Aberystwyth Information Research Seminars Series 2011 – 2012

Current research in the information field is being shared at a new series of presentations held regularly in Mid Wales. Aberystwyth Information Research Seminars (AIRS) is a collaboration between the Department of Information Studies, the National Library of Wales, and Aberystwyth University Information Services.

AIRS programme for 2011 / 2012

Day and Date  SpeakerTopicPlace and Time 
 

Wednesday  12 October

 

Dr Judith Broady Preston

Department of Information Studies
Aberystwyth University

 

Cloud Forensics: records, retrieval and response

 

Y Drwm, National Library of Wales at 4.00pm

Monday 31 October

Professor Andy Large,
McGill University


 

Information Visualization in a Children's Web Portal

 

Y Drwm, National Library of Wales at 5-6.30pm 

 Wednesday 23 November

Dr Alyson Tyler
Cymal: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales




"Evaluating library strategies: Using social return on investment to evaluate elements of the Libraries for Life strategy for Welsh libraries." 

4-5pm
Room 120
Department of Information Studies, Llanbadarn Campus
 (Refreshments and discussion to follow)


 Wednesday 14 December 

 

Ifor ap Dafydd (NLW)




"Hybrid archives and the Welsh Literature Archive Project”


 

Room 120 DIS Building

 

Wednesday 1 February

 

Sarah Higgins

 Department Information Studies
Aberystwyth University

  

The Digital Curation Lifecycle

 

Y Drwm, National Library of Wales at 4.00pm

 Wednesday 15 February

Dr David Allen (Senior Lecturer in Information and Knowledge Management, Leeds Business School and founder member of the Research Network for Mobile Interaction & Pervasive Social Devices

 

Re-conceptualizing Information Behaviour and Decision Making

 

Y Drwm, National Library of Wales at 4.00pm

 Thursday 23 February

 

Professor Michael Moss
Humanities Advanced Technologies & Information Institute (HATII) at the University of Glasgow
 
“Big Digital Humanities”
Thursday 23rd February 15:10 - 16:30
Room 120 , DIS Building, Llanbadarn Campus
Wednesday 7th March  Sarah Merry 
Department of Information Studies

The story of PhD research into the value of online friendships 
 'A friend indeed? '  Wednesday 7th March
4.00pm – 5.00pm
Room 120, Department of Information Studies, Llanbadarn  Campus
followed by refreshments and discussion…