Personal statement

I am a Professor of Information Science in the Department. I have been involved in teaching and research in Information Science for over 25 years and have taken senior management positions at universities in UK and Australia. I just finished my term as the Chair of the global iSchools Organization (www.ischools.org), and currently I am a member of the Board of Directors of the iSchools. My research focuses on digital libraries and information services trying to understand how people access and use information and data in different contexts. Recent research includes information systems and services for addressing global challenges and sustainable development. I am always looking out for interesting partnerships and good PhD students.

Publications

Understanding the costs and challenges of the digital divide through UK council services: Harvey Morgan, Hastings David P, Chowdhury Gobinda; Journal of Information Science (2021); https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515211040664
Promoting access to indigenous information in Africa : challenges and requirements: Chowdhury Gobinda, McLeod Julie, Lihoma Paul, Teferra Abate Solomon, Wato Richard; Information Development (2021); https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669211048488
A recommendations-based reading list system prototype for learning and resource management: Chowdhury Gobinda, Koya Kushwanth, Bugaje Maryam; Journal of Information Science, pp. 1-16 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515211006587
Eradicating information poverty : an agenda for research: Marcella Rita, Chowdhury Gobinda; Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Vol 52, pp. 366-381 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618804589
Measuring impact of academic research in computer and information science on society: Koya Kushwanth, Chowdhury Gobinda; APIT 2020 2nd Asia Pacific Information Technology Conference, APIT 2020 ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, pp. 78-85 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1145/3379310.3379312
Cultural heritage information practices and iSchools education for achieving sustainable development: Koya Kushwanth, Chowdhury Gobinda; Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology Vol 71, pp. 696-710 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24283

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Projects

Digital footprints and search pathways: working with National Collections in Scotland during Covid-19 lockdown to design future online provision: Chowdhury, Gobinda (Principal Investigator); 11-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022
‘i4G:Shaping the iSchools’ identity and Interactions in a Globalized world: Chowdhury, Gobinda (Principal Investigator); 04-Jan-2020 - 03-Jan-2022

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