The International Journal of Qualitative Methods recently published my editorial calling for an end to the “paradigm wars” that are alive and well in many of our disciplines. You can read It’s a New Year… So Let’s Stop the Paradigm Wars online now! “I would argue that qualitative researchers need…
Every sentence of Looking for Information oozes quality, care, and thoroughness, making it very much the essential textbook-handbook for library and information studies students, information science students, and computer science students interested in an overview of the essential, core topics that constitute the field of information behavior. -Charles Cole, School…
I co-authored a new article examining how 15 Australian preschool children (aged three to five) used information technologies in their homes to orient themselves in daily life and to solve problems. The results explore the value of artistic play, sociodramatic play, and early literacy and numeracy activities in shaping young…
I was recently interviewed (with Professor Deb Verhoeven of Deakin University) about using crowdfunding to fund research projects. You can view the interview at PRIME7’s website.
I co-authored a recently published article examining the guidance given by preschool teachers to young children using the Web in the classroom. Read the full article in the Journal of Research in Childhood Education volume 30, no. 4. Christina Davidson, Susan J. Danby, Lisa M. Given & Karen J. Thorpe.…
I am thrilled to be elected as incoming President of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). ASIS&T seeks to advance the information sciences and related applications of information technology by providing focus, opportunity, and support to information professionals, researchers, students and organisations. As President I will focus on…
I co-authored a recently published article discussing the use of observational video recordings to document young children’s use of technology in their homes. Although observational research practices have been used for decades, often with video-based techniques, the participant group in this study (i.e., very young children) and the setting (i.e.,…
I recently appeared on WIN News Riverina to speak about internet access issues in rural and regional Australia. This directly relates to my Social Media Strategies in Agriculture project with the Graham Centre.
I’m thrilled to announce that I received a Discovery Project grant from the Australian Research Council for “Information practices in non-profits: Knowledge management & technology use.” This project, to be conducted in collaboration with Associate Professor Dinesh Rathi (University of Alberta), aims to study the potential for non-profit organisations to…
On Wednesday, 5 August I was honoured to receive the Charles Sturt University Vice-Chancellor Award for Research Supervision Excellence. This award recognises an exceptional record supervising higher degree by research students, measured in terms of feedback from students and/or graduates, time for completion, research publications of current and previous students,…
