Andrew Walsha.p.walsh@hud.ac.uk | 01484 473252
Andrew is a researcher practitioner, whose research has largely focussed on improving the teaching of information skills, especially via the development and introduction of innovative and original means of information literacy instruction. Andrew is particularly interested in information literacy, the use of active learning within library sessions, the application of mobile technologies within the library environment, and taking advantage of appropriate Web 2.0 technologies to make his life easier. He is currently studying for a PhD within the School of Education and Professional Development at the University of Huddersfield.
He has undertaken numerous projects to improve teaching and learning, especially concerning mobile learning in libraries. The winner of the UC&R (University College & Research) group “Innovation Award” in 2009, the “LIRG (Library and Information Research Group) Research Award” in 2009 and the Information Literacy Group “Information literacy practitioner of the Year” in 2012, Andrew is a serial innovator always ready to share his experiences to enable others to develop their own services, and perhaps most importantly, avoid his mistakes. As such he publishes widely in trade publications as well as peer reviewed journals, has authored books on Active Learning and Mobile technology in libraries along with various book chapters, and is in demand as a keynote speaker internationally.
Most recently, Andrew has initiated, and is leading on, a social game based learning project suitable for both mobile and desktop use. Called “Lemon Tree” this was the first game of its type in UK libraries to be launched (October 2011), and aimed to increase the use of library resources through a mixture of online social networking and game style rewards.
Andrew is a University teaching Fellow and a National Teaching Fellow.
A library practitioner, most of Andrew’s research interests are guided by his practical work with users and include:
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Mobile Information Literacy: a preliminary outline of information behaviour in a mobile environment’ Journal of information literacy , 6 (2), pp. 56-69. ISSN 1750-5968
Sharman, A. and Walsh, A. (2012) ‘Roving librarian at a mid-sized, UK based University ’ Library Technology Reports , 48 (8), pp. 28-34. ISSN 0024-2586
Walsh, A (2011) ‘Blurring the boundaries between our physical and electronic libraries: Location aware technologies; QR codes and RFID tags.’ The Electronic Library , 29 (4), pp. 429-437. ISSN 0264-0473
Walsh, A (2011) ‘Librarians learning from librarians: Networking and learning intersect at the Huddersfield Librarian TeachMeet’ Information Today (Europe) .
Walsh, A (2010) ‘What's stopping us?’ Library and Information Gazette , p. 6. ISSN 1741220X
Walsh, A (2010) ‘Mobile Technologies in Libraries’ FUMSI (34).
Walsh, A (2010) ‘Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries (emtacl10) ’ Ariadne (64). ISSN 1361-3200
Walsh, A (2010) ‘QR Codes – using mobile phones to deliver library instruction and help at the point of need.’ Journal of information literacy , 3 (1), pp. 55-65. ISSN 1750-5968
Walsh, A (2010) ‘Supplementing inductions with text messages, an SMS “tips and tricks” service’ ALISS Quarterly , 5 (3), pp. 23-25. ISSN 1747-9258
Walsh, A (2010) ‘Mobile phone services and UK Higher Education students, what do they want from the library?’ Library and Information Research , 34 (106), pp. 22-36. ISSN 1756-1086
Walsh, A (2009) ‘They all have them - why not use them? Introducing mobile learning at the University of Huddersfield Library’ Sconul Focus , 47 (Winter), pp. 27-28. ISSN 1745-5782
Walsh, A. and Barrett, L. (2009) ‘Text a Librarian @ Huddersfield’ CILIP Update , pp. 44-45. ISSN 1476-7171
Walsh, A (2009) ‘Text messaging (SMS) and libraries’ Library Hi Tech News , 26 (8), pp. 9-11. ISSN 0741-9058
Walsh, A (2009) ‘Quick response codes and libraries’ Library Hi Tech News , 26 (5/6), pp. 7-9. ISSN 0741-9058
Walsh, A (2009) ‘Information Literacy Assessment: Where do we start?’ Journal of Librarianship and Information Science , 41 (1), pp. 19-28. ISSN 0961-0006
Walsh, A (2012) Using Mobile Technology to Deliver Library Services: A Handbook . London: Facet . ISBN 9781856048095
Walsh, A. and Inala, P. (2010) Active Learning Techniques for Librarians: Practical Examples . Cambridge: Chandos . ISBN 9781843345923
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Tweets, Texts & Trees’. In: Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 . London: Facet. pp. 111-118. ISBN 9781856047623
Walsh, A. and Godwin, P. (2012) ‘It’s just not the same: mobile information literacy’. In: M-libraries 3: Transforming libraries with mobile technology . London: Facet. pp. 109-118. ISBN 9781856047760
Walsh, A (2011) ‘Setting Reference Free: Reference Services for the Mobile Age’. In: Leading the Reference Renaissance: Today's Ideas for Tomorrow's Cutting Edge Services. New York: Neal-Schuman . . ISBN 9781555707712
Johnson, Z. and Walsh, A. (2013) ‘Finding paths through the information forest’. In: Storyville: Exploring narratives of learning and teaching, the 2nd annual HEA Arts and Humanities conference, 2013, 29th-30th May 2013, Brighton, UK
Walsh, A., Edwards, A. and Hill, V. (2013) ‘Games and Gamification for information literacy’. In: LILAC 2013, 25th March to 27th March 2013, Manchester, UK
Howorth, N. and Walsh, A. (2013) ‘The Informed Researcher at Huddersfield’. In: LILAC 2013, 25 - 27 March 2013, Manchester, UK
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Lemons, badges, fun and games: Gamification and libraries. ’. In: Symposium on Mobile Technologies in Library Services, 22 November 2012, Dublin
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Lemons, badges, fun and games: Gamification and libraries. ’. In: Symposium on Mobile Technologies in Library Services, 22nd November 2012, Dublin
Walsh, A. and Howorth, N. (2012) ‘Creating the informed researcher: adapting the information literacy lens of the Vitae Researcher Development Framework for local needs.’. In: Vitae Researcher Development International Conference 2012: Realising the Potential of Researchers, 3-4 September 2012, Midland Hotel, Manchester
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Lemontree and @librarygame: Turning Using the library into a game. ’. In: Children in performative spaces, 11-12 June 2012, Copenhagen
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Mobiles for information skills’. In: Shhhh? The Reality of New Technologies and their Place in Libraries, 8 May 2012, Darlington
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Roving Librarians @hudlib ’. In: Reflecting through a digital lens: how can Libraries support learning?, 11 May 2012, Leeds Trinity University College
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Playing games and growing trees … not sucking lemons’. In: LILAC 2012, 11th - 13th April 2012, Glasgow
Walsh, A (2012) ‘Innovating for Information Literacy ’. In: Going it alone: innovations in information literacy, 13th January 2012, University of East London (UEL)
Walsh, A (2011) ‘Gamifying the University Library’. In: Online Information Conference 2011, 29th November - 1st December 2011, London
Walsh, A (2011) ‘Phones, Slates, Netbooks & Desktop computers: Information use across devices’. In: Empowering the digital natives, 20th October, National Railway Museum, York
Walsh, A. and Godwin, P. (2011) ‘It’s just not the same : mobile information literacy’. In: The Third International m-libraries Conference, 11th - 13th May 2011, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Walsh, A (2011) ‘Martini Information Literacy: How does “anytime, anyplace, anywhere” access to information change what Information Literacy means?’. In: LILAC 2011, 18-20 April 2011, British Library, London
Walsh, A (2011) ‘Using active learning techniques in information literacy instruction’. In: LILAC 2011, 18-20 April 2011, British Library, London
Walsh, A (2011) ‘Mobile Information Literacy: Mobilising existing models?’. In: Handheld Librarian 4, 23rd - 24th Feb 2011, Online
Walsh, A (2010) ‘What's stopping us? An early adopter considers how to get more from the technology.’. In: RFID in Libraries Conference 2010, 9th November 2010, London
Walsh, A (2010) ‘It's all on the go: what mobile technologies do we need to be taking advantage of? ’. In: Getting your hands digitally dirty in the library, 14 October 2010, The Source, Sheffield
Walsh, A (2010) ‘Setting Reference Free: Reference services for the mobile age ’. In: A Reference Renaissance 2010: Inventing the Future, 9th - 10th August 2010, Denver, Colorado
Walsh, A (2010) ‘University of Huddersfield library or @hudlib? Moving the library into Facebook, Twitter and more...’. In: Social networking in libraries, MmIT event, 9th July 2010, Liverpool
Walsh, A (2010) ‘Mobile phones in the library at the University of Huddersfield’. In: SCONUL Conference 2010 , 16-18 June 2010, The Queens, City Square, Leeds
Walsh, A (2010) ‘Blurring the boundaries between our physical and electronic libraries ’. In: Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries (emtacl) conference 2010, 26th April - 28th April 2010, Trondheim, Norway
Walsh, A (2010) ‘QR Codes: using mobile phones to deliver library instruction and help at the point of need’. In: LILAC 2010, 29-31st March 2010, Limerick
Walsh, A (2010) ‘Blurring the boundaries between our physical and electronic libraries’. In: Handheld Librarian Conference 2010, 17th-18th February 2010, Online
Walsh, A (2009) ‘QR Codes, text a librarian and more - conference presentation at "Extreme Makeover: Transforming the face of your Library Service."’. In: Extreme Makeover: Transforming the face of your Library Service, 25th October 2009, Leeds, UK
Walsh, A (2009) ‘If they won’t turn them off, we might as well use them: Using mobile 'phones in information skills sessions’. In: LILAC 2009, 30th March - 1st April 2009, Cardiff
Walsh, A. and Munks, S. (2008) ‘Crosswords, Library Bingo and Quizzes: getting more active learning into our teaching’. In: LILAC 2008, 17th - 19th March 2008, Liverpool John Moores
Walsh, A (2008) ‘Inspire and improving access to libraries’. In: Shall we dance? Universities Working in Partnership with their Wider Communities, 6th February 2008, Meadowhall, Sheffield
Walsh, A (2006) Assessing the Potential for, and needs of, Cross-Sectoral, Local Collaborative Access Schemes in the Yorkshire and Humber Region Leeds: Yorkshire Museum Libraries and Archives Council (YMLAC)
Walsh, A (2012) SOURCES - the game. [Teaching Resource]
Walsh, A (2012) SEEK! The search skills game [Teaching Resource]
Walsh, A (2010) Summon quick tutorial [Video]
