My PhD thesis was about the epistemic, community and political roles that public libraries in the United Kingdom play within the public sphere. I am also very interested in public libraries and the role that they play in the information society. I was awarded the 2016 Research Practitioner Excellence Award by the Library and Information Research Group (LIRG) of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Having worked in academic libraries for over twenty years I have published and presented on many different aspects of academic library management including: performance measurement space planning and design user experience critical librarianship information literacy electronic resource development. My research interests are in academic libraries and public libraries. I am also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). I was awarded my PhD in Library and Information Science from Edinburgh Napier University in 2020. I have continued to study whilst pursuing my library career, and gained Masters degrees in both music and education. I joined the Information School as a Senior University Teacher in June 2020. Since 2008 I have worked in senior library management posts at Liverpool John Moores University, University of the Arts, London and most recently was the Director of Library Services at Goldsmiths, University of London. Support for refugee students and scholarsĪfter completing a degree in Information and Library Management at the University of Northumbria, I commenced a career in librarianship and have held management and leadership positions in several university libraries, as well as in Further Education colleges and NHS Hospital trusts.

Conferences, events, visitor accommodation and weddings.Research centres, institutes and networks.Subject taster sessions for Y12 and Y13 students.Sheffield Metascience Network (MetaNet).Centre for the Public Library and Information in Society (CPLIS).Centre for Information Literacy Research (CILR).Information, knowledge and innovation management.Dissertation database (on-campus or VPN only).

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