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Prof John Feather
Professor of Library and Information
Studies
Dean of the Graduate School
Interests and experience
My research interests
are publishing; social informatics; history of books and libaries.
I teach in the area of Publishing;
Information
and Society
Current research
Professional education and professional practice.
History of publishing
External activities
Research:
Chair. Library and Information Management Panel (UoA37), Research Assessment
Exercise.
Research Advisory Panel, English Heritage.
Education:
Institutional Auditor, Quality Assurance Agency.
Professional:
FCLIP
Designation Panel, Museums Libraries and Archives Commission.
Advisory Panel, National Preservation Office.
Advisory Board, Research Information Network
Trustee, INASP.
Selected publications
- Feather, J.P. The History of British Publishing. 2nd
ed. Routledge, London and New York, 2006, 265pp.
- Feather, J.P. The Information Society. A study of
continuity and change, 5th ed., Facet Publishing, London, 2008, pp.
220.
- Feather, J.P. and Woodbridge, Hazel Bestsellers in the British book industry 1998-2005. Publishing Research Quarterly, 22:3, 2007, 210-23.
- Feather, J.P. LIS research in the United Kingdom: reflections and prospects. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 41:3, 2009, 173-81.
- Feather, J.P. and Sturges, R.P. International Encyclopaedia
of Information and Library Science. 2nd ed, London and New York, Routledge,
2003, 688pp.
Publications: [Details]
Contact details
Tel: +44 (0) 1509 223050
Fax: +44 (0) 1509 223053
Email: j.p.feather@lboro.ac.uk
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