Essay presented in 2017 as fulfillment of requirements for completion of the module INM304 – Digital Libraries, part of the MSc Library and Information Science course at City, University of London.

Abstract: In this essay, I first take a look into some existing definitions of ‘digital library’, attempting to identify the continuities and…[Read more]

Essay presented in 2016 as fulfillment of requirements for completion of the module INM303 – Information Organisation, part of the MSc Library and Information Science course at City, University of London.

Abstract: This essay is a report on The Warburg Institute’s Library classification system. It is divided in three parts: first, in…[Read more]

Essay presented in 2016 as fulfillment of requirements for completion of the module INM301 – Library and Information Science Foundation, part of the MSc Library and Information Science course at City, University of London.

Abstracts: This brief essay analyses the use of the term ‘information society’ as a description of our contemporary way…[Read more]

Essay presented in 2016 as fulfillment of requirements for completion of the module INM348 – Digital Information Technologies and Application, part of the MSc Library and Information Science course at City, University of London.

Abstract: This essay presents a discussion on Google Search and its implications to Library and Information Science,…[Read more]

Personal performance archiving describes a practice in which individuals who regularly attend live performances document their experiences, usually through the collection of documents such as programmes, playbills, cast sheets, ticket stubs, posters and leaflets. This is a form of documenting performance which intersects with the related field of…[Read more]

This research investigates the information behaviour of cult media fan communities on the internet, using three novel methods which have not previously been applied to this domain. Firstly, a review, analysis and synthesis of the literature related to fan information behaviour, both within the disciplines of LIS and fan studies, revealed unique…[Read more]

Smartphone is the most popular electronic device in the present world. Along with the use of internet, smartphone has made revolution in the information communication technology sector. The current operating systems of smartphones allow to download mobile applications providing diverse types of features and functions. At the present days, the use…[Read more]

The copyright process on reading list provision in executive education of the UK top 20 business school is a neglected area of research. This dissertation focuses on the libraries’ involvement in copyright clearance and finds out how the libraries provide reading materials. The current trends of the copyright process are investigated to d…[Read more]

Transcription of Interview with Wes White, Library Development Officer, Canada Water Library. This interview is part of ‘The Public libraries of London’ collection of interviews with library staff members from public libraries of London. The collection can be accessed through the Layers of London website, via:…[Read more]

Kampong Dago Pojok is a local neighborhood within the Dago area of Bandung, an area well-known for its cultural and artistic activities which have contributed significantly to the development of Bandung as a ‘creative city’ in the early 2000s. This paper draws on a participatory research method to explore the lived experiences and creative pra…[Read more]

Kampong Dago Pojok is a local neighborhood within the Dago area of Bandung, an area well-known for its cultural and artistic activities which have contributed significantly to the development of Bandung as a ‘creative city’ in the early 2000s. This paper draws on a participatory research method to explore the lived experiences and creative pra…[Read more]

Reviews the relation between research and practice in library and information science, and argues for a closer relation between the two, with theory forming a vital third aspect for the discipline and profession

Makerspaces – workshops openly accessible to the public, where people can create objects or learn about making – are a much talked about subject within the library world. An increasing number of public libraries, as well as school and academic libraries, are establishing, or planning to establish makerspaces within their institutions. Many ent…[Read more]

The classification of notated Western art music is a perennial issue. This thesis analyses and models the knowledge organization of notated Western art music in order to elucidate a theoretical understanding of these classification issues and to offer new ways of viewing music classification in the future. It also offers a domain-based study of…[Read more]

Two years ago a paper by myself and my colleagues Lyn Robinson and Tyabba Siddiqui was published in JASIST, introducing and explaining the idea of an emerging ‘quantum information science’. We argued that this could be seen in five respects: use of loose analogies and metaphors between concepts in quantum physics and library/information science;…[Read more]

The use of quantum concepts and formalism in the information sciences is assessed through an analysis of published literature. Five categories are identified: use of loose analogies and metaphors between concepts in quantum physics and library/information science; use of quantum concepts and formalisms in information retrieval; use of quantum…[Read more]

The purpose of this editorial review is to re-examine the prospect that Luciano Floridi’s Philosophy of Information (PI), and information ethics (IE) may serve as the conceptual foundation for library and information science (LIS), and that LIS may thus be seen as applied PI. This re-examination is timely, fifteen years after this proposal was…[Read more]

MSc dissertation in the Library and Information Sciences programme conducted by Abir Mukherjee (and supervised by Prof David Bawden) at City University, University of London exploring Health Information Seeking Behaviours of the general public, 2011.   Objectives: Aims to address three key research ques…[Read more]

Concert programmes are an increasingly important source to those studying the history of musical performance and concert life, providing rich sociological and musicological context. Though there are currently projects in place to improve access to these vital documents, the arrangement of programmes has so far escaped in-depth study. Therefore…[Read more]

A review of the original Sims game and how fans are attempting to preserve the game and its assets through digital archives and other participatory practices. Written for the Intensive: Cult Media Review section of Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media.