Bob Pymm
PhD New South Wales, AALIA
Position: Lecturer in Information Studies
Location: Room216, George Browning House,
CSU Faculty of Education
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture,
15 Blackall St. Barton ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6272 6220
Fax: (02) 6273 6991
E-mail: rpymm@csu.edu.au
Consultation Times
Monday: 4pm – 6pm
Tuesday: 11am – 12noon
Wednesday: 11am – 12noon
Thursday: 11am – 12noon
Bio
I have working in libraries and related cultural institutions over twenty years. From 1993 to early 2005 I worked in for the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra, latterly as the manager of their Collection Development area. During this time I taught on a casual basis at the University of Canberra and Canberra Institute of Technology. Since 2005 I have worked as a lecturer at CSU.
My PhD from the University of New South Wales is in the area of Australian popular fiction, its collection and preservation.
Research
I am particularly interested in the role of non-book materials – their acquisition, use and longer term preservation. Currently I am part of a group investigating web archiving and am conducting research into the use of e-books, the preservation of broadcast television materials and the broader issue of digital preservation.
Teaching
I teach in the areas of collection development, audiovisual archiving and digital preservation. I am also involved with some of the management subjects.
Professional Engagement
I am a member of the Australian Memory of the World Committee and also a member of the Community Advisory Group, the Department of Territory and Municipal Services, for ACT Libraries.
I am a co-organiser of the annual current awareness seminars conducted by CSU at the National Library of Australia.
I have worked on collaborative research projects with staff from the ACT Public Library Service, Wagga Wagga Public Library, the Australian Catholic University, the National Film and Sound Archive and the National Library.