Social Informatics Research Unit

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Research in SIRU seeks to understand the social processes shaping the production, consumption and use of information in contemporary organisations and society.



Central to our work is an understanding of the ways in which information and communications technologies (ICTs) are used to mediate information provision and access in range of different sites and contexts.

The research and consultancy conducted within SIRU has its origins in a number of different disciplines and fields of study, including: library and information management, sociology, science and technology studies (STS), and new media studies and design. Several members of SIRU are also practicing information or IT professionals and there is strong emphasis on the relationship between research and practice within this group.

At the University of Brighton