Hilary Hughes

About

Dr Hilary Hughes is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia (since Janaury 2019). Hilary's inter-disciplinary research interests include: Learning space design;International student experience; Information literacy and informed learning; School libraries and teacher-librarianship. She has particular expertise in: Expanded critical incident technique (Hughes, 2012); Qualitative case study; Qualitative interviewing; Thematic analysis. Hilary's doctoral study (2009) about international students using online information led to her Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence award at Colorado University Denver, USA in 2010. Building on this work, she advances the theory and practice of inclusive informed learning through her research and teaching. Recognising the influence of environment on information use and learning, her related research explores the design of learning spaces, especially in school and academic libraries. While at QUT Hilary contributed to the following research projects: Nov 2018 –Nov 2019 Chief investigator: Investigative post occupancy evaluation of XX College Learning Centre (funded by XX College). 2014-16 Chief investigator: Fostering digital participation through living labs in regional and rural Australian communities (Australian Research Council – Linkage grant) 2016-18 Chief investigator: Value in operations. Innovative procurement theories to optimise education per cost of school (Australian Research Council – Linkage grant) 2016 Project leader: High school spaces and student transitioning: Designing for student wellbeing (Qld Department of Education and Training) 2015 Project leader: First Year Experience grant: International students crossing library boundaries (QUT) 2014-16 Project leader: University Libraries and international students. International collaboration with librarian-researchers at QUT & 3 US universities. 2012-13 Chief investigator: Reimaging learning spaces (Queensland Council of Social Science Innovation). 2012 - 2013 Leader: Crossing boundaries with reading. (QUT Engagement Innovation Grant). 2009-2010 Chief Investigator & Sub-program Leader: Repositioning LIS education in 21st Century (Australian Learning and Teaching Council). 2010–2013 Project leader: School libraries, teacher-librarians and literacy development in Gold Coast schools (School Library Association of Queensland). In her research, she draws upon previous professional experience as librarian and information literacy educator at: •Central Queensland University (Brisbane International Campus) •QUT •Education Queensland Corporate Library •Northpoint Institute of TAFE (Brisbane) •Glenden Town Library (Nebo Shire, Queensland) •Longlands College of Further Education (Middlesbrough, UK).

Work

Queensland University of Technology

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Adjunct Associate Professor

Australia

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Queensland University of Technology

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Associate Professor

Australia

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Queensland University of Technology

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Senior Lecturer

Australia

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Queensland University of Technology

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Lecturer

Australia

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Central Queensland University

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Campus Librarian

Australia

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Education Queensland

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Senior Librarian / Acting Principal Librarian

Australia

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North Point Institute of TAFE

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Campus Librarian/Senior Librarian

Australia

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Queensland University of Technology

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Reference/Liaison Librarian. Research Assistant.

Australia

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Nebo Shire Council

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Glenden Town Librarian

Australia

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Brisbane College of Advanced Education

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Curriculum Centre Librarian

Australia

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Education

Queensland University of Technology

Australia
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PhD

University of Sheffield

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Master of Arts in Librarianship

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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BA (Combined Honours) in Spanish and Romance Linguistics

Publications

Flourishing in an ocean of information

Journal of Information Literacy

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Teachers as Connected Professionals

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

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Fostering digital participation and communication through social living labs: a qualitative case study from regional Australia

Communication Research and Practice

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Learning experiences in a giant interactive environment: insights from The Cube

Journal of Further and Higher Education

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Library Experience and Information Literacy Learning of First Year International Students: An Australian Case Study

Communications in Information Literacy

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A happy compromise: Collaborative approaches to school library designing

The Australian Library Journal

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Crossing international boundaries through doctoral partnerships: Learnings from a Chinese-Australian forum

International Journal of Doctoral Studies

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Generating benefits and negotiating tensions through an international doctoral forum: A sociological analysis

International Journal of Doctoral Studies

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Fostering digital participation in regional and rural Australia

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Information Experience : Approaches to Theory and Practice

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Information Experience : Contemporary Perspectives

Information Experience : Approaches to Theory and Practice (Library and Information Science, Volume 9)

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Information Experience : New Perspectives and Research Directions

Information Experience : Approaches to Theory and Practice (Library and Information Science, Volume 9)

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Information experience : approaches to theory and practice

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Reimagining school libraries : children's perspectives and new opportunities

Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) 2013

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Researching information experience : methodological approaches

Information Experience: Approaches to Theory and Practice

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School libraries, teacher-librarians and student outcomes : presenting and using the evidence

School Libraries Worldwide

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Snapshots of teacher librarians as evidence-based practitioners

Access

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Understanding the information literacy experiences of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students

Reference Services Review

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International students using online information resources to learn : complex experience and learning needs

Journal of Further and Higher Education

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International students' experiences of informed learning : a pedagogical case study

International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning

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Media and information literacy at Queensland University of Technology and in Australia

MILID Yearbook 2013 : Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue

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Reimagining learning spaces : A research report for the Queensland Council for Social Science Innovation

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Reimagining school libraries : emerging teacher pedagogic practices

AARE 2013 International Conference of The Australian Association for Research In Education

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School libraries and teacher-librarians : evidence of their contribution to student literacy and learning

Curriculum and Leadership Journal

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School libraries, teacher-librarians and literacy at Gold Coast schools : research findings

Synergy

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School libraries, teacher-librarians and their contribution to student literacy development in Gold Coast schools

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An expanded critical incident approach for exploring information use and learning

Library and Information Research

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Informed cyberlearning : a case study

Information literacy beyond library 2.0

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Informed learning in online environments : supporting the higher education curriculum beyond Web 2.0

Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0

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Les étudiants étrangers en Australie: Ce qu'ils pensent de leur BU et de ses bibliothécaires

Bibliotheque(s)

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Snapshots of informed learning : LIS and beyond

Education for Information

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Supporting informed learners in the 21st century

Library Trends

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Re-conceptualising and re-positioning Australian library and information science education for the 21st century [Final Report 2011]

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Sociocultural theories and their application in information literacy research and education

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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Student voices: Re-conceptualising and re-positioning Australian library and information science education for the twenty-first century

International Information and Library Review

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Towards informed learning: Snapshots of a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence program in Denver

ALIA Queensland Mini-Conference 2011: People Power

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Informed learning: a pedagogical construct attending simultaneously to information use and learning.

Library and Information Science Research

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International students' experiences of university libraries and librarians

Australian Academic and Research Libraries

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International students using online information resources to learn

dissertation-thesis

Critical incident technique

Exploring methods in information literacy research

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Incidents for reflection in research

5th International Lifelong Learning Conference

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Models for reflection and learning : a culturally inclusive response to the infomation literacy imbalance

Change and challenge: Information literacy for the 21st century

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Cultural diversity and educational inclusivity: International students' use of online information

International Journal of Learning

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Fostering a reflective approach to online information use for learning

4th International Lifelong Learning Conference. Lifelong learning: Partners, pathways, and pedagogies.

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Responses and influences: a model of online information use for learning

Information Research

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Actions and reactions: Exploring international students' use of online information resources

Australian Academic and Research Libraries

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Information literacy research in Australia 2000-2005

Bulletin des Bibliotheques de France

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La recherche australienne en maitrise de l'information 2000-2005

Bulletin des Bibliotheques de France

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Researching the experience of international students

3rd. International Lifelong Learning Conference: Whose responsibility and what is your contribution?

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