Suzuette Soomai participated in the Canada Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Conference in May 22 – 25, 2012 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and presented a poster “Marine information and policy-making processes: Tracing information pathways”.
Information Use & Influence
Participation in the Global Conference on Oceans, Climate and Security in May 2012
Elizabeth De Santo presented a poster at the Global Conference on Oceans, Climate and Security in Boston, 22-23 May, 2012: “Understanding the influence of marine environmental information on policy-making in a changing climate.” Global Conference on Oceans, Climate and Security in Boston, 22-23 May 2012
Student Writing Award
Suzuette Soomai received the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) 2012 Graduate Student Writing Prize for a paper entitled “The Use and Influence of Scientific Information in Environmental Policy Making: Lessons Learned from Nova Scotia”. The paper will be published in the upcoming edition of the NSIS Proceedings. Pictured at left is Suzuette receiving […]
Participation in the Planet Under Pressure Conference in March 2012
The EIUI participated in the Planet Under Pressure Conference, 26-29 March 2012, London, UK. This conference is a precursor meeting to the upcoming 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). Suzuette Soomai presented a poster: Understanding the interaction between marine information production and policy-making processes.“
Participation in the International Studies Association Annual Conference in April 2012
Elizabeth De Santo will present two papers at the upcoming International Studies Association Annual Conference in San Diego, 1-4 April, 2012: (1) “Towards an understanding of the role of marine environmental information in policy-making addressing crises in ocean health” and (2) “Linking biology, technology and society: the need for and difficulty of an interdisciplinary approach to scenario-building.”
Completion of the Study to Determine Awareness and Use of the State of the Gulf of Maine Report
In June 2011, the EIUI research initiative, in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, completed a study to determine the awareness and use of the State of the Gulf of Maine Report: The State of the Gulf of Maine Report: An Initial Study on Awareness Use and Influence. The Report was released by […]
Participation in the 9th Bay of Fundy Science Workhop in September 2011
The EIUI research team partcipated at the 9th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop, September 27 – 30, 2011 in Saint John, NB. Suzuette Soomai presented the results of two recently concluded case studies: “Measuring Awareness, Use and Influence of Marine Environmental Information – Results of Two Case Studies from Coastal Nova Scotia and the Gulf of […]
EIUI Releases a Report of an Initial Study of the Awareness and Use of The 2009 State of Nova Scotia’s Coast Report
The EIUI research initiative has concluded a study in collaboration with the Government of Nova Scotia that assessed the initial use and influence of the State of Nova Scotia’s Coast Report, released in December 2009. Using a combination of interviews and questionnaires, web analytics, media scans and citation analysis, the study examined the effectiveness of the […]
Book Chapter Released
The EI:UI research team has written a chapter “The Use and Influence of Information Produced as Grey Literature by International, Intergovernmental Marine Organizations – Overview of Current Research”, in Grey Literature in Library and Information Studies edited by D.J. Farace and J. Schopfel, and published by De Gruyter Saur, Berlin. Our work appears as Chapter 11 in the […]
Congratulations to Danielle Cossarini who has completed her MLIS thesis
Danielle Cossarini has successfully defended her MLIS thesis “Marine environmental grey literature: A case study of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment” at a public oral defence, which was attended by her examination committee and members of the SIM and Dalhousie communities. Special thanks are extended to the examination committee: Dr. Bertrum […]