Full ECIL2023 papers published
In October, Social Informatics Research Group PhD researchers, Marina Milosheva and Drew Feeney, presented some of their work at the 2023 European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL2023). The full [more …]
New roles for research group members Drew Feeney and Bruce Ryan
Congratulations to Social Informatics Research Group member Drew Feeney, who is now the Public Libraries representative on CILIP’s Information Literacy Group (ILG). He will represent the UK’s national Public [more …]
Article now out: Information literacy of community representatives in Brazil
Our article “An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil ” has now been published by the Journal of Information Literacy
Religion, Non-human Animals, and Critical Research: Reflections on ASIS&T 2023
Dr Rachel Salzano was one of Edinburgh Napier University’s delegates at ASIS&T 2023 Annual Meeting, presenting her poster on community validation as a method to establish trustworthiness in [more …]
‘Information Literacy and Society’ project report published
Dr Bruce Ryan, Marina Milosheva and Associate Professor Peter Cruickshank have delivered their final report on the impacts of information literacy (IL) research on society. It is now available [more …]
Talk by Dr Raj Kumar Bhardwaj on ‘Assistive technologies for visually impaired students in Indian universities’
Dr Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, of St Stephen’s College (University of New Delhi), inspired us with the description of his initiative to develop a system to provide [more …]
Maria Cecil at ASIS&T doctoral colloquium
Recently, PhD student Maria Cecil attended the doctoral colloquium at the ASIS&T annual meeting. Here she briefly describes her preparation and the event itself.
Introducing the Policy Cards Project
We are excited to share some news about a research project currently underway. The Policy Cards project is developing a playful, card-based tool to support [more …]
Celebrating Hazel Hall and the Social Informatics Research Group’s distinguished guests
Recently there were two happy events for the Social Informatics Research Group. Firstly, emeritus professor Hazel Hall is among the top 2 percent of most [more …]
Working with colleagues in Brazil
During the summer I (David Haynes) worked with some amazing students and respected research colleagues in Brazil. I ran a short course on digital literacy [more …]