Michael McNally
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - School of Library and Information Studies
- mmcnally@ualberta.ca
- Address
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338 Education Centre - South
11210 - 87 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G5
Overview
Research
Research Interests:
My research interests are split into three information policy areas
- Telecommunications - specifically: rural broadband/connectivity, and spectrum management
- Intellectual Property - specifically: open educational resources, open pedagogy, and copyright
- Advocacy - specifically: specifically: public consultation analyses, and advocacy capacity
Teaching
I have taught/will be teaching the following courses at SLIS since 2012:
- LIS 501: Foundations of Library and Information Studies
- LIS 503: Reference and Information Services
- LIS 505: Introduction to Research in Library and Information Studies
- LIS 526: Instructional Practices in LIS
- LIS 531: Collection Management
- LIS 536: Digital Reference and Information Retrieval (no longer offered)
- LIS 549: Selected Topics in Information Policy
- LIS 597: Advanced Research Methods
- LIS 598: Emerging and Evolving Technology
- LIS 598: Cultural Memory Organizations in the Global Information Society (no longer offered)
- LIS 598: Technology, Information and Society
- LIS 598: Information Policy (no longer offered)
Courses
LIS 526 - Instructional Practices in Library and Information Services
Theory and practice related to the teaching roles of the librarian or information professional. Includes planning, implementation and evaluation of pedagogical approaches for the design of effective information literacy and professional development instructional sessions. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar. Prerequisites: LIS 501, 502, and 503, or consent of instructor.
LIS 549 - Selected Topics in Information Policy
An examination of selected topics in information policy including a focus on origins, policy and regulatory environment and current issues. Selected topics regularly examined are intellectual property; telecommunications policy; access to Information, privacy, and surveillance. Prerequisite: LIS 501 or consent of instructor.