Lisa M. Given

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Lisa M. Given
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Born1970
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Scientific career
ThesisThe social construction of the 'mature student' identity : effects and implications for academic information behaviours (2000)

Lisa Mae Given is a Canadian-Australian information studies academic. She is currently Professor of Information Science (Centre for Design Innovation) and Strategic Advisor, Research Capability Development at Swinburne University of Technology[1] in Melbourne, Australia.

Education[]

After a B.A. Hons in English, a B.Ed. and an MLIS from University of Western Ontario, Given completed a PhD entitled The social construction of the 'mature student' identity : effects and implications for academic information behaviours, also from UWO.[2]

Academic career[]

Given held multiple roles at University of Alberta and Charles Sturt University before moving to Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia[3] to serve as Dean, Research and Development from 2017-2021. While in Canada, she served as Director, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology from 2007-2009, where she was awarded lifetime status as a Distinguished Scholar in 2010.[4]

A former member of the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts (2011-2014), Given has served on several Boards of Directors including: President of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) from 2017 to 2018; President of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) from 2006 to 2007; and, Secretary/Treasurer for the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) from 2006-2009. She also served as a Panel Member for Canada’s Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (2010-2012) and a member of the Expert Panel on Research Integrity for the Council of Canadian Academies.

Selected Awards[]

  • 2015 Charles Sturt University, Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Supervision Excellence
  • 2010 University of Alberta, Martha Cook Piper Research Prize
  • 2010 University of Western Ontario, Young Alumni Award of Merit
  • 2010 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) – Methodology Paper Award for Visual Traffic Sweeps (VTS): A research method for mapping user activities in the library space (co-author, Heather Archibald)
  • 2004 University of Alberta, Coutts-Clarke Research Fellowship
  • 2002 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) – Methodology Paper Award for Data preparation using the principles of knowledge organization: A guiding model for quantitative, qualitative, and textual research methodologies (co-author, Dr Hope A. Olson)

Selected works[]

  • Polkinghorne, S., & Given, L.M. (2021). Holistic information research: From rhetoric to paradigm. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24450
  • Ward, W., & Given, L.M. (2019). Assessing intercultural communication: Testing technology tools for information sharing in multinational research teams. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 70(4): 338-350. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24159
  • Given, L.M., & Willson, R. (2018). Information technology and the humanities scholar: Documenting digital research practices. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 69(6):807-819. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24008
  • Given, L.M. (2016). 100 questions (and answers) about qualitative research. Sage Publications. Thousand Oaks
  • Case, D. O., & Given, L. M. (2016). Looking for information: A survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior (4th ed.). Emerald Group Publishing. Bingley
  • Leckie, G.J., Given, L.M., & Buschman, J. (2010) Critical theory for library and information science: Exploring the social from across the disciplines. Libraries Unlimited/ABC-Clio. Santa Barbara
  • Given, L. M., & Archibald, H. (2015). Visual traffic sweeps (VTS): A research method for mapping user activities in the library space. Library and Information Science Research 37(2):100-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2015.02.005
  • Given, L. M. (Ed.). (2008). The Sage encyclopedia of qualitative research methods. Sage Publications. Chicago
  • Sadler, E., & Given, L. M. (2007). Affordance theory: a framework for graduate students' information behavior. Journal of Documentation, 63(1), 115–141.
  • Given, L. M., & Leckie, G. J. (2004). "Sweeping" the library: Mapping the social activity space of the public library. Library & information science research, 25(4), 365–385.
  • Given, L. M., & Olson, H.A. (2003). Knowledge organization in research: A conceptual model for organizing data. Library & Information Science Research 25(2):157-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0740-8188(03)00005-7
  • Given, L. M. (2002). The academic and the everyday: Investigating the overlap in mature undergraduates' information–seeking behaviors. Library & information science research, 24(1), 17–29.

Selected Media[]

  • Given, Lisa M. 2021. “Facebook’s news is gone. Here’s where to turn for trusted information.” The Conversation.
  • Forcier, Eric and Lisa M. Given. 2019. “After 8 years of memes, videos and role playing, what now for Game of Thrones’ multimedia fans.” The Conversation.
  • Ankeny, Rachel and Lisa M. Given. 2018. “Creating research value needs more than just science – arts, humanities, social sciences can help.” The Conversation.

References[]

  1. ^ Swinburne University of Technology. "Professor Lisa Given". www.swinburne.edu.au/. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Education – Lisa M. Given, Ph.D". Lisagiven.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Academic Positions – Lisa M. Given, Ph.D". Lisagiven.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Distinguished Scholars | International Institute for Qualitative Methodology". www.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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