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Personal Statement
I am a Professor of Information Seeking and Retrieval in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences.
I work in the area of information seeking and retrieval; understanding how (and why) people search for information and how electronic systems might help them search more successfully. This brings in a wide range of research including theoretical research on the design and modelling of information access systems, empirical research on interfaces and user interaction and research on the methodology of evaluating information access systems.
Recent research has included interface design research to help children search for information, information seeking studies on information poverty within marginalised groups and studies on how people use online information to create a sense of happiness.
Expertise & Capabilities
- information seeking theory
- interface design for information access
- user studies
Teaching Interests
- information retrieval
- information seeking
- qualitative and quantitative research methods
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Glasgow
Master of Science, University of Birmingham
Bachelor of Science, University of Glasgow
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Projects 2009 2019
Scottish ESRC Doctoral Training Centre DTG 2011 | Breslin Davda, Frances Mary
Buchanan, S., Ruthven, I. & Breslin Davda, F. M.
ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
1/10/13 → 1/04/19
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated › Research Studentship (Internally Allocated)
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Replication: Replication: Understanding the formation of norms and anti-social behaviour on online social networks
Duncan, S., Rogerson, R., McDiarmid, A., Karagiannidou, E., Ruthven, I. & Tagg, S.
30/11/09 → …
Project: Internally funded project
Research Output 1995 2019
Developing information literacy in dependent and disadvantaged circumstances: a transitional approach in the digital health context
Buchanan, S., Jardine, C. & Ruthven, I., 19 Jan 2018, Fifth European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), Sep 18-21 2017, Saint-Malo, France. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, p. 409-418 10 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open Access
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literacy
health
digital divide
information service
deprivation
Information attributes
Ruthven, I. & Pennington, D., 30 Nov 2018, Information at Work: Information Management in the Workplace. Byström, K., Heinström, J. & Ruthven, I. (eds.). LondonResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open Access
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information system
trend
Thesis
E-government adoption and implementation in developing countries : an exploratory study of adoption success factors for e-government services to citizens (G2C) in Libya
Author: Darbok, H., 1 Feb 2014Supervisor: Roussinov, D. (Supervisor) & Ruthven, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Feelings toolkit : a new evaluation tool for very young children
Author: Mohd Yusoff, Y., 1 Oct 2011Supervisor: Ruthven, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
Ian Ruthven (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities 2005 2017
Scottish Library and Information Council (External organisation)
Ruthven, I. (Advisor)1 Nov 2017 → 31 Oct 2020
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Information Seeking in Context Conference Series (External organisation)
Ruthven, I. (Member)2016 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Impacts
Improved user experience of the Europeana Digital Library through user-centred evaluations
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