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Artefacts from a rewarding PhD experience

22 August 20198 June 2021 Frances Ryan

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I cleared out my PhD office ahead of my holidays to The Homeland. And now that I am back in my Heartland of Scotland, I have finally cleared through (most of) the bags

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Build, manage, and evaluate: Information practices and personal reputations on social media platforms || #CoLIS10

16 June 20192 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I am in Ljubljana, Slovenia this week to attend the 10th Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS) conference, where I will be presenting a paper related to some of my PhD research. The paper is titled “Build, manage, and evaluate: Information practices

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PhDing on holidays

2 June 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I am on my holidays in America just now, and I’ve brought my PhD along for the journey. It is something that I’ve done with great hesitation because I know that I won’t get as much done as I’ve told myself

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Building identity online at #ASIST2017: A poster presentation

27 October 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I am leaving for Washington, DC tomorrow morning to attend the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), where I will be presenting some of my research in the form of an academic poster. The

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Accepted for conference: “Building identity in online environments: an Information Science perspective” at #ASIST2017

10 October 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I have been accepted to present a poster at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. This year’s event will be held in Washington, DC. It will be my second time attending the conference, and

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iWeek in Aberdeen: #iDocQ2017 and #i3RGU

2 July 201729 May 2021 Frances Ryan

This past week was spent in Aberdeen attending what I like to call “iWeek”. It included a one-day doctoral colloquium (iDocQ) followed by a four-day international conference (i3) – both at Robert Gordon University. The first day the sixth annual Information Science

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ASIST 2016: A conference for my future

24 October 201612 March 2022 Frances Ryan

I attended the 79th  Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Annual meeting last week in Copenhagen, Denmark, supported by a grant from the John Campbell Trust. This was the first time the ASIST meeting has taken place outside of

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CSI: Copenhagen

13 October 201625 June 2021 Frances Ryan

Next week I will be attending the 2016 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, supported by a grant from the John Campbell Trust. As part of the full and exciting programme, there will be a university

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Awarded: The John Campbell Trust Bursary

7 October 201610 June 2021 Frances Ryan

Last year I made a successful application to the John Campbell Trust’s Conference and Travel Bursary fund. I was extremely pleased when the award was confirmed, but between the Christmas holidays and other (excitedly successful!) conference-related travel/news delayed my public

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ISIC 2016: Zadar

30 September 201611 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I spent last week in Zadar, Croatia for the ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference. It was my first time travelling internationally for a conference – and my first time in Croatia – but my second time attending an ISIC conference. The pre-conference doctoral workshop

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Preparing for ISIC

17 September 201614 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I leave for Croatia tomorrow morning (early, early tomorrow morning) where I will be presenting at the 2016 ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference. The conference will take place 20-23 September at the University of Zadar and I will present my paper on

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Meet Frances (She/Her)

I am Frances Ryan (She/Her), a university lecturer based in Central Scotland. My research focuses on information sharing and use in online environments, especially as it relates to everyday life and “lived” or real-world experiences.

This blog is about my academic life including research and teaching activities, conferences and events, publications, milestones of note, and more.

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