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Personal profile
Personal Statement
I am a Senior 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/.
Research Interests
- Non-text information indexing and retrieval
- Information organisation
- Emotional Information Retrieval (EmIR)
- Information engagement
- Online health information preferences
Teaching Interests
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.
Expertise & Capabilities
- 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
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of North Texas
Master of Science, University of North Texas
Bachelor of Arts, University of North Texas
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social media
Social Sciences
mental health
Social Sciences
emotion
Social Sciences
Social Media
Medicine & Life Sciences
music
Social Sciences
Mental Health
Medicine & Life Sciences
Information science
Engineering & Materials Science
information management
Social Sciences
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Projects 2017 2018
- 2 Finished
Finding solutions to advance digital health for addressing unmet needs in relation to self-harming
15/04/18 → 15/10/18
Project: Research
Shifting paradigms for dementia: Involving people living with dementia across research, policy and practice
Gibson, G. & Pennington, D.
1/08/17 → 28/02/18
Project: Research - Institute › Knowledge Exchange (Conference / Seminar Hosting)
Research Output 2006 2018
An authentic self: Big Data and passive digital footprints
Williams, L. & Pennington, D., 29 Aug 2018 8 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Open Access
File
Computer operating systems
Metadata
Television
Railroad cars
Internet
Book review: David Haynes, Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval: Understanding Metadata and Its Use
Pennington, D. R., 20 Jun 2018, In : Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
book review
information management
information retrieval
edition
artificial intelligence
Prizes
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
Diane Pennington (Recipient), 28 Sep 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts
Diane Pennington (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities 2013 2019
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
Pennington, D. (Organiser)15 Jun 2019 → 19 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organiser of major conference
Developing and applying theoretical frameworks to your research
Pennington, D. (Speaker)7 Mar 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation