[LIS-Forum] Lecture by Prof. Robert Newton at DELNET on November 1, 2007

[Sangeeta Kaul]

				DELNET
			Developing Library Network


	cordially invite you  and your colleagues to a lecture

				on


		Knowledge Management : The Indian Context


				by


			Prof  Robert  Newton
		Associate Dean (Research), Aberdeen Business School
		The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.


		on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at  4:30 p.m. at 
			DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road
			   Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070


				Prof. P B Mangla
(Former Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi)
			has kindly consented to  preside


Tea								R.S.V.P.
4 p.m.							  32471010/32471011


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About Prof. Robert Newton
Robert Newton is a Professor in Information Management and a Teaching Fellow of the Robert Gordon University. Having previous experience as a course manager, programme manager and Associate Head responsible for Postgraduate Courses in ABS he is now Associ
ate Dean of Research. He has a background in working in academic libraries and also worked for some time as a systems analyst. 
His research interests have in the past centred around the use of new technology in the effective delivery of information and education. In particular he has researched the evaluation of multimedia systems in delivering the curriculum in higher education 
and has been involved in a number of projects which contribute to a better understanding of both the pedagogical basis for implementing new technology into the curriculum in Higher Education and which have also promoted and facilitated use of such technol
ogies. (In particular the NetLearn and ReMOTE web portal developments which deal respectively with accessing internet based teaching resources and Internet based resources for delivering Research Methods Instruction). Current research interests are based 
around the potential for academic librarians to play a key role in the delivery of information skills – particularly with respect to the support and interaction they provide when dealing with distance learners and other off !
 campus students. 
His research interests also encompass the information seeking behaviour of users – particularly when using technology and the impact of cognitive and learning styles on how users approach searching and using information. 
Main teaching areas (which have a synergy with research interests) have centred around Information Retrieval, Multimedia learning technologies, and Knowledge Organization. 
He is a member of the AHRB peer review college and an associate editor for the journal Campus Wide Information. 












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Sangeeta Kaul
Network Manager
DELNET-Developing Library Network
JNU Campus 
Nelson Mandela Road
Vasant Kunj
New Delhi-110070
Tel: 91-11-32471010, 32471002, 32471011
Web : www.delnet.nic.in
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