Michael Robertson, Ph.D.

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Contact Information

University of North Texas

College of Information

Department of Library & Information Sciences

1155 Union Circle #311068

Denton, TX 76203-5017

michael.robertson@unt.edu

 

Education

1996 – 2001
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Arts, English Composition
Technical Writing Certification

2002 – 2004
University of North Texas
Master of Science, Information Science
Focus: Information Systems

 

Work History

1999 – 2001
Interlibrary Loan Department
Willis Library, University of North Texas
Borrowing

2002 – 2004
Interlibrary Loan Department
Willis Library, University of North Texas
Borrowing & Lending

2005 – 2009

Teaching & Research Assistant

SLIS 5600: Introduction to Information Access and Retrieval

SLIS 5620: Information Access and Retrieval in the Humanities

College of Information
Department of Library & Information Sciences

University of North Texas

2008 2009
Co-Instructor
SLIS 5960: Cognitive Science for Information Professionals
College of Information
Department of Library & Information Sciences

University of North Texas

Co-Instructor
SLIS 5305: Systems Analysis & Design
College of Information
Department of Library & Information Sciences

University of North Texas


Research Interests

·  Digital gaming

·  Library instruction

·  Attention and perception

·  Emerging technologies

·  Technology planning

 

Publications

Jones, J. G., & Robertson, M. J. (2008). Evolving digital museums towards 3-D online environments. Manuscript submitted for publication.

 

Jones, J. G., Warren, S. J., & Robertson, M. J. (2009). Improving student discourse and accelerating rapport for LMS and blended delivered courses via the use of a 3D online learning environment. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 20(3), 269-294.

 

Robertson, M. J. (in press). Identifying digital gaming literature relevant to the library and information science community. Library Student Journal.

 

Robertson, M. J., & Jones, J. G. (2009). Exploring academic library users' preferences of delivery methods for library instruction: Webpage, digital game, and other modalities. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 48(3), 259-269.

 

Conference Papers

Cleveland, A., Philbrick, J., & Robertson, M. (2007, October 20 - 24). The integration of informatics in the curricula of nursing schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Conference Presentations

Robertson, M. (2008, November 3). Digital gaming in library instruction: Exploring academic library users' perceptions. Presentation given at the ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, Oak Brook, IL.

 

Robertson, M., Philbrick, J., & Cleveland, A. (2007, October 13). Social networking: A primer for librarians. Presentation given at the Texas Library Association, District 8 fall conference, Houston, TX.

 

Conference Posters

Cleveland, A., Philbrick, J., Pan, D., & Robertson, M. (2007). What's the current status of nursing informatics education? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Robertson, M. (2009). Using Innovation Diffusion Theory to explore digital gaming in undergraduate library instruction. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Library Association, Houston, TX.

 

Select Presentations

Artificial Intelligence (2006)

Digital Gaming & Library Instruction (2006)

 

Organizations

American Library Association

Reference and User Services Association

American Society for Information Science & Technology

Special Interest Group for Visualization, Images & Sound

Association for Computing Machinery

Texas Library Association

 

References

Ana Cleveland, Ph.D.
Regents Professor
University of North Texas

College of Information
Department of Library & Information Sciences
1155 Union Circle #311068
Denton, TX 76203-5017

Phone: (940) 565 - 2445

Donald Cleveland, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
University of North Texas

College of Information
Department of Library & Information Sciences
1155 Union Circle #311068
Denton, TX 76203-5017

Phone: (940) 565 - 2445

Brian O’Connor, Ph.D.
Professor
University of North Texas

College of Information
Department of Library & Information Sciences
1155 Union Circle #311068
Denton, TX 76203-5017

Phone: (940) 565 - 2445

 

James G. Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Information

Department of Learning Technologies
3940 N. Elm, Suite G150
Denton, TX 76207
Phone: (940) 565-2057

 

Cathleen Norris, Ph.D.
Regents Professor
College of Information

Department of Learning Technologies
3940 N. Elm, Suite G150
Denton, TX 76207
Phone: (940) 565-2057

 


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Last Update: June 30, 2009