Dr Diane Pennington

Senior Lecturer

Computer and Information Sciences

Personal statement

I am a Senior Lecturer in Information Science and the leader of the Information Engagement Group within the Strathclyde iSchool.

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

Prizes and awards

Honorary Member, CILIP Scotland: Recipient; 2021
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts: Recipient; 2017
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy: Recipient; 28/9/2016

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Publications

The 'nested triangle' of metadata supply for OA books: O'Leary Brian, Snijder Ronald, Booth Emma, Rasmussen Pennington Diane; NISO Plus Forum 2022 (2022)
The impact of test elements on students' performance in EFL: Alrzini Joma, Rasmussen Pennington Diane, Dunlop Mark D; 16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction (IHCI 2022) (2022)
The development and future of the Cataloguing Code of Ethics: Snow Karen, Shoemaker Elizabeth, Chan May, Daniels Jane, Furger Sarah, Rasmussen Pennington Diane; Cataloging and Classification Quarterly (2022)
Twitter users' sentiments toward mask wearing: Chang Miaomiao, Pennington Diane; 12th International Conference on Social Media & Society (2022)
Information overload : a concept analysis: Belabbes Mohamed Amine, Ruthven Ian, Moshfeghi Yashar, Pennington Diane; Journal of Documentation (2022); https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-06-2021-0118
Essential e-book metadata for everyone: Lagace Nettie, Booth Emma, La Spada Concetta, Rasmussen Pennington Diane; UKSG 45th Annual Conference (2022)

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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

ISKO UK 2023 Conference: Chair; 24/7/2023
EDI in Information Science: Invited speaker; 28/10/2022
Knowledge organization competencies and skills: Invited speaker; 31/8/2022
Decolonisation 2.0: Lessons learned: Invited speaker; 8/7/2022
#WINspiration Special – the iSchools Women’s Coalition: Invited speaker; 6/6/2022
Preparing an information workforce to address health misinformation: Invited speaker; 3/3/2022

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Projects

Finding solutions to advance digital health for addressing unmet needs in relation to self-harming: Pennington, Diane (Principal Investigator); 02-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2018
Shifting paradigms for dementia: Involving people living with dementia across research, policy and practice: Gibson, Grant (Principal Investigator) Pennington, Diane (Co-investigator); Funded by the Scottish Universities Insight Institute Programmes of Knowledge Exchange (£17,502.50); 01-Jan-2017 - 28-Jan-2018

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Address

Computer and Information Sciences
Livingstone Tower

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