Experience

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  Freelance

  • Digital Literacy Consultant

    • Feb 2022 - Present

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  Austin Arts Associates Limited

  • Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Digital Rights & New Media Literacy Associate

    • Feb 2016 - Feb 2022
    • Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Advocate of digital literacy and digital participation to help foster peer-to-peer sharing and learning.

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  IRISS - Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services

  • Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Knowledge Media: Programme Manager,

    • May 2009 - Feb 2016
    • Glasgow, United Kingdom

    I led the knowledge media team which includes interactive developer, interactive designer, programmer and media manager. Producer for multimedia case studies, animations and web-based learning materials.Drafting legal agreements and writing policies that are human readable yet legally robust. Devised and presented workshops on social media for personal knowledge management. I am a strong advocate of the the use of Creative Commons to encourage knowledge and information sharing..

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  Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education

  • Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Knowledge Manager

    • Sep 2006 - Apr 2009
    • Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Responsible for digital rights management and ensuring copyright compliance for our multimedia products (http://content.iriss.org.uk).Managing the Learning Exchange (lx.iriss.org.uk).

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  Herald and Times Group

  • United Kingdom
  • Newspaper Publishing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Rights and Information

    • Apr 2001 - Aug 2006

    Responsible for rights and licensing of newspaper content, including text and photographs, and for information and research services.

  • Information Services Manager

    • Apr 1994 - Mar 2001

    Managing research services and archives, including exploiting commercial potential through book publishing and licensing.

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  The Turing Institute

  • Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Information Services Manager

    • Jan 1989 - Mar 1994
    • Glasgow, United Kingdom

    An Artificial Intelligence laboratory based in Glasgow, Scotland between 1983 and 1994. The company undertook basic and applied research, working directly with large companies across Europe, the United States, and Japan developing software as well as providing training, consultancy and information services. My post involved managing online databases, copyright matters and research support.

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  The Planning Exchange (now I-Dox)

  • Information Manager

    • Apr 1979 - Dec 1988

    Developed specialist current awareness services and enquiry service on planning and economic development. Created one of the first online information services on planning.

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  Dundee City Libraries

  • Assistant Librarian (Commercial and Technical Information)

    • Oct 1977 - Mar 1979

    Reference and enquiry work, stock selection and editing in Dundee Central Library