Public Access to Information for Development : a Guide to the Effective Implementation of Right to Information Laws
Victoria L. Lemieux and Stephanie E. Trapnell With more than 100 right to information (RTI) laws—also called freedom of information or access to information laws—now in place globally, the groundwork has been laid to advance more transparent, accountable, and inclusive governance as a pathway to poverty reduction and economic development. This guide explores the historical […]
Building Trust in Information: Perspectives on the Frontiers of Provnance
By Victoria L. Lemieux Congratulations to UBC iSchool Associate Professor Victoria Lemieux on the publication of Building Trust in Information: Perspectives on the Frontiers of Provnance. This book reports on the results of an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary workshop on provenance that brought together researchers and practitioners from different areas such as archival science, law, information […]
Why Engagement Matters: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives of User Engagement in Digital Media
Edited by Heather O’Brien and Paul Cairns UBC iSchool Associate Professor Heather O’Brien publishes new book on user engagement. What do we mean when we say that our goal is to engage users with technology, and what are the benefits of doing so? How we define UE conceptually is indicative of the larger set of […]
The SAGE Handbook of E-learning Research
Edited by Caroline Haythornthwaite, Richard Andrews, Jude Fransman, and Eric M. Meyers The new edition of The SAGE Handbook of E-Learning Research retains the original effort of the first edition by focusing on research while capturing the leading edge of e-learning development and practice. Chapters focus on areas of development in e-learning technology, theory, practice, […]