Research

The School of Information Studies engages in a wide range of research activities. Its staff are active in many areas of LIS research, as part of research centres and groups, and as individuals.

The School also has a large number of research students, most of whom are enrolled in our PhD program. Information about the School's Ethics Committee is also available for current students.

Inquiries about the School's PhD program and/or research in Information Studies should be made to:

Professor Lisa M.Given
School of Information Studies
Charles Sturt University
Locked Bag 588
Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
Email: lgiven@csu.edu.au
Telephone: (02) 6933 4092 (from within Australia)
+61 2 6933 4092 (from outside Australia)

Areas of Expertise

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Research Priority Area

The Faculty of Education's Research Priority Area, 'Information Studies', represents most of the research undertaken in the School. Specific projects funded by the Faculty in this RPA include:

Investigating the news seeking behavior of young adults (2009 and 2010)
The development and implementation of a learning centre in Second Life (2009)
From school to work and from work to school: information environments and transferring information literacy practices (2009)
Information, social exclusion and informed participation: Exploring the information literacy practices of settlers (2010)
The actual importance of RDA elements in supporting key user tasks (2010)

Researchers in the School also collaborate with a number of other centres and groups, both within and outside of CSU. For instance, the School is a partner, with Monash University's School of Information Management & Systems, in Information and Telecommunications Needs Research, a research and consultancy unit that explores and analyses how people use information, telecommunications and new media.

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Research Seminars

2013 Research Seminars


5 June, 2013	Reading from the screen Barbara Coombes, Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University	Poster with abstract
29 May, 2013	Place-Making: Rethinking Technology Adoption as Appropriation into Social Practice Associate Professor Kai Riemer, Chair of Discipline, Business Information Systems, The University of Sydney
22 May, 2013	CSU Regional Archives & the NSW Regional Repositories Network: Future directions in research Wayne Doubleday, Manager, CSU Regional Archives and University Art Collection	Poster with abstract
15 May, 2013	Workshop: An introduction to motif-based semantic markup and indexing of folktales Professor Sándor Darányi, Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås, Sweden.	Poster with abstract Handout Supplemental material (zip file)
10 April, 2013	Research Data Services: New Roles for Academic Libraries? Dr Carol Tenopir, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee	Poster with abstract Seminar slides Audio recording
4 April, 2013	The role of public libraries in 21st century NSW and in regional areas in particular Alex Byrne, NSWS State Librarian and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert Knight, Executive Director of the Riverina Regional Library	Poster with abstract Seminar slides
26 March, 2013	Information Landscapes: Black boxes and Black holes Professor Susan Williams, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany	Poster with abstract Seminar slides
6 March, 2013	A Critical Theory of Information Literacy: And Why We Need One Dr Drew Whitworth, School of Education, University of Manchester	Poster with abstract Audio recording
27 February, 2013	Metacognition in the School Library Dr Kasey Garrison, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University & Dr Robin Spruce, Old Dominion University	Poster with abstract Seminar slides Audio recording
23 January, 2013	E-books, e-audio and public libraries: Is it lift off or steady as she goes? Dr Bob Pymm, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University	Poster with abstract Seminar slides Audio recording
16 January, 2013	Australian Academic Librarians' Perceptions of Marketing Services and Resources Dr George Yi, Damian Lodge, and Dr Sigrid McCausland, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University	Poster with abstract Seminar slides Audio recording

Information about 2012 Seminars is available here.

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School of Information Studies Ethics Committee

The School of Information Studies Ethics Committee meets on a monthly basis to process 'Minimal Risk' research proposals in accordance with the guidelines set down by the CSU Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).

Further information (and application forms) in regard to Ethics in Human Research can be obtained from the CSU Research Office website. Be sure to complete the Minimal Risk Review Form (Form 2) as well as the National Ethics Application Form (NEAF)

Please Note: NEAF is an online application, you will need to complete print scan and email this application along with the minimal risk review form to to the School of Information Studies Ethics Committee via email. Please send to: sis-ethics@csu.edu.au.

The deadline for submission of proposals to the School of Information Studies Ethics Committee for 2013 are as follows:

Deadline	Meeting
26 March, 2013	for Meeting Scheduled for 2 April, 2013
30 April, 2013	for Meeting Scheduled for 7 May, 2013
6 June, 2013	for Meeting Scheduled for 13 June, 2013
2 July, 2013	for Meeting Scheduled for 9 July, 2013
3 August, 2013	for Meeting Scheduled for 10 August, 2013
1 October, 2013	for Meeting Scheduled for 8 October, 2013
29 October, 2013	for Meeting Scheduled for 5 November, 2013

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