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We have a DREaM: the Developing Research Excellence and Methods network (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brettle, A., Hall, H., & Oppenheim, C. (2012, May). We have a DREaM: the Developing Research Excellence and Methods network. Paper presented at 4th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries

This paper reports on UK efforts to support the building of the library and information science (LIS) evidence base through the work of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded Developing Research Excellence and Methods (DREaM) project... Read More about We have a DREaM: the Developing Research Excellence and Methods network.

Realising the value of RiLIES: the research in librarianship impact evaluation study (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cruickshank, P., Hall, H., & Taylor-Smith, E. (2012, May). Realising the value of RiLIES: the research in librarianship impact evaluation study. Paper presented at 4th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries

In 2011 researchers at Edinburgh Napier University, supported by the UK Library and Information Science Research Coalition, investigated the extent to which funded research projects in the domain of library and information science (LIS) influence pra... Read More about Realising the value of RiLIES: the research in librarianship impact evaluation study.

Strengthening the links between research and practice: the Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study (RiLIES) (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2011, December). Strengthening the links between research and practice: the Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study (RiLIES). Paper presented at Online 2011

The Research in Librarianship – Impact Evaluation Project (RiLIES – pronounced “realise”) completed in August 2011 explored the extent to which funded librarianship research projects influence library practice in the UK. Of particular interest in the... Read More about Strengthening the links between research and practice: the Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study (RiLIES).

Enhancing the impact of LIS research projects (2011)
Report
Cruickshank, P., Hall, H., & Taylor-Smith, E. (2011). Enhancing the impact of LIS research projects. Edinburgh: Research Information Network

This report covers extent to which funded research projects in the domain of library and information science (LIS) influence practice in the UK. It focuses particularly on identifying factors that increase or hinder the impact of research findings on... Read More about Enhancing the impact of LIS research projects.

Beyond broadcast and consume: modification of provider-user information behaviours in social media space (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2011, August). Beyond broadcast and consume: modification of provider-user information behaviours in social media space. Presented at ISSOME 2011: Information Science and Social Media International Conference,

Keynote presentation.

Presentation slides can be found on slideshare https://www.slideshare.net/HazelHall/2011-hall-issomefinland

The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project (2011)
Journal Article
Hall, H., Kenna, S., & Oppenheim, C. (2011). The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project. Library and information research, 35(110), 43-49

The article describes the background to the development of the DREaM project, which is aimed at expanding the range of skills of UK-based researchers in the LIS field, and at developing a network of active researchers, both in academia and amongst LI... Read More about The rationale for the DREaM: Developing Research Excellence and Methods Project.

Achieving Consensus within SSM. (2011)
Journal Article
Berg, T., Pooley, R., & Queenan, J. (2011). Achieving Consensus within SSM. International journal of humanities and social science, 1, 231-239

SSM is a socio-technical system methodology offering tools for analysing complex situations. This modelling
approach identifies differing worldviews of the system by encouraging discussion and debate. Academic
ethical studies of moral philosophy ha... Read More about Achieving Consensus within SSM..

Ontology definition and construction, and epistemological adequacy for systems interoperability: a practitioner analysis. (2011)
Journal Article
Lumsden, J., Hall, H., & Cruickshank, P. (2011). Ontology definition and construction, and epistemological adequacy for systems interoperability: a practitioner analysis. Journal of Information Science, 37(3), 246-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551511401804

Ontology development is considered to be a useful approach to the design and implementation of interoperable systems. This literature review and commentary examines the current state of knowledge in this field with particular reference to processes i... Read More about Ontology definition and construction, and epistemological adequacy for systems interoperability: a practitioner analysis..

Daniel Bell's theory of the information society. (2010)
Book Chapter
Duff, A. (2010). Daniel Bell's theory of the information society. In B. Smart (Ed.), Post-Industrial Society (201-232). SAGE Publications

Daniel Bell is recognised to be the foremost writer on the information society. The paper expounds his writings in detail, showing their development from the 1960s to the 1990s. It is argued that his position has always contained three distinguishabl... Read More about Daniel Bell's theory of the information society..

Research: why bother? (2010)
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Clapton, J. (2010). Research: why bother?. Public Library Journal, 25(3), 18-21

This article explains why librarianship research is so important for practice, and the value of CILIP's Library and Information Research Group.

A co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research: an update from the LIS Research Coalition (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2010, December). A co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research: an update from the LIS Research Coalition. Presented at Online 2010

Presentation slides available to view from slideshare - https://www.slideshare.net/LISResearch/a-coordinated-and-strategic-approach-to-library-and-information-science-research-an-update-from-the-library-and-information-science-research-coalition

From triviality to business tool: the case of Twitter in library and information services delivery. (2010)
Journal Article
Loudon, L., & Hall, H. (2010). From triviality to business tool: the case of Twitter in library and information services delivery. Business Information Review, 27(4), 236-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382110390480

This article evaluates microblogging in general, and Twitter in particular, as a professional tool in library and information services provision. It draws on the findings of a study completed in 2010 based on survey and interview responses of over 30... Read More about From triviality to business tool: the case of Twitter in library and information services delivery..

Getting real about social media (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2010, October). Getting real about social media. Presented at Internet Librarian International

Keynote presentation.

Presentation slides can be found on slideshare -https://www.slideshare.net/HazelHall/getting-real-about-social-media-15918378

Not what you know, nor who you know, but who you know already: Examining Online Information Sharing Behaviours in a Blogging Environment through the Lens of Social Exchange Theory (2010)
Journal Article
Hall, H., Widen, G., & Paterson, L. (2010). Not what you know, nor who you know, but who you know already: Examining Online Information Sharing Behaviours in a Blogging Environment through the Lens of Social Exchange Theory. Libri, 60(2), 117-128. https://doi.org/10.1515/libr.2010.011

This paper focuses on the extent to which online information sharing practice is socially motivated. A key interest is how knowledge of the existing social connections between actors may predict their information sharing behaviour when they move into... Read More about Not what you know, nor who you know, but who you know already: Examining Online Information Sharing Behaviours in a Blogging Environment through the Lens of Social Exchange Theory.

10 Twitter tips in 10 minutes. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2010, March). 10 Twitter tips in 10 minutes. Paper presented at Tweeting while we work: SLA Europe event

No abstract available.