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Personal profile
Dr Yazdan Mansourian is a lecturer in the School of Information and Communication Studies at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He received his PhD in Information Science from the University of Sheffield in 2006. Since then, his research interests have been shaped around the cognitive and affective aspects of Human Information Behaviour (HIB) in different contexts. From 2017 to the present, he has focused on HIB in the context of Serious Leisure. In this ongoing research program, he explores the role of joy and other positive emotions in engaging people with hobbies, amateurism and voluntary activities and how joyful experiences inspire them to seek, share and use information. He also investigates to what extent people's engagement in joyful information activities can contribute to their overall wellbeing.
Research Interests
Dr Yazdan's research includes:
- Human Information Behaviours
- Serious Leisure
- The Joy of Information
- Information Seeking and Sharing
- Overall Wellbeing
Teaching
Yazdan's teaching portfolio includes:
- Library and Information Science Foundations
- Information Behaviour Theories
- Research Methods
- Information Literacy
- Sociology of Information
- Information Society
Professional Information
Yazdan has been involved in running 60 workshops in different universities and research centres on various subjects including:
- Qualitative Research
- Information Literacy
- Invisible Web
- Search Skills
- Academic Writing.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Information Science, PhD, Information Visibility on the Web and Conceptions of Success and Failure in Web Searching, University of Sheffield
03 Feb 2003 → 15 Nov 2006
Award Date: 15 Nov 2006
Subject keywords
- Serious Leisure
- Human Information Behaviour
- Wellbeing
- The Joy of Information
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Bonsai growing in Australia: Practicing Ikigai and Kodawari within a hobby
Mansourian, Y., 29 Mar 2022, p. 1-1. 1 p.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Poster
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Eudaimonic information behavior: Looking for meaning, value, and fulfillment
Mansourian, Y., 09 Jun 2022, Information Matters, 2, 6.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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From serious leisure to eudaimonic wellbeing: A research narrative
Mansourian, Y., 23 May 2022.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only
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Identifying Frames of the COVID-19 Infodemic: Thematic Analysis of Misinformation Stories Across Media
Mohammadi, E., Tahamtan, I., Mansourian, Y. & Overton, H., Jun 2022, In: JMIR Infodemiology. 2, 1, 16 p., e33827.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Information curation in serious leisure: How passion generates purposeful information activities
Mansourian, Y., 04 May 2022, Information Matters, 2, 5.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Activities
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RAILS: Research Applications, Information and Library Studies
Kay Oddone (Organiser), Mary Carroll (Chair), Yazdan Mansourian (Organiser), Hamid R. Jamali Mahmuei (Organiser), Simon Wakeling (Organiser), Philip Hider (Organiser), Kasey Garrison (Organiser), Monique Shephard (Organiser) & Waseem Afzal (Organiser)
29 Nov 2022 → 30 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Academic
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Journal of Information Science (Journal)
Yazdan Mansourian (Reviewer)
22 Apr 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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Journal of Men's Health (Journal)
Yazdan Mansourian (Reviewer)
14 Jun 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration (Journal)
Yazdan Mansourian (Reviewer)
08 May 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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Providing connection – The role of public libraries during the COVID-19 crisis
Yazdan Mansourian (Participant)
25 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Community
Press / Media
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Information sharing in serious leisure as a source of Ikigai, Ibasho, and Tanoshimi
27/06/22
1 Media contribution
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Knit one, purl one – one serious leisure proving a lockdown saviour
04/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media