Local Community Digital Literacy Training. Principal
Investigator: Dr. Brian Detlor; Co-Investigators: Dr. Heidi Julien
(University at Buffalo); Dr. Tara La Rose (McMaster University); Dr.
Alexander Serenko (Ontario Tech University). Partner organizations:
Canadian Federation of Libraries Association; Canadian Urban Libraries
Council; Hamilton Public Library; McMaster University’s Office of
Community Engagement. This project investigates the efficacy of digital
literacy training programs led by public
libraries and other local community organizations to improve the
digital literacy skills of community members that such local community
organizations serve. Digital literacy is the set of skills, knowledge
and
attitudes required to access, create, use, and evaluate digital
information effectively, efficiently, and ethically. The high-level
research question guiding this investigation is: "How can public libraries and other local community organizations best deliver and evaluate the digital literacy initiatives they provide to the communities they serve?"
Past Research Projects (Brian Detlor)
Love
Your City, Share Your Stories: The Use of Digital Storytelling by
Municipal Cultural Organizations as a Promotion of Place. Principal
Investigator: Brian Detlor (McMaster University); Co-Investigators:
Dr. Maureen Hupfer; Dr. Walter Peace; Dr. David Harris Smith – (all
from McMaster University); Research Partners: Hamilton Public Library,
McMaster University Library, City of Hamilton - Tourism and Culture
Division.
Mapping the Landscape of Human-Participant Research Ethics Board (REB) Systems in Canada. Principal
Investigator: Michael Wilson (McMaster University);
Co-investigator: Brian Detlor (McMaster University).
An Analysis of Qualitative LibQual Survey Data. Principal
Investigator: Kathy Ball (McMaster University);
Co-investigator: Brian Detlor (McMaster University).
Assessing
Learning Outcomes of Information Literacy Instruction at Canadian
Business Schools. Principal Investigator: Brian Detlor (McMaster University);
Co-investigators: Heidi Julien (University of Alberta), and Alexander Serenko (Lakehead University).
Online Information Seeking: Understanding
Individual Differences and Search Contexts. Principal Investigator: Maureen Hupfer (McMaster University); Co-investigators: Brian
Detlor (McMaster University); Elaine Toms (University of Sheffield), and Valerie Trifts
(Dalhousie University).
Adoption
and Use of Community Municipal Portals. Principal
Investigator: Brian Detlor; Co-investigators: Maureen Hupfer, and Umar Ruhi
(all McMaster University).
The myhamilton.ca User Uptake and Adoption
Study.
Research Team: Brian Detlor, Maureen Hupfer, and Umar Ruhi
(all McMaster University).
Managing Knowledge and Information in Times
of Major Organizational Transition. Principal Investigator: Chun
Wei Choo (University of Toronto); Co-investigators: Pierrette
Bergeron (Université de Montréal), Brian Detlor (McMaster University), and Lorna Heaton (Université de Montréal).
Intelligent Agents,
Information Seeking, and the Display of Web-based Product
Information. Principal Investigator: Brian Detlor (McMaster University).
