Items where Author is "Pickard, Alison"

Article

Casselden, Biddy, Pickard, Alison, Walton, Geoff and McLeod, Julie (2020) Keeping the Doors Open in an Age of Austerity? Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Views on Volunteers in Public Libraries. Informed Librarian Online.

Casselden, Biddy, Pickard, Alison, Walton, Geoff and McLeod, Julie (2019) Keeping the doors open in an age of austerity? Qualitative analysis of stakeholder views on volunteers in public libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51 (4). pp. 869-883. ISSN 0961-0006

Antia-Obong, Seno Essien, Casselden, Biddy and Pickard, Alison (2019) A Bibliometric Analysis of Journal of Higher Education Management (JHEM) from 2007 to 2016. Library Philosophy and Practice. p. 3037. ISSN 1522-0222

Ngo, Huyen Thi, Pickard, Alison and Walton, Geoff (2019) Information literacy capabilities of upper secondary students: the case of Vietnam. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 68 (6/7). pp. 453-470. ISSN 2514-9342

Dele-Ajayi, Opeyemi, Strachan, Becky, Pickard, Alison and Sanderson, Jonathan (2019) Games for Teaching Mathematics in Nigeria: What Happens to Pupils’ Engagement and Traditional Classroom Dynamics? IEEE Access, 7. pp. 53248-53261. ISSN 2169-3536

Walton, Geoff, Pickard, Alison and Dodd, Lara (2018) Information discernment, mis-information and pro-active scepticism. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50 (3). pp. 296-309. ISSN 0961-0006

Casselden, Biddy, Walton, Geoff, Pickard, Alison and McLeod, Julie (2017) Issues of quality and professionalism of library volunteers: reporting from a qualitative case study. Performance Measurement and Metrics, 18 (2). pp. 118-126. ISSN 1467-8047

Byrne, Denise and Pickard, Alison (2016) Neogeography and the democratization of GIS: a metasynthesis of qualitative research. Information Communication and Society, 19 (11). pp. 1505-1522. ISSN 1369-118X

Casselden, Biddy, Pickard, Alison and McLeod, Julie (2015) The challenges facing public libraries in the Big Society: The role of volunteers, and the issues that surround their use in England. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 47 (3). pp. 187-203. ISSN 0961-0006

Pickard, Alison and Shenton, Andrew (2014) Facilitating pupil thinking about information literacy. The New Review of Children’s Literature and Librarianship, 20 (1). ISSN 1361-4541

Pickard, Alison, Shenton, Andrew and Johnson, Andrew (2014) Young people and the evaluation of information on the World Wide Web: Principles, practice and beliefs. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 46 (1). pp. 3-20. ISSN 0961-0006

Shenton, Andrew and Pickard, Alison (2014) Understanding the trusting self. eLearning Update, 0.43. ISSN 2048-013X

Shenton, Andrew, Pickard, Alison and Johnson, Andrew (2014) Information evaluation and the individual's cognitive state: Some insights from a study of British teenaged users. IFLA Journal, 40 (4). pp. 307-316. ISSN 0340-0352

McCormick, Carol and Pickard, Alison (2013) An evaluation on the effectiveness of Web 2.0 Startpages (Netvibes & Pageflakes) within NHS libraries. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 30 (2). pp. 155-160. ISSN 1471-1842

Kongmee, Isara, Pickard, Alison, Strachan, Rebecca and Montgomery, Catherine (2012) A Case Study of Using Online Communities and Virtual Environment in Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) as a Learning and Teaching Tool for Second Language Learners. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 3 (4). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1947-8518

Shenton, Andrew and Pickard, Alison (2012) The evaluation challenge. Creative Teaching and Learning, 3 (2). pp. 22-28. ISSN 2043-7277

Pickard, Alison, Gannon-Leary, Pat and Coventry, Lynne (2011) The onus on us? Stage one in developing an i-Trust model for our users. Library and Information Research, 35 (111). pp. 87-104. ISSN 1756-1086

Strachan, Rebecca, Pickard, Alison and Laing, Christopher (2010) Bringing technical authoring skills to life for students through an employer audience. ITALICS (Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences), 9 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1473-7507

Pickard, Alison (2010) Teaching reference and information services in the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences @ Northumbria University. Refer, 26 (3). pp. 18-23. ISSN 0144-2384

Pickard, Alison (2008) Researching the role of peer interaction for pupils using the Internet. Popular Narrative Media, 1 (2). pp. 169-181. ISSN 1754-3819

Pickard, Alison (2008) Rich pictures : Researching the role of peer interaction for pupils using the Internet. Popular Narrative Media, 1 (2). pp. 169-181. ISSN 1754-3819

Pickard, Alison (2006) Farmer, Lesley S. J., Digital Inclusion, Teens, and Your Library. Exploring the Issues and Acting on Them. London: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. ISBN: 1591581281 [Book Review]. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 38 (2). pp. 128-129. ISSN 0961-0006

Pickard, Alison (2005) The role of effective intervention in promoting the value of electronic information services in the learning process: Case studies in higher education. Performance Measurement and Metrics, 6 (3). pp. 172-182. ISSN 1467-8047

Pickard, Alison and Dixon, Pat (2004) The applicability of constructivist user studies: How can constructivist inquiry inform service providers and systems designers? Information Research, 9 (3). ISSN 1368-1613

Pickard, Alison (2004) Young people and the Internet. Library & Information Update, 3 (1). pp. 32-34. ISSN 1476-7171

Pickard, Alison and Dixon, Pat (2004) Measuring electronic information resource use: towards a transferable quality framework for measuring value. VINE, 34 (3). pp. 126-131. ISSN 0305-5728

Banwell, Linda, Coulson, Graham and Pickard, Alison (2003) Using the JUBILEE toolkit to bridge the research-practice divide. New Review of Information and Library Research, 9 (1). pp. 97-110. ISSN 1361-455X

Marcella, Rita and Pickard, Alison (2002) Working in EU information: Education and employment opportunities in European information. European Information, 18. pp. 19-21. ISSN 1461-5428

Dixon, Pat, Pickard, Alison and Robson, Heather (2002) Developing a criteria-based quality framework for measuring value. Performance Measurement and Metrics, 3 (1). pp. 5-9. ISSN 1467-8047

Pickard, Alison (2001) Williamson, Kirsty, Research Methods for Students and Professionals: Information Management and Systems. Australia: Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University 2000. ISBN: 0949060895 [Book Review]. Education for Information, 19 (2). pp. 174-176. ISSN 1875-8649

Pickard, Alison (1998) The impact of access to electronic and digital information resources on learning opportunities for young people: a grounded theory approach. Information Research, 4 (2). ISSN 1368-1613

Pickard, Alison (1996) Biddiscombe, Richard, The end-user revolution: CD-ROM, Internet and the changing role of the Information Professional. London : Library Association 1996. ISBN: 1856041735 [Book Review]. Education for Information, 15 (1). pp. 74-78. ISSN 1875-8649

Book Section

Dele-Ajayi, Opeyemi, Strachan, Rebecca, Pickard, Alison and Sanderson, Jonathan (2019) Designing for All: Exploring Gender Diversity and Engagement with Digital Educational Games by Young People. In: 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). IEEE. ISBN 978-1-5386-1175-3

Ngo, Huyen, Walton, Geoffrey and Pickard, Alison (2017) Teaching and Learning Information Literacy in Upper Secondary Schools in Vietnam. In: Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS), 676 . Springer, London, pp. 499-506. ISBN 978-3-319-52161-9

Ngo, Huyen, Walton, Geoff and Pickard, Alison (2017) Teaching and Learning Information Literacy in Upper Secondary Schools in Vietnam. In: Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 676 (676). Springer, Cham, pp. 499-506. ISBN 9783319521619

Dele-Ajayi, Opeyemi, Strachan, Rebecca, Sanderson, Jonathan and Pickard, Alison (2017) A modified TAM for predicting acceptance of digital educational games by teachers. In: 2017 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON). IEEE, Piscataway, pp. 961-968. ISBN 978-1-5090-5468-8

Pickard, Alison, McLeod, Julie and Chowdhury, Gobinda (2016) From professional qualifications to ischool@northumbria: a 65 year journey. In: Educating the Profession : 40 years of the IFLA Section on Education and Training. IFLA Publications Series (170). IFLA/De Gruyter Saur, Berlin, pp. 433-446. ISBN 9783110375398

Dele-Ajayi, Opeyemi, Strachan, Rebecca, Sanderson, Jonathan and Pickard, Alison (2016) Learning Mathematics through Serious Games: an Engagement Framework. In: Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2016 IEEE. IEEE. ISBN 978-1-5090-1791-1

Strachan, Rebecca, Kongmee, Isara and Pickard, Alison (2016) Using Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) to support Second Language Learning: A Case Study of the Student Journey. In: Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for Optimal Learning. Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID): 52 Volumes, 1 . IGI Global, Hershey, PA, pp. 87-110. ISBN 1466688475

Pickard, Alison (2013) Qualitative Research. In: Research Evaluation and Audit: Key steps in demonstrating your value. Facet, London, pp. 97-120. ISBN 9781856047418

Pickard, Alison, Gannon-Leary, Pat and Coventry, Lynne (2010) Trust in 'E' : Users' trust in information resources in the web environment. In: Proceedings of the CENTERIS 2010 Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems. Part II. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 110 (4). Springer, London, pp. 305-314. ISBN 978-3-642-16418-7

Pickard, Alison and Dixon, Pat (2004) Measuring electronic information resource use. In: Proceedings of the fifth Northumbria international conference on performance measurement in libraries and information services. Emerald Group Publishing, Bradford. ISBN 9781845440695

McDowell, Liz and Pickard, Alison (2000) Let’s be careful out there - learning in the world of electronic information. In: Networked Learning 2000: innovative approaches to lifelong learning and higher education through the Internet. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, pp. 229-235. ISBN 9780902831384

Pickard, Alison and Dixon, Pat (2000) Technostress in biblioteca: L'impatto delle nuove tecnologies sull'untente. In: La biblioteca amichevole. Nuove tecnologie per un servizio orientato all'utente. Editrice Bibliografica, Milan, pp. 57-71. ISBN 9788870755459

Pickard, Alison and Dixon, Pat (2000) The use of constructivist inquiry in measuring the value and impact of electronic information resources. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services. Information North for the School of Information Studies, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pp. 149-154. ISBN 9780906433355

Report

Strachan, Rebecca, Bryson, Craig, Bradshaw, Kate, Pickard, Alison, Newton, Karen and Riney, Susannah (2012) Northumbria University Institutional Case Study: Meaningful Student Engagement Programme, Higher Education Academy. Other. Higher Education Academy, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Strachan, Rebecca, Pickard, Alison and Laing, Christopher (2011) Transforming students through peer assessment and authentic practice. Other. Higher Education Academy. (Submitted)

Pickard, Alison, Gannon-Leary, Pat and Coventry, Lynne (2010) Users' trust in information resources in the Web environment: a status report. Technical Report. JISC, London.

McTavish, Shona and Pickard, Alison (2007) Research into Refugees & Asylum Seekers (RAS) Library/Information Needs. Project Report. Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside and North Tyneside Public Library Authorities, Tyne and Wear.

Banwell, Linda, Banwell, Julia, Coulson, Graham, Goodall, Deborah, Gordon, Simon, Haswell, Gayle, Heaford, Susan, Middleton, Anne, Osselton, Rebecca and Pickard, Alison (2004) JISC User Behaviour in Information Seeking: Longitudinal Evaluation of EIS (JUBILEE). Fifth Annual Report; Final Report. Project Report. JISC, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Conference or Workshop Item

Dele-Ajayi, Opeyemi, Pickard, Alison, Strachan, Rebecca and Sanderson, Jonathan (2018) Exploring Gender Diversity and Engagement with Digital Educational Games by Young People. In: FIE 2018 - IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 3rd - 6th October 2018, San Jose, California.

Casselden, Biddy, Pickard, Alison and Walton, Geoff (2017) The challenges of delivering a public library service using volunteers: a qualitative investigation examining key stakeholder experiences. In: 2017 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference, 7th - 8th September 2017, Nottingham.

Aljabali, Sanaa, Strachan, Rebecca and Pickard, Alison (2017) Cultural Differences in Undergraduate International Students; Use of Digital Technology to Support their Learning. In: 2nd Annual Trent Institute for Learning and Teaching - NTU Global Internationalising the Curriculum Conference, 14 Jul 2017, Nottingham Trent University.

Strachan, Rebecca, Aljabali, Sanaa and Pickard, Alison (2017) How are international STEM undergraduate students using digital technology to support their learning? In: HEA STEM Conference 2017, 1-2 February 2017, Manchester, UK.

Pickard, Alison and Strachan, Rebecca (2016) Exchanging practice across Europe: developing soft skills in the curriculum – staff and student perspectives. In: Innovation in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: North East Universities (3 Rivers Consortium) 2016 Learning and Teaching Conference, 18th March 2016, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Dele-Ajayi, Opeyemi, Strachan, Rebecca, Pickard, Alison and Sanderson, Jonathan (2015) Girls and science education: Exploring female interests towards learning with Serious Games: A study of KS3 girls in the North East of England. In: 2015 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning (IMCL), 19-20 November 2015, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Pickard, Alison, Shenton, Andrew and Furness, Kathryn (2013) Educating young people in the art of distrust: Meta-evaluation and the construction of personal, agile models of web information literacy. In: i3: Information, impact and interactions, 25-28 June 2013, Robert Gordon University.

Kongmee, Isara, Strachan, Rebecca, Pickard, Alison and Montgomery, Catherine (2011) Moving between virtual and real worlds: second language learning through massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs). In: 3rd Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC), 13-14 July 2011, Colchester, UK.

Kongmee, Isara, Strachan, Rebecca, Montgomery, Catherine and Pickard, Alison (2011) Using massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) to support second language learning: Action research in the real and virtual world. In: 2nd Annual IVERG Conference: Immersive technologies for Learning: virtual implementation, real outcomes, 27-28 June 2011, Middlesborough, UK.

Pickard, Alison, Coventry, Lynne and Gannon-Leary, Pat (2011) I-Trust: How do perceptions of trust influence the behaviour of information users? In: Information: Interactions and Impact (i3)., 20 - 23 June 2011, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.

McCormick, Carol and Pickard, Alison (2011) Web 2.0 Technologies (Netvibes/Pageflakes) startpages: an evaluation on their effectiveness within NHS libraries. In: Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP6), 27 - 30 June 2011, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK.

Pickard, Alison, Sambell, Alistair and Beautyman, Wendy (2010) Information PALs: Engaging students in peer assisted Information Literacy guidance. In: Student Engagement - How does that work?, 15 April 2010, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Strachan, Rebecca, Pickard, Alison, Sambell, Alistair, Beautyman, Wendy and Bryson, Craig (2010) Learning through peer assessment and support – It’s good for you! In: EARLI/Northumbria Assessment Conference 2010, 1 - 3 September 2010, Slaley Hall Hotel, Northumberland, UK.

Pickard, Alison, Sambell, Alistair, Beautyman, Wendy, Glendinning, L. and Stocker, M. (2009) ‘Information PALs’: using peer assisted learning to embed information literacy in the curriculum: stage 1 discovery through the student voice. In: Northumbria Conference 2009: The student voice, 8th September 2009, Seaton Burn, UK.

Pickard, Alison (2008) Alone in my bedroom with the cyber-bogeymen ... NOT! In: Twenty First Century Teenager: Media Representation, Theory and Policy, 10 July - 12 July 2008, Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds.

Sidera-Sideri, Ioulia and Pickard, Alison (2006) A qualitative investigation into Electronic Information Services in Greek Higher Education. In: 15th Hellenic Academic Libraries Conference 'Academic Libraries and Citizens' Soceities: Establishing bounds of knowledge, democracy and culture in the digital environment', 1 - 3 November 2006, University of Patras, Rio, Greece.

Sidera-Sideri, Ioulia and Pickard, Alison (2005) An investigation into the effectiveness of electronic information services in Greek Higher Education. In: 6th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, 22 - 25 August 2005, Durham, UK.

Coulson, Graham, Banwell, Linda, Pickard, Alison, Haswell, Gayle and Heaford, Susan (2004) Enabling the electronic information users in UK Further and Higher Education. In: Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA), Dubrovnik and Mljet, Croatia, 25 - 29 May 2004.

Sidera-Sideri, Ioulia and Pickard, Alison (2004) An investigation into the effectiveness of Electronic Information Services in Greek Higher Education: A case study approach. In: 13th Pan-Hellenic Academic Libraries Conference, 13 - 15 October 2004, Corfu, Greece.

Pickard, Alison and Dixon, Pat (1999) The friendly library. New technologies for user-orientated services. In: Convego La Biblioteca amichevole: Nuove tecnologie per un servizio orientato all’untente, 11 - 14 March 1999, Milan.

Book

Shenton, Andrew and Pickard, Alison (2014) Evaluating Online Information and Sources. UKLA Minibook . UKLA, England. ISBN 978 1 897638 86 6

Pickard, Alison (2012) Research methods in information [2nd edition]. Facet Publishing, London. ISBN 9781856048132

Pickard, Alison (2010) La ricerca in biblioteca. Come migliorare i servizi attraverso gli studi sull'utenza. Editrice Bibliografica, Milan, Italy. ISBN 9788870756678

Thesis

Pickard, Alison (2002) Access to electronic information resources: their role in the provision of learning opportunities for young people. A constructivist inquiry. Doctoral thesis, University of Northumbria.