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

People in Department

 

Prof Graham Matthews
Head of Department
Professor of Information Management

Interests and experience

Research interests include preservation management, library and information service management and access to information and user needs

Current research

Disaster management/emergency planning

Place and space in libraries

External activities

Member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

Member, Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management, Sub-panel36, REF2014
Member, Advisory Group, British Library Preservation Advisory Centre

Editorial Board, New Library World; New Review of Academic Librarianship
Member (and Co-Chair) International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Section on Education and Training


Selected publications

  • Matthews, G., Smith, Y. and Knowles, G., Disaster Management in Archives, Libraries and Museums. Ashgate, Farnham, 2009, 229pp.
  • Matthews, G., "Preservation Training", in Handbook of Library Training and Practice, Volume 3, A.Brine, Ashgate, Farnham, 2009, pp79-103.
  • Bryant, J.E., Matthews, G. and Walton, J.G., "Academic libraries and social learning space: a case study of Loughborough University Library, UK", Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 41(1), March 2009, pp 7-18.
  • Matthews, G., Smith, Y. and Knowles, G. "The Disaster Control Plan. Where is it at?", Library and Archival Security, 19(2), 2004 {publ'd 2007], pp 3-24.
  • Feather, J.P., Lockyer, S.E., Matthews, G. and Muir, A. "The preservation landscape in the United Kingdom and Ireland", Alexandria, 19(2), 2007, pp123-134.

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Contact details

Tel: +44 (0) 1509 223058

Fax: +44 (0) 1509 223053

Email: G.Matthews@lboro.ac.uk

 

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