Edward Luca

Course Directors

Mr Edward Luca

BA, MBA, AALIA

Course Director and Lecturer in Information Studies
Bathurst
Building 1400, Room 11.5

Edward is a Course Director and Lecturer in Information Studies.

He recently submitted his PhD thesis in Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney Business School, where his research examined the impact of metrics and managerialism on academics’ research choices.

Prior to transitioning to academia, Edward held leadership roles in academic libraries, including his most recent position as Associate Director, Academic Services at the University of Sydney Library. In that role, Edward oversaw the liaison librarian teams providing education and research support services. He led the design and implementation of innovative service models, with a focus on supporting the development of information and digital literacy skills.

Edward is Course Director for the Bachelor of Information Studies and the Master of Information Studies and has experience across a range of teaching areas. Edward’s areas of expertise include librarianship, information literacy, user experience design and design thinking.

Edward’s research interests include metrification and academic work, scholarly publishing, open access, academic librarianship, and design thinking.

His PhD research investigated the impact of research metrics on academics’ research practices, examining how academic wellbeing, meaning and purpose are challenged by the increasing metrification of academic work.

  • Associate Member of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
  • Associate Editor for the Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association (JALIA)
  • Board Member/Director of the Aurora Foundation
  • Member of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)