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Catherine Johnson

Dr. Johnson's research interests include:

  • Information behavior of disadvantaged groups, particularly in poor developing countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Publications

Johnson , C.A. (2005). "Nan Lin's Theory of Social Capital". In K.E. Fisher, S. Erdelez & E. F. McKechnie (Eds). Theories of information behavio . Medford , NJ : Information Today. Pp. 323-327.

Johnson, C. A. and Duff. W. M. (2005). "Chatting up the archivist: Social capital and the archival researcher", American Archivist 68 (1): 113-129

Johnson, C. A. (2004). "Linked: The new science of networks [Book Review]." Information, Communication & Society 7 (4).

Johnson , C.A. (2004). "Choosing people: The role of social capital in information seeking behaviour", Information Research 10 (1). Available at: http://informationr.net/ir

Duff, W. M. and Johnson, C. A. (2003). "Thinking like a Genealogist: Information Seeking Behaviour of Genealogists in Archives", American Archivist 66(1): 79-95.

Duff, W. M. and Johnson, C. A. (2002). "Accidentally Found on Purpose: Information Seeking Behaviour of Historians in Archives," Library Quarterly 72 (4): 472-496.

Duff, W. M. and Johnson, C. A. (2001). "A Virtual Expression of Need," American Archivist 64 (1): 43-60.

Petsche-Wark, D. and Johnson, C. (compilers and editors), (1992). Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry for the Provinces of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario 1792-1991: a checklist of reports , Toronto : Ontario Legislative Library.

Johnson, C. (1983). "Sawmillers, Merchants and Social Reformers: the Search for Industry in Newcastle , New Brunswick , 1899-1914," Acadiensis 13 (1): 93-111.

Presentations

Johnson, C. A., Ariunaa, L. & Britz, J. J. "Constructing the pillars of a knowledge society: The challenge of providing access to ICTs in rural Mongolia ," Development Studies Association Conference, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, 7-9 September, 2005. Information, Technology and Development Track

Johnson, C. A. "Social networks across the lifespan", panel presentation on "Social network analysis as a means of exploring 'users', ASIS&T annual conference, Providence , R. I., November 12-17, 2004.

Britz, J. J. & Johnson, C. A., "The digital divide and information equity: a Mongolian case study." The Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21 st Century Conference, University of Memphis , Memphis , TE, October 13-16, 2004.

Johnson, C. A., "Choosing people: The role of social capital in information seeking behaviour." Information Seeking in Context (ISIC 2004) Conference, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, September 1- 3, 2004.

Johnson, C. A., "Exploring the digital divide in Mongolia : Who uses the Internet and what factors affect its use?" Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 30-June 1, 2003, pp. 94-106.

Johnson, C. A., "Does social capital affect access to information resources? Information seeking behaviour of ordinary citizens in Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia ," Social Network Conference, Cancun , Mexico , February 14, 2003 .

Duff, W. and Johnson, C. "Thinking like a genealogist," Society of American Archivists 2002 Conference, Birmingham , Alabama , August 25, 2002 .

Johnson, C. "Information Networks: Investigating the information behaviour of Mongolia 's urban poor - preliminary findings," Ministry of Culture, Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia , July 9, 2002 .

Duff, W., and Johnson, C. "Locating and using archival sources: behaviour of historians and genealogists," Association of Canadian Archivists 2002 Conference, Vancouver , B.C., May 24, 2002 .

Duff, W. and Johnson, C. "Accidentally found on purpose, information seeking behaviour of historians in the archives," Society of American Archivists, Student Chapter, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, February 8, 2002

Johnson, C. "Information Networks: Investigating the information behaviour of Mongolia 's urban poor," Poster Presentation, ALISE Conference 2002, New Orleans , Louisiana , January 15-18, 2002

Johnson, C. "Investigating the information networks of Mongolia 's urban poor," Research Colloquium, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto , November 9, 2001 .

Duff, W. and Johnson, C. "Accidentally found on purpose, information seeking behaviour of historians in the archives," Society of American Archivists 2001 Conference, Washington , D.C. , September 1, 2001 .

Johnson, C. "Modelling the information behaviour of historians," Connections 2000, University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee , October 27-29, 2000 .

Duff, W. and Johnson, C. "What do users want, and how do they ask for it?: An analysis of email reference questions," Society of American Archivists 2000 Conference, Denver , Colorado , August 31, 2000 .

Affiliations

American Society for Information Science and Technology
Association for Library and Information Science Education
American Center for Mongolian Studies

Professional Activities

Association for Library and Information Science Education ,
Member - International Relations Committee. 2004

American Society for Information Science and Technology ,
Member - Issues in International Information Special Interest Group (SIG-III). 2003 -

ASIST Conference Program Chair for SIG-III group.

American Society for Information Science and Technology - Wisconsin Chapter - Chair-Elect, 2005/06
Doctoral Students Association:
President, 2002-2003
Representative, Faculty Council, 2002-2003
Representative, Doctoral Studies Committee, 2001-2002
Treasurer, 2000-2001
Vice-President, 1999-2000

 
   
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