Professor Hazel Hall PhD MA BA FRSE FHEA FCLIP

Emeritus Professor, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Docent in Information Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi, Finland

h.hall@napier.ac.uk
@hazelh (Twitter)
Wikipedia
http://about.me/hazelh

Academic Employment/Affiliations 1989-

• • Åbo Akademi, Finland
    • Docent in Information Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, 2017-
  • Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh
    • Emeritus Professor, 2022-
    • Professor of Social Informatics, 2010-2022
      • University Research Lead for Equality and Diversity 2016-2018
      • University Academic Champion for Athena SWAN 2013-2016
    • Library and Information Science Research Coalition, London: secondment as Executive Secretary August 2009-2012 (part-time two days per week)
    • Reader in Social Informatics, 2007-2010
  • Napier University, Edinburgh
    • Senior Lecturer, 2000-2007
    • TFPL Ltd, London: secondment as Advisor supported by a grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering, February-July 2006 (full-time)
    • Lecturer, 1999-2000
  • Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    • Lecturer, 1989-1999
    • Placement Tutor 1996-1999
    • International Education Tutor 1990-1996

Academic Employment prior to 1989

Early academic career spent in working in information services at the University of Birmingham, and at Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University)

Qualifications

• • PhD Computing, Napier University, 2004
  • MA Library and Information Studies, University of Central England, 1993
  • BA (Special Honours) French, University of Birmingham, 1986
  • Certificat supérieur de la langue française, La Sorbonne, Paris, 1982

External Activities

Memberships held

• • Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals: Fellow (FCLIP)
  • Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE): Fellow (FHEA)
  • Royal Society of Edinburgh: Fellow (FRSE)
  • Academia.net – portal to excellent women scientists: Member

External duties

• • Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF2021)
    • Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management (Unit of Assessment 34): Panel member
  • Editorial Board memberships
    • Journal of Information Science: Editorial Board member 2005-2020
    • Aslib Journal of Information Management: Editorial Board member 2011-2014
    • Library and Information Science Research: Editorial Board member 2004-2010
  • Research councils and research advisory body memberships
    • Research Councils UK (RCUK): Digital Economy Programme Advisory Board appointed member 2014, then Chair 2015-2018; Digital Personhood sandpit mentor November 2012; Digital Economy Programme Review panel member May 2012; various review panel member duties, including steering board member of the Innovate UK Digital Catapult Fellowships Programme
    • Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC): Chair of Information Science Pathway of Scottish Doctoral Training Centre, 2012/13; Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Supervisory Board member 2016-2019
    • Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC): Member of AHRC Peer Review College 2005-2009
    • British Library Advisory Committee for Research and Innovation: Member 1998-1999
  • Invited reviewer for research councils, for example:
    • Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    • British Academy
    • Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    • Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research and Knowledge Exchange Fund
    • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • Reviewing for academic journals and conferences, for example:
    • Americas Conference on Information Systems
    • Aslib Journal of Information Management
    • European Management Journal
    • Health Information and Libraries Journal
    • International Conference on Information Systems
    • International Journal of Information Management
    • International Journal of Web Based Communities
    • Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST)
    • Journal of Documentation
    • Journal of Information Science (Editorial Board member 2005-2020)
    • Library and Information Science Research (Editorial Board member 2004-2010)
    • Management Learning
    • MIS Quarterly
    • Science,Technology and Human Values
  • Professional body committee memberships
    • John Campbell Trust: Trustee, 2009-2014
    • Scottish Information Network: Co-founder, Convenor 2005-2006
    • Institute of Information Scientists: Numerous roles on National Council, Scottish Branch, Professional Standards and Development Committee 1990-1998
    • UK Online User Group: Member of National Management Committee 1995-1999 (Honorary Secretary and Vice Chairman)
  • Conference programme committee memberships
    • 83rd ASIST Annual Meeting 2020: international programme committee member
    • 10th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP10) 2019: international programme committee member
    • 9th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP9) 2017: international programme committee member
    • 2nd International Data and Information Management conference 2016: programme committee member
    • 78th ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2015: papers co-chair
    • Information: interactions and impact (i3) 2011, 2013, & 2015: programme committee member
    • 3rd International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World 2012: programme committee member
    • DREaM project: main organiser of two DREaM conferences and three DREaM workshops 2011-2012
    • Library and Information Science Research Coalition conference 2010: member of conference committee and lead in conference planning
    • 74th ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2010:  programme committee member
    • International Online Meeting: executive committee member, 2004-2011
    • UK Online User Group (now UK Electronic Information Group – UKeIG): member of UKOLUG conference committees during period of membership of National Management Committee 1995-1999
  • External academic appointments
    • External PhD supervisor, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
  • External examination and assessment
    • External examination experience at all levels of Higher Education (Bachelors, Masters and PhD) in the UK and internationally, in English and in French, for example
    • • Aberystwyth University, UK
      • Åbo Akademi University, Finland
      • City University, UK
      • University of Edinburgh, UK
      • Loughborough University, UK
      • McMaster University, Canada
      • Northumbria University, UK
      • L’Université de Montréal, Canada
      • University of Borås, Sweden
      • Queensland University of Technology, Australia
      • Sheffield University, UK
      • Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
    • External assessor at a number of validation/accreditation/evaluation events at bachelors, masters and doctoral level at universities within and outwith the UK
  • International research network membership
    • Navigating knowledge landscapes

Research and consultancy

• Research expertise
  • Information/knowledge sharing in online environments for collaborative work purposes (main research focus)
  • Knowledge management
  • Social computing/media
  • Online communities and collaboration
  • Library and Information Science research
  • Research impact
• Research and project funding
  • Project funding from a number of public and private sector bodies, for example:
    • Archives and Records Association (ARA)
    • Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
    • British Library
    • Carnegie Trust
    • Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
    • Committee on Library Co-operation in Ireland (COLICO)
    • Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
    • Elsevier
    • John Campbell Trust
    • JISC
    • KPMG
    • IDOX PLC
    • Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
    • National Health Service
    • Research Information Network (RIN)
    • Royal Academy of Engineering
    • Royal Society of Edinburgh
    • Scottish Enterprise
    • Skills Development Scotland
    • TFPL Ltd
  • Management of research staff on projects supported by other external funding sources such as the European Commission
  • Supervision of PhD students supported by industrial sponsors and external awards (e.g. AHRC, ESRC)
• Publications
  • 100+ papers, the majority of which are international refereed journal and conference papers
• Research seminars and presentations
  • 100+ seminars and lectures in the UK and abroad to both research and corporate audiences, the majority of which have been invited, including keynotes at international conferences
• Conference and seminar organisation
  • Service on conference committees, and involvement in the delivery of numerous seminars for both employing institution and external bodies

External awards

• • 2022 Janette Harley Award – runner up
  • 2022 Best Full Paper award Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting (ASIST 2023) – 2nd prize
  • 2019 Clarivate Analytics Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award
  • 2017 SICSA PhD Supervisor of the Year Silver Award
  • 2016 Jason Farradane Award
  • 2016 Best Paper Award 2nd International Data and Information Management Conference (IDIMC) – 1st prize
    
  • 2011 SLA Europe Information Professional Award
  • 2009 Information World Review Information Professional of the Year
  • 2005 LIRG/Elsevier Research Award