The University of West London

The interests of the information management and libraries research group form around:

• knowledge management
• information management
• organisational information strategy and policy (including corporate and business communication)
• library and information services
• education and learning (including information and computer literacy).

The group has significant interests in information, education and development in Africa, and has researched and written in this area, as well as undertaken consultancy for non-governmental organizations.

There is a strong interest in diversity, social exclusion and public libraries and information services.

Within the area of information and knowledge management themes of: information policy

• social science information
• business strategy
• applications to practice

are highlighted.

Professional communication and publishing also feature in the portfolio of interests.

Two members of the group are involved with VISTAS: Education, Economy and Community, the new University of West London journal.

We are currently supporting research degree students with interests in: 

• Public sector ICT in the UK planning sector
• ICT in small and micro-sized businesses in Ethiopia
• Library usability, library experience and user satisfaction in higher education
• Health information provision.

Emerging projects with research degree students include:

• usability of e-learning platforms
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in business environments

See information management and libraries research group web page.