Dr Dan Dorner

Senior Lecturer,
School of Information Management

Introduction

Dan is currently the Chair of the Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania, and the Secretary for Division 5 (Regions), in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. In 2010 he was awarded a LIANZA Fellowship, an honorary award by peer nomination and a prestigious award in the New Zealand library and information profession. He has held a variety of professional positions in Canadian and New Zealand libraries and information services, including at the University of Western Ontario, the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, and the National Library of New Zealand.

Dan's research interests fall into two distinct areas: (1) information literacy education in developing countries, and (2) issues affecting the management of digital information over time.

Qualifications

BA, Ontario; MLS, PhD, Western Ontario

Administrative Responsibilities

• Research & Study Leave

Current Research

• Digital Preservation Readiness
• Structuring Information Literacy Education for Developing Countries

Selected Publications

Dorner, D. & Gorman, G. (2012). Developing contextual perceptions of information literacy and information literacy education in the Asian Region. In Amanda Spink and Diljit Singh (Eds), Library and information science trends and research: Asia-Oceania region. Emerald.

Dorner, D. & Gorman, G. (2011). Contextual factors affecting learning in Laos and the implications for information literacy education. Information Research, 16(2), 1-23.

Nguyen, H., Dorner, D. & Gorman, G. (2011). The influence of library manager styles on continuing education of university library practitioners in Vietnam. Library Management, 32(8/9).

Dorner, D. (2009).  Public sector readiness for digital preservation in New Zealand: The rate of adoption of an innovation in records management practices. Government Information Quarterly, 26(2), 341-348.

Davidson, G. & Dorner, D. (2009). Selection criteria for mobile library collections. Collection Building, 28(2), 51-58.

Dorner, D. (2007). Educating information literacy educators in Asia-Oceania. World Library and Information Congress: IFLA General Conference Council (73rd) (pp. 1-20).

Gorman, G., Dorner, D., Sandell, B. (2007). Facilitating grassroots development: the role of ALP division VIII countries. World Library and Information Congress: IFLA General Conference Council (73rd) (pp. 1-7). IFLA.

Dorner, D., Liew, C. & Yeo, Y. (2007). A textured sculpture: An examination of the information needs of users of digitised New Zealand cultural heritage. Online Information Review, 31(2), 166-184.

Dorner, D., Liew, C. & Crookston, M. (2006). Public sector readiness for digital preservation: A report commissioned by the National Library of New Zealand and Archives New Zealand. Wellington: School of Information Management.

AnneMarie Curtis and Daniel G. Dorner. "Why Federated Search?" Knowledge Quest 33, no. 3 (2005): 35-37.

Daniel G. Dorner, Chern Li Liew, and Yen Ping Yeo. "A Textured Sculpture: The Information Needs of End-Users of Digitised Collections of New Zealand Cultural Heritage Resources." A Report Commissioned by the National Library of New Zealand. Wellington, NZ: School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, 2005.

Daniel G. Dorner. "The Impact of Digital Information on the Role of Research Library Collection Managers." Library Collections Acquisitions and Technical Services 28, no. 3 (2004): 249-274.

Daniel G. Dorner and Sophie Young. A Regional Approach to Identifying Items of National Significance Held by Small Cultural Institutions in New Zealand: Final Report. Wellington, NZ: School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington [for National Library of New Zealand], 2004.

Matthew Conway and Daniel G. Dorner. "An Evaluation of New Zealand Political Party Websites," Information Research 9, no. 4 (2004).

Daniel G. Dorner and AnneMarie Curtis. "A Comparative Review of Common User Interface Products." Library Hi-Tech 22, no. 2 (2004); 182-197.

Daniel G. Dorner. "Tupu: Innovative Resources and Service for Youth," presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations, Berlin, 7 August 2003.
http://webdoc.gwdg.de/ebook/aw/2003/ifla/vortraege/iv/ifla69/papers/200e-Dorner.pdf

Daniel G. Dorner. "The Essential Services Policy Network: Organizational Influence in Canada's Information Highway Policy Development Process," The Library Quarterly, 72, no. 1 (2002): 27-84.

Daniel G. Dorner. "Making Sense of Metadata: Reading the Words on a Spinning Top." In G. E. Gorman (Ed.), The International Yearbook of Library and Information Management: The Digital Factor in Library and Information Management, 2002-2003 (London: Library Association Publishing, 2002), 305-339.

Daniel G. Dorner. "The Blurring of Boundaries: The Impact of Digital Information on the Roles of Collection Managers." In G. E. Gorman (Ed.), The International Yearbook of Library and Information Management, 2000-2001 (London : Library Association Publishing, 2000), 15-44.