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Centre for Social Informatics contribute to ASIST2017 in Washington DC
Oct 30, 2017

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics participated at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST2017) in Washington DC on 30th October 2017.
People	Frances Ryan Peter Cruickshank Alistair Lawson
Outputs	Building identity in online environments: an Information Science perspective
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Information society Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/10/28/building-identity-in-online-environments-an-information-science-perspective-asist2017/

Centre for Social Informatics contribute nine papers to i3 2017
Jun 27, 2017

Summary	Staff and research students from the Centre for Social Informatics presented nine papers at Information: interactions and impact (i3) in June 2017.
People	Colin Smith Peter Cruickshank Tom Flint Bruce Ryan Gemma Webster Mark Deakin Peter Robertson Frances Ryan Alistair Lawson
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Information society Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/07/18/information-interactions-and-impact-i3-2017-review-i3rgu/

Generation X, personal reputation and social media: new research published
Dec 7, 2016

Source	http://www.informationr.net/ir/21-4/isic/isic1612.html#.WEfVZlxSPcv
Summary	The work of a team from the Centre for Social Informatics on the evaluation and management of personal reputations using online information has just been published in Information Research (one of the leading Information Science journals).
People	Peter Cruickshank Frances Ryan Alistair Lawson
Outputs	Managing and evaluating personal reputations on the basis of information shared on social media: a Generation X perspective.
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Information society Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	http://www.informationr.net/ir/21-4/isic/isic1612.html#.WEfVZlxSPcv

Centre for Social Informatics contribute to ISIC 2016
Sep 20, 2016

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics made a number of contributions to the Information Seeking in Context conference 2016 (#ISIC2016) in Zadar, Croatia between 20th and 23rd September 2016.
People	Colin Smith Peter Cruickshank Peter Robertson Frances Ryan Alistair Lawson
Outputs	Managing and evaluating personal reputations on the basis of information shared on social media: a Generation X perspective. Tacit knowledge sharing in online environments: locating “Ba” within a platform for public sector professionals
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Information society Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2016/09/20/isic-2016-contributions-from-the-centre-for-social-informatics-isic2016/

CSI research students score six paper acceptances at major Information Science conference
May 11, 2015

Summary	CSI research students score six paper acceptances at major Information Science conference
People	Peter Cruickshank Mark Deakin Frances Ryan Alistair Lawson
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics

Centre for Social Informatics researchers report on the long-term value of networking grants
Feb 15, 2018

Summary	The Journal of Documentation has recently accepted a journal article by Centre for Social Informatics researchers that considers the long-term value and impact of AHRC network grant funding.
People	Peter Cruickshank Bruce Ryan
Outputs	Long-term community development within a researcher network: a social network analysis of the DREaM project cadre
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Information society Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2018/02/15/the-impact-of-ukrc-networking-grants-a-new-publication-on-the-long-term-sustainability-of-the-ahrc-funded-dream-network/

Centre for Social Informatics contribute to ECIL 2017
Sep 20, 2017

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics made a contribution to the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) in St Malo, France, in September 2017.
People	Peter Cruickshank Bruce Ryan
Outputs	Exploring Information Literacy Through the Lens of Activity Theory
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Social informatics Information society Information science
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/09/18/exploring-information-literacy-through-the-lens-of-activity-theory-csi-at-ecil-2017-ecil17-ecil2017/

Information Literacy for Democratic Engagement: project findings
Mar 19, 2017

Summary	Researchers in the Centre for Social Informatics have released findings of the Information Literacy for Democratic Engagement (IL-DEM) project.
People	Peter Cruickshank Bruce Ryan
Outputs	Migrants’ healthcare experience: a meta-ethnography review of the literature
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information society Information science Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/03/19/information-literacy-for-democratic-engagement-il-dem-project-findings/

Demographic data of UK information professions from CSI/ERI Workforce Mapping project released
Jun 30, 2016

Summary	Demographic data of UK information professions from CSI/ERI Workforce Mapping project released
People	Bruce Ryan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics

Centre for Social Informatics research contributes to information industry factsheets
Jun 30, 2016

Summary	The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and the Archives and Records Association (ARA) have published a series of 24 fact sheets on the basis of the findings of the Workforce Mapping Project, led by Professor Hazel Hall in 2014/15.
People	Matthew Dutton Bruce Ryan
Org Units	School of Computing Business School School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Social informatics Information society
Themes	AI and Technologies
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2016/06/30/demographics-of-the-uk-information-professions-fact-sheets-published-by-cilip-and-ara/

Results of first ever workforce mapping survey of the UK information professions launched
Nov 24, 2015

Summary	Results of first ever workforce mapping survey of the UK information professions launched
People	Bruce Ryan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics

Professor Hazel Hall launches new impact study: DREaM Again
Jun 29, 2015

Summary	Professor Hazel Hall launches new impact study: DREaM Again
People	Peter Cruickshank Bruce Ryan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics

Centre for Social Informatics contribute to the ESRC ‘Ways of being in a digital age’ project review conference
Oct 10, 2017

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics made a contribution to the the ESRC ‘Ways of being in a digital age’ project review conference in October 2017.
People	Gemma Webster Colin Smith
Outputs	Digital culture co-creation: capturing the social impact of small-scale community projects
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information society Social informatics Information science
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/10/10/centre-for-social-informatics-at-the-ways-of-being-in-a-digital-age-review-conference/

Centre for Social Informatics contribution to ECKM 2017
Sep 8, 2017

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics made a contribution to the European Conference on Knowledge Management 2017 in Barcelona, Spain in September 2017.
People	Colin Smith
Outputs	Skills in Sight: How Social Media Affordances Increase Network Awareness
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information society Social informatics Information science
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/09/08/centre-for-social-informatics-at-the-18th-european-conference-on-knowledge-management-eckm2017/

Centre for Social Informatics contribute to Social Media and Society 2016
Jul 13, 2016

Summary	Dr Ella Taylor-Smith delivered a presentation at Social Media and Society 2016 in London on 13th July 2016.
People	Ella Taylor-Smith Colin Smith
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Information science Information society Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2016/07/13/non-public-eparticipation-in-social-media-spaces-a-presentation-by-ella-taylor-smith-at-smsociety/