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DrClaire McGuinness

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Information and Communication Studies

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  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor
    School of Information and Communication Studies
  • 003531 7168398
  • University College Dublin, School of Information and Communication Studies, Newman Building Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Engaged Research Impact Winner in UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition (opens in a new tab)⁠
    29 Jan 2026
    The Research Impact Case Study Competition celebrates the many ways that research at UCD makes a difference in the world. The "Engaged Research impact prize" is awarded to the finalist whose case study best embodies the principles of Engaged Research. Awarded for the team project "Strengthening public library resistance against far-right agitation."
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Teaching Excellence Award
    22 Nov 2024
    UCD Teaching Excellence Awards recognise individual faculty and staff in teaching roles for sustained commitment to teaching excellence and student learning.
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    FEATURED
    Featured
    Teaching Excellence Award
    2 May 2017
    UCD Teaching Excellence Awards recognise individual faculty and staff in teaching roles for sustained commitment to teaching excellence and student learning.
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Dublin Business School
    24 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
    Subject external examiner for the MSc in Information and Library Management.
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Education for Information (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Feb 2022
    Anonymous peer review
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Journal of Academic Librarianship (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2020
    Anonymous peer review
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Media Literacy Ireland Working Group (opens in a new tab)⁠
    2 Dec 2019
    Member
  • PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
    Library Association of Ireland
    30 Apr 2019
    Member
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Philosophies
    16 Apr 2019 - 9 May 2019
    Anonymous peer review
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Open Information Science
    5 Feb 2019 - 2 Mar 2019
    Anonymous peer review
  • PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
    Informing Science Institute (opens in a new tab)⁠
    21 Jan 2019 - 21 Jan 2020
    The Informing Science Institute (ISI), founded in 1998, is a global community of academics shaping the future of informing science. Informing science is the transdisciplinary quest to discover better ways to inform.
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Exhibition
    18 May 2018
    Careers expo event for library and information professionals held at the Dublin Business School, Aungier Street.
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Computers and Education
    12 Dec 2017 - 10 Dec 2018
    Anonymous peer review
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Librarians Learning to Support Learners Learning (L2L) Project Steering Group (opens in a new tab)⁠
    15 Aug 2017 - 29 Apr 2019
    Member
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Exhibition
    19 May 2017
    Careers expo event for library and information professionals held at the Dublin Business School, Aungier Street.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Literacies Task Force (Library Association of Ireland)
    24 Feb 2014
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    Information Literacy Irish Award 2010 (Highly Commended) (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2010
    Individual contribution to the field of Information Literacy in Ireland.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Teaching & Learning Committee - 2008-9
    1 Sep 2008 - 31 Aug 2009
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    2nd Annual Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards - Highly Commended (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2006
    Awarded for PhD thesis in field of Information Science
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Working Group on Information Literacy (WGIL) - Library Association of Ireland (2006-2009)
    1 Jan 2006 - 1 Jan 2009
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    IRCHSS Government of Ireland Scholarship 1999-2002 (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 1999
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    iConference (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Anonymous peer review