I am a Research Fellow at the Centre for Healthcare and Community Research (CHeCR)
My current research focuses on mapping service provision for people experiencing Long COVID. I have been involved in projects looking at mental health at work, provision of care for parents who use opioids, and surveillance in journalism. I have a background in information science.
My research interests include surveillance and privacy, information rights, public libraries, the impact of technology, and social and health inequalities.
My main methodological interests are in qualitative research methods, FOI requests, collaborative research, and policy analysis.
Article
Ruthven I, Robinson E & McMenemy D (2023) The value of digital and physical library services in UK public libraries and why they are not interchangeable. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 55 (4), pp. 1143-1154. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006221127027
Article
The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Public Libraries in the UK: Findings from a National Study
McMenemy D, Robinson E & Ruthven I (2023) The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Public Libraries in the UK: Findings from a National Study. Public Library Quarterly, 42, pp. 92-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2058860
Article
Robinson E, Ruthven I & McMenemy D (2023) Delivering services in the new normal: Recording the experiences of UK public library staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 55 (3), pp. 617-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006221093371
Article
Robinson E & McMenemy D (2022) Communicating Patron Rights and Responsibilities Transparently: Creating a Model Internet Acceptable Use Policy for UK Public Libraries. Public Library Quarterly, 41 (4), pp. 381-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2021.1936883
Conference Paper (published)
Robinson E, McQuaid R, Webb A & Webster CWR (2021) Unintended Consequences of E-Learning: Reflections on the Digital Transformation of Learning in Higher Education. In: Larsen C, Kipper J, Schmid A & Panzaru C (eds.) Transformations of Local and Regional Labour Markets across Europe in Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Times: Challenges for Regional and Local Observatories. 16th Annual Meeting of the European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring (EN RLMM), Timisoara, Romania, 22.09.2021-24.09.2021. Baden-Baden, Germany: Rainer Hampp Verlag, pp. 379-398. https://www.nomos-shop.de/nomos/titel/transformations-of-regional-and-local-labour-markets-across-europe-in-pandemic-and-post-pandemic-times-id-100850/
Project Report
Digital Skills Escalator for cyber security in Stirling, Scotland
Robinson E, McQuaid R, Webb A & Webster W (2021) Digital Skills Escalator for cyber security in Stirling, Scotland [ESCALATOR STIRLING FINAL Report 310821]. EU ERASMUS+. Stirling: 我要吃瓜. https://escalate.projects.uvt.ro/
Article
Robinson E & McMenemy D (2020) 'To be understood as to understand': A readability analysis of public library acceptable use policies. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52 (3), pp. 713-725. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000619871598