Shannon Wellington
New appointment to the Information Studies Programmes - Shannon Wellington. Recently appointed as a Lecturer for the Information Studies Programmes
Shannon Wellington has recently been appointed as a Lecturer for the Information Studies Programmes. Shannon will develop and deliver courses in the area of Cultural Heritage Information Management. In 2013 Shannon will be the course coordinator for:
- INFO540 Preservation Management in Libraries and Archives
- INFO534 Archival Systems
For the last seven years Shannon has held positions in an academic environment, as a Senior Tutor for the Information Studies Programmes (VUW), as a Lecturer in Information and Library Studies (Open Polytechnic) and as a Teaching Associate for the Museum and Heritage Studies programme (VUW). In the ten years prior to academia she held positions in the information technology and the academic library sectors. In recent years she has also engaged in consultancy work with institutions looking to build collaborative or convergent frameworks for the delivery of their cultural heritage resources.
Shannon completed her Master of Library and Information Studies through VUW in 1999 and is currently finalizing her doctoral research for submission through the Department of Museum and Heritage Studies (VUW). This research investigates models of integrative practice such as co-operation, co-location, collaboration and convergence between public sector galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs). In addition to her work in the GLAM integrative domain, Shannon engages in research in the field of Open and Distance Learning (ODL). Key areas of interest include the development of ratio models for blended learning and the implementation and use of educational technologies which support student engagement in an ODL framework.