SICS Research Seminars

The School of Information and Communication Studies holds regular research seminars. These are typically delivered by researchers within the School, with occasional contributions from guest speakers.

Recordings of all seminars can be accessed on the School of Information and Communication Studies YouTube channel here.

Recent seminars include:

Date	Title	Presenters	Link
13 December 2023	An analysis of service delivery and costing for public libraries	Dr Asim Qayyum, Dr Anita Dewi, Dr Arif Khan	Watch on YouTube here
22 November 2023	Palaeo Podcasting: a practice-led extended-mixed methods case study	Dr Travis Holland	Watch on YouTube here
25 October 2023	Author perceptions of how their work is cited	Dr Simon Wakeling	Watch on YouTube here
3 October 2023	The power of the private: Analysing the motivations and identity of personal, non-government, pro-immunisation voices on social media	Dr Roslyn Cox	Watch on YouTube here
9 August 2023	Library placement as an enabler for libraries and librarians in building a sustainable future	Dr Anita Dewi	Watch on YouTube here
26 July 2023	From Bonsai to bliss: Uncovering the transformative power of leisurely information	Dr Yazdan Mansourian	Watch on YouTube here
28 June 2023	From Books to Bots: Scaffolding ethical and critical use of generative artificial intelligence	Dr Kasey Garrison, Dr Kay Oddone, Krystal Gagen-Spriggs	Watch on YouTube here
31 May 2023	How to get an ARC Linkage in 553 Easy Steps	Professor Philip Hider, Associate Professor Hamid Jamali, Dr Simon Wakeling, Dr Jane Garner	Watch on YouTube here
26 April 2023	Public libraries in the lives of people experiencing homelessness: Library staff experiences and attitudes	Dr Jane Garner	Watch on YouTube here
15 February 2023	What’s in a name? Journal titles, their changes and impact on their perceived quality	Dr Hamid R. Jamali	Watch on YouTube here
7 December 2022	Rethinking the theory of 'Life in the Round’	Dr Jane Garner	Watch on YouTube here
23 November 2022	Academics’ experience of personal learning networks to enhance knowledge of digital pedagogies	Dr Kay Oddone	Watch on YouTube here
20 July 2022	Emotion in digital culture: The transformed public/private/personal interplay of affect in socially-mediated and curated contemporary life	Professor P. David Marshall	Watch on YouTube here
11 May 2022	The Greening Libraries Report	Dr Jane Garner, Dr Kasey Garrison, Dr Sabine Wardle and Dr Karen Bell	Watch on YouTube here
30 March 2022	Deprogramming Radio: Listening out for local significance	Michelle O’Connor
23 February 2022	Gender disparity in Australian science: A study of article authorship	Dr Hamid R. Jamali	Watch on YouTube here
9 February 2022	Positive information science: An emerging area of research, policy, and practice	Dr Yazdan Mansourian	Watch on YouTube here
19 January 2022	Scholarly communication competencies: An analysis of confidence among Australasian library staff	Dr Danny Kingsley, Dr Mary Anne Kennan and Dr Joanna Richardson	Watch on YouTube here
8 December 2021	Scholarly journal publishing in Australia	Dr Hamid R. Jamali	Watch on YouTube here
28 October 2021	Create, curate, and participate: An autoethnography of pathways of digital scholarship in academic leadership of online learning and teaching	Judy O'Connell	Watch on YouTube here
6 October 2021	Playable archives: Exploring the literary canon through games and drama	Dr David Cameron	Watch on YouTube here
9 September 2021	Metadata as growth rings: Tending the archive	Dr Louise Curham	Watch on YouTube here