The possible DREaM: developing LIS research excellence
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Oppenheim, C. (2012)
The possible DREaM: developing LIS research excellence. CILIP Update, 32-34
No abstract available.
Enhancing the impact of LIS research projects
Report
Cruickshank, P., Hall, H., & Taylor-Smith, E. (2011)
Enhancing the impact of LIS research projects. Edinburgh: Research Information Network
This report covers extent to which funded research projects in the domain of library and information science (LIS) influence practice in the UK. It focuses particularly on ide...
Research: why bother?
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Clapton, J. (2010)
Research: why bother?. Public Library Journal, 25(3), 18-21
This article explains why librarianship research is so important for practice, and the value of CILIP's Library and Information Research Group.
Exploratory information searching in the enterprise: A study of user satisfaction and task performance
Journal Article
Cleverley, P. H., Burnett, S., & Muir, L. (2016)
Exploratory information searching in the enterprise: A study of user satisfaction and task performance. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(1), (77-96). ISSN 2330-1643
No prior research has been identified which investigates the causal factors for workplace exploratory search task performance. The impact of user, task and environmental facto...
From triviality to business tool: the case of Twitter in library and information services delivery.
Journal Article
Loudon, L., & Hall, H. (2010)
From triviality to business tool: the case of Twitter in library and information services delivery. Business Information Review, 27(4), 236-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382110390480
This article evaluates microblogging in general, and Twitter in particular, as a professional tool in library and information services provision. It draws on the findings of a...
The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project
Journal Article
Hall, H., Kenna, S., & Oppenheim, C. (2011)
The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project. Library and information research, 35(110), 43-49
The article describes the background to the development of the DREaM project, which is aimed at expanding the range of skills of UK-based researchers in the LIS field, and at ...
The Past, Present, and Future of Information Policy: Towards a normative theory of the information society
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2004)
The Past, Present, and Future of Information Policy: Towards a normative theory of the information society. Information, Communication and Society, 7(1), 69-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118042000208906
The profile of information policy in academic and policy-making circles has been rising in recent decades, a function, presumably, of the expansion of an 'information society'...
Exploring Information Literacy Through the Lens of Activity Theory
Conference Proceeding
Hall, H., Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2018)
Exploring Information Literacy Through the Lens of Activity Theory. In Communications in Computer and Information Science; Information Literacy in the Workplace. , (803-812). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_81
Activity Theory (AT) is presented as a framework for explaining Information Literacy (IL) as a technologically mediated social practice. This is achieved in the context of a s...
Setting the context for teaching business information
Journal Article
Hall, H. (1996)
Setting the context for teaching business information. Aslib Proceedings, 48(1), 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051404
How do we teach information management students about the business environment? • How can we design courses on information sources and services provision that interest and mot...
New role realities: Avenues for extending the reach of information specialists
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Abell, A. (2006)
New role realities: Avenues for extending the reach of information specialists. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 43(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/meet.14504301267
As organizations have developed enterprise-wide electronic information environments, a diverse range of job roles has emerged at a variety of levels. Some of these roles are e...