Research
- Areas of Staff Expertise
- Research Centres and Groups
- School of Information Studies Ethics Committee
- Doctor of Philosophy
- PhD and DInfoMgt Student Listing
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 should be made to:
A/Prof Philip Hider
School of Information Studies
Charles Sturt University
Locked Bag 688
Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
Email: phider@csu.edu.au
Telephone: (02) 6933 2522 (from within Australia)
+61 2 6933 2522 (from outside Australia)
Other inquiries about research in the School of Information Studies should be made to:
Dr Mary Anne Kennan
School of Information Studies
Charles Sturt University
Locked Bag 688
Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
Email: mkennan@csu.edu.au
Telephone: (02) 6933 2853 (from within Australia)
+61 2 6933 2853 (from outside Australia)
Areas of Staff Expertise
- Human Information Behaviour
- Information Retrieval and Web Search
- Librarianship
- Teacher Librarianship
- Organisation of Information and Knowledge Resources
- Records and Information Management
- Information Society
- Information Ethics
- Archival, Repository and Related Studies
- Heritage and Cultural Conservation
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Centres and Groups
The School houses several centres and groups and collaborates with others. For instance, the School is a partner, with Monash University’s School of Information Management & Systems, in ITNR (Information and Telecommunications Needs Research), a research and consultancy unit that explores and analyses how people use information, telecommunications and new media.
The Faculty of Education’s Research Priority Area, ‘Information Environments’, involves a number of SIS researchers. This new group is to undertaking several pilot projects this year, to support future funding applications.
The topics are:
- Transferring information literacy practices between school and work
- Integrating Second Life into Library and Information Studies curriculum
- Information and communication for bush fire prevention and preparation
- Improving electronic document search and design in digital libraries
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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 Centre of Research & Graduate Training website
Completed ‘Minimal Risk Applications’ and supporting documentation need to be submitted electronically 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 2009 are as follows:
| Deadline | Meeting |
|---|---|
| 5th March, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 12th March, 2009 |
| 2nd Arpil, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 9th April, 2009 |
| 30th April, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 7th May, 2009 |
| 4th June, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 11th June, 2009 |
| 2nd July, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 9th July, 2009 |
| 6th August, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 13th August, 2009 |
| 10th September, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 17th September, 2009 |
| 2nd October, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 9th October, 2009 |
| 5th November, 2009 | for Meeting Scheduled for 12th November, 2009 |