ekaterina Lapshinova-KoltunskiLübecker Str. 3, 31141 HildesheimBC.LN.3.07Nach Vereinbarung per Mail+49 5121 883-30934+49 5121 883-30935
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Professorin Dr. phil. habil. Chris MaaßBC.L.0.12n. Vereinbarung per Mail an: maassc@uni-hildesheim.de+49 5121 883-30904
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apl. Professor Dr. Thomas MandlLübecker Str. 3, 31141 HildesheimBC.L.1.06https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb3/institute/iwist/mitglieder/mandl/+49 5121 883-30306
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Professor Dr. Stephan SchlickauLübecker Str. 3, 31141 HildesheimBC.L.1.03Zur Zeit finden keine Sprechstunden statt.+49 5121 883 30704
Kontakt
Dekanat Fachbereich 3
Sprach- und Informationswissenschaften
Bühler Campus, Lübecker Straße 3, 31141 Hildesheim