Transforming Information and Records Management
through Research and Development

“It turns out it take 30 years for a new idea to seep into culture. Technology does not drive change. It is our collective response to the options and opportunities presented by technology that drives change.” Design World, 1992

The seven UK Research Councils invest around £2.8 billion annually in research across the full spectrum of academic disciplines. What is the return on investment? What value is it for professionals? What is its economic, social, public policy and cultural impact? Without it there would be no Web, no genetic technologies built upon the structure of DNA. With it we can communicate and collaborate globally in real time, find new ways to combat disease and improve the quality of life.

But what is the value, potential and realised, of research for information and records management? Where is research happening? How and where is it being used? Who are the researchers? What partnerships are needed? What other research is needed? How can we conduct it?

Join a group of UK and international information and records management, IT and information systems academics and practitioners and engage in a critical examination of research and development for the information management professions. Contribute your own knowledge, experience, views and desires to the discussion and debate to influence the direction of future research.

Speakers include Steve Bailey, David Bowen, Chris Campbell, Adrian Cunningham, Paul Dodgson, Catherine Hare, John McDonald, Michael Moss, Stuart Orr and Andrew Snowden.

This free half-day seminar, building on the success of our previous witness seminars in 2006 and 2007, focuses on the results of the AC+erm Project in the broader context of research and development in information management. It provides a rare opportunity for anyone interested and/or involved in research and development and improving their organisation’s management of information and records to listen to, learn from, actively discuss and network with a range of experts and other delegates. View posters and presentations, and use other materials and tools related to the findings of the AC+erm Project and other projects conducted by Northumbria University’s Information Management Innovation (IMI) Research Group.

Organised by the School of Computing, Engineering & Information Sciences at Northumbria University, the event is funded as part of the AHRC AC⁺erm project (www.northumbria.ac.uk/acerm) and sponsored by Emerald Publishing (www.emeraldinsight.com/rmj.htm).

Seminar web page: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/ceis/re/isrc/themes/rmarea/erm/coll/coll4/

Programme Overview