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Professor Anne Morris
Professor of Information Science
Interests and experience
Research interests include e-learning, e-metrics and
economic valuation of information services, electronic books, the evaluation
of information services, the impact of IT on end-users, electronic document
delivery, library ergonomics including health and safety issues and the
strategic management of academic libraries. Teaching
areas include Research methodology; Interaction Design; Graphic Design
and Desk-top Publishing; Web Design and Authoring and Evaluation.
Current research
Electronic
books: children's reading practices and comprehension.
Laser Foundation: Electronic Books in Public Libraries: A feasability
study for developing usage models for web-based and hardware-based electronic
books.
Economic
Value of Public Libraries;
FIDDO
External activities
Subject Director ICS Higher Education
Academy
Editorial Board - The Electronic Library
Editoral Board - Vine
Panel Member: Best Paper Award, The Electronic Library
Editorial Board - Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and
Information Supply
Consultancy to commercial organisations, academic institutions, libraries
and government departments.
Selected publications
- Morris, A. Ayres, C. and Jones, A. "Audiovisual
materials in UK public libraries - economic sense?" Journal of
Documentation, 62(5), 2006.
- Grindlay, D. and Morris, A., The decline in adult
book lending in UK public libraries and its possible causes. 1 Literature
Review, Journal of documentation, 60(6), 2004, pp 609-631.
- Grindlay, D. and Morris, A., The decline in adult
book lending in UK public libraries and its possible causes. 2: Statistical
Analysis, Journal of documentation, 60(6), 2004, pp 632-657.
- Morris, A. Hawkins, M. and Sumsion, J.W., Economic
value of public libraries in the UK, Libri, 52(2), 2002, pp 78-87.
- Sumsion, J.W., Hawkins, M. and Morris, A. "The
economic value of book borrowing from public libraries: an optimisation
model", Journal of Documentation, 58(6), 2002, pp 662-682.
- Morris, A. Hawkins, M. and Sumsion, J.W., "Value
of book borrowing from public libraries: user perceptions", Journal
of Librarianship and Information Science, 33 (4), 2001, pp 191-198.
Publications: [Details]
Contact details
Tel: +44 (0) 1509 223073
Fax: +44 (0) 1509 223053
Email: A.Morris@lboro.ac.uk
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