Dr Brenda Chawner - Information Studies Programmes Director

Dr Brenda Chawner

IST Programmes Director
School of Information Management
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Introduction

Brenda's main research interest is in the development of free/libre and open source (FLOSS) software for libraries, in particular factors that affect the roles that participants take on in software development projects, and has recently completed a PhD entitled 'Factors Influencing Participant Satisfaction with Free/Libre and Open Source Software Projects' [Repository link here]. In 2011 Brenda took on the role as the new editor of the New Zealand Library and Information Management Journal (NZLIMJ).

Qualifications

B.Sc, MLS, Alberta; PhD, Victoria

Administrative Responsibilities

• Information Studies Programmes Director

Current Research

Brenda's PhD explored factors that affect participants' satisfaction with free/libre and open source software development projects, particularly in the field of library and information management. Her other research interests relate to user interfaces and usability, and she is also interested in access to business information (in a broad sense), particularly in the New Zealand context.

Selected Publications

Cullen, R., & Chawner, B. (2009). Institutional repositories in tertiary institutions: access, delivery and performance. In J. R. Griffiths & J. Craven (Eds.), Access, delivery, performance: the future of libraries without walls: A festschrift to celebrate the work of Professor Peter Brophy (pp. 113-144). London: Facet.

Cullen, R. & Chawner B. (2008). Institutional respositories in New Zealand: comparing institutional strategies for digital preservation and discovery. International Association of Technological University Libraries 2008 Proceedings.

Chawner, B. (2008). Spectators, not players: Information managers' use of Web 2.0 in New Zealand. The Electronic Library, 26(5):630-649.

Chawner, B. (2007). Communication trends and the future of information management. Legal Information Symposium (Auckland, May 2007).

Chawner, B. (2007). More than a passing fancy: librarians' use of Web 2.0'. LIANZA Conference (Rotorua, September 2007).

Chawner, B. (2007). Communication trends and the future of information management. 5th Annual Information Management Summit, pp. 1-6.

Chawner, B., & Lewis, P. (2006). Wikiwikiwebs: new ways of communicating in a Web environment. Information Technology and Libraries, 25 (1), 33-43.