Department of Information Science, Tel: +44 (0) 1509 22 3052  Loughborough University

People in Department

 

Ian Murray
Director of Undergraduate Programmes.
Admissions Tutor
Lecturer.

 

Interests and experience

My research interests are in Document Theory, Electronic public information systems, the use of Information Communication Technologies in public libraries and Markup Languages and my teaching areas cover Library automation, Information Technology, Databases, Internet. My hobbies and interests are Chess, Real Ale.

 

Current research

Member of Information, Technology and Society Research Group

 

External activities

Book Review Editor - Education for Information (2000-2009)
Governor - Guthlaxton College
(1999-2009)
Panel Member - Validation of degree programmes at Bournmouth University

 

Selected publications

  • Murray, I.R., ''Is the Future of the Document Inextricably Linked with the Future of the Librarian?'', Librarianship in the Information Age, 13th BOBCATSSS Symposium, Budapest, Hungary, February 2005, pp 69-77.
  • Al-Ghatani, Y., Murray, I.R. and Summers, R., ''Informatics for Controlling Industrial Accidents in Saudi Arabia'', Technology Management, Information Science, Alexandria, Egypt, July 2004, [CD-ROM].
  • Spacey, R., Goulding, A. and Murray, I.R., ''The Power of Influence: What Affects Public Library Staff's Attitudes to the Internet?'', Library Management, 25(6/7), 2004, pp 270-276.
  • Spacey, R., Goulding, A. and Murray, I.R., ''Exploring the Attitudes of Public Library Staff to the Internet Using the TAM'', Journal of Documentation, 60(5), 2004, pp 550-564.
  • Spacey, R, Goulding, A. and Murray, I.R., ''ICT and Change in UK Public Libraries: Does Training Matter?'', Library Management, 24(1/2), 2003, pp 61-69.
  • Hall, F and Murray, I.R., ''Who Should Apply Metadata? A UK Higher Education Institutions Perspective'', BOBCATSSS 2002, 10th International BOBCATSSS Symposium on Library & Information Science, Slovenia - Portoroz, 2002, pp 334-342.

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Contact details

Tel: +44 (0) 1509 223068

Fax: +44 (0) 1509 223053

Email: I.R.Murray@lboro.ac.uk

 

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