Drew Feeney
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Drew Feeney

Student Experience

Biography

Drew is a PhD student in Applied Informatics at the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment.

He is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde, where he gained an MSc in Information & Library Studies and a BA (Hons) in History, and the University of Edinburgh where he gained a PgCert in Digital Education.

He is currently working on a doctoral study focusing on user-led approaches to developing digital literacies in older adults within public libraries.

Drew’s Director of Studies is Dr. David Brazier, and his supervisors are Dr. Frances Ryan and Dr. Gemma Webster (University of Dundee).

Esteem

Membership of Professional Body

  • COST Action - Participatory Research Approaches with Older Adults - Working Group member
  • CILIP Information Literacy Group - UK Public Libraries Representative
  • Media & Information Literacy Community of Practice - Working Group member

 

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8 results

AI Literacy & the criticality of Public Libraries

Digital Artefact
Feeney, D. (2025)
AI Literacy & the criticality of Public Libraries. [Blog]
Developing critical AI literacy skills is one of the key informatic issues of our contemporary age, yet recent research in this area has shown that such skillsets are holisti...

'Making the Building Blocks Small' - the participative and capital-enhancing development of digital literacies in older adults

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, D., Ryan, F. V., Brazier, D., & Webster, G. (2025, June)
'Making the Building Blocks Small' - the participative and capital-enhancing development of digital literacies in older adults. Presented at CoLIS 2025: 12th Annual International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Older adults are disproportionately affected by deficits in digital literacy development and by present learning environments which are either difficult to access or not condu...

Public libraries, participative research and the user-led development of digital literacies

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, D., Ryan, F. V., Brazier, D., & Webster, G. (2025, April)
Public libraries, participative research and the user-led development of digital literacies. Poster presented at LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference, Cardiff University, Wales
A digital-first world requires digital skillsets adequate to participate in it, meaning that those without such skills risk being left behind in an age of almost-compulsory co...

A practical introduction to digital and information literacy frameworks for apprentices

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Secker, J., & Feeney, D. (2024, June)
A practical introduction to digital and information literacy frameworks for apprentices. Presented at CILIP Information Literacy Group, Online seminar
An introductory session aimed at apprentices working in the UK public library sector. The session presents an outline of digital and information literacy frameworks and of ho...

Developing user-led interventions aimed at improving digital literacies in older adults

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feeney, A. (2024, April)
Developing user-led interventions aimed at improving digital literacies in older adults. Presented at Scottish Academic Libraries Cooperative Training Group: Student Research Showcase 2024, Online
Our present 'digital-by-default' society structurally supports inequalities in both digital access and skills development, with older adults being disproportionately affected ...

‘Weathervanes of their Communities’ – The Sanderson Review, public libraries and information literacy futures

Digital Artefact
Feeney, D., & Goldstein, S. (2024)
‘Weathervanes of their Communities’ – The Sanderson Review, public libraries and information literacy futures. [Blog]
Recent independent reviews of public library services in England have argued for a more comprehensive and cohesive strategy to promote the many benefits of these services. How...

Tracking Information Literacy Undercurrents in Public Libraries

Digital Artefact
Feeney, D. (2024)
Tracking Information Literacy Undercurrents in Public Libraries. [Blog]
Much work within public libraries is required to turn implicit information literacy knowledge into explicit information literacy practice. This blog post discusses this issue...

‘New Clicks’: Developing User-Led Digital Literacies in Older Adults Within Scottish Public Libraries

Conference Proceeding
Feeney, A. J. (2024)
‘New Clicks’: Developing User-Led Digital Literacies in Older Adults Within Scottish Public Libraries. In European Conference on Information Literacy (121-129). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53001-2_11
Background Research details that our present ‘digital-by-default' society structurally supports inequalities, where users without the requisite skills to enable meaningful eng...

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