Dr Diane Pennington

Lecturer

Computer and Information Sciences

Personal statement

I am a Lecturer in Information Science and the Course Director for the MSc/PGDip in Information and Library Studies in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences.

My research areas include non-text information indexing and retrieval, qualitative methods for visual information, Emotional Information Retrieval (EmIR), information organisation, user behaviours on social media, and online health information preferences.

You can view my full CV at https://personal.cis.strath.ac.uk/diane.pennington/.

Expertise

Has expertise in:

Qualitative research methods
Information organisation
Online consumer health information search and retrieval
Indexing, search, and retrieval of non-text information
Database design and implementation
User-centred design and usability
Library technology systems
Systems analysis

Publications

Public library mobile apps in Scotland : views from the local authorities and the public: Kerr Alan, Pennington Diane; Library Hi Tech, (2017); http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/LHT-05-2017-0091
RDA in Europe : Implementations and perceptions: Ducheva Dilyana, Pennington Diane Rasmussen; Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (2017); http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000617709060
Geospatial analysis: Buchel Olga, Pennington Diane; The Sage Handbook of Social Media Research MethodsThe Sage Handbook of Social Media Research Methods, (2017)
Coding of non-text data: Pennington Diane; The Sage Handbook of Social Media Research MethodsThe Sage Handbook of Social Media Research Methods, (2017)
Faculty perceptions on publishing research: Pennington Diane Rasmussen, Swanson Andree, Akwaowo Efiong, Zobisch Paula; Interactive Collaborative LearningAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Vol 544, (2017); http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50337-0_7
Supporting workplace information needs of people with dementia: Pennington Diane; ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2016, pp. 1-7, (2016)

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Teaching

I teach Organisation of Knowledge as well as Library Technology & Systems for our MSc/PGDip in Information and Library Studies. I also supervise MSc and PhD research projects.

Prior to arriving at the University of Strathclyde, I taught classes in research methods and statistics, online searching, systems analysis, social media for libraries, database design, web usability, web development, metadata, indexing/abstracting, and cataloguing/classification.

Research interests

Non-text information indexing and retrieval
Information organisation
Emotional Information Retrieval (EmIR)
Information engagement
Online health information preferences

Professional activities

Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) (External organisation): Member; 6/1/2016
Association for Library and Information Science Education: Chair; 2016
External Reviewer for Lecturer in Visual Communication/Information Design: External Examiner; 23/11/2015
CILIPS - Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals - Scotland- - Autumn Gathering: Participant; 19/11/2015
Association for Information Science and Technology: Participant; 8/11/2015
Scottish Ecosystem for Innovation: Dementia Technology & Services: Participant; 14/10/2015

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Projects

Shifting paradigms for dementia: Involving people living with dementia across research, policy and practice: Pennington, Diane (Co-investigator); Funded by the Scottish Universities Insight Institute Programmes of Knowledge Exchange (£17,502.50); Period 01-Aug-2017 - 28-Feb-2018

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Address

Computer and Information Sciences
Livingstone Tower

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