Philip Hider
BSc London, MLib Wales, PhD City, FCLIP, AALIA
Position: Head, School of Information Studies
Location: Room 108, Building 5, Wagga Wagga Campus
Phone: (02) 6933 2536
Fax: (02) 6933 2733
E-mail: phider@csu.edu.au
Consultation Times
Monday: 10am – 1pm
Wednesday: 10am – 1pm
Thursday: 3pm – 5pm
Bio
Philip Hider is Head of the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University. He holds a Master of Librarianship degree from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and a PhD from City University, London. Philip worked at the British Library from 1995-1997, and in Singapore from 1997-2003. He teaches and researches in the areas of information organization, retrieval and architecture. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, an Associate Member of the Australian Library and Information Association, and a member of the Australian Committee on Cataloguing. Click here to visit Philip’s home page.
Research
- Metadata standards and conventions
- Knowledge organisation
- Use and value of bibliographic data
- Information architecture
Teaching
- Information organisation
- Information retrieval
- Information architecture
Professional Engagement
- Associate of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
- ALIA representative on Australian Committee on Cataloguing
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (UK)
Publications (selected)
- Hider, P., with Harvey, R. (2008). Organising knowledge in a global society. (Rev. ed.) Wagga Wagga: Centre for Information Studies.
- Hider, P. (2008). Using the contingent valuation method for dollar valuations of library services. Library Quarterly, 78(4), 437-458.
- Hider, P. (2008). How much are technical services worth? Using the contingent valuation method to estimate the added value of collection management and access. Library Resources & Technical Services, 52(4)
- Hider, P., & Tan, K.-C. (2008). Constructing record quality measures based on catalog use. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 46(4).
- Hider, P., & Pymm, B. (2008). Empirical research methods reported in high-profile LIS journal literature. Library & Information Science Research, 30(2), 108-114.
- Hider, P. (2008). Catalogue use at the State Library of Victoria. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 39(1), 14-25.Ferguson, S., Hider, P., & Lloyd, A. (2008). Are librarians the ultimate knowledge managers? A study of knowledge, skills, practice and mindset. Australian Library Journal, 57(1), 39-62.