Selected Presentations (2015-2025)

Narayan, Bhuva, Mary Anne Kennan, Edward Luca, Amanda Cossham, Janet Catterall, Jessie Lymn, Agata Mrva-Montoya, Jane Garner, and Lisa M. Given. 2025. “An editor’s panel on journal publishing.” RAILS 2025: Research Applications in Library and Information Science. Sydney, Australia, November.

Cattlin, Joann, and Lisa M. Given. 2025. “Information behaviour and impact work: Shaping future university information environments.” RAILS 2025: Research Applications in Library and Information Science. Sydney, Australia, November.

Cattlin, Joann, and Lisa M. Given. 2025. “Reciprocity in information exchange: How social exchange enriches collaborative research partnerships.” CoLIS 2025: the 12^th International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, 2-5 June 2025. Glasgow, Scotland.

Given, Lisa M., Heidi Julien, Ian Ruthven, and Isto Huvila. 2025. “Conceptions of theory development application in library and information science: An interactive, alternative event.” CoLIS 2025: the 12^th International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, 2-5 June 2025. Glasgow, Scotland.

Willson, Rebekah, Owen Stewart-Robinson, Lisa M. Given, and Heidi Julien. 2025. “‘There’s no onboarding, no orientation’: The role of neoliberal university structures in the lives of precarious academics.” CoLIS 2025: the 12^th International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, 2-5 June 2025. Glasgow, Scotland.

Given, Lisa M., and Joann Cattlin. 2025. “Transdisciplinarity for human information interaction and retrieval: Strategies for collaborating across research disciplines to foster societal impact.” ACM SIGIR 2025 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR), 24-28 March. Melbourne, Australia.

Cattlin, Joann, and Lisa M. Given. 2024. “(Re)centering academics’ needs in societal impact work: Exploring the influence of professional staff information behaviors on university practices (poster).” Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Care in Information Research and Practice: The 87^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 25-29 October 2024 (Calgary, Canada).

Ward, Wesley, and Lisa M. Given. 2024. “The Geo-Socio-Personal Model: Mapping complex information ecosystems for research-related information behaviors.” Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Care in Information Research and Practice: The 87^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 25-29 October 2024 (Calgary, Canada).

Given, Lisa M., Sarah Polkinghorne, Joann Cattlin, and David Carlin. 2024. “Describing the ephemeral: Facilitating rich search experiences with performing arts video collections.” Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Care in Information Research and Practice: The 87^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 25-29 October 2024 (Calgary, Canada).

Willson, Rebekah, Owen Stewart-Robinson, Heidi Julien, and Lisa M. Given. 2024. “‘You need to step back when you’re contract faculty:’ Information practices and care in casual academic work.” Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Care in Information Research and Practice: The 87^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 25-29 October 2024 (Calgary, Canada).

Cattlin, Joann, and Lisa M. Given. 2024. “Information relations for social change: Exploring the information behaviour of academics undertaking impact work.” The 15^th Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) Conference. Aalborg, Denmark, August. Winner, Sage/OSF Best Conference Paper Award.

Polkinghorne, Sarah, Paul Bowell, and Lisa M. Given. 2024. “Transdisciplinarity: An imperative for information behaviour research.” The 15^th Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) Conference. Aalborg, Denmark, August.

Willson, Rebekah, Owen Stewart-Robinson, Heidi Julien, and Lisa M. Given. 2024. “Isolated, individualised, and immobilised: Information behaviour in the context of academic casualisation.” The 15^th Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) Conference. Aalborg, Denmark, August.

Willson, Rebekah, Owen Stewart-Robinson, Heidi Julien, and Lisa M. Given. 2023. “Academic casualization, precarity, and information practices: Initial findings (poster).” Making a Difference: Translating Information Research into Practice, Policy, and Action: The 86^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 27-31 October 2023 (London, UK).

Nicol, Emma, Rebekah Willson, Heidi Julien, Devon Greyson, and Lisa M. Given. 2023. “(Talking about) failing better in research: The first rule of Failure Club is… you don’t talk about Failure Club.” Making a Difference: Translating Information Research into Practice, Policy, and Action: The 86^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 27-31 October 2023 (London, UK).

Gonzalez, Sarah, Ying-Hsang Liu, Sue Yeon Syn, Stephen Makri, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Lisa M. Given, Jenna Hartel, and Kate McDowell. 2023. “Storytelling for translational research impact.” Making a Difference: Translating Information Research into Practice, Policy, and Action: The 86^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 27-31 October 2023 (London, UK).

Partridge, Helen, Lisa M. Given, and Angela Murphy. 2023. “Enabling research practice of Australia’s early career library and information science professionals.” New Librarians’ Symposium 10 (NLSX) – eXchange, eXplore, eXpand. Virtual (Australia), July.

Willson, Rebekah, Owen Stewart-Robinson, Heidi Julien, and Lisa M. Given. 2023. “Exploring how casualization complicates Canadian academics’ information practices.” The 51^st Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS). Virtual (Canada), June.

Cattlin, Joann, Anita Kocsis, Lisa M. Given, and Linus Tan. 2023. “Third space innovators: Identifying and interrogating boundary-spanning roles in innovation spaces.” University Industry Innovation Network Annual Conference. Budapest Hungary, May.

Willson, Rebekah, Owen Stewart-Robinson, Heidi Julien, and Lisa M. Given. 2022. “Academic casualization, precarity, and information practices: A scoping review (poster).” Crisis, Transition, Resilience: Re-imagining an Information-Resilient Society – the 85^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Pittsburgh USA, October.

Fox, Rachael, Christina S. Farrell, and Lisa M. Given. 2022. “Virtual communities and online spaces: Exploring teenage girls, gender and power.” Community Regeneration – Bonds and Bridges Among People and Environments: the 9^th International Conference on Community Psychology 2022, Naples, Italy, September.

Cattlin, Joann, and Lisa M. Given. 2022. “Exploring professionals’ roles in enabling societal impact of research.” Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Annual Conference 2022, Melbourne, June.

Kelly, Wade, and Lisa M. Given. 2022. “Changing research practice for impact: Using the Community Engagement for Impact (CEFI) Framework to facilitate social change.” Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Annual Conference 2022, Melbourne, Australia, June.

Greenshields, Mary, and Lisa M. Given. 2022. “Are we there yet? Feminist approaches in information science.” CoLIS (Conceptions of Library and Information Science) 11. Oslo, Norway, May.

Partridge, Helen, Lisa M. Given, Angela Murphy, Alisa Howlett, and Elham Sayyad Abdi. 2022. “Documenting research experiences in the Australian library and information sector: A survey of practitioners’ views.” Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) National Conference 2022, Canberra, Australia,

Given, Lisa M. 2021. “When data come first: (Post) designing for user experience in the Australian Cultural Data Engine Project (panel).” Linking Theory and Practice – the 25^th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, Virtual/International, September.

Partridge, Helen, Lisa M. Given, Elham Sayyad Abdi, George Buchanan, Kate Bunker, Edward Luca, Dana McKay, Bhuva Narayan. 2019. “Bridging the library and information science research-practice gap: A panel discussion.” Information… Anyone, Anywhere, Any Time, Any Way – the 82^nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Melbourne VIC, Australia, October.

Paay, Jeni and Lisa M. Given. 2018. “Understanding consumers’ wine tourism experiences: Designing interactive technologies to support user experience of wine.” Crush: The Grape and Wine Science Symposium. Adelaide SA, Australia, September.

Given, Lisa M., Denise Winkler, and Kathryn Wallis. 2017. “From the publican to the public sphere: Using social media to redefine the boundaries of rural life.” Beyond Boundaries? Organisation, Systems, and Social Innovation – the 9^th International Social Innovation Research Conference. Melbourne, Australia, December.

Cook, Kay, Lisa M. Given, Georgia Keam, Philip Paschke, Sarah Sinclair, and Lisa Young. 2017. “Web apps in support of women’s post separation data needs: Reviewing financial and care-tracking functionality and usability.” The 2^nd International Child Support Symposium. Melbourne, Australia, December.

Given, Lisa M., Alain Deloire, and Philip Paschke. 2017. “Engaging wineries in app development: Strategies for adoption of mobile apps in the vineyard.” Crush: The Grape and Wine Science Symposium. Adelaide SA, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M., Alain Deloire, Wade Kelly, and Philip Paschke. 2017 “User-engaged app development: Building better apps for the vineyard (visual presentation).” Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds – the 80^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Washington DC, USA, October.

Ward, Wesley, Lisa M. Given, and Joanne Millar. 2017. “Having the right tools in the toolbox: Selecting appropriate ICTs for sharing information within multinational scientific teams in developing countries.” Social Informatics of Knowledge – the 13^th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium, Pre-Conference of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Washington DC, USA, October.

Ward, Wesley and Lisa M. Given. 2017. “Assessing technologies for information sharing in international research teams: Developing an intercultural heuristic evaluation tool.” Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds – the 80^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Washington DC, USA, October.

Hill, Megan, Lisa M. Given, and Philip Paschke. 2017 “Building a better website: Strategies for effective engagement with agricultural audiences.” 2017 International Conference of the Australasia-Pacific Extension Network. Townsville QLD, Australia, September.

Given, Lisa M., Denise Winkler, and Kathryn Wallis. 2017. “Social media for social good: Experiences and opportunities in rural Australia.” Social Media for Social Good or Evil – the 8^th Annual International Conference on Social Media and Society. Toronto, Canada, July.

Polkinghorne, Sarah, Lisa M. Given, and Lauren Carlson. 2017. “Interviews that attend to emplacement: The ‘walk-through’ method.” The Warp and Weft of Knowledge: Information Threads Connecting Disciplines, Identities and Perspectives – the 45^th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science. Toronto, Canada, May. Winner of the 2017 Overall Best Paper Award.

Given, Lisa M., and Helen Partridge. 2017. “Shaping the Australian library and information profession’s research agenda: New librarians’ perspectives. New Librarian Symposium 8 – DIY Library Career. Canberra, Australia, June.

Thompson, Kim. M., and Lisa M. Given. 2017. “STEMing information studies: Exploring educational opportunities to enhance gender equity.” Community Engagement & Social Responsibility – the Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference. Atlanta USA, January.

Given, Lisa M., Wade Kelly, and Alain Deloire. 2016. “Bridging the research-user gap in mobile app development: An exploratory study of users’ experiences with FitVine and VitiCanopy.” Bridging the Gap: From Research to Practice in Information Studies – Research Applications in Information and Library Science (RAILS) Annual Conference. Wellington, New Zealand, December.

Partridge, Helen, Lisa M. Given, and Damian Lodge. 2016. “What research topics should be explored in the Australasian library and information profession? A panel discussion.” Bridging the Gap: From Research to Practice in Information Studies – Research Applications in Information and Library Science (RAILS) Annual Conference. Wellington, New Zealand, December.

Byström, Katrina, Lisa M. Given, Heather O’Brien, Adebe Rorissa, and Irene Lopatovska. 2016. “Professional development strategies for mid-career faculty (panel).” Creating Knowledge, Enhancing Lives through Information & Technology – the 79th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Copenhagen, Denmark, October.

Given, Lisa M., Rebekah Willson, Lauren Albrecht, and Shannon Scott. 2016. “Information in crisis: Health and technology-related information behaviors of parents in emergency departments.” Creating Knowledge, Enhancing Lives through Information & Technology – the 79th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Copenhagen, Denmark, October.

Given, Lisa M., and Wade B. Kelly. 2016. “Collectivist information behavior: Mentoring circles as sites for knowledge creation.” Creating Knowledge, Enhancing Lives through Information & Technology – the 79th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Copenhagen, Denmark, October.

Given, Lisa M., Alain Deloire, Wade B. Kelly, and Philip Paschke. 2016. Valuing user experience testing in web app development: An exploratory study of FitVine and VitiCanopy (poster). Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference. Adelaide SA, Australia.

Given, Lisa M., Alain Deloire, Wade B. Kelly, and Philip Paschke. 2016. Fostering knowledge transfer through effective interpersonal communication: An exploratory study of interactive wine tasting seminars (poster). Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference. Adelaide SA, Australia.

Given, Lisa M., and Dinesh Rathi. 2016. “Knowledge sharing by Canadian non-profit organizations (NPOs) with community stakeholders.” Information Science in our Communities: Reflections on our Work and the People, Places and Institutions around Us – the 44^th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science. Calgary AB, Canada, May.

Rathi, Dinesh, and Lisa M. Given. 2016. “Use of technology in non-profit organizations (NPOs) for knowledge management.” Information Science in our Communities: Reflections on our Work and the People, Places and Institutions around Us – the 44^th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science. Calgary AB, Canada, May.

Kelly, Wade, and Lisa M. Given. 2016. “Communicating with communities: Documenting academics’ needs to foster engagement.” Energizing Communities – Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference. Calgary AB, Canada, June.

Kelly, Wade, and Lisa M. Given. 2016. “Engaging for impact: An exploration of global trends affecting academics’ connections to community.” Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. Calgary AB, Canada, June.

Woodgate, Rob, Elly Hodgkinson, Lisa M. Given, Tim Klapdor, Marta Hernandez-Jover, Luzia Rast and Lynne Hayes. 2015. “Engaging livestock smallholders using online resources (poster).” 2015 Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN) Conference: Managing Change, Innovation and Action in an Ever-Shrinking World. Adelaide SA, Australia, November.

Given, Lisa M., Wade Kelly and Rebekah Willson. 2015. “Bracing for impact: The role of information science in supporting societal research impact.” Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community – the 78th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. St Louis, MO, USA, November.

Given, Lisa M., Wade Kelly, Rebekah Willson, and Alain Deloire. 2015. “Expanding information horizons for impact: Exploring information behaviours in wine industry research.” Expanding Horizons – the 2015 Conference on Research Applications in Library and Information Science. Sydney NSW, July.

Given, Lisa M., and Rebekah Willson. 2015. “Models for effective research engagement: LIS professionals and scholars working together for success.” EBLIP8 – Eighth International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference. Brisbane QLD, July.

Rathi, Dinesh, and Lisa M. Given. 2015. “Australian non-profit sector, knowledge management and social media (poster).” Time is of the essence: Organizing people, data, information and knowledge as memory and participation – the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science. Ottawa ON, Canada, June.