Jake Wallis
MA(Hons) French (1995),
Postgraduate Diploma IT (1997) University of Glasgow,
MSc (Information and Library Studies) (2001) University of Strathclyde
Position: Lecturer in Information Studies
Location: Room 111, Building 5, Wagga Wagga Campus
Phone: (02) 6933 4397
Fax: (02) 6933 2733
E-mail: jwallis@csu.edu.au
Consultation Times
Tuesdays: 2pm – 4pm
Wednesday: 2pm - 4pm
Bio
Jake has degrees from the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. He has worked in information systems at the University of Glasgow and as a researcher at the Centre for Digital Library Research at the University of Strathclyde.
Research
Jake's research makes use of combinations of web crawling, social network analysis, data visualisation and online content analysis to explore the democratic potential afforded by digital space and interactive technologies. Jake is currently undertaking a study of the .au web domain as virtual public sphere; investigating the presence and activity of civil society organizations around specific social and political issues. The study examines the interconnection of organizations around these issues as well as the technologies that are used to facilitate engagement, interaction and both online and offline political participation.
Teaching
http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/sis/subjects.htm
Professional Engagement
- Editorial Board - Library Review
- Editorial Board - New Review of Information Networking
Publications selection
- Pymm, B., Lodge, D. and Wallis, J. (2008) Library education 2.0 – shaping the librarian of the future. Presented at Dreaming08 (Australian Library and Information Association Biannual conference) Alice Springs 4 September 2008
- Fellows, G., Harvey, R., Lloyd, A., Pymm, B., Wallis, J. (2007) Separating the wheat from the chaff: Identifying key elements in the NLA .au domain harvest. Australian Academic and Research Libraries vol39 no3
- Wallis, J. (2007) What is Web 2.0 and what does it offer? Presented at the Web 2.0 and its potential for the library community seminar at the National Library of Australia, 27 November 2007 (audio available at http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/meetings/web2prog.html)
- Fellows, G., Harvey, R., Lloyd, A., Pymm, B., Wallis, J. (2007) Separating the wheat from the chaff: Identifying key elements in the NLA .au domain harvest presented at RAILS4, RMIT 30 November 2007
- Mills, J. and Wallis, J. (2007) Taking the social out of interaction: virtual reference and the digital library presented at RAILS4, RMIT 30 November 2007